Sold for:
$3,198
$3,198
Edwards of Halifax Binding with Fore-edge Painting. The Holy Bible , Oxford: Wright & Guild, 1774, 12mo, full vellum painted with scenes from the Bible on both boards, blue underpainted and gold tooled Greek fret Etruscan-style border, spine tooled and lettered in gilt, with the original green morocco slipcase, also tooled in gilt, almost identical to the British Library's Davis210, a 1762 copy of the Book of Common Prayer , a.e.g., fore-edge painting of Nostell Priory, Yorkshire; housed in modern red chemise and half morocco slipcase, very good, 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-15
