Double Fore-Edge Painted Robinson Crusoe, 2 Vols., 1820

1st item: THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, printed by T. Davidson, London, 1792. Hardcover octavo, gilt-edged pages with watercolor double fore-edge paintings, both depicting scenes of Hampstead, London, co

The Poetical Works of James Thompson, Volumes 1 and 2, 1854, each with double fore-edge decoration. Volume 1 fore-edge depicting Jedburg Abbey and a portrait of James Thompson, and Edinburgh castle fr

In 1784, John Walter purchased the patent for logography, a new type of printing process. It was a new form of typesetting that was said to be faster and more accurate than conventional typesetting be

Defoe (Daniel) The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, 2 vol., seventeenth edition, engraved frontispiece, folding map, and plates, light foxing or offsetting, bookplates to pas

FORE-EDGE PAINTED BOOKThe Poetical Works of Mrs. Hemans. London: Frederick Warne and Company, n.d. Octavo. Double fore-edge painted scenes featuring Boston and Philadelphia Harbors.

[Defoe (Daniel)] The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, 2 vol., engraved titles and 15 plates after Thomas Stothard, vol. 2 with 14pp. publisher's advertiseme

27 volumes of Works of Rudyard Kipling, Charles Scribner, 1919 edition, in good condition; Thomas Hardy "Far from the Madding Crowd", Gulliver's Travels (Vol 1), Robinson Crusoe (Vols. 1 and 2), and "

MISCELLANEOUS LOT OF 2 LEATHER BOUND BOOKS TITLED "COMYN'S WESTERN EMPIRE" COMPLETE IN VOL. 1 & 2, BY ROBERT COMYN, LONDON, 1810, FULL LEATHER, MARBELIZED FORE-EDGE, EXCELLENT CONDITION; 8.5" X 5.5"

Franklin (Benjamin) Works, 2 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece, ink ownership inscription front endpapers, vol. 1 title top fore-edge corner clipped, and small stain to lower, vol. 2 title remnants

FORE-EDGE PAINTING: FORE-EDGE PAINTING: Homer: Oeuvres, vol. 6; ie vol. 2 of L’odyssee. 1819. Cont. full calf, rubbed. Fore-Edge painting of a tree in the foreground and a church in the backgrou

DEFOE, Daniel (1660–1731). STOTHARD, Thomas, illustrator (R. A., 1755–1834). The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies; and W. Blackwood, 1820. 2 volumes,

Vol.1 Issue 2 Summer 1998 and Vol. 3 Issue 1 Winter 2000. Very slight yellowing on edges. Both double sleeved and boarded for protection.

Fabian. The Penna.-German Decorated Chest. NY: Main Street, 1978. 1st ed. Edge wear/tears to dj. Inscribed by author to Harry Hartman. // Fales. American Painted Furniture 1660-1880. NY: Dutton, 1979.

Leti, Gregorio. "La Vie de Philippe II" Volumes I - VI, French Edition. Amsterdam; Pierre Mortier, MDCCXXXIV (1734). Half calf with speckled boards and painted edges, 16mo (6 1/2" high). Some wear and

Mariana, Juan de. "Historia de Espana" Volumes 3/4 through 21/22, ten books total. Madrid; Sociedad de Literatos, 1841. Quarter leather over marbled boards with painted edges, 8vo (8 1/2" high). Some

Naude, Gabriel. "Science des Princes ou Considerations Politiques sur les Coups d'Etat" Volumes I - III. MDCCLII (1752). Full marbled calf with raised bands and painted edges, 16mo (6 1/2" high). Some

Pair of early to mid 20th century hand painted corner cabinets decorated throughout with birds and gilt details, the upper portion with three tiers and scrolling edges, over double doors raised on a s

Atlases.- Sharpe (John) Sharpe's Corresponding Atlas, 54 engraved maps by J.W.Lowry, all hand-coloured in outline, 2 double-page (6/7 & 19/20), 2 world maps slightly shaved at fore-edge affecting impr

Philip Rundell, London, 1820-21, sterling silver oval tray with shell and scroll edge, double side lift handles, and feet, 15 1/2 x 23 in. over handles, 109.40 ozt.

Pennsylvania 19th Century Small Blue-Painted Softwood Bench. Beaded edge mortised top, beaded double skirts and shaped cut-out legs. 14-1/2"h. x 28"w. x 10"d.

Bohemian Painted Double Layer Bottle. (Sides w/ Carved Edges). 8 1/2"x 6"

Chinese. Jiaqing mark and period. 1796-1820. Painted with mythological birds within double blue circles. Diameter 6 1/2". (1500/2000)

Circa 1820. Watercolor on paper portrait of a young child framed in faux grain painted oval frame with gilt edge. Very nicely rendered example. Framed: H5 1/2" W4 1/2" Sold from the collection of a So

20th century; cups with double twist handle and painted floral decoration, saucers with sawtooth edge, 5 1/2 in. Diam.