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Hodder and Stoughton, 1907. Volume I only. 4to. Original red buckram cloth with spine label (head of spine rubbed and boards and spine partially faded). Pp. xii + 251, illus with b&w plates with tissue-guards (previous small bookplate on front endpaper; no inscriptions).

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

New. .

New.

Nabu Press, 2012-02-27. Paperback. Good.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. With FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS in Rembrandt Photogravure", protected with tissue guards. Vol. 1, Chaucer to Dryden, 251 pages; Vol 2, Pope to Swinburne, page numbers continue to 529. Red/Brown cloth covers with leather title labels with gilt lettering on spines. 12" Tall. No inscriptions except an old faint penciled price on endpaper. Some fading and wear to covers. Leather labels have a few little pieces missing and some fading to the gilt. Vol 2 has some closed tears to the cloth along the spine edges and vol 1 has a closed tear (1" long) at top corners of spine. Hinges sound and pages clean. Set weighs over 3 Kilos so postage will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Hodder and Stoughton 1905. TWO VOLUME SET, Quarto hardcover (G+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. In two volumes Chaucer to Dryden and Pope to Swinburne. Bound in cloth. No dust jacket. Artistically presented on thick art paper. With Full Page Illustrations in Rembrandt Photogravure In very good condition. No inscriptions or markings. Bindings sound.Slight spotting to end papers and page edges. Vol 1 back cover sun-faded as are both spines. 1906

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. Cloth. Good. 12" by 8". Various. An interesting historical of survey of English literature, from the invention of the printing press to the early twentieth century. With fifty one plates across two volumes Across two volumes, Thomas Seccombe offers a historical of survey of English literature from the invention of the printing press to the early twentieth century. With fifteen plates to volume I, and thirty six plates to volume II, collated and complete. The work opens with a chapter on the influence of William Caxton, who was the first English retailer of printed books after he introduced the printing press to England in 1476. Following this, Seccombe offers an biographical sketch of England's important writers accompanied by portrait of the author, or an image inspired by their work. With sections on Drama and Lyric, Satire, Memoir, and the Novel, Seccombe's uncomplicated and entertaining work explores the output and influence of writers such as Chaucer,… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1905. Leather. Good Only/Very Good. 11.5" by 8.5". None. A comprehensive history of English literature. With numerous tissue-guarded plates throughout. Including chapters on Caxton, Foxes' Book of Martyrs, Shakespeare and Paradise Lost, amongst many others. Sir William Robertson Nicoll CH (October 10, 1851 – May 4, 1923) was a Scottish Free Church minister, journalist, editor, and man of letters. Thomas Seccombe (1866—1923) was a miscellaneous English writer and, from 1891 to 1901, assistant editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, writing over 700 entries. In a half-calf binding. Externally sound, though a little rubbed. Backstrip lifting. Front joint failed, although front board still attached. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges reinforced with cloth tape. Pages are bright and mainly clean, with just the odd spot. Overall: GOOD ONLY with a very good interior. Good Only

Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/None. First edition. Complete in two volumes. With illustrations in Rembrandt Photogravure. Mild rubbing and scuffing to boards, more significantly to spine wraps. Corners bumped, spine ends softened and both are mildly frayed. Sun fading to both spines with rubbing and scuffing to title on spine of Vol 1. All pages clean and unmarked though tanned with more significant and uneven tanning to endpapers. Binding remains fairly strong on the whole but with some split bindings in both where binding is visible. Hinges remain intact and not cracked.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1905-6. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12" by 9.5". Not Stated. A first edition of this fascinating history of English literature, illustrated with a number of extra plates throughout. Written by Thomas Seccombe, an English writer and the assistant editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, and William Robertson Nicoll, a journalist and editor.Complete in two volumes.With the pristine original paper wraps bound in to the rear of the second volume. A first edition of this work.Bound in cloth by Sazakerley.Illustrated with fifty-one plates throughout the two volumes, and bound with an additional thirty-three, which are tipped in on green plates..A wonderful and extra-illustrated copy of this history. In the original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some edgewear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5" by 8.5". Various. A lovely and in-depth work looking into the vast history of English literature and its development across the centuries, illustrated. Complete in two volumes.'The Bookman Illustrated History of English Literature' is a richly detailed study of the history of English literature.Volume I begins with Chaucer and the beginning of English Literature as we know it, ending with Dryden. Volume II picks up again with Pope, ending with Swinburne.By Thomas Seccombe and William Robertson Nicoll.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece and fourteen plates.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty five plates.Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. A few light marks and a little minor rubbing to the boards and spines, including to the spine labels. Some spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little… Read More

London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1905. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. F First edition / 1st Printing. Collectible. Paperback. Good. First edition / First printing. 12 volume set -- complete in pictorial wraps. (browning to pages, chipping and nicking to wraps at spine and edges, spine strips deterioated on 4 volumes with vol. 1 pages detatched). A good reference copy of a scarce set....sold as-is.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; Contents; Vol .I - Chaucer to Dryden - Vol. II - Pope to Swinburne. Subjects; English literature History and criticism. History. Criticism. Great Britain Intellectual life.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. With full-page illustrations in Rembrandt photogravure. Two volumes in contemporary half green morocco over green buckram boards, marbled end papers, top edges gilt. Very Good, morocco rubbed at edges, spine evenly sunned to brown. Interiors clean, unmarked, a few spots of toning rear end pages Vol. I. A quite sturdy and handsome set. . Later Printing. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.