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FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS. MORGAN, AARON AUGUSTUS. 1822-1888. The Mind of Shakespeare as Exhibited in His Works. London: Chapman and Hall, 1860. image 1
FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS. MORGAN, AARON AUGUSTUS. 1822-1888. The Mind of Shakespeare as Exhibited in His Works. London: Chapman and Hall, 1860. image 2
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FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS.
MORGAN, AARON AUGUSTUS. 1822-1888.
The Mind of Shakespeare as Exhibited in His Works. London: Chapman and Hall, 1860.

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FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS.

MORGAN, AARON AUGUSTUS. 1822-1888. The Mind of Shakespeare as Exhibited in His Works. London: Chapman and Hall, 1860.
8vo (168 x 114 mm). Early 20th century maroon straight-grain morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, covers with floral gilt frame flanked by triple fillets, center panel with blind-tooled floral border, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with central patera within octagonal frame, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. Corners a bit rubbed, a couple of minor nicks in the painting.

FIRST EDITION. WITH A FINELY EXECUTED FORE-EDGE PAINTING OF ANNE HATHAWAY'S COTTAGE BY MISS C. B. CURRIE. With a bound-in calligraphic leaf, stating that this is No. 25 of the books with fore-edge paintings done by Miss Currie, the leaf signed at the bottom by her. One of the few fore-edge paintings done by an identifiable artist, of considerable renown. Miss C. B. Currie is best known for her role in producing so-called "Cosway bindings," which featured inset miniatures painted by her on ivory. Currie collaborated with Riviere on most of the Cosway bindings, which numbered about 1,000 by the time she died in 1940. Her fore-edge paintings, by contrast, were far less numerous. The text is a selection of excerpts from Shakespeare's works purports to show us the playwright's mind on hundreds of topics, from love to anger to power to earthquakes to house-building to supererogation, and much more. The work provides us with a very useful concordance of Shakespearean quotes on a wide variety of topics.

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