Split (Double) Fore Edge Painted Book, The Poetical Works of John Milton, 1862

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Description: The Poetical Works of John Milton, 1862, with Split (Double) Fore Edge Paintings. Bound in Full Green Leather, with Christ's Hospital Gold Tooled on Front Cover. Raised Bands on Spine, Dentelle Edges on Inside of Covers, and Illustrated with Engravings from Drawings by J.M.W. Turner, R.A. Split (Double) Fore Edge Paintings depict Castle Scenes. One scene has Ladies sitting at the Water's Edge with a Castle in the background, and the other has a Castle Scene with a Flowing River in the foreground. 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 #B3350-159h 8.75"H 6"W 2.25"D

Status: For Sale	Reference#: B3350_159h
Condition: Excellent	Year: 1862
Height: 8.75 in. (22.23 cm)	Depth: 2.25 in. (5.72 cm)
Width: 6 in. (15.24 cm)
Title: Split (Double) Fore Edge Painted Book, The Poetical Works of John Milton, 1862
Materials: Full Green Leather Binding

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