Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts 1880-1881

Two volumes featuring the 'Chamber's Journal' periodicals from 1880 and 1881, bound in half calf. Two volumes.The fourth series.Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards.This set features a collection of the 'Chamber's Journals' from the years 1880 to 1881 bound over two volumes. These journals were published monthly and discussed popular literature, art and science. Both volumes feature a complete year of published journals, covering topics such as ancient Burials in Orkney, the ugly duckling theory and landowning. Bound in half calf. Externally generally smart with marks to the boards, fading, bumping to the extremities of the boards and rubbing to the boards to '1880' with rear joint tender and front starting. Hinges tender to '1880', with scattered spotting to the endpapers with a significant closed tear to the front free endpaper to '1880'. Internally firmly bound to '1881' and generally firmly bound to'1880' with pages 831 to rear blanks tender. Pages lightly age toned with spotting to the fronts and rears and the odd spot throughout. Good.…