[FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]
Group of five volumes, all with fine concealed fore-edge paintings. Leather bindings, tooled in gilt or gilt and blind. all edges gilt. The largest volume 9 1/4 x 6 inches (23.5 x 15 cm); various paginations. One volume with rear board separated, another with a short separation at the head of the rear board, otherwise light wear, sound.
The views include Oxford, a graveyard, Worcester Cathedral, the Radcliffe Theater in Oxford, and Mumbles Lighthouse.
Sold for $1,062
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Includes Buyer's Premium
[FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]
Group of five volumes, all with fine concealed fore-edge paintings. Leather bindings, tooled in gilt or gilt and blind. all edges gilt. The largest volume 9 1/4 x 6 inches (23.5 x 15 cm); various paginations. One volume with rear board separated, another with a short separation at the head of the rear board, otherwise light wear, sound.
The views include Oxford, a graveyard, Worcester Cathedral, the Radcliffe Theater in Oxford, and Mumbles Lighthouse.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Nov 24, 2014