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19003415Elmira NY or Auburn NY 1900. Wooden blook 4.75 x 6.25". A hand-made wooden box in the shape of a 12mo book with a compartment carved from the interior and lined with blue velvet. In very good condition with a 1" x 3" section of varnish removed on the front board; scattered scratches to the surface that seem to be heavier on the rear board where the box was laid; wear and oxidation to the metallic gold used on the fore edges. AN EXCELLENT WOODEN BOOK WITH A SECRET COMPARTMENT the gift of one male prison guard to another featuring many qualities of American Folk Art. <br/><br/>The term "Blook" was coined by Mindell Dubansky of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; it is the contraction of the words "Book Look" and refers to an everyday object that looks like a book. Our blook is decorated with Tole paintings in green white gold orange and burgundy. The front of the blook has a decorative shield with "To Walter Long 1900" in script within a central cross; the shield is surrounded by wreath of flowers and leaves on a burgundy field with a green border that extends around the spine to the rear cover of the blook. The "spine" has a central green panel bordered in orange and decorated with arabesques in gold with the word "Friendship" in script written on a diagonal. The rear of the blook has a central shield with three horizontal panels with the words "Compliments of Elvey D. Ridley" in script on the first two horizontal panels; the shield is formed by an arabesque border and is superimposed on top of a foliate branch. The edges of the "text block" of the blook are painted metallic gold.<br/><br/>The secret compartment is accessed by sliding the spine of the blook downward and then outward to remove it and the compartment is revealed when a small sliding door on the front "cover" of the blook is pulled toward the spine. <br/><br/>Our blook is a token of friendship between two who worked at the Elmira Reformatory in 1900. Walter Long was a guard and Elvey D. Ridley was a "keeper". Ridley transferred to Auburn Prison to become a guard in 1900. It is likely that Ridley's move to Auburn prompted this gift to his friend. <br/><br/>A unique blook offering between two friends and a scarce instance of early 20th century folk art. <br/><br/>For records of the two men see: State of New York Civil Service Commission. Seventeenth Report of the State Civil Service Commission. March 13 1900 p. 793 and February 28 1901 p. 116 Albany: James B. Lyon State Printer. unknown books
1900349Sevilla: original 1900. original. Framed. Fine. F. Candella. Watercolor on paper unframed: 6.8" x 4.1" / 17.2 x 10.3 cm ca.1900 signed "FCandel "F" & "C" ligated Sevilla Spain. Colorful and humorous watercolor of a mounted horseman wooing his fair duena. original unknown books
1813FF2459London:: Printed by Law and Gilbert for F.C. and J. Rivington 1813. 1813. 8vo. vii 1 113 1 pp. INTERLEAVED COPY with manuscript 8 pages long of two copied letters from Henry Bathurst the Lord Bishop of Norwich to William Firth 1813 followed by a reply from Firth also copied in a very neat and easy hand to read. Later full calf gilt-stamped border raised bands dual spine labels one black the other faded all edges gilt; rubbed. Bookplate of Edward Thomas King. Very good. With a fore-edge painting of Arno River Florence. Nicely painted. For Henry Bathurst see DNB 1885-1900 Volume 3. PROVENANCE: Pacific Book Auction Galleries Sale 255 2003 Lot 142. kmw Printed by Law and Gilbert, for F.C. and J. Rivington, 1813. hardcover books
1801FF178London:: Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies by G.R. Clarke 1801. 1801. Small 8vo. xx ii 232 pp. Original full dark navy blue straight-grained morocco gilt Greek-key tooling surround five raised bands elaborate gilt compartments all edges gilt. Very good . With a fine fore-edge painting under the gilt showing "Christchurch in Hampshire here James Fordyce lived." With an early typed note relating to the painting. The artist possibly copied the engraving "Christchurch Hampshire" from the print by E. Finden after a picture by W. Westall published in Great Britain Illustrated 1830. This view shows the single row boat in the foreground similar to the image with this fore-edge painting. Artist unknown; painted ca. 1900-1955. This scene is delicately and skillfully painted. "Fordyce's delivery and gestures were studied and he drew crowds to Monkwell Street. His topics were didactic but he also satisfied cultured tastes and dealt with the ethics of actual life. David Garrick was impressed; Fordyce associated with Samuel Johnson and introduced him to Blair. He gave sympathetic account in Addresses to the Deity 1785 of Johnson's religious character speaking as an evangelical moderate." DNB. Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, by G.R. Clarke, 1801. hardcover books
1853FF2400Oxford:: University Press 1853. 1853. 8vo. vi 524 2 pp. Index. Original full dark green morocco stamped "Fortem Posce Animum" "Pray for a strong will" - Juvenal and on the lower cover: Honi soit qui Mal y Pense" = "Evil to him who evil thinks"; joints rubbed. Student's prize for George Rodney Scott d. March 3 1929 at Winchester College July 8 1866. later a Fellow of Merton College; bookplate of Bernardine Murphy. Very good. With a fore-edge painting by the "Dover" artist "Ponte Rotti Rome." With the title hand-written by the artist. Painted ca.1920-30s. Fore-edge painting of "Rotti Bridge Rome." The "Ponte Rotto" was drawn by J.D. Harding and engraved by Edward Francis Finden ca.1834 and the fore-edge artist has used this view to apply to the edge of Clinton's Chronology of Rome. The provenance suggests that Scott was the owner through 1929 and on his death it may have found its way to Marks & Co. perhaps by scouting or by auction. From that date it is consistent with other pieces also painted by the 'Dover' painter though this tends to support the point that the earliest date this book could have received a fore-edge painting would have been in 1929. <br /><br /> PROVENANCE: Bookplate of Bernadine Murphy Donahue 1904-1968 a prominent California Catholic philanthropist who married Daniel Donahue in 1954 and established the Daniel Murphy Foundation in 1957 in memory of her father to promote Roman Catholic causes. "So helpful to the Church was the foundation that Pope John XXIII conferred on Bernardine the title of 'Papal Countess' the only title given to an American during his pontificate. Several years later Pope Paul VI conferred on Daniel the title 'Gentleman of His Holiness' the highest award bestowed on a layman in the Church and the first such Award ever given to an American. The Countess died unexpectedly in 1968" Burks. Burks Lisa. "Bernadine Murphy Donahue." Find A Grave Memorial #16920718 2006. <br /><br /> George Rodney Scott authored Brief Summary of a Course of Lectures on Greek History 1877. JWRB University Press, 1853. unknown books
1833FF2440London:: Longman Rees Orme Brown Green and Longman 1833. 1833. Small 8vo. 264 pp. Engraved half-title 19 engraved plates. Original full dark green blind- and gilt-stamped morocco a.e.g.; neatly rebacked preserving original endleaves; rubbed. Early ownership signature on title of - Baldwin; bookseller's label of G.A. Poynder Reading. From the collection of Phoebe Jane Easton. Very good. WITH A FORE_EDGE PAINTING of an English countryside scene showing two monuments including a cathedral by "Stevens" a painter who worked after WWII and was very prolific. Edited by Letitia Elizabeth Landon 1802-1838. Fore-edge painting PROVENANCE: Yale & Brown Booksellers Pasadena CA with their dated invoice of September 15 1962 – W.R. Moran La Cañada purchased 16 July 1962 with fore-edge painting named on the receipt – gifted to William "Bill" & Phoebe Jane Easton in 1962. The important aspect of this provenance is that within it is a proof that this book was painted on before July 1962. Bill Easton ca.1916-1996 paleontologist was a professor of geological sciences at USC specializing in fossil corals. "Dr. Easton was an outstanding gentleman in the truest sense of the word" said paleobiologist David J. Bottjer. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833. unknown books
1846FF2480Cantabrigiae:: J. et J.J. Deighton; Londini: Joh. Gul. Parker 1846. 1846. Two parts in one vol. 8vo. xii 13-335 1 pp. Title & leaves with red borders throughout. Text mostly in Latin and English with some Greek. Original full dark green gilt-stamped morocco raised bands all edges gilt "Bound by Dodd" Cambridge; rubbed. Foxed. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Sebastian Bayley M.A. "Finem Respice". With an erotic fore-edge painting showing a bedroom scene the young man wearing only his shirt lying in bed the nude lady-lover stroking his erect penis and taking some pleasure as his feet play between her legs. Painted for Harrington's London by their house artist ca. 1995. / The text is compiled by Drury with numerous poetic contributions from various sources. Includes "A Song of Sixpence." p. 113. Among the English selections are contributions by Samuel Rogers Gray Burns Shakespeare Tennyson Gammer Gurton unknown Sheridan Byron Andrew Marvel Ben Jonson Cowper Milton Congreve Prior Colton etc. "In 1838 Drury became classical lecturer at Caius but having been ordained he left Cambridge in 1839 to take sole charge of Alderley Gloucestershire a curacy which he exchanged the following year for that of Bromham Wiltshire. Drury together with some friends projected and published the Arundines Cami a collection of translations into Latin and Greek verse by several Cambridge men. The first edition was published in a beautiful form in 1841 and four subsequent editions appeared during Drury's lifetime; a sixth after his death was edited by his son-in-law Mr. H. J. Hodgson in 1865. These successive editions contained several new pieces." Wikipedia. See: "Sudden Death of the Archdeacon of Wilts and Chaplain to the House of Commons" The Times London Tuesday 27 Jan 1863 p. 8. PROVENANCE: Thomas Sebastian Bayley M.A. fl.ca.1855 Lancashire. J. et J.J. Deighton; Londini: Joh. Gul. Parker, 1846. hardcover books
1808FF2369Paris: E Prelis Fratrum Mame 1808. 1808. 12mo. iv xi 1 354 pp. Some light foxing. Original full crimson straight-grain morocco gilt and blind-tooled rules gilt spine extra a.e.g.; rubbed. Bookplate of Bernardine Murphy. Very nice copy. With a fore-edge painting by the "Dover" painter associated with Marks & Co. showing "The Coliseum from the Orto Farnese" perhaps after Frederick Walmisley 1815-1875. <br /><br /> PROVENANCE: The Catholic philanthropist Bernardine Murphy is Sir Daniel J. and Countess Bernardine Murphy Donohue 1904-1968; married in 1954. They resided in Los Angeles at one time buying the mansion of Earle C. Anthony the founder of KABC. That mansion was donated to the Immaculate Heart Sisters in 1971 upon the death of the Countess. The couple established the Daniel Murphy Foundation in 1957 in memory of Bernardine's father to promote important Roman Catholic and other philanthropic causes. Mrs. Donohue is entombed next to Cardinal James Francis McIntyre. The art collection of Sir Daniel Donohue was recently sold at auction. <br /><br /> Antoine Augustin Renouard Catalogue de la Bibliotheque d'un Amateur vol. II 1819 p. 266. JWRB E Prelis Fratrum Mame, 1808. unknown books
1864FF2489London: 1864-85. 1864. Eight volumes. Small 8vo. Original full dark red gilt-stamped morocco all edges gilt; rubbed. Bookplates of Samuel Bronfman; ownership signature of Edwin Robinson 1864 1872. All volumes with crudely painted erotic scenes on the fore-edges fanned in both directions. EIGHT-VOLUMES WITH EROTIC DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS. INVENTORY: 1 Enoch Arden etc. London: Edward Moxon 1864. Small 8vo. 4 178 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Nude couple on a bed she with upstretched arms he with his penis erect approaching his lover. 2 Nude man masturbating. 2 Idylls of the King. A new edition. 1864. Small 8vo. vi 2 261 1 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Vertical scene showing the woman kneeling and performing fellatio on the man. 2 Nude man and woman with another copulation position. 3 Poems 1864. Sixteenth edition. Small 8vo. xii 379 1 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Copulation position. 2 Back-view of the man and woman enjoying a seated position nude as if watching a sunset probably on the edge of a bed. 4 The Princess a medley. Twelfth edition. with: Maud and other poems. A new edition. London: Edward Moxon 1864. Two volumes in one. Small 8vo. vi 183; viii 168 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Nude couple penis erect the lady lying down and relaxing next to him. 2 The nude couple with a copulation scene. 5 The Holy Grail and other poems. London: Strahan 1870. Small 8vo. 6 222 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Nude man lying down performing fellatio on the nude women straddling above him. 2 Man nude masturbating. 6 Gareth and Lynette. London: Strahan 1872. Small 8vo. 6 136 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Full penetration scene of the man and woman viewing from the man's rear. 2 Man and woman nude where he is performing fellatio on the woman. 7 Becket. London: Macmillan 1884. Small 8vo. 4 213 3 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Man & woman in bed nude she manipulates his genitalia. 2 Nude embrace. 8 Tiresias and other poems 1885. Small 8vo. viii 203 1 pp. Fore-edge painting: 1 Nude couple the lady performing fellatio on the man. 2 Another position of the same she with her back to the man manipulating his genitalia. PROVENANCE: Edwin Robinson 1864 – Samuel Bronfman 1889-1971 Canadian businessman. 1864-85. unknown books
1883FF2463London:: Longmans Green Reader and Dyer 1883. 1883. Small 8vo. vi 2 855 1 pp. Original full blind- and gilt-stamped maroon morocco all edges gilt. Student's prize from King's College London to C. F. Felix Sladz inscribed by C. W. Browne M.A. 1891 as recognition for being "Headmaster's Monitor". Additionally signed Felix Sladz. With a handsomely painted fore-edge painting "after Rowlandson" of a landscape a somewhat rural scene showing a fishing at a river with 2 or 3 domiciles in the background. Well-painted for Harrington's late 1990s. kmw Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1883. unknown books
1828FF2476Vienna:: Joseph Riedl ca.1828. "Reminders of friendship" is a guest book for collecting manuscript memories. 1828. Oblong small 8vo. 56 leaves. Sketch-book largely with blank leaves: Title-page wood engraving verse leaf and following are 3 ink drawings: I dog; II bucolic scene with base of ruins 7 leaves of manuscript verses or notes written in German verse with penned name of Fr. Gelner 1829; III bucolic scene with a nude figure and what appears to be either an odd monument or a cooking structure or an odd chemical processor dated 1815. One of the leaves of verse has the penned name of Therese Koppa another shows the name of Bern Koppa. Original full elaborately gilt-stamped maroon morocco all edges gilt marbled endleaves. A handsome sketch book or memory book. From the library of Phoebe Jane Easton. Very good. PANORAMIC FORE-EDGE PAINTING BY 'STEVENS' – ON THIS MANUSCRIPT ALBUM. When fanning the edges of this little book one sees the hidden PANORAMIC watercolor painting applied ca. 1950s by "Stevens" the prolific post WWII British fore-edge painter. In this case his painting is applied to a charming memory or friendship album. See: L. Jeff Weber Annotated Dictionary of Fore-edge Painting Artist & Binders pp. 244-246. Joseph Riedl, ca.1828. ["Reminders of friendship" is a guest book for collecting manuscript memories]. unknown books
1821004131Chiswick -- London: C. Whittingham 1821. Full Calf. Very Good Minus. Fore-edge painting of a square rig vessel and ancillary rowboats at sunrise by A. C. Needham. 12mo. 13 by 8 cm. Needham 1872-1952 was an American painter based in Boston and Manchester Massachusetts known for his marine paintings and proficient in miniatures. Supposedly he was self-taught at least in fore-edge painting technique and he was believed to have executed between 35 and 40 fore-edge paintings. In an article he wrote about his artwork he had a preference for painting things that had a close relationship to the subject of the book as is the case with this fore-edge painting. See Weber Annotated Dictionary of Fore-Edge Painting Artists & Binders p. 213. Blindstamping on green calf covers. Gilt work in corners of board and on spine. Rubbed joints and edges. Scattered foxing within <br/><br/> C. Whittingham unknown books
1820257743n.p. London 1820. 4to. Early 19th-century dark purple morocco covers tooled in gilt with wide floral border central frame made up of lines and circular gouges spine with raised bands in six compartments a.e.g with fore-edge painting of Hyde Park Corner with foxhunters and horse and carriage fine. 4to. A blank album finely bound with a fore-edge scene of Hyde Park Corner. unknown books
182017384London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees & Orme 1820. Third edition. Illustrated by Five engravings intended to show the Different Stages of the Neutral Tint title vignette. 1 vols. 8vo. Original rose paper-backed blue boards printed paper label on upper cover Price 10s.6d. Boards.". Rubbed spine and edges worn interior quite fresh. A very good copy of this unusual work. Third edition. Illustrated by Five engravings intended to show the Different Stages of the Neutral Tint title vignette. 1 vols. 8vo. Painting on Velvet. There are instructions and recipes for making the colors needed for painting on velvet at the back. A source for Theorem painters Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme unknown books
1818FF2367London:: John Murray 1818. 1818. 8vo. viii 576 pp. "3 plates" Original green straight grain morocco gilt rules gilt-stamped raised bands rouge endleaves. Bookplates of John Bolton and Marjorie & Martin Mitau. Very good. With a fore-edge painting under the gold entitled: "Fore Edge Castle & Bridge of St. Angelo Tomb of Hadrian." The old Castle at St. Angelo is referenced on p.300: "This imitation of Egyptian deformity must not be supposed to apply to the mausoleum of Hadrian but to the monstrous divinities and the fabrics of the Tiburtine villa. The Mole was constructed it is thought on the plan nearly of the Mausoleum of Augustus or Cecilia Metella." Aikin. A classic scene often depicted on fore-edge paintings. <br /><br /> Provenance: Martin Mitau 1900–1973 and Marjorie nee Fleishhacker Mitau 1906–1983 were both San Franciscans and lived in the Bay Area all their lives. He was a member of Roxburghe Club of San Francisco and the Book Club of California and their collection was strong in California fine printing. - Kelmscott Chaucer census. JWRB John Murray, 1818. hardcover books
1818FF2401London:: John Murray 1818. 1818. 8vo. viii 576 pp. Original full double gilt-ruled vellum gilt embellished spine olive-brown morocco spine label all edges gilt red endleaves. Fine copy. With a glorious fore-edge painting on the painted edge by the Dover painter of "King's College Chapel Cambridge" and labeled in the artist's ink hand. The artist is known to have worked in the 1920s and 1930s in London thus it is interesting to note that there are two notations with dates: a dated inscription in the back E.H.W. 25/3/31 March 25 1931 $ 85. - with a cost code showing B/-/- over B/H/E. Surely an indication that this was painted by March 1931 and offered for sale by an American bookseller for $ 85. The label shown for the painting also has a code: 116/1/24 which looks like a code/date - if a date then the year would be 1924. This is very much within this artist's time period of activity. JWRB John Murray, 1818. hardcover books
1809FF2426London:: J. Johnson T. Payne R. Faulder G. Wilkie & J. Robinson . . . 1809. 1809. 8vo. xlviii 787 1 pp. Original full crimson red straight-grain morocco covers elaborately gilt raised bands a.e.g.; rubbed top spine chipped a bit corner shows wear. Bookplate of Bernardine Murphy; title-page ink signature upper margin of John Parr 1815. Very good. With a fore-edge painting by the "Dover" artist showing the Plain and Bay of "Sorrento" drawn by J. D Harding engraved by E. Goodall ca.1832 or 1844 Italy. With the title hand-written by the artist painted ca.1920-30s. PROVENANCE: Bookplate of Bernadine Murphy Donahue 1904-1968 a prominent California Catholic philanthropist who married Daniel Donahue in 1954 and established the Daniel Murphy Foundation in 1957 in memory of her father to promote Roman Catholic causes. "So helpful to the Church was the foundation that Pope John XXIII conferred on Bernardine the title of 'Papal Countess' the only title given to an American during his pontificate. Several years later Pope Paul VI conferred on Daniel the title 'Gentleman of His Holiness' the highest award bestowed on a layman in the Church and the first such Award ever given to an American. The Countess died unexpectedly in 1968" Burks. Burks Lisa. "Bernadine Murphy Donahue." Find A Grave Memorial #16920718 2006. J. Johnson, T. Payne, R. Faulder, G. Wilkie & J. Robinson, . . . 1809. hardcover books
1842FF2466London:: Edward Moxon 1842. 1842. 8vo. vii 320 pp. Numerous engraved illus.; lacking frontispiece portrait. Original full maroon blind- and gilt-stamped morocco raised bands gilt compartments all edges gilt. Bookplate of Oscar Ehrhardt Lancaster fore-edge painting collector. With a fore-edge painting of "Sadler's Wells Theater" London ca.1813 after Thomas Hosmer Shepherd 1792-1864; engraved by J. Garner 1830. This is a "modern" painting 20th century. Edward Moxon, 1842. hardcover books
1830FF149London:: Printed for T. Cadell; and E. Moxon 1830. 1830. 8vo. vii 284 pp. Bound ca. 1890/1905 in full olive brown crushed morocco gilt corner decorations dentelles a.e.g. marbled endleaves; p. 273/4 torn and mended. Alfred Trapnell bookplate. Very good. With a vertical fore-edge painting of a large urn or vase with a plant. The painting is not signed or dated. The view is suggestive of three urns that decorate the text of this volume but it is not a copy of them. Alfred Trapnell bookplate his library sold in NY ca. 1910 "997" label. Was the fore-edge painted before Trapnell bought the book or after Alfred Trapnell was a famous collector of porcelains. From the Phoebe Easton collection of fore-edge paintings. Printed for T. Cadell; and E. Moxon, 1830. unknown books
1836FF2429Parigi:: Presso Baudry 1836. 1836. 2 volumes in 1. Sm. 8vo. xxx 2 442 2; iv 288 2 pp. Frontispiece portrait 2 half-titles; light foxing. Original full green straight-grain gilt-stamped morocco a.e.g.; rubbed Early ownership inscription 1839. Bookplate with signature of Edward Thomas King. With a beautiful scene painted by Don Noble unsigned of Tivoli Italy. Presso Baudry, 1836. unknown books
1884FF2482Manchester:: Privately Printed for Viscount Julian Smithson and friends 1884. 1884. 8vo. ii xiii 248pp. Rebound by Martin Frost in three-quarter dark crimson morocco raised bands gilt-stamped spine marbled boards with edge tooling in blind all edges gilt. Fine. EROTIC MANUAL WITH DOUBLE FORE-EDGE PAINTING SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With a wonderfully erotic and playful double fore-edge painting by the master of the discipline Martin Frost painted ca. 1996. Signed by the artist "MF" in the scene. In classical motifs borders and set within an oval frame: Three nude nymphs running to an erect Satyr. On ethe reverse: Three Satyrs one erect approaching a nude nymph. Signed on the lower right of the scene oval. / The text is arranged in two books containing eight chapters: The Metamorphoses of Venus; I: Of Copulation; II: On Pedication; III: Of Irrumation; IV: Of Masturbation; V: Cunnilingues; VI: Of Tribads; VII: On Intercourse with Animals; VIII: Of Spintrian Postures; concluding with an "Enumeration of the Erotic Postures" 90 of them. / Bound by the artist himself Martin Frost newly gilded edges on this privately printed edition of 100 copies: "None of these copies are for sale." / "De figuris Veneris On the figures of Venus is an anthology of ancient Greek and ancient Roman writings on erotic topics discussed objectively and classified and grouped by subject matter. It was first published by the German classicist Friedrich Karl Forberg in 1824 in Latin and Greek as a commentary to Antonio Beccadelli's 1394-1471 Hermaphroditus commonly referred to as Antonii Panormitae Hermaphroditus an erotic poem sequence of 1425 in renaissance Latin though it was later also published as a separate work." / "Forberg's work was later also translated into English in 1899 and published by Charles Carrington as De figuris Veneris Manual of classical erotology and again in 1907 by Charles Hirsch and into French German and Spanish. The French edition by Alcide Bonneau was titled Manuel d’érotologie classique. One French edition of 1906 was illustrated by Édouard-Henri Avril which concludes with a list of 95 sexual positions. Most of the editions were restricted to high society or censored; one of the copies edited in France was immediately deposited on the secret shelves of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Spanish translation was titled Manual de erótica clásica." Wikipedia. Privately Printed for Viscount Julian Smithson, and friends, 1884. hardcover books
1833FF2443England: 1833. 1833. 8vo. vi 475 iii pp. 9 decorative end pieces or illustrations a few of the illustrations are labelled: ". . . near Vienne" "Mont Blanc" "Roche Don at Avignon.". Original full burgundy morocco single gilt ruled covers raised bands gilt-spine "M.S."; heavily rubbed spine joint torn or weak. Good. With fore edge painting by the "Dover" painter Marks & Co. ca. 1928 entitled "Summer" clearly this artist's handwriting depicting two men and one woman harvesting hay in the countryside two lovers are walking arm and arm in period costume. Delicately painted. "In 1831 William Howitt produced a work resulting naturally from his habits of observation and his genuine love of nature. It was a history of the changes in the face of the outside world in the different months of the year and was entitled The Book of the Seasons or the Calendar of Nature 1831." Of this work William Hone writes ". . . it is a volume of delight to lovers of nature . . . " – see: Hone The Year Book of Daily Recreation & Information: Concerning Remarkable Men . . . London 1832. The most striking element of this unusual book is that it is written entirely in manuscript from cover to cover with an extremely neat hand. There is no indication who wrote the beautiful calligraphy for this volume which is dedicated by the author to Mrs. J.E. Carr. 1833. hardcover books
1867FF163London:: Charles Griffin 1867. 1867. 8vo. xxxviii 682 pp. Index to subjects. Original full brown morocco stamped in darker brown gilt corner devices four raised bands a.e.g.; light edge wear corners showing some scuffs to outer edges. Early ownership signature of Gerald Beach. With a fore-edge painting estimated date of painting: 1985 showing two trappers in the woods one holding a captured and killed ferret or similar creature. Painted by/for Harrington's London ca.1990s. Charles Griffin, 1867. hardcover books
1827WB15033London: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1827. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Red morocco gilt binding rubbed and worn with rear board detached and front board starting. Contains a double fore-edge painting one a view of the Castle on the Rhine and the other of Oxfordshire with fishing scene. The book is inscribed in a contemporary hand to "J. L. Sealy from his affectionate friend T. W. Tindal." <br/><br/> Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green hardcover books
18149026271London: T. Cadell and W. Davis 1814. Hardcover. Fine condition. Bound in full green morocco with gilt tooling on front and back cover and on the spine. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. 240 plus 36 pages. 6 1//5 inches tall. Many vignette wood engravings. With a fore edge painting of a manor scene identified on the front free end paper in pencil as Newsparch Isle of Wight. A beautiful scene with remarkably rich color. <br/><br/> T. Cadell and W. Davis hardcover books
