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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: With Fore-Edge Painting of New Bridge and Broomielaw, Glasgow. [Fore-Edge Painting]. by Burns, Robert

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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: With Fore-Edge Painting of New Bridge and Broomielaw, Glasgow. [Fore-Edge Painting]. by Burns, Robert

The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: With Fore-Edge Painting of New Bridge and Broomielaw, Glasgow. [Fore-Edge Painting].

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London: Frederick Warne and Company. The earliest fore-edge paintings date possibly as far back as the 10th century; these earliest paintings were symbolic designs. Early English fore-edge paintings, believed to date to the 14th century, presented heraldic designs in gold and other colors. The first known example of a disappearing fore-edge painting (where the painting is not visible when the book is closed) dates from 1649. The earliest signed and dated fore-edge painting dates to 1653: a family coat of arms painted on a 1651 Bible. Around 1750, the subject matter of fore-edge paintings changed from simply decorative or heraldic designs to landscapes, portraits and religious scenes, usually painted in full color. Modern fore-edge painted scenes have a lot more variation as they can depict numerous subjects not found on earlier specimens. These include scenes that are erotic, or they might involve scenes from novels (like Jules Verne, Sherlock Holmes or Dickens, etc.). In many cases, the chosen scene will depict a subject related to the book, but in other cases it did not. In one instance, the same New Brunswick landscape was applied to both a Bible and to a collection of poetry and plays. The choice of scenes is made by either the artist, bookseller or owner, thus the variety is wide. The technique was popularized in the 18th century by John Brindley (1732-1756), publisher and bookbinder to the prince of Wales and Edwards of Halifax, a distinguished family of bookbinders and booksellers. The majority of extant examples of fore-edge painting date to the late 19th and early 20th century on reproductions of books originally published in the early 19th century.
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THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS

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Frederick Warne and Co., 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 614 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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Tamarack Review. # 57. Spring 1971

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London: Frederick Warne and Co.. Good. 1890. New Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's library plate laid in inside of front cover. Bumped and worn corners and spine. Light scratches on the sides of the pages. ; The Chandos Classics .
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W. & R. Chambers Ltd., 1907. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1907. No Edition Remarks. 553 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front free endpaper is removed. Scuffing to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to front board. White marks overall. Textblock is shaky.
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London: Bliss Sands and Co., 1111. 556pp. Maroon burlap, with dancing muses on front cover in gilt. Spine a little sunned. Name on free fep and splitting to front gutter. Spots and fading to cloth, rubbing to extremities, wear to extremities of spine. . Reprint. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Frederick Warne & Company, 1891. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1891. No Edition Remarks. 614 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with decorations. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription and sticker residue to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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Grant Richards, 1903. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 607 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are moderately cracked causing boards to be loose. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.
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The Grand Colosseum Warehouse Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 512 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. No Edition remarks within. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges are cracked, with some exposed netting and a loose binding. Boards have been moderately rub worn, with noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed and spine ends are crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.
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