[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. A group of 12 works in 13 volumes concealing fore-edge paintings depicting country scenes, various 8vo and 4to sizes, condition generally fine.
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 9, 2022
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Lot Description
[BINDINGS -- FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. A group of 12 works concealing fore-edge paintings depicting country scenes, comprising:
BLAIR, Hugh. Sermons, Vol. III. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807. Contemporary morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING depicting a country town beside water. -- PRIOR, Matthew. The Poetical Works of... Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1860. 2 volumes. Contemporary morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING of a country scene. -- ROGERS, Samuel. Poems of... London: Edward Moxon, 1849. Contemporary calf gilt, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING of a lone man sitting out in the middle of the countryside. -- SCOTT, Sir Walter. The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Edinburgh: Edward and Charles Black, 1854. Contemporary morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING of two men hunting. -- SHAKESPEARE, William. The Works of... London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1890. Contemporary calf gilt, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING depicting a country town. -- And 7 others. Together, 12 works in 13 volumes, various 8vo and 4to sizes, condition generally fine.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
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