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I believe you are describing "Fore-edge painting"
A nice history of the book art can be found in Carl Weber's
"Fore-edge painting: a historical survey of a curious art in
book decoration." Irvington-on-Hudson: Harvey House, 1966.
Hope this helps.
Robert Garzillo
Technical Services Librarian
Rhode Island School of Design
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