Fore-edge Painted Book Collection

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].

Fore-edge painting depicts Ireland's Blarney Castle, angler fishing in the river, Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Added t.p., engraved, with vignette., Illustrations by T. Brown., Date from Brit. Mus cat., Life of Oliver Goldsmith. -- Poems. -- Miscellaneous poems. -- Plays : The good-natured man. She stoops to conquer. -- The Vicar of Wakefield. -- Essays, miscellaneous. -- Essays, the bee. -- Letters from a citizen of the world.

Fore-edge painting depicts bouquet of flowers with inscription "To My Valentine", Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Also published under the title: Floral biography, or, Chapters on flowers., On memories and people associated with certain flowers rather than on the flowers themselves.

Fore-edge painting depicts Paris, France., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts Oxford, England from river; University Church, Radcliffe Camera., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts an English cathedral town from the meadows., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Added t.p., engr., with vignette.

Fore-edge painting depicts Windsor, England's Eton College and Chapel from river., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Text in Pitman shorthand.

Fore-edge painting depicts England's Windsor Castle from the Thames, hot air balloon over castle., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, At head of title: The "Albion" edition.

Fore-edge painting depicts Lake District near Keswick in Cumbria, England., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Added title-page, engraved., Includes index.

Double fore-edge painting depicts view of Tours, France; view of the Loire with a ship., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Added engraved t.p.: Turner's annual tour, 1833., Listed as 1st edition., Plate accompanied by protective sheet., Spine title: Turner's annual tour.

Double fore-edge painting depicts views of Holland: Port of Leiden and Port of Harlem; Port of Utrecht and Port of Muyden., Signed "Rel. P. Bozerian, Jeune", Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts view of Edinburgh, Scotland with citadel, bridge, buildings on both sides of river., Binder's label of Hering, a.e.g., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Fore-edge painting depicts an underwater, voracious pike attacking shoal of smaller fish., Binder ticket, W.W. Lucy, Marlborough, Wiltshire., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Double fore-edge painting depicts man-of-war, ships off coast of Palermo, Italy; Balem Castle, above harbor in Lisbon, Portugal with ships., Queen Anne binding., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018

Double fore-edge painting depicts a bridge over the river in Tours, France; bridge over the Thames in Richmond, England., Photographed by Mitro Hood, 2017-2018, Added title-page, engraved.