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Bible in English. THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.
Cambridge Printed at the Pitt Press, by John Smith, Priter to the University 1833 Very good with minor wear. The clasp will not close completely
12mo. Printed in double columns. With a lovely early FORE-EDGE PAINTING of a mountain with castle in the mid-ground and fishermen in the fore-ground on the river bank and in a boat. Bound in full scarlet straight-grained morocco, a.e.g., the covers with a series of decorative borders, the spine with gilt title and fancy ornamentation, brass clasp
Ink inscription to "Esther Williams, the gift of a sincere Friend 1835."
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975.00 USD
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Collins, William. THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM COLLINS.
London William Pickering 1853 Fine, joints invisibly repaired
Small 8vo. lxxiii, [iii], 150p. With a fine and well-detailed fore-edge painting of "Magdalen College, Oxford from the Bridge over the River Cherwell". Bound by Leighton, Brewer St. in full green pebbled morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., simple gilt spine titles
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875.00 USD
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Gessner, Salomon. SELECT IDYLLS: OR, PASTORAL POEMS. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY GEORGE BAKER
London Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme 1809 The binding shows wear, but is quite sound, the paintings fine
xxxvii, 256p. with excellent DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS by the painter identified by Jeff Weber as the "American City View Painter" English artist (fl.ca. 1940-1950). The paintings are "The Presidents House from the River" and "Washington from Arlington Heights". Bound in full very dark green straight grained morocco, a.e.g., the spine densely gilt, the covers with elaborate gilt borders
Weber. Annotated Dictionary of Fore-Edge Painting. p. 41.
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2500.00 USD
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Homer. THE ILIAD OF HOMER TRANSLATED BY ALEXANDER POPE, ESQ.
London T. Bensley for Vernon and Hood, Cuthell and Martin, et al. 1802 "A New Edition" Light wear, but nicely presentable, bookplates
Three volumes. cxic, 386p, [ii, ads]; [ii], 537p, -ii, ads]; [ii], 405p, lvii, indices]. Engraved frontispiece and two engraved plates after Thurston. Each volume with a very fine FORE-EDGE PAINTING of Roman edifices with people and animals in the foreground. Bound in period straight grained red morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine with simple titles and rules, single gilt rule around the covers, dentelles
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3000.00 USD
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Kingsley, Charles. DAILY THOUGHTS: SELECTED FROM THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES KINGSLEY BY HIS WIFE
London Macmillan and Co. and New york 1888 Fine
[vi], 302p. Printed in red and black and presented in calendar form. With an excellent fore-edge painting of "View of Cambridge Showing St. John's College + 'The Backs'". Bound by Birdsall in full blue pebbled morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine with gilt titles and floral panel ornaments, double fillets on the covers
Presentation copy from Mrs. Charles Kingsley, 1890, signed on the half-title.
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1000.00 USD
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS.
London Goerge Routledge 1971 Foxing to preliminaries, minor wear to extremes, all quite sound and bright
iv, 623p. Illustrated by John Gilbert and engraved by the Dalziel Brothers. With a SPLIT FORE-EDGE PAINTING of American Indians on a buffalo hunt. Bound by Suttaby in full green pebbled morocco over beveled boards with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine with gilt titles and panel ornaments, the covers in Victorian designs in gilt and black with elaborate borders and with floral and urn vignettes
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1500.00 USD
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Scott, Walter. MARMION: A TALE OF FLODDEN FIELD
Edinburgh George Ramsay and Comapny 1811 Seventh edition Fine
[viii], 377p, cxxviii, notes. With a lovely and mellow fore-edge painting of Melrose Abbey, Edinburgh. Bound in full black straight grained morocco, a.e.g., the spine with gilt titles and panel ornaments in gilt and blind, the covers with rolled floral borders and inn panels with corner ornaments in blind
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1000.00 USD
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Whittier, John Greenleaf. THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.
Boston James B. Osgood 1873 "Complete Edition" The painting is hard to fuces and therefor grainy
xii, 481p. Illustrated with plates and with a fore-edge painting signed by Vera Dutter. Bound in full tree calf with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine with gilt titles and ornaments. Binding rebacked with original spine laid down
Another seller has suggested that "This fore-edge painting was painted by Vera Dutter and sold by her in 1972 to William Thomas, Bookseller, Mechaincsburg, PA, for $45 at the time. The name of the fore-edge painting is 'Bridge at Sunset'."
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750.00 USD
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