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leather_bound. Zustand: Good. Smaoo pocket edition on red cloth NOT leather MDCCL with split to spine cover seam.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vii, 388 Pp. Full Calf, Five Bands, Black Spine Label, Gilt All Compartments, Gilt Seal Of George Agar Ellis, 2St Baron Dover. Pages With Marbled Edges And A Fore-Edge Painting Of What Was Apparently A Very Large Church In A Low Country Village Or Town, With A Man Looking On In Foreground, Almost Certainly Rev. Blackader Looking At His Parish. George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, 1St Baron Dover Pc Frs Fsa (1797 - 1833) Was A British Politician And Man Of Letters. Agar-Ellis Was The Only Son Of Henry Agar-Ellis, 2Nd Viscount Clifden, And Lady Caroline, Daughter Of George Spencer, 4Th Duke Of Marlborough. He Was Educated At Westminster School And Christ Church, Oxford. He Was Elected A Fellow Of Both The Society Of Antiquaries And Royal Society In 1816. Agar-Ellis Was Returned To Parliament For Heytesbury In 1818, A Seat He Held Until 1820. He Afterwards Represented Seaford Between 1820 And 1826, Ludgershall Between 1826 And 1830 And Okehampton Between 1830 And 1831. He Supported George Canning's Motion In 1822 For A Bill To Relieve The Disabilities Of Roman Catholic Peers, And Consistently Supported Liberal Principles. He Took Little Interest In Party Politics But Was A Strong Advocate Of State Support For The Causes Of Literature And The Fine Arts. In 1824 Agar-Ellis Was The Leading Promoter Of The Grant Of £57,000 For The Purchase Of John Julius Angerstein's Collection Of Pictures, Which Formed The Foundation Of The National Gallery. On The Formation Of Lord Grey's Whig Administration In November 1830, He Was Sworn Of The Privy Council And Appointed First Commissioner Of Woods And Forests. However, He Was Forced To Resign After Two Months Due To Bad Health. In June 1831, During His Father's Lifetime, Agar-Ellis Was Raised To The Peerage As Baron Dover, Of Dover In The County Of Kent. He Was President Of The Royal Society Of Literature In 1832, A Trustee Of The British Museum And Of The National Gallery, And A Commissioner Of Public Records. Lord Dover Married Lady Georgiana Howard, Daughter Of George Howard, 6Th Earl Of Carlisle, In 1822. They Had Two Sons, Who Became Respectively The 3Rd Viscount And 5Th Viscount, And Two Daughters. He Died On The 10 July 1833, Aged Only 36, Predeceasing His Father By Three Years. Lord Dover'S Works Were Chiefly Historical, And Include: The True History Of The Iron Mask, Extracted From Documents In The French Archives (1826), Inquiries Respecting The Character Of Clarendon (1827), And A Life Of Frederick Ii. (1831). He Also Edited The Ellis Correspondence (1829) And Walpole'S Letters To Sir Horace Mann (1833). Frontispiece, Fore-Edge Painting (illustrator). …

Red Morocco. Zustand: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. 262 Pp. Full Pebbled Red Morocco, All Compartments Gilt, Five Bands, Covers Elaborately Gilt With Nine Borders In Gilt, Inner Blind-Stamped Rule With Corner Embellishment, Elaborately Gilt Edges And Elaborately Gilt Turns, All Edges Of Page Block Gilt, Yellow Endpapers, With Bound In Black Silk Marker. Title Page In Red And Black. 6 5/8" Tall. Remarkably Well Preserved, Slight Rubbing, No Names Or Marks. This Example With A Well-Preserved Fore Edge Painting Of Washington D. C. From Arlington Heights With Potomac River And Several Ships In Foreground, Painting Apparently Done Apparently Circa 1850-1853 As The Washington Monument Is Depicted As About 1/3 Completed. Fore-Edge Painting (illustrator).…

Kl.-8° (17 x 10 cm.). XII, 215 S. mit gestoch. Frontispiz und 5 Kupfertafeln. Prachtvoller englischer Maroquin-Lederband mit "Fore-edge Painting" einer versteckten Buchschnittdekoration, die an den Kanten von Buchseiten angebracht wird und die beim Durchblättern ebenso wie im geschlossenen Zustand des Buches unsichtbar ist. Die Malerei zeigt sich nur, wenn man die Blätter des Buches zusammenpresst und leicht gegeneinander verschiebt. Dann erscheint ein Bild auf dem Buchschnitt, hier eine Dorfstraße mit Spaziergängern. - Zeitgenössischer Besitzvermerk, die ersten Blätter braunfleckig, sonst sehr gut erhalten. Dark red morocco leather binding with a gold-stamped spine label, lavish gilding on the spine and cover, gilded inner edges, and fore-edge painting beneath a gilt edge. - A magnificent English morocco leather binding featuring "fore-edge painting" a hidden decoration applied to the edges of the pages, which remains invisible both when the book is open and when it is closed. The painting only becomes visible when the pages of the book are pressed together and shifted slightly against one another. An image then appears on the book's fore-edge, in this case a village street with pedestrians. - Contemporary owner's inscription; the first few pages are stained with brown spots, otherwise very well preserved.…

8vo. [vi], 393, [2] pp. Original full rouge calf, simple gilt-rules, raised bands, gilt spine title, all edges gilt, marbled endsheets, by Henry Young & Sons Ltd., Liverpool. Very good. With a recent fore-edge painting showing some women punting a rowboat in a small river. Commissioned or painted by a house artist for Harrington's, ca. 1990s-2007. [c340/101].…

Small 8vo. xxiv, 568 pp. Frontispiece portrait, engraved half-title, illustrations. Original full black blind-ruled morocco, raised bands, simple gilt-rules along the bands, gilt spine title, all edges gilt, gilt-ruled inner dentelles, marbled endsheets. Ownership inscription: A.A. Baines from H.E. Moberly, 18th Dec. 1872. Very good. With a portrait in watercolor of Wordsworth, the ride-side being a British countryside scene. A wide yellowish-border frames the painting. / Clearly this fore-edge painting is from Harrington's, but no markings. A recognizable artist, such that I have seen Harrington's use this artist frequently. Painting assigned to the period ca. 1990's-2007. Painting attributed to Lindsay Brufton (not confirmed). …

8vo. [iv], 413, [1] pp. Original full brown straight-grain morocco, gilt extra, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, red endsheets; rubbed, dust-soiled. Large armorial bookplate. Some foxing. Very good. Authorship was established from checking WorldCat. Wilson's name is not mentioned in this first edition. / With a modern fore-edge painting showing a scene of reaping the hay with mostly women doing the heavy work. / Probably commissioned by or represented by Harrington's, perhaps a house artist, period of execution being approximately 1990s-2007. Painting attributed to Margaret Selmes (not confirmed). [c340/131].…

12mo. viii, 423, [1] pp. Engraved frontispiece, half-title. Original full maroon blind- and gilt-stamped morocco, all edges gilt. Very good. With a fore-edge painting of "Saltram Devon South-West, after Philip Hutchins Rogers" painted by Don Noble (who said he painted for more than 30 years and was active from the 1970s and 1980s. Note his handwriting is consistently the same when he does give a label. See: Weber, Jeff, Annotated Dictionary, pp. 214-6 [Noble fl. 1965-2000).…

8vo. ix, [1], 307, [1] pp. Original half red morocco, red cloth sides, raised bands, gilt-tooled spine compartments, all edges gilt, marbled endleaves. Very good. With a fore-edge painting of a British winter coaching scene, painted by Margaret Selmes (not confirmed). In the scene, the coach is completely âsnowed-inâ such that it would seem treacherous to continue, though 6 men are riding outside the carriage. The book explores the history and experiences of coaching in England, reflecting on the evolution of travel by coach vehicles of various types (pre-automobiles). With anecdotal accounts involving travel (including robberies â" see below). CONTENTS (selected): Chapter I â" Ancient Charioteers â" Celebrated Whips â" Introduction of Carriages into England â" The State of the Roads in 1739 â" Traveling in Bygone Days; Chapter II â" Dangers of Travelling â" Anecdotes of Highwaymen â" Innkeepers and Highwaymen â" Coach Robberies; Chapter III â" Slow Coaches â" Public Dinners to the Drivers â" Nimrod on the Shrewsbury and Chester âHighflyer â" Wonderful Feat of Locomotion; Chapter IV â" Journey to Bath in the Palmy Days of Coaching â" The Old Brighton Road â" A Squire of 1638 â" âParson Dennisâ; Chapter V â" Coach vs. Rail â" Description of a Coach Journey from London to Bath â" Snug HÃ telleries â" English vs. Foreign Cooking; Chapter VI â" Moving Accidents by Rail and Coach â" Anecdote of the Late Duke of Wellington â" Reckless Drivers â" Short Time for the Issuing of Railway Tickets; Chapter VII â" Traveling in Ireland â" Irish Wit â" Sir Walter Scott and a Genuine Paddy â" Irish Cab Drivers â" Journey from Cork to Dublin in a Post-Chaise; Chapter; VIII â" Coach Accidents â" Mail Robberies â" A Drunken Driver â" Robbery by Convicts; Chapter IX â" The Mails Stopped by Severe Snowstorms â" Sledges Used for the Mails â" Dreadful Storms â" Floods in Scotland in 1829 â" Coaching in Australia; Chapter X â" Coaching Acquaintances â" Stage Coaching of Bygone and Modern Days â" Amateur Drivers â" Crack Drivers; Chapter XI â" The Turnpike Gate at Hyde Park Corner â" The âOld White Horse Cellarâ Piccadilly; Chapter XII â" Amateur Dragsmen â" The Old Driving Club of 1808 â" The Whip Club â" Description of the Carriages; Chapter XIII â" Oxford and Cambridge Men â" My First Attempt at Driving â" Tandem Driving â" The Ostler Country Inns; Chapter XIV â" Journey to Newmarket â" Lord Grantleyâs Team â" The Royal Mail â" General Remarks on Driving; Chapter XV â" Anecdote of the Late Duke of Wellington â" A Hunting Adventure â" A Lucky â" An Eventful Day; Chapter XVI â" Hairbreadth Escapes â" Robberies in London, etc. [Note the similarity of this artist with the ADDISON & STEELE in this catalogue of Jeff Weber Rare Books catalogue 351].…

Small 8vo. lxvii, [1], 465, [1] pp. Frontispiece, 37 wood-cuts from designs by Harvey; endleaves foxed. Original full dark green gilt-stamped morocco, gilt-stamped compartments, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, cream endsheets; rubbed. Ownership inscription to Henry Hamilton from his friend J.H. Herbert,19th of June [18]/71. Very good. With a fore-edge painting of âA Wyoming Chieftainâ â" harkening figures showing within this volume (pp. 169, 174, 205) â" actually loosely inspired by â" where a vertical painting showing the native American figure within a natural setting. The fictional character of Outalissi is an Oneida chief in âGertrude of Wyomingâ, a famous 1809 Romantic epic poem written by the Scottish poet Thomas Campbell. Commissioned by Harringtonâs, with their cost-codes present, the fore-edge painting likely dating from about 1994-2007. The painting is attributed to Margaret Selmes.…

2 volumes in 1. Small 8vo. vii, [1], 212; [vi], 178 pp. Endsheets foxed. Original full dark red blind- and gilt-stamped morocco, raised bands, gilt-spine title, both covers with large heraldic shield showing 3 stags, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endsheets; rubbed. Ink signature of Joan M. Tate. Very good. With a not-so-serious tennis scene depicted in a garden setting, on grass, a low net, the 2 players (a man serving to a woman, looking quite stationary), in 19th century clothing, and an older man collecting the balls into a basket. / I am quite sure the firm commissioning this painting, and the artist, both understand the joke of a "tennis scene" painted on a volume of "Tennyson". In other words, the scene is deliberately painted on this volume, meant as a joke. / Sold by Harrington's, probably commissioned by or represented by that firm just after it was painted, suggesting a house artist, the period of execution being the mid-1990s. Painting attributed to Lindsay Brufton (not confirmed).…

Small 8vo. xv, [3], 479, [1] pp. Original full red gilt-stamped morocco, raised bands, gilt-framed compartments, all edges gilt, simple gilt inner dentelles, marbled endsheets; joints cracked and mended, yet still tender and showing wear. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR THOMAS HUGHES: This copy with the following inked inscription: âCarrie Wynne Ffoulkes on her marriage with all good wishes from the author, Sept 1892, Thos. Hughesâ. Good. With a fore-edge painting showing the same scene as on the frontispiece, but different! The title of the frontispiece reads: âTomâs âwinâ in honour of his father. The squire, who has been carefully planted by Tom with his back to the death warrant, enjoys himself very muchâ. (p. 407). Note the dog on the right chair and the absence of the barmaid, nor the definition of the columns which are titled on the frontispiece. Commissioned by or for Harringtonâs (with their cost-codes) probably in the mid-to-late 1990s. Fore-edge painting attributed to Lindsay Brufton.…

8vo. xiv, [2], 413, [1] pp. Illustrated throughout. Original full dark red morocco, 4-ruled border, gilt spine compartments and title, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, cream textured endsheets, Ownership inscription (on title) of Winifred E.E. [?] Chilton, 1930. With a field game and several players, presumedly rugby, wearing uniforms (possibly a college level match). / From Harrington's, with their cost-code. Painting assigned to the period ca. 1990's-2000. Previously owned by EOS Buchantiquariat, yet with Harrington's cost-code. The artist is also one frequently used by Harrington's. Painting attributed to Lindsay Brufton (not confirmed).…

Third impression. Small 8vo. [238] pp. Small title-vignette/device. Original red morocco by Riviere, all edges gilt, dark marine-green endsheets; expertly REBACKED recently with raised bands, gilt-spine tooling â" a tremendous job by the binder. Bookplate (pre-fore-edge) of Antoinette Brett. Near fine. With a sweet delicately painted scene within an elaborate border with flowers and plants in the sides or corners, a framed oval contains a charming scene in watercolors, which, once fanned, shows a scene of two women beside a door, opening up to a gated and tranquil-like setting in the country. / This is the same artist as the "Greek erotic" scene, Stanley, Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church. 1877, 1870. 2 vols. / Sold by Harrington's with their cost-marks, probably a product of either their commission or some direct involvement involving a house-artist. Ascribed to the period ca. 1990s-2007. Painting attributed to Margaret Selmes (not confirmed).…

8vo. xii, 778 pp. Contemporary full brown morocco, gilt spine title, blind-tooled covers, raised bands, a.e.g., gilt inner dentelles, marbled endsheets. Early ownership signature of Cora Lee Clark, 1872; bookplate of John Hamilton Rice. Very good. This volume contains a split-double with two cricketing fore-edge paintings of a BOWLER and BATSMAN. Each painting is labelled on the scene itself. This fore-edge painting was commissioned by Harringtonâs, with their cost-codes present. Painting attributed to Lindsay Brufton (not confirmed).…

2 volumes bound in 1. Thick 8vo. xxx, 416; [iii]-xxviii, 428 pp. Original full dark maroon morocco, triple-gilt ruled covers, raised bands, massed gilt spine with gilt title, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endsheets, by BAIN (with their stamp); rubbed. Ownership name (pre-fore-edge) of Wilfred Robert Say, Suffolk. Very good. With a split fore-edge painting with scenes of golfing on the links. / Sold by Harrington's with their cost-marks. Probably commissioned by or represented by that firm just after it was painted, perhaps a house artist, the period of execution being approximately mid-1990s. Painting attributed to Lindsay Brufton (not confirmed). …

8vo. viii, 827, [1] pp. Frontispiece portrait, engraved half-title, dedication plate, facsimile of a Byron letter, index. Original maroon morocco, stamped in blind with raised bands, simple gilt-stamped spine title, a.e.g., yellow endsheets; rubbed. Provenance: Inscribed E. R. Dukes D.D., Henry Thomas Glyn March 14th 1845. Very good. With a fore-edge painting of Venice (La Punta della Dogana). The scene is copied after Canaletto's painting. Commissioned by Harrington's with their cost-code.…

2 vols. in 1. 16mo. [no pagination]. Modern full dark red morocco, gilt-stamping, raised bands, gilt spine title [incorrectly stamped HOLY BIBLE], a.e.g, new endsheets of marbled paper, the foot of the spine with the words FOREDGE PAINTING. With a fore-edge painting of a music lesson, a sweet scene with a mother playing a guitar under a tree and her cherubic son nearby. Painted in the 1990s.…

Small 8vo. viii, 726 pp. Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert. Original full red triple-gilt-ruled borders, raised bands, gilt-stamped spine title, a.e.g., gilt inner dentelles, marbled endsheets. Very good. With a fore-edge painting showing a scene with American Indians, a small inset contains a portrait of Longfellow. The scene echoes the famous poem of Longfellow, "The Song of Hiawatha".…

2 volumes. Small 8vo. lvii, [1], 298; vi, 334 pp. Original full maroon morocco, blind-stamped rules, raised bands, gilt-stamped spine title & vol. number, a.e.g., bound by Hayday with their stamp. Very good. With two fore-edge paintings being "The Courtship" and "The Conquest." The volume shows the markings of Harrington's with their 3-line cost-code. Painting attributed to Lindsay Brufton (not confirmed).…

12mo. xxiii, [1], 300 pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Original full black straight-grain morocco, with blind- and gilt-tooling, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles; some wear to extremities, corners showing. Ownership signature, 1824. Generally very good. With a side-by-side painting with Miltonâs portrait and a view of his home at Chalfont St. Giles. SIGNED BY MARTIN FROST: The painting bears the initials of Martin Frost, who painted this scene ca. 1995-98.…

Small 8vo. xii, 303, [1] pp. Frontispiece. Original dark green gilt-stamped morocco, all edges gilt; rubbed, corners showing wear. Early inscription âElizabeth Torr a gift . . . from her sister M. Smith October 1848â. Very good. With a fore-edge painted scene of some men playing chess. Chessmen border either side of the painting. The two players have a host of friends paying attention to the match, including (evidently) a dog whose head appears in the scene. The painting is attributed to Margaret Selmes. Commissioned by or for Harringtonâs (with their cost-codes) probably in the mid-to-late 1990s.…

8vo. viii, [2], 614 pp. Foxing. Original brown morocco, dual gilt-rules, raised bands, gilt-stamped spine, brick-red cloth sides, a.e.g., dark green endsheets. Very good. With a panoramic fore-edge painting found along the three edges, being British golfing scenes. There is a set of photographs of the painting included, probably taken by the former owner, but showing on the back sides that the photographic paper is KODAK paper and a sponsor of the Olympic Games, which Kodak was famously a sponsor from 1896 till 2008, thus the paintings are pre-2008. Painting attributed to Lindsay Brufton (not confirmed).…

8vo. [vi], 371, [1] pp. 100 figs. Modern full navy-blue calf, richly gilt, raised bands, all edges gilt, new marbled endsheets WITH the original front cover bound in and mounted as a front pastedown. Near fine. Early illustrated edition of this classic of childrenâs literature. The 100 illustrations were made by Linley Sambourne, originally printed in 1885 (the original book edition from 1863 was not illustrated). / The fore-edge painting found on this copy takes its watercolor scene from the figure on page 109, where the baby is facing a dragonfly by the river and the reeds along the shore-line (the same figure also was featured on the original publisherâs cloth, preserved here as a mounted specimen on the front pastedown). There is also a portrait of the author, Charles Kingsley. The painting is attributed to Margaret Selmes. / Edwards Linley Sambourne (1844-1910) was an English cartoonist and illustrator most famous for being a draughtsman for the satirical magazine Punch for more than forty years and rising to the position of âFirst Cartoonistâ in his final decade. / Kinsleyâs book is surprisingly full of allegories. The book was written during the time of the American Civil War and thus Kinsley deliberately depicted a âwhite-slaveâ dressed in black chimney soot representing the plight of British working-class âclimbing boysâ to African-Americans held in slavery. Social Darwinism was also a them Kinsley used. / Commissioned by Harringtonâs (with their cost-codes) probably in the mid-to-late 1990s. This is also a binding made by Harringtonâs.…

Full leather. Zustand: Very good. Aldine Edition. Twelvemo, vi, [2], xxxii, 78pp, [2], 185pp, [1], [16pp ads]. Full dark blue morocco, ornate gilt design within a double gilt-ruled border on covers. Title stamped in gilt on spine, with decorative gilt compartments. Pale yellow endpapers with gilt turn-ins. All edges gilt. Contains frontispiece portrait by H. Robinson with offsetting to title page. Light soiling to endpapers. Bookplate of Philip Greely Brown on front paste down with label remnant at upper corner. Front cover slightly bowed. Board edges and joints rubbed. Front joint professionally restored for stabilization. Features a lovely fore-edge painting of Dublin from Phoenix Park, with a view of Wellington Monument and Sarah's Bridge (now Island Bridge) over the River Liffey. Philip Greely Brown (1885-1934) was identified with the banking and real estate business in Portland, Maine. According to the Portland Evening Express of December 19, 1934: "Despite the many responsibilities of his business associations, Mr. Brown was a genuine book lover and had acquired an exceptionally large and valuable private library. He was long a trustee and president of the Portland Public Library and its vast and valuable stock reached its present proportions in recent years to a considerable degree under his personal supervision." In October 1935, a year following Brown's death, his large library of first editions and other works was sold by American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, Inc. of New York. This book was listed among the items offered in that sale. From the Aldine British Poets series, The Poetical Works of Thomas Parnell, with a fore-edge painting of Dublin, Ireland. (illustrator).…

Full leather. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. Octavo, ix, [3], 306pp. Full maroon morocco, gilt designs stamped on covers. Title in gilt on spine with gilt-embellished compartments. All edges gilt with gilt turn-ins. No additional printings listed. Solid text block, rubbed corners and edges. Previous ownership inscriptions to front endpapers. Fore-edge painting depicts a mountain landscape with a small sound in the foreground. There are cattle along the shore and a few people in the water. There is a small man on horseback on the right side of the painting. A vibrant, detailed example. Featuring a landscape fore-edge painting, the first edition of The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell, published in 1837. (illustrator). …

2 volumes. 8vo. xv, [1], 501, [1]; xii, 491, [1] pp. 2 frontispieces; both frontispieces are foxed or stained. Original dark maroon blind- and gilt-stamped morocco, all edges gilt, cream endleaves; joints rubbed. Early small (oxidized, silvery-looking?) bookplate/label of I.M. Galton, Eton. Very good. With two fore-edge paintings by Don Noble: Westminster Hall [&] Hampton Court. Very finely painted â" this book seems like it was a book that Noble liked to paint on as his detail is sharper on this set. The paintings are not signed, but Noble's style and choice of colors is clearly recognizable. In addition, there is a short penciled note (2 markings) in his hand: / HANDWRITING OF DON NOBLE: Not clearly written: )ffu [or perhaps DHo, or if one's imagination is working DNo is stylistically possible, representing a moniker or artist's signature. Whatever he wrote, it is his handwriting / 2 vB [i.e. 2 vols. But looks like a "B"]. / William Roscoe was "a champion of freedom for all, a poet, writer, scholar, patron of the Arts, lawyer, banker, bibliophile, and botanist." â" John Moores University, Liverpool. / Sold by Harrington's with their cost-marks, end-paper annotations. Probably commissioned by or represented by that firm just after it was painted. Don Noble either sold the set to Harrington's or they commissioned him to paint on this set (which is what I would guess is correct). The period of execution being approximately 1980s-1990s. By evidence of Harrington's (the father, not the 2 sons) buying pattern at auction, I note that the firm purchased auctioned lots of leather-bound books and commissioned (or assigned) various books for making a new fore-edge painting.…

Henry Frowde. 1909. Reprint. FORE-EDGE depicting the Head of Matthew Arnold and the White Cliffs of Dover. The poem "Dover Beach" is on page 401. Original padded black textured calf. Spine slightly rubbed and faded. Extremities worn. All edges gilt. Pages slightly browned otherwise clean and sound in a clam shell box, covered in manuscript paper, beautifully labelled.…

Full leather. Zustand: Very good. Thirteenth Edition. Twelvemo, viii, 514pp, [4pp ads]. Full green morocco, decorative gilt border on covers with blind stamped motif in center. Title stamped in gilt on spine, raised bands with gilt embellishments. All edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers with decorative gilt turn-ins. Board edges rubbed, lower corners bumped. Spine rubbed, lightly worn at tips. Front endpapers partially cracked at hinge, but binding is solid. Occasional pencil marks on text pages. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Bookseller's label on front pastedown. Previous owner's name in ink on front free endpaper. Features a fore-edge painting of golfers out on the course with clubhouse in background. A nice example. Thirteenth edition of Proverbial Philosophy by Martin F. Tupper, with a fore-edge painting depicting a golfing scene. (illustrator).…

8vo. xxxviii, 682 pp. Index to subjects. Original full brown morocco stamped in darker brown, gilt corner devices, four raised bands, a.e.g.; light edge wear, corners showing, some scuffs to outer edges. Early ownership signature of Gerald Beach. With a fore-edge painting (estimated date of painting: 1985) showing two trappers in the woods (one holding a captured and killed ferret or similar creature). Painted by/for Harrington's, London, ca.mid-1990s-2007. Painting attributed to Lindsay Brafton (not confirmed).…