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London:: Printed for T. Cadell; and E. Moxon, 1834., 1834. 8vo. vii, 284 pp. Engravings throughout. Bound ca. 1890/1905 in full olive brown crushed morocco, gilt corner decorations, dentelles, a.e.g., marbled endleaves. Bookplates of Alfred Trapnell and Oscar Ehrhardt Lancaster (both owned fore-edge paintings). Very good. With a vertical fore-edge painting of a large urn or vase with a plant. The painting is not signed or dated. PROVENANCE: Alfred Trapnell bookplate, his library sold in NY ca. 1910 ["998" label]. The fore-edge was painted before Trapnell bought the book, as there was another ROGERS in the Phoebe Jane Easton collection that was a clear companion to this volume, also with Trapnell's bookplate. Alfred Trapnell was a famous collector of porcelains. [kmw]

Edward Moxon. London. 1838. Edward Moxon. 1838. First thus. Printed at The Chiswick Press by Charles Whittingham. Measures 16.5 x 10.5cm. A VERY FINE AND DETAILED FORE-EDGE depicting industrial river scene. Bound in full maroon morocco, gilt borders and decorations, minor wear to corners, joints and head and tail of spine. Spine slightly faded. All edges gilt. Fore-edge invisible when book is closed. A clean and sound copy of a very collectable volume housed in red slipcase.