(FORE EDGE PAINTING) OLIPHANT, MRS. The Makers of Modern Rome. London, 1895. Fore edge painting by Winifred Arthur of Eternal City
The Makers of Modern Rome. In Four Books. London: Macmillan, 1895.8vo (8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches), bound by Howell of Liverpool in full red morocco gilt, gilt-tooled and -lettered spine, gilt turn-ins, a.e.g. First edition. With a Fore Edge painting of the Eternal City signed by Winifred Arthur. Contains numerous illustrations by Henry P. Riviere and Joseph Pennell. Hinges starting; light dampstaining to bottom of some pages, not affecting fore edge painting.