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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare; finely bound with a concealed fore-edge painting of Shakespeare
SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare with Copious Glossarial Notes and a Biographical Notice. [Fore-edge Painting].
Edinburgh and London: Gall & Inglis, n.d.
Finely bound example of Inglis' compilation of the dramas of Shakespeare. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of Shakespeare, illustrated with four engravings on steel. In very good condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 138237
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"THE MOST CELEBRATED BIOGRAPHY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE": Boswell's Life of Johnson; decorated with a concealed split fore-edge painting
CROKER, John Wilson [James Boswell].
Boswell’s Life of Johnson: Including Their Tour to The Hebrides.
London: John Murray, 1860.
Finely bound example of the most celebrated biography in the English language, decorated with a concealed split fore-edge painting. Octavo, bound in full period morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed split fore-edge painting revealing two maritime landscapes, illustrated, ribbon bound in. In very good condition. Bookplate. A unique example.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138277
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Belt and Spur: Stories of the Knights of the Middle Ages from the Old Chronicles; finely bound in full morocco with a disappearing fore-edge painting
[SEELEY, Emma Louise].
Belt and Spur: Stories of the Knights of the Middle Ages from the Old Chronicles. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, 1883.
Finely bound example of this classic on Knights and the Middle Ages. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, inner dentelles, illustrated with six illuminations, all edges gilt. With a disappearing fore-edge painting which reveals a jousting scene. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131780
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Sir Walter Scott's Ballads; Finely bound in full morocco with a spectacular double fore-edge painting
SCOTT, Sir Walter.
Ballads and Lyrical Pieces. [Fore-edge Painting].
Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne Co, 1819.
Finely bound example of Scott's Ballads and Lyrical Pieces. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to spine, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt with a spectacular double fore-edge painting revealing scenes of Warwick Castle and Edinburgh. In very good condition with the fore-edge painting exceptionally bright and detailed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131528
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Robert Chambers' Traditions of Edinburgh; finely bound with a fore-edge painting
CHAMBERS, Robert.
Traditions of Edinburgh. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London and Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1869.
Finely bound example of Chambers' work on the history and legends of Scotland. Octavo, bound in full pebbled red morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate floral ruling and gilt central vignette of Edinburgh Castle to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles. With a triple wrap-around concealed fore-edge painting revealing three golfing scenes. In very good condition. Triple wrap-around concealed fore-edge paintings are uncommon.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 129748
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith; finely bound and decorated with a fore-edge painting
GOLDSMITH, Oliver.
The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. and Professor of Ancient History in the Royal Academy of the Arts. [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846.
Finely bound example of Goldsmith's complete poetical works, decorated with a fore-edge painting of a golfing scene. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt scrolling and fleuron cornerpeices to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, illustrated with wood engravings, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of a golfing scene. Ownership inscription. In very good condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140226
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Margaret Oliphant's The Makers of Venice: Doges, Conquerors, Painters and Men of Letters; decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting
OLIPHANT, Margaret.
The Makers of Venice: Doges, Conquerors, Painters and Men of Letters. [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Macmillan and Co, 1893.
Finely bound example of the Scottish historian's classic work on the foundation of Venice. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting, illustrated. In good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138708
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Thomas Moore's Lalla Rookh: An Oriental Romance; finely bound with a concealed fore-edge painting
MOORE, Thomas.
Lalla Rookh: An Oriental Romance. [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1860.
Finely bound example of Moore's famous romance. Octavo, bound in full contemporary morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, elaborate gilt ruling and gilt scroll borders to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. In good condition. Ownership inscription.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138643
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Lord Macaulay's Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome; finely bound with a concealed fore-edge painting
MACAULAY, Thomas Babington.
Lord Macaulay’s Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1888.
Finely bound example of Macaulay's classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of a view of ancient Rome. In very good condition. Bookplate and ownership inscription.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 138642
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The New Whole Duty of Man; finely bound with a concealed fore-edge painting
The New Whole Duty of Man, Containing the Faith as well as Practice of A Christian: Made Easy For the Practice of the Present Age, AS the Old Whole Duty of Man was design’d for those unhappy Times in which it was written: And Supplying the Articles of the Christian Faith, Which are Wanting in that Book. Though Essentially Necessary to Salvation. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: Printed for W. Bent, 1823.
Finely bound example of this classic Protestant devotional work. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of a maritime view, engraved frontispiece. In good condition with the fore-edge painting exceptionally bright. Ownership inscription.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 138215