Fore-edge Painted Book Collection

Double fore-edge painting: one painting depicts Harrow Church in Harrow, England; one painting depicts a boy pushing coal truck in tunnel; trapper holds gate., Shaftesbury from Harrow; led reform child labor in coal mines., Binding: bound by Morrell., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018.

Two-volume set, with paintings of Richmond, England. Vol. 1 fore-edge painting depicts Richmond Bridge. Vol. 2 fore-edge painting depicts Hampton Court., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Divided into twelve books; each book preceeded by half-title, included in paging., Vol. 1, t.p. wanting.

Three-volume set with images of Scotland. Vol. 1 fore-edge painting depicts Edinburgh's Holyrood Palace. Vol. 2 fore-edge painting depicts Kelso, Scottish Borders. Vol. 3 fore-edge painting depicts view of Abbotsford, Scottish Borders., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts Knole House in Kent, England., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts city and port of Philadelphia., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts Cape of Good Hope in South Africa., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, "Additions and alterations while printing": p. [651-653]., At head of title: War Office, 1st January, 1798., Includes indexes., Spine title: Army list.

Fore-edge painting depicts Eastern village on the seashore, with figures., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Added col. wood-engraved t.p. Also includes a wood-engraved title page for each of the four parts of the poem. All plates except added col. t.p. included in pagination., Includes "Preface. (Written originally [by the author] for 'Lalla Rookh' in the collected edition of Moore's works.)": p. [ix-xxiv] and "Notes": p. [331]-381., Printer's device on title page verso., Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-3] at end., Record derived from Internet Archive. Part of the University of Toronto collection., Bibliographical references included in "Notes": p. [333]-381.

Fore-edge painting depicts view in the Tyrol region, Austria., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts Tennyson's birthplace at Somersby, England., Bound by Hayday., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, "A list of books published by Edward Moxon ... September, 1856" 8p. sewn in between front endpapers., Binding: original purple cloth., Wise 43.

Volume 1 fore-edge painting: Italy, Rome. St. Peter's from the Tiber. Volume 2 fore-edge painting: Italy, Naples. Lake scene., Binding: Bound by Wells with his ticket in both volumes., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018.

Two-volume set with paintings of England. Vol. 1 fore-edge painting depicts Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight. Vol. 2 fore-edge painting depicts Weston Lodge., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Bound in brown leather, with brown leather labels on spine with gilt lettering., Preface signed: John Newton.

Fore-edge painting depicts London, England's Kew Gardens, mid-nineteenth century., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Two inscriptions front end paper: N. Erskine from his sincere friend W.G.G. Parker, June 18, 1860; from Aunt Julia Erskine to Mary L. Rutherford, June 16th, 1891., Enid. - Vivien. - Elaine. - Guinevere.

Vol. 1 fore-edge painting depicts the city of Oxford, England from river. Vol. 2 depicts Cambridge, England from surrounding fields. Vol. 3 depicts Windsor, England's Eton College chapel and buildings from river., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Vol. 1: 448, iv, 8 p. ; v. 2: 419, [1] p.; v. 3: [4], 482 p., Special limited edition, 163 subscribers and Her Majesty the Queen, Title page vol. 2 and 3: La divina commedia di Dante Alighieri, illustra di note, da varj comentatori scelte ed abbreviate da Romulado Zotti : volume secondo [terzo].