Fore-edge Painted Book Collection

Double fore-edge painting depicts Oxford, England from Christ Church Meadow; Oxford from Ferry Hinksey., Binding includes scrolls and cross in gilt on front board., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, "The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (following page 294)--has special title page. 1830.

Fore-edge painting depicts Gloucester Cathedral in Gloucester, England., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts a view of Tewkesbury, England with houses on river and tower of Abbey., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts a portrait of Erasmus after Holbein., Binding includes PS monogram of College Plessis, Sorbonne. Sebastian Gryphus printer device on title page., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts a view of Salisbury, England, including homes, a church, Salisbury Cathedral, a river, and meadows., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Double fore-edge painting depicts a pair of mute swans on the water, and a heron taking flight from a river., 17th century Acorn style binding., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Wing B. 2639, Pages 235, 251 incorrectly numbered '135', '151', respectively., Paraphrase and original text in parallel columns.

Double fore-edge painting depicts Pembroke, England and Pembroke Castle after Richard Wilson painting; Ripon, England's Ripon Minster after Richard Girtin painting., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Double fore-edge paintings on each side. Head fore-edge paintings depict British ships of the line. Side paintings depict 1799 Naval battle with British "Clyde" capturing French ship off Bordeaux; Naval battle 1809 and destruction of French fleet. Tail paintings depict British ships of the line., Provenance: gift of George III to his son Prince William. Royal binding., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Title vignette., Each part has separate title, but paged continuously., Title on [pt. 2]: Anno regni Georgii III, regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae & Hiberniae, decimo nono : at the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the twenty-ninth day of November, Anno Domini 1774, in the fifteenth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the Third ... of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King ... : and from thence ... twenty sixth day of November, 1778, being the first session of the fourteenth Parliament of Great Britain : an act to explain and amend an act, made in the twenty-second year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intitules, An act for amending, explaining, and reducing into one act of Parliament, the laws relating to the government of His Majesty's ships, vessels, and forces by sea., Half title: Act 22 Geo. II. For amending, explaining, and reducing into one act of Parliament, the laws relating to the government of His Majesty's ships, vessels, and forces by sea : also act 19 Geo. III. To explain and amend an act, made in the 22d year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intitules, An act for amending, explaining, and reducing into one act of Parliament, the laws relating to the government of His Majesty's ships, vessels, and forces by sea.

Fore-edge painting depicts two officers in the dress uniform of King's Shropshire Light Infantry., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, At head of title: War-Office, 31st July, 1817., Spine title: Militia and yeomanry, 1817.

Fore-edge painting depicts portrait of musician John Bull, organist to Queen Elizabeth., Floral binding motif., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, The preface is signed: Tho. Gale., First issued in 10 parts, Cantabrigiae, 1670-71. cf. Brit. Mus. Catalogue., Greek and Latin in parallel columns., "Homeri poetae vita"--Page [281]-404., Title page in red and black., Added engraved title page (sig.*1r), signed G. de Lairesse f., Head- and tail-pieces; initials., Includes bibliographical references and index., Krivatsy, P. NLM 17th cent.,, Palæphati de incredibilibus historiis. -- Heracliti de incredibilibus. -- Anonymi longe Heraclito recentioris de incredibilibus. -- Eratosthenis Cyrenæi Catasterismi. -- Phurnuti de natura deorum commentarius. -- Sallustii philosophi de diis et mundo. -- Homeri poëtæ vita. -- Heraclidis Pontici Allegoriæ Homeri. -- Ocellus Lucanus philosophus de universi natura. -- Timæi Locri de anima mundi & natura. -- Theophrasti notationes morum. -- Demophili Similitudines seu vitæ curatio ex Pythagoreis. -- Democratis philosophi Aureæ sententiæ. -- Secundi Atheniensis sophistæ Sententiæ. -- Sexti Pythagorei Sententiæ è Græco in Latinum à Ruffino versæ. -- Ex quorundam Pythagoreorum libris fragmenta.

Fore-edge painting depicts Venice, Italy's Church of Santa Maria della Salute, Dogana, gondolas in foreground., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Title vignette, head pieces, small ornamental dividers between text sections., "L'art de désoppiler la rate" is an anonymous medley of satirical material. The original work, dated "L'an des folies 175884", was published in 1754 and comprises 480 pages. A 430-page reprint with apparently minor changes, dated "L'an des folies 175886", was published in 1756. A new work with the same title, dated "L'an des folies 175887", was published in 1757, and comprises 232 pages; it is a distinct work from the 1754 publication, though similar in subject matter; it carries no volume or part designation, but Barbier and Gay both treat it as being the second part of a two-part work (the 1754 publication being treated as the first part). Gay notes that it is rare to find the work complete with the second part. A new edition ("nouvelle édition, revue et augmentée") was subsequently published under the differently-spelled title "L'art de désopiler la rate"; it is dated 178873 (1773) and consists of two volumes of 360 pages each. Another printing of this two-volume edition, dated 178875, was published in 1775; it is set in different type but its contents appear identical. Gay and La lettre clandestine concur that the 1773 edition differs substantially from the original publication, with some of the original material deleted and some new material added. La lettre clandestine makes no reference to the 1757 volume: it describes the 480-page 1754 volume as the first edition of the work, the 430-page 1756 reprint volume as the second edition, and the 1773 publication as the third edition. All three sources attribute the work to André Joseph Panckoucke (1700-1753), as does Cioranescu., Barbier, Ouvrages anonymes, volume 1, page 287, Gay, Jules. Bibliographie des ouvrages relatifs à l'amour (1894-1900), volume 1, column 280, La lettre clandestine, number 2 (1993), pages 168-171, Cioranescu, Alexandre. Bibliographie de la littérature française du dix-huitième siècle (1969), volume 2, no. 48943

Vol. 1 fore-edge painting depicts Worcestershire, England's "sham-ruin" Hagley Park built by Sanderson Miller. Vol. 2 depicts five smoker's tongues for lifting charcoal from brazier., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, "Quinti Curtii lib. I-[II] supplente [sic] Freinshemio": v. 1, p. 1-96., Vol. 1: [2], 205, [7] p.; v. 2: [2], 173, [7] p., English Short Title Catalogue,

Fore-edge painting depicts three scenes from London, England: Regent Street, The Quadrant, Pall Mall East., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Vol. 1 fore-edge painting depicts a paddle-boat on River Clyde near Dumbarton, Scotland., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Vol. 3 fore-edge painting depicts Fingal's Cave on the island Staffa, Hebrides, Scotland., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018