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Harrisburg, PA: Clarence M. Busch, State Printer. 1896. vg-. Hardcover. 2 Vols. both 9.5" tall; shelf wear to edges of marbled boards with red leather corners & back strips; all edges gilt; marbled ep; color maps & illustrtions (some fold-out) & plates; text is unmarked, there's a previous owner name & date in pencil in each vol.; gilt lettering &… Read more about this item

San Diego, CA: Canterbury Classics. 2011. vg. Leather bound. ISBN:9781607103134 652 pages; color illustrated end pages; contents clean; binding solid; red ribbon marker intact; all edges gilt; very light shelf wear to edges of burgundy leather cover with gilt lettering & red & black decor on covers & spine; 4 raised bands on spine; no dj .

Boston : Houghton Mifflin . 1907. good+. Hardcover. Vol. 7 only. 517 pages + glossy b/w illustrated plates; glossy color il'd frontis; text unmarked; gilt top edge; 7.5" tall; light biopredation to green cover with gilt decor on front; wear & chips to brown leather back strip with gilt lettering & decor on spine .

London: Folio Society. 2000. vg-. Hardcover. 338 pages + glossy color plates; patterned eps; b/w photos & maps; text unmarked, light foxing to edges; 9" tall; black cover with gilt & red decor on front & gilt title on spine; light shelf wear to black slipcase .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. 1979. vg. Hardcover. 457 pages; moire eps; glossy color illustrated frontis of Dickens; b/w illustrations; 9" tall; burgundy leather cover with gilt lettering & decor on covers & spine; 4 raised bands on spine .

NY: Colonial Press. 1900. vg. Hardcover. viii 457 pages; glossy b/w frontis of Mohammed & 3 other plates with tissue guards; many pages unopened; text clean, address label inside front cover; binding solid; top edge gilt; 9.25" tall; light shelf wear to edges of burgundy cover; gilt lettering & decor on spine .

NY : Colonial Press. 1901. vg-. Hardcover. xviii 462 pages; glossy b/w frontis of Mohammed & 3 other plates with tissue guards; many pages unopened; text clean, chipped address label inside front cover; hinges starting; top edge gilt; 9.25" tall; corners of olive green cover bumped; gilt lettering & decor on spine .

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill. 1905. vg-. Hardcover. 195 pages; b/w & color illustrated plates; text clean; free front end page has been neatly removed; 7.75" tall; light shelf wear to edges of green cover with rubbed gilt & white illustration on front; no dj .

Cambridge at the University Press. 1892. good. Hardcover. Edited for syndics of the University Press. text in Greek & English; lxviii 223pp; chips / tears to marbled end papers; text unmarked, book plate inside front cover; fading marbled edges; 8.5" tall; 5 raised bands, brown leather title bands, & gilt decor to spine; gilt 'Rugby School' emblem on front; gilt… Read more about this item

Cambridge at the University Press. 1894. good-. Hardcover. Edited for syndics of the University Press. text in Greek & English; front cover detached but present; xcii 244pp; marbled end papers; text unmarked, book plate inside front cover; tape ghosts & light foxing to eps; marbled edges; 8.5" tall; 5 raised bands, brown leather title bands, & chipping gilt decor to… Read more about this item

Maplewood, NJ: Hamond. 1962. vg. Hardcover. 275pp; green monochrome illustrated vignette eps; b/w & color photos; contents clean; 12" tall folio; green backstrip with 5 raised bands on spine; shelf wear/soil to rubbed cream covers; gilt lettering & decor on spine & front; no dj .

NY : Thomas Nelson & Sons. vg-. Leather bound. no publication date, most New Century Library pub between 1899 & 1910; 206pp; green marbled eps; frontis on Emerson; text clean, previous owner name & light foxing to edges; top edge gilt; light wear to edges of green leather cover; gilt decor on spine .

Grolier Society. 1949. vg-. Hardcover. Complete 10 volume set. b/w photos, maps, & illustrations; some color & b/w plates; contents clean; 9.5" tall; shelf wear to edges of burgundy covers with blind stamped decor on fronts & spined; gilt lettering & bands on spines .

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1881. good+. Hardcover. 3 folio volumes; marbled end pages; b/w illustrations in text + engravings with tissue guards; contents unmarked; all edges gilt; inside dentelles; 12" tall; 5 rased bands on spine; bevelled edges with wear to edges & rubbing tooled, pebbled leather covers with gilt lettering & decor on fronts & spines .… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton, Osgood, & Co.. 1880. vg-. Hardcover. Household Edition. xiii 324pp; clean text in 2-column format, pp toned; previous owner book plate inside front cover; 7.5" tall; light shelf wear to rust colored cover with bevelled edges; blind stamp on back, gilt decor on front & spine; spine darkened .

NY: Selmar Hess. 1902. good+. Hardcover. Complete 8 Vol. (heavy) set. cream moire eps; illustrated with photogravures, etchings & engravings with tissue guards; all edges gilt; 11.5" tall; wear to edges of olive green covers with beautiful art nouveau black & gilt decor on fronts & spines .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. 1992. vg-. Leather bound. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare in Thirty-Nine Volumes. 120 pages + glossy 1-color wood engraving frontis & plates; moire end pages; interior clean; ribbon marker; all edges gilt; slightly skewed; 11" tall; gilt decor on burgundy leather covers; black title bands & gilt on spine; corners bumped .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. 1992. vg. Leather bound. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare in Thirty-Nine Volumes. 129 pages + glossy b/w illustrate frontis & plates; moire end pages; interior clean; ribbon marker; all edges gilt; 11" tall; gilt decor on burgundy leather covers with light shelf wear to edges; black title bands & gilt on spine .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. 1992. vg. Leather bound. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare in Thirty-Nine Volumes. 124 pages + glossy hand-color wood-engraving frontis & plates; moire end pages faint book plate ghost mark inside front cover; text clean; ribbon marker; all edges gilt; 11" tall; gilt decor on burgundy leather covers; black title bands & gilt on spine; corners… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. 1st. 1998. good+. Leather bound. Signed by Author Signed First Edition Society. LIMITED to 1,450 copies. SIGNED by author; 347pp; marbled end pages text clean, all edges gilt; ribbon marker intact; slightly musty odor; 9.25" tall; green leather cover with chipping gilt decor & lettering; 3 raised bands on spine .