Fore-edge Painted Book Collection

Paintings of London, England on three sides of text block. Top edge depicts a London river scene. Fore-edge depicts Tower of London from river. Bottom edge depicts St. Paul's Cathedral with London Bridge and ships., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, "Memoirs of the life of Mr. Joseph Swain": p. [3]-38., Spine title: Swain's Redemption.

Fore-edge paintings on each volume depict British country seats: v.1) St. Germans, Cornwall; v.2) Belhus or Bellhouse, Essex; v.3) Aston Hall, Warwickshire; v.4) Pencarrow, Cornwall; v.5) Mount Edgecumbe, Cornwall., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, No 157 in dealer's catalog., Tale of a tub, Battle of the books, Gulliver's travels, Directions to servants, Polite conversations, Art of punning, Miscellaneous pieces in prose, &c.

Split fore-edge painting. Fan left at page 296 depicts Rome, Italy's Panfilius Palace, St. Agnus Church, Piazza Navona. Fan left at page 371 depicts stables at Versailles., Bound by Riviere, 1862., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Jackson, Dibdin, 19. Ordinary paper copy, with title vignette and frontispiece portrait on India paper., Includes a leteral reprint of the first edition (63 p.) with special title-page.

Fore-edge painting depicts England, Northumberland, ruins of Warkworth Castle, Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Grolier style, ticket of McGee, Dublin, Maud. - The brook: an idyl. - The letters. - Ode on the death of the Duke of Wellington. - The daisy. -To the Rev. F.D. Maurice. - Will. - The charge of the light brigade.

Fore-edge painting depicts Kenilworth, England's Kenilworth Castle with lake in foreground., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Split fore-edge painting. Fan left at page 204 depicts arms of Thomas de Warwick. Fan right at page 204 depicts Richard Beauchamp, Earl Warwick arms., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Includes index., Printer's device on the title page. Woodcut executed by Geoffroy Tory., Colophon: "Parisiis, Apud Simonem Colinaeum. M.D. XXXII. Calculo Romano, mense Ianuario.", Printed marginalia., Spaces with guide letters for capitals., "Reuerendo in Christo patri, D. Dionysio Briconnero episcopo Maclouie[n]si, abbatiq[ue] Diui Pauli apud Cormoeriacu[m] Ioachimus Perionius Benedictinus S.P.D."--Prelim. leaves [2-4]., "Errrara sic corrigito"--Preliminary leaf [21]., Adams,, Renouard, P. Simon de Colines,

Fore-edge painting depicts Vienna, Austria across the Danube with houses, bridge and church spires., Binding: Aeolian Harp in center of board, Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Engravings after R. Westall.

Double fore-edge painting on both volumes. Volume 1 depicts Kent, England's Rochester Castle, Medway River; Windsor, England's College of Eton, boating parties on Thames. Vol. 2 depicts farm cart on road to Southhampton, England; City of York with minster, castle keep, river., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Biography: v. 1, p. [i]-viii.

Split fore-edge painting. Fan right at page 243 depicts London, England's Westminster Abbey with barge, sailing, row boats. Fan left at page 243 depicts Westminster Abbey with houses and boats., Binding: King's College London arms on upper board., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts Florence, Italy along the Arno., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts panoramic view of Rome, Italy across the Tiber., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, "London: printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars."--Title page verso., Tinker Lib.,, "Printed for" statement varies., Illustrations are by Turner, Thomas Stothard and others.

Fore-edge painting depicts Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts Ireland's Blarney Castle., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Chapters by Maria Edgeworth are mostly rewritten for this edition, in order to compress the work into one volume. Cf. Pref., "List of essays of Mr. Edgeworth's which have appeared in different periodical publications": page 488.