Rare Erotic Fore-Edge Painted Book

Samuel Smiles, Robert Dick: Baker, of Thurso, Geologist and Botanist, London:, John Murray, 1878, bound by John Bumpus, London, in full tan calf with gilt fillet, the spine with raised bands and gilt fillet and lettering, the edges cut and gilt, the fore-edge painted with two erotic scenes in the Regency taste.

Estimate:$100

View all items fromNew Orleans Auctions GalleriesorBooks, Maps & Manuscripts