April 12, 2024
Set of 8 Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama E.C. Brewer Gilt
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***Gorgeous Antique Set***Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Dramaa Revised Edition of the Reader's Handbook by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL. D. Edited by Marion HarlandPublisher: Selmar Hess, New YorkText block pristine, pages tight to spine - GORGEOUS COMPLETE EIGHT (8) VOLUME SET - well-illustrated with photogravures, etchings, wood engravings and typogravures. Comes with one facimille of one original order form from 1901.Selmar Hess New York, 1902. Hardcover. Book Condition: As new. 8 large volumes A revised American edition letterpress Wood engraving full pages, etchings and photogravures, 400 or more.Copiously illustrated with high quality engraved, full-page plates. Bound in Green Cloth with decorative gilded lettering on cover, spine. Floral end-paper. Edges tinted Gold. Near FOLIO SIZED at 11 3/4'' X 9 1/2''. These are large, heavy, volumes. Complete in 8 volumes. Selmer Hess, New York. 1902. Revised FIRST EDITION.Near fine condition. Hinges fully attached and sound. Some general rubbing, external wear. Exceptionally FINE interior. Pristine condition. Bright, clean, crisp pages. Free of foxing. No writing or signs of previous ownership. Text block is very tight. Each volume contains a frontis protected by tissue, a list of illustrations and many gorgeous, high-quality, engraved, plates. A fascinating encyclopedia
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