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[FORE–EDGE PAINTING]. SCOTT, Walter, Sir (1771–1832). Rokeby; A Poem. Edinburgh: printed for John Ballantyne and Co., 1813. 8vo (216 x 127 mm). 19th century red straight–grain morocco, covers with gilt foliate borders, spine with double raised bands, gilt tooling and lettering in compartments, all edges gilt, concealing a DOUBLE FORE–EDGE PAINTING of Kensington Palace and Windsor Castle (front hinge completely broken, joints rubbed). Provenance: Gladys McKenney Molony (dated inscription), collector of fore–edge paintings; presented by Molony to the Saint–Mary–of–the–Woods College Library (bookplate); sold at the Robert Brown Auction in 2007 at the Saint–Mary–of–the–Woods College Library sale.