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1770161411770. Etching and engraving. Unfinished working proof. In fair condition with the exception of being trimmed within the platemark. Laid onto contemporary backing card. Tear along middle of image which has been expertly repaired. Some creases in image. A rare working proof by John Browne the celebrated English landscape engraver.<br/> <br/>One of the most esteemed English landscape engravers John Browne was born in Finchfield Essex in 1741. In 1756 he was apprenticed to the engraver John Tinney but then went to work for the influential landscape engraver William Woollett. It is believed that many of Woollett's most admired plates were in fact engraved by Browne. He devoted himself entirely to engraving landscape and genre scenes in particular after works by the French and Dutch masters. In 1770 he was elected an associate engraver of the Royal Academy exhibiting thirteen plates between 1767 and 1801. This stunning genre scene is a wonderful example of his skilled hand and a rare working proof. This intriguing print shows a unique step in the printmaking process before an image is ready for publication. Before the image is completed the engraver has printed a trial impression to view this stage of the engraved plate. It is incredibly rare to find prints in this unfinished experimental stage; impressions which were pulled as working proofs are unique and were almost never duplicated.<br/> <br/>Dictionary of National Biography. unknown books
1957260367Greenwich CT: Gold Medal Books 1957. Paperback. 157p. very good reprint PBO in pictorial wraps. Prison novel. Paperback original. Lesbian pulp fiction. Grier A T Gold Medal Book 638. Gold Medal Books paperback books
1860FF2484London:: Edward Moxon 1860. 1860. Small 8vo. viii 310 pp. Original full reddish-brown blind-stamped morocco with gilt spine title all edges gilt; slightly rubbed. The added thumb-holed brown cloth slip-case is made by Frost at the time of his painting. Very good. DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING WITH EROTIC SCENES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST: With a double fore-edge painting showing bawdy "and athletic" erotic scenes painted by Martin Frost signed with both his initials and containing his handwritten colophon at rear dated 1999. Frost has painted two side-by-side fore-edges giving four vignettes in all: "Four scenes of athletic and ingenious lust" The first side shows a copulating man and woman on either a horse or on a carriage drawn by a horse after Thomas Rowlandson's works. Frost's initials are found on the lower right of this side. The reverse side shows two vertical vignettes depicting coitus on a bike rather an imaginary wheeled chair with parasol note the erect penis statue in the background and a stage scene with a partially nude woman lifting her skirt high to give a view of her genitals and a happy pot-bellied man with a huge erect penis that balances a bowl and 3 goblets he is talented! his costume of the British stage his genitals showing as if being the star of the show. An audience whoops it up in the gallies. Both characters sportingly wear a feather in their hair or cap. Edward Moxon, 1860. hardcover books
199737935NY: Watson-Guptill. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0823056678 . 324 color plates. Sixth printing. Fine in a near fine one short closed edge tear dust jacket. . Watson-Guptill, hardcover books
199731467NY: Watson-Guptill. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0823056678 . 324 color plates. Sixth printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Watson-Guptill hardcover books
199338258NY:: Watson-Guptill. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0823016242 . 200 color illustrations. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Watson-Guptill, hardcover books
199633968NY: Abrams. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0810963426 . 170 illustrations including 70 color plates. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Abrams hardcover books
199720995NY: Abrams. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0810963426 . 170 illustrations including 70 color plates. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Abrams hardcover books
1880382501880. PAINTING. A TREATISE ON PAINTING. In four parts. By John Burnett. New edition. London: Henry Sotheran & Co. 1880. 4to. red cloth; 73pp. 22pp. 45pp. 61pp. with 25 b&w and 8 hand-colored plates. Spine detaching binding shaken ex-library. As is. unknown books
199220901Cincinnati:: North Light Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0891344276 . Color illustrations throughout. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . North Light Books, hardcover books
1879WRCLIT84843Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons 1879. vi303pp. Small octavo. Full olive green morocco a.e.g. spine and upper board lettered in gilt gilt decorated inner dentelles marbled endsheets. Joints and extremities rubbed but sound spine darkened a few scattered dust marks otherwise very good. A volume from the "Cabinet Edition" of Eliot's works with the engraved bookplate of Princess Helena third daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on the front pastedown. The volume is further embellished with a fore-edge painting in color identified as a view of the Acropolis from the west. The binding is signed in type at the lower edge of the verso of the front free endsheet by R. de Coverly the London binder under whom T.J. Cobden Sanderson and Charles McLeish the younger trained. William Blackwood & Sons unknown books
1817266902London: F.C. and J. Rivington 1817. no title-page. 8vo. Full calf with gilt roll boarder to the covers marbled endpapers and fore-edge painting of cricket players. Spine renewed to plain style near fine. no title-page. 8vo. Fore-Edge Painting of a cricket Player. F.C. and J. Rivington unknown books
1830FF2469London:: William Pickering 1830. 1830. Small 8vo. cxxviii 292 pp. Frontis. portrait printer's device on title 5 chapter headings glossary. Original full dark green gilt-stamped morocco all edges gilt raised bands spine title and compartments bound by J. CARRS & CO. Glasgow. With a modern fore-edge painting of Kylemore Abbey County Galway. kmw William Pickering, 1830. hardcover books
1784FF084London:: Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington . . . 1784. 1784. 16mo. 80 x 140 mm. viii 317 23 pp. Original full crimson turkey morocco with massed gilt stamping on both covers and spine all edges gilt two clasps black leather spine label; head of spine a bit chipped at corner clasps missing the movable element pages trimmed closely with occasional loss but a very good copy with a lovely period binding. Bookplate of Oscar Ehrhardt Lancaster. Very good. With a fore-edge painting of Richmond Bridge Surrey. Painted circa 1948-50 by Stevens. Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington . . . , 1784. hardcover books
1848FF150London:: Edward Moxon 1848. 1848. 12mo. xi 377 pp. Half-title index. Original full maroon morocco gilt-stamped gilt spine a.e.g.; corners worn else very good. Earlier unrelated ownership inscription 1848. Bookplates of Edward Laurence Doheny and Carrie Estelle Doheny. With a fine fore-edge painting by the "Dover Painter" ca. 1920s of "The ruins of the Villa Maecenas at Tivoli." The title label inscribed by the artist. The "Dover Painter" worked for Marks & Co. and became the backbone of the Doheny collection with about half of her collection being specimens from this artist. Edward Moxon, 1848. unknown books
1853D7142London: William Pickering 1853. The Aldine Edition of the British Poets. Hardcover. Very Good. Ornately gilt-ruled red morocco gilt-stamped lettering and ornament in spine compartments 5 raised bands inside gilt dentelles a.e.g. with a fore-edge painting of a 19th-century cock fighting ring the "sport" was a favorite of Gray's; 16mo 100 x 160 mm; pp. xvi cxxiv 223. Just a little light scuffing at spine tips and along edges of boards. Internally bright and clean with handsome armorial bookplate Ex Libris John Train on front paste-down. A lavish copy. <br/><br/> William Pickering hardcover books
9026272London: Charles Daly n.d. Hardcover. Fine condition. Bound in full black pebbled morocco with elaborate stamping on front and back covers in gilt and in blind. Gilt inner dentelles. 564 pp. plus notes and advertisements in the rear. All edges gilt. A striking vertical fore edge painting of a golfer brightly dressed in a red coat and with a hat on his head. He's leaning on his driver while his caddy tees up his ball in the background. Great color great sky and an unusual and delightful work of art. <br/><br/> Charles Daly hardcover books
1857FF153Edinburgh:: Adam and Charles Black 1857. 1857. Small 8vo. 746 1 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author with his favorite wolfhound "Maida" by John Horsburgh after the painting by Sir John Watson Gordon Scottish painter 1788-1864 engraved half-title by W. Allan & T. Dobbie engraved plates. Original full red morocco tooled in gilt gilt spine a.e.g. Ownership inscription of Ellen Davis Browell October 1859. Fine. With a beautiful fore-edge painting by Martin Frost of "Abbotsford" and an oval inset portrait of Sir Walter Scott signed by Frost with his initials on the outer left margin. Abbotsford was the home of Sir Walter Scott. Painted by Martin Frost in 1986. See: Weber Jeff Annotated Dictionary pp. 151-3 Frost fl. 1973-2018. Adam and Charles Black, 1857. unknown books
04889Edinburgh: Printed for Arch. Constable and Co. 1822. Two Fine Early-to-Mid Twentieth Century Fore-Edge Paintings<br/>Depicting Two Scottish Castles<br/><br/>FORE-EDGE PAINTING. SCOTT Sir Walter. The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott Bart. The Lady of the Lake & The Bridal of Triermain & Harold the Dauntless. Edinburgh: Printed for Arch. Constable and Co. <br/><br/>Each volume with a fine early-to-mid twentieth century fore-edge painting depicting Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh and Loch Leven Castle.<br/><br/>Two octavo volumes 6 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches; 166 x 99 mm. iv 1-9 10-380; iii-vi 1-3 4-384 1 1 blank pp.<br/>Some light water-staining to preliminary and final leaves.<br/><br/>Full contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco front and back covers with elaborate gilt vignette. Spines with four raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments decorative gilt turn-ins gray end-papers.<br/><br/>Volumes IV & V of The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott.<br/><br/>"The Scene from the following Poem is laid chiefly in the vicinity of Loch-Katrine in the Western Highlands of Perthshire. The time of Action includes Six Days and the transactions of each day occupy a Canto."<br/><br/>These two volumes were sold in 1965 by Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles Catalog 355 item 113.<br/><br/>Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh Scotland. It is three miles 4.8Â km south-east of the city center on a low hill to the south of the modern suburb of Craigmillar. The Preston family of Craigmillar the local feudal barons began building the castle in the late 14th century and building works continued through the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1660 the castle was sold to Sir John Gilmour Lord President of the Court of Session who made further alterations. The Gilmours left Craigmillar in the 18th century and the castle fell into ruin. It is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument. Craigmillar Castle is best known for its association with Mary Queen of Scots. Following an illness after the birth of her son the future James VI Mary arrived at Craigmillar on 20 November 1566 to convalesce. Before she left on 7 December 1566 a pact known as the "Craigmillar Bond" was made with or without her knowledge to dispose of her husband Henry Stuart Lord Darnley. Craigmillar is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Scotland. The central tower house or keep is surrounded by a 15th-century courtyard wall with "particularly fine" defensive features. Within this are additional ranges and the whole is enclosed by an outer courtyard wall containing a chapel and a doocot<br/><br/>Loch Leven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300 the castle was the location of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence 1296-1357. In the latter part of the 14th century the castle was granted by his uncle to William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas and remained in the Douglases' hands for the next 300 years. Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned here in 1567-68 and forced to abdicate as queen before escaping with the help of her gaoler's family. In 1588 the Queen's gaoler inherited the title Earl of Morton and moved away from the castle. It was bought in 1675 by Sir William Bruce who used the castle as a focal point in his garden; it was never again used as a residence. Edinburgh: Printed for Arch. Constable and Co., 1822 unknown books
1902FF2488London & New York:: Macmillan 1902. 1902. Small 8vo. xliii 1 559 1 pp. Original full maroon blind- and gilt-stamped morocco covers stamped: "Mens Sana In Corpresano Summer Fields" "A healthy mind in a healthy body" all edges gilt. Some light foxing. Inscribed by early owners "Middle 3rd --- Prize Christmas 1902 G.R. Westmacott. Very good copy. The erotic fore-edge painting on the edges is vertical showing an interior of a room with a man and thick-thighed woman locked in their intercourse this penis addressing her lily white buxom thighs one leg lifted up to his waist and standing on the other foot her position being quite agile. She wears a bonnet her skirt brushed to the side her arms clinging to him. He retains his cap coat and boots his pants dropped to his knees. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1995. PROVENANCE: Lieutenant G R Westmacott. WWI Unit: Grenadier Guards. Received this book as a prize in 1902. Macmillan, 1902. unknown books
1870FF2483London & Edinburgh:: Gall & Inglis no date ca.1870-1890. 1870. Small 8vo. xxiv 584 pp. Engraved frontispiece and half-title steel engraved plates pages printed with red rules. Original full dark brown morocco blind rules and gilt initials on upper on upper "CE" EC raised bands gilt title all edges gilt. Very good. With a well-painted erotic fore-edge painting the curtain opened for a revealing view of a mature man lying on his back his penis erect the mature woman holding it and placing the number in her vagina she showing her back side and ready to straddle his loins. The background shows an interior with large columns. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1997. Gall & Inglis, [no date, ca.1870-1890]. hardcover books
1900FF2487Oxford:: Clarendon Press 1900. 1900. 8vo. xiii 3 554 2 pp. Frontispiece facsimile of Milton's handwriting. Original red calf all edges gilt; professionally rebacked to match in red calf raised bands gilt title "FOREDGE PAINTING" stamped at foot of spine; rubbed some scuffing spine is fresh. Prize bookplate of St. Paul's Girls' School gained by Burella Taylor July 1909 Frances R. Gray Head Mistress. Very good. With an erotic fore-edge painting set within a wide ochre border corner florets in black the scene depicting a mostly nude woman reclined in her bed fingering her vagina holding on the other hand a dildo. Another woman is entering the chamber. On the left side of the frame is a bureau with a mirror and a goblet. The lady in bed is watching herself masturbating in the mirror. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1994. Harrington's commissioned the binding repair adding the new spine and the words "FOREDGE PAINTING" at the foot of the spine. Clarendon Press, 1900. hardcover books
1841FF2465London:: William Smith 1841. 1841. 8vo. xviii 236 pp. Engraved half-title; occasional light foxing. Original deep purple blind- and gilt-stamped morocco all edges gilt. Bookplate of Olive Virginia Goodwin. With a fore-edge painting of Thomson Cottage James Thomson's home and Kew Foot Lane Richmond painted ca 1920-30s by the "Dover" artist probably working for Marks & Company London. PROVENANCE: Olive Virginia Goodwin related to Los Angeles urologist Willard Elmer Goodwin MD his mother 1915-1998. Willard Goodwin 1882-1967 the father of W.E.G. married Olive Virginia Belt thus related to Elmer Belt 1893-1980. kmw William Smith, 1841. unknown books
1877FF2462London:: George Routledge & Sons 1877. 1877. 8vo. iv 644 pp. Endleaves are foxed otherwise internally clean. Original full red crushed blind- and gilt-stamped morocco all edges gilt BOUND BY RAMAGE London. The binding is signed by the binder on the front lower dentelle. Very good. WITH A "SPLIT-DOUBLE" FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF BUFFALO HUNTING SCENES AFTER GEORGE CATLIN SHOWING AN AMERICAN INDIAN ON HORSEBACK HUNTING A BUFFALO; THE SECOND SCENE SIMILAR COULD BY AFTER CATLIN AS WELL THIS TIME WITH 3 MEN ON HORSEBACK RIFLES IN HAND ATTACKING A BUFFALO/BISON THAT IS ALSO HARMING THEM. The scenes are painted by Don Noble not signed as usual. This copy appears to have passed through Harrington's ca.1990-3. PROVENANCE: Calling card of George Booth Beamsley Hall Bolton Abbey Yorkshire inscribed to Miss. H. M. Coutin cousin 1933. kmw George Routledge & Sons, 1877. unknown books
1854FF2384aEdinburgh:: James Nichol 1854. 1854. 8vo. xxiv 298 pp. Half-title. Original full elaborately blind-stamped dark brown morocco gilt spine title all edges gilt. Near fine. Exquisitely made fore-edge painting of Holyrood House Edinburgh painted by Margaret Costa U.K. kMW James Nichol, 1854. unknown books
