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Lot 1300

Three fore edge painted books

Estimate: $300 - $500
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Three fore edge painted books, to include Q. Horatii Flacci Opera, C W King, London, 1869, vertical painting of Greek or Roman architecture, w/ people in foreground and cityscape in background, Tracts in Controversy w/ Dr Priestly, Gloucester, 1789, painting of Wells Cathedral in Wells, UK, with people strolling and riding in a carriage in the foreground, and Episodes of Fiction, Nimmo, Edinburgh, 1870, painting of farm scene, with cows and a man seated under a tree, with a farmhouse and barn in the background, tallest book - 9" x 6 1/4".

Condition

Episodes cover separated from binding, end paper torn, others in good condition with expected wear, all edges gilt, bindings tight

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