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GRIFFITHS, Acton Frederick]. Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica; or, a Descriptive Catalogue of a Rare and Rich Collection of Early English Poetry. London: Thomas Davison for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1815. 8 o (238 x 150 mm). Half title, title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece and title vignette, engraved capitals and text vignettes. Brown morocco, covers with wide border of triple gilt fillet and gilt dog-tooth and urn rolls, upper cover with gilt and onlaid morocco plant with birds and squirrels in the branches, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, black morocco label in one compartment, a repeated gilt panel in the rest, board edges and turn-ins gilt, gilt edges concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. Provenance: Ralph Sneyd (bookplate); Estelle Doheny (bookplate; her sale Christie's, 17 October 1988, lot 1326). -- TURNER, Sharon. The Sarced History of the World Attempted to be Philosophically Considered in a Series of Letters ot a Son. London: William Clowes for Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848. 3 volumes, 8 o (191 x 115 mm). Half titles. Contemporary half purple morocco gilt, edges gilt cocnealing fore-edge paintings of LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, YORK CATHEDRAL and A PASTORAL RIVER SCENE. Provenance: H.L.S. (armoral bookplate); Estelle Doheny (bookplate; her sale Christie's Camarillo California, 1 February 1988, lot 578). Eighth edition. Weber I, p.175. -- EASTLAKE, Charles Locke (1793-1865), translator. Handbook of Painting. The Italian Schools. London: William Clowes and Sons for John Murray 1855. 2 volumes, 8 o (193 x 114 mm). Title printed in red and black, 108 engraved plates (spotting throughout). Olive brown morocco gilt, edges gilt with fore-edge paintings of SANTE SALUTE, VENICE and MOUNT AVENTINE, ROME (joints and foot of spine lightly rubbed). Provenance: Estelle Doheny (her sale Christie's Camarillo California, 1 February 1988, lot 607). Third edition. Weber I, p.177. (6)
GRIFFITHS, Acton Frederick]. Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica; or, a Descriptive Catalogue of a Rare and Rich Collection of Early English Poetry. London: Thomas Davison for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1815. 8 o (238 x 150 mm). Half title, title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece and title vignette, engraved capitals and text vignettes. Brown morocco, covers with wide border of triple gilt fillet and gilt dog-tooth and urn rolls, upper cover with gilt and onlaid morocco plant with birds and squirrels in the branches, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, black morocco label in one compartment, a repeated gilt panel in the rest, board edges and turn-ins gilt, gilt edges concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. Provenance: Ralph Sneyd (bookplate); Estelle Doheny (bookplate; her sale Christie's, 17 October 1988, lot 1326). -- TURNER, Sharon. The Sarced History of the World Attempted to be Philosophically Considered in a Series of Letters ot a Son. London: William Clowes for Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848. 3 volumes, 8 o (191 x 115 mm). Half titles. Contemporary half purple morocco gilt, edges gilt cocnealing fore-edge paintings of LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, YORK CATHEDRAL and A PASTORAL RIVER SCENE. Provenance: H.L.S. (armoral bookplate); Estelle Doheny (bookplate; her sale Christie's Camarillo California, 1 February 1988, lot 578). Eighth edition. Weber I, p.175. -- EASTLAKE, Charles Locke (1793-1865), translator. Handbook of Painting. The Italian Schools. London: William Clowes and Sons for John Murray 1855. 2 volumes, 8 o (193 x 114 mm). Title printed in red and black, 108 engraved plates (spotting throughout). Olive brown morocco gilt, edges gilt with fore-edge paintings of SANTE SALUTE, VENICE and MOUNT AVENTINE, ROME (joints and foot of spine lightly rubbed). Provenance: Estelle Doheny (her sale Christie's Camarillo California, 1 February 1988, lot 607). Third edition. Weber I, p.177. (6)