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Lot 412

[FORE?EDGE PAINTING]. ?? [EDWARDS OF HALIFAX]. The Book of ...

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[FORE?EDGE PAINTING]. ?? [EDWARDS OF HALIFAX]. The Book of Common Prayer? Paris: P. Didot for W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791. 8vo (146 x 84 mm). CONTEMPORARY VELLUM BY EDWARDS OF HALIFAX, covers with Greek key roll border on a blue wash background within gilt fillets, starburst cornerpieces gilt, enclosing a leafy foliage gilt border, smooth spines gilt?lettered on a blue wash background and gilt?stamped with Greek harps and various small tools, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, CONCEALING A CONTEMPORARY FORE?EDGE PAINTING of St. Martin?s Church in Canterbury heighted with soft pastel colors. Provenance: Elizabeth Buckle (early signature dated 2 April 1810).