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Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts
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6 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036-1902 ![]()
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FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS - Prayer books. Group of two titles, one with double fore-edge painting. 1) The Fire Upon the Altar. Sermons Preached to Harrow Boys. London: Percival and Co., 1891. 8vo (175 x 115 mm). Contemporary full burgundy morocco, tooled and lettered in gilt, a.e.g. Conditon: ownership signature to title; slightly rubbed, faint stain to upper cover, ; small pieces missing on edges of spine. double-edge with views of eton college and harrow school. 2) The Key of Heaven or, a Posey of Prayers, Selected from Catholic Authors. London: Keating, Brown and Keating, 1815. 12mo (120 x 60 mm). Contemporary dark brown morroco stamped in gilt and blind, a.e.g. Condition: hinges reinforced, browning to title and margins of first and last leaves; slightly rubbed. Provenance: Malacrida (bookplate). fore-edge view of yorkminster.ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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