1847 · London:
by [Fore-edge Painting] HALL, Mrs. S.C.
London:: Chapman & Hall, 1847., 1847. 8vo. viii, 464 pp. Illustrated with engravings. Original half maroon calf, top edge gilt; joints worn. Bookplates of W.R. Grace [motto: "En Grace Affie" = On Grace, depend] and John T. Beer. With Beer's handwritten note describing the fore-edge; also with Beer's miniature ink cost code on the upper left blank "-X". Very good. [C330/045] With a fore-edge painting of Abbotsford. This piece was painted toward the end of the 19th century. Source: Beer Library Sale, lot 389, November 12-14, 1903, purchased by Lupton, London [bookseller]. / John T. Beer distinguishes himself as probably the first person to sign his (truncated)