
The LITERATURE OF ALL NATIONS!!
Of All AGES, HISTORY, CHARACTER, And INCIDENT!!
ILLUSTRATED, with 100 Demi-Ceinte Plates from Paintings by the World's Best Artists!
Bound in genuine leather bindings!
Gilded lettering on spine!
Rag style paper.
These are large books at approximately 9 inches tall!
E.R. Dumont, Chicago. Printed in 1902!
Well over 100 years old.
COMPLETE, 10-Volume set, as stated on the title pages!
This is a thorough Encyclopedia of Literature!
VERY GOOD condition. Hinges fully attached and sound. Some minor starting not affecting integrity of hinges. Very tight internally. Some general rubbing/wear, as shown. Clean, bright pages. Light browning. About free of foxing. No writing.
'Special Edition'. Edited by Julian Hawthorne, John Porter Lamberton, Oliver H. G. Leigh and Russell Young. Introduction by Justin McCarthy.
Includes a facsimile autograph.
A thorough library of classic literature. Pretty much all classic authors are represented, from Poe to Shelley, from Twain to Beowulf, etc......
An encyclopedic work and a library unto itself.
This is a gorgeous set, and displays beautifully!
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