1st item: THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, printed by T. Davidson, London, 1792. Hardcover octavo, gilt-edged pages with watercolor double fore-edge paintings, both depicting scenes of Hampstead, London, copper plate engraved frontispiece, rebound in original red full moroccan leather with gilt stamping to covers and spine, gilt lettering to spine, four raised hubs, gilt dentelle to interiors of covers, fragments of ribbon bookmarks. 10" H x 6 1/2" W x 2 1/4" D. Note: Includes a typed message from Paul Gottschalk, Holland, with a brief description of the book and the fore-edge painted scenes. 2nd item: THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, published for John Reeves, Esq., London, 1812. Hardcover octavo, gilt-edged pages with watercolor double fore-edge paintings of London scenes, one depicting The Temple Bar on Fleet Street, and one depicting The Horse Guard in Whitehall, hardbound in full red moroccan leather with gilt stamped borders to covers and spine, gilt lettering to spine, 8 5/8" H x 5 1/2" W x 1 5/8" D. 3rd item: TRAGEDIES, by Thomas Noon Talfourd, published by Edward Moxon, London, 1840. Hardcover octavo, 98 gilt-edged pages with watercolor double fore-edge paintings, one side depicting a scene of Athens with the Acropolis visible in the background and one depicting a Mediterranean village scene. possibly also Athens, hardbound in full black moroccan leather with gilt stamping to covers and spine, gilt lettering to spine, five raised hubs, gilt dentelle to interiors of covers. 8 5/8" H x 5 3/4" W x 1 1/8" D.

PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: 1st item: Covers with wear, rubbing, scuffs, corners bumped. Pages with toning, some foxing spots, especially to first few and past pages, pencil inscriptions from previous owners. Original front end paper is not present. 2nd item: Covers with wear, rubbing, tears, largest 1 1/2", back cover is separated from spine, corners are bumped. Pages are still bound together but are separated from spine. Pages with toning, acid burn to pastedowns and end papers, foxing spots, some areas of dampstaining, pencil inscriptions from previous owners. 3rd item: Covers with wear, rubbing, minor losses to leather, some staining, scuffs, corners bumped. Stitching to binding is becoming loose, pages are still bound together but are becoming separated from spine. Pages in light toning, some staining, pencil inscription from previous owners, handling wear to pastedowns and front matter pages. Foredges painting in very good condition.