Fore-Edge painting.- Rogers (Samuel) Italy, a Poem, 1859; and others with fore edge paintings (4).

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Fore-Edge painting.- Rogers (Samuel) Italy, a Poem, engraved frontispiece portrait, illustrations, occasional foxing, contemporary morocco, vignettes of Greek vases to covers, initials "W.J.A." to upper cover, rubbed to spine and corners, front hinge starting to crack, g.e., fore-edge painting beneath the gilt of an Italian town, Edward Moxon, 1859 Scott (Sir Walter) The Poetical Works, 8 engraved plates, tissue guards, light foxing and damp staining, ink inscription to front free endpaper dated 1864, contemporary morocco, rubbed, front joint splitting and hinge coming loose, rear hinge starting to crack, g.e., worn, fore-edge painting beneath the gilt of Rob Roy, Edinburgh, Gal and Inglis, [c.1840]; and 2 others, poetry, with fore-edge paintings, 8vo (4)

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