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Fore-edge painting was a common practice on fine...
Fore-edge painting was a common practice on fine bindings in the 18th and 19th centuries. Erotic fore-edge painting was less common, and usually masked with gilding as here. Sometimes it showed one view when flexed forwards, and a different view when flexed backwards. Another lost art now only to be found in collectors’ book shops….
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