[BINDING -- FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. BRIDGES, Charles, Rev. Exposition of Psalm CXIX. 1851.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$300 -
$500
Sold for $476
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[BINDING -- FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. BRIDGES, Charles, Rev. (1794-1869). Exposition of Psalm CXIX. London: Seeleys, 1851.
8vo. (Front free endpaper detached but present, spotting to flyleaves.) Contemporary dark plum morocco stamped in gilt and in blind, all edges gilt, concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING of The Great Exposition held in Hyde Park, London in 1851; morocco-backed folding case. Provenance: Contemporary fore-edge gift inscription dated 1854.
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