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Double fore edge painted book: The Lord of the Isles, by Sir Walter Scott, 1857, with Split (double) Fore Edge Paintings, bound in full red leather with intricate gold tooling around the border of the front and back boards as well as on the raised spine and beautifully detailed dentelle edging on inside of covers. Profusely illustrated throughout the text. Excellent condition. Split (Double) Fore Edge Paintings depicting beautiful scenic views with inset cameos of scenic views. Published in Edinburgh by Adam and Charles Black, North Bridge. From the collection of Sir Harry Page, who was the foremost collector of Victorian Fore Edge Painted Books. $3,000.00 Inventory #B3350-159-g 8.25"H 5.5"W 1.5"D
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Fore edge painted book: Italy, a Poem by Samuel Rogers, 1842, with Fore Edge Painting, bound in full red leather with intricate gold tooling around the border of the front and back boards as well as on the raised spine. Many illustrations throughout the text. Excellent condition. Fore Edge Painting depicts a beautiful scenic view of the countryside, with cattle wading in a winding stream, and an architectural structure is also visible in the background. In the Poem contained in this book, the author endeavors to describe his journey through a beautiful country. The Fore Edge Painting on this book is a depiction of what the author describes within the pages of the book. Printed in London by Bradbury and Evans. From the collection of Sir Harry Page, who was the foremost collector of Victorian Fore Edge Painted Books. $2,200.00 Inventory #B3350-159i 7.875"H 5.5"W 1.25"D
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Double fore edge painted book: The Poems of William Wordsworth, 1847,with split (double) Fore Edge Paintings, bound in full red leather with fanciful gold tooling around the borders of the front and back boards, as well as on the raised spine. Intricate dentelle edging around the inside of covers. Excellent condition. Published by Edward Moxon, Dover St. London. Printed by Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars. Split (Double) Fore Edge Paintings Depicting Scenic Views with Cameo Portrait Insets. From the collection of Sir Harry Page of Manchester, England , who was the foremost collector of Victorian Fore Edge Painted Books. $3,200.00 Inventory #B3350-159L 9.5"H 6.75"W 1.75"D
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Double Fore edge painted book: The Poetical Works of William Cowper, 1845, with split (double) Fore Edge Paintings, bound in full black leather with decorative gold tooling on front and back boards as well as on the raised spine. Excellent condition. Printed by Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars, for Thomas Tegg, London. Split (double) Fore Edge Paintings depicting a boy fishing with a man and dog close by, and a mother and her children with their cat at her feet, with a man with a dog approaching them. There is a fine cameo portrait inserted into the scene. From the collection of Sir Harry Page of Manchester, England, who was the foremost collector of fine Victorian Fore Edge Painted Books. $2,800.00 Inventory #B3350-159J 6.5"T 4.5"W 2"D
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Fore edge painted book: The Poetical Works of John Milton, with a Memoir and Seven Embellishments by Fusali, Westall, and Martin, 1841. Beautiful Fore Edge Painting with Cameo Insets, one of which is a Portrait of the author. Bound in Full Black Leather, with Fancy Gold Tooling on Front and Back Covers, as well as on the Spine. Published by J.J. Chidley, London. From the collection of Sir Harry Page of Manchester, England, who was the foremost collector of Victorian Fore Edge Painted Books. $2,500.00 Inventory #B3350-159k 8.75"H 5.75"W 1.5"D
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Fore edge painted book: Paradise Lost, by John Milton, 1816-1817, with Fore Edge Painting, bound in full maroon leather with gold tooling on front and back boards as well as on the raised spine. Beautifully illustrated at the beginning of each chapter with light foxing on illustrated pages. Otherwise, excellent condition. Published by John Sharpe,Piccadilly. With wonderfully detailed Fore Edge Painting depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. From the collection of Sir Harry Page of Manchester, England, who was the foremost collector of Victorian Fore Edge Painted Books. $2,100.00 Inventory #B3260-139f 6.5"T 4"W 1"D
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Double Fore edge painted book: The Land and the Book; or Biblical Illustrations Drawn From the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and the Scenery of the Holy Land, by W.M. Thomson, D.D., 1887. Split (Double) Fore Edge Paintings, Full Black Leather Binding, Gold Tooling around borders of Front and Back Covers, and Very Fine Gold Tooling on Raised Spine. Dentelle Edging inside Front and Back Covers. Unusually Fine Binding, All Plates and Maps Present. Wonderfully Detailed Fore Edge Paintings Depicting Scenes from the Holy Land. Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London. From the collection of Sir Harry Page of Manchester, England, who was the foremost collector of Victorian Fore Edge Painted Books. $3,500.00 Inventory #B3350-159c 7.5"H 5.5"W 2"D
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Fore edge painted book: The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, and The Life of William Wordsworth, approximately 1870, with Fore Edge Painting. Bound in Full Green Leather, with Intricate Gold Tooling on Covers and Raised Spine, Dentelle Edging on Inside of both Covers, and Illustrated with 8 Fine Steel Engraved Plates by T. Brown. Fore Edge Painting depicts Wordsworth and his home. Published by Gall and Inglis, of Edinburgh. From the collection of Sir Harry Page, Manchester, England, the foremost collector of Victorian Fore Edge Painted Books. $2,200.00 Inventory #B3350-159b 6.625"H 4.25"W 1.375"D
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