Macmillan Globe Edition - 7 Vol. Matching Leather Collection - Boswell, Burns, Milton, Spenser, Scott, Pepys & Cowper, 1920-1924

A handsome collection of seven titles from Macmillan’s Globe Edition, uniformly bound in the publisher’s brown limp leather with elaborate gilt decoration and gilt lettering to the spines. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited. Individual publication dates vary; Boswell dated 1922. The collection comprises: James Boswell, Life of Johnson; Robert Burns, The Works of Robert Burns; Edmund Spenser, The Works of Spenser; Sir Walter Scott, Poetical Works; Samuel Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys; John Milton, Poetical Works; and William Cowper, Poetical Works. An attractive matched group from Macmillan’s long-running Globe Edition series, particularly appealing as a decorative literary collection. CONDITION: Good overall. All seven volumes show age-related wear to the leather bindings, including rubbing, scuffing, and wear/loss at spine heads, tails, and extremities, varying by volume. Gilt spine decoration remains unusually bright and attractive overall. Please examine photographs carefully for individual condition. Sold together as a seven-volume collection. These volumes constitute a matching collection of titles from the Macmillan Globe Edition series and are not represented as a complete set of the series.…