REYNOLDS, FREDERIC MANSEL [fore-edge paintings]
The Keepsake for 1828.
London: Hurst, Chance and Co 1827. iv, 312p, frontis, title page vignette, engraved plates [lacking colour wreath and 2 plates. All edges gilt, 190mm, rebound in later 19th century full green leather with gilt titles and rules, original spine strip laid on.
Hidden under the gilt fore-edge is a painting featuring a floral still life of flowers in an urn, colours clear and bright.
2. The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXII. London: Longman, Rees, Orme Brown & Green [1831]. iv, 320p, 2 frontis, title page vignette and engravings. Includes Narrative of an Ascent of Mont Blanc. 1830. All edges gilt, 190mm, rebound in later 19th century full green leather with gilt titles and rules, original spine strip laid on.
Hidden under the gilt fore-edge is a painting featuring a floral still life of roses, colours clear and bright.