[FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS]. A group of 4 mid-to-late-19th-century works, comprising:

HACK, Maria. Grecian Stories. Harvey and Darton, 1840. 19th-century dark brown morocco gilt, sides with various colored calf onlays gilt, edges gilt concealing FORE-EDGE PAINTING of a church. Provenance: Henry Sutton (bookplate). Later edition. -- [SPORT]. Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest. John Murray, 1853. Late 19th-century red polished calf gilt prize binding, edges gilt concealing a FORE-EDGE PAINTING of a baseball game with a player sliding into home. Seventh edition. -- BARHAM, Richard Harris ("Thomas Ingoldsby"). The Ingoldsby Legends. Richard Bentley and Son, 1882. Late 19th-century green polished calf gilt, red morocco lettering-piece gilt, edges marbled concealing FORE-EDGE PAINTING of a gunfight between 2 horse-riders, stamp-signed by J.C. Willbee. Provenance: Ernest Georgio Raphael (prize bookplate, 1884). “Victoria Edition” and the "Two Hundred and Fortieth Thousand" edition. -- DICKENS, Charles. Christmas Stories from "Household Words" and "All the Year Round" and Other Stories. Chapman and Hall, Ld. and W.R. Howell and Co., n.d. 20th-century half green morocco gilt, edges gilt concealing FORE-EDGE PAINTING of circular portrait of Dickens flanked by scenes from the story. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, all published in London, various 12mo and 8vo sizes, condition generally very good.