The Book of Common Prayer.

[Fore-edge Painting by Taylor & Hessey]. Church of England.

Edité par John Reeves, no date [circa 1801?]., London:, 1801

TAYLOR AND HESSEY BINDING. BOUND WITH: A New Version of the Psalms of David . . . by N. Brady, and N. Tate. London, John Reeves, [no date]. 2 volumes in 1. Small 12mo. Unpaginated. Bound by Taylor and Hessey in full maroon straight grain morocco decorated in gilt and blind, spine decorated in gilt with five raised bands, partial gilt roll to edges and binder's stamp in gilt to fore-edge, all edges gilt, inner dentelles gilt, brown endpapers; corners bumped, moderate edgewear, joints starting, minor dampstaining, somewhat rubbed and soiled. Early ink ownership to front pastedown: Violet Ekins, May 5, 1889 â " "A present from J. Crawley, Mary A. Crawley, Lenton." Very good. With a fine fore-edge painting by Taylor and Hessey depicting an English country hillside with a large cathedral atop the hill surrounded by forest trees. Taylor & Hessey bindings with contemporary fore-edge paintings by the 'house artist' are among the highest quality fore-edge paintings ever painted. They survive in various states of condition, but still quite distinguished in quality. The Taylor & Hessey bindery uniquely signs their name to the lip of the fore-edge on the boards (sometimes quite worn, as in this case, but still clearly understandable). REFERENCES: Weber, Jeff, Annotated Dictionary of Fore-edge Painting Artists & Binders, pp. 247-250. Provenance [4]: J. & Mary A. Crawley (of Lenton, Nottingham, UK) â " Violet Ekins, 1889 â " Randall J. Moskovitz, MD (1949-2019), Memphis, Tennessee â " Jeff Weber. N° de réf. du vendeur FF2516

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Book of Common Prayer.
Éditeur : John Reeves, no date [circa 1801?]., London:
Date d'édition : 1801
Reliure : Couverture rigide