Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. N.d., ca. 1860s-1890s. Volume 1. Spine ends frayed. Boards rubbed and edgeworn; front board detached, rear board missing. (plays, comedies) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. N.d., ca. 1860s-1890s. Volume 3. Spine ends bumped and chipped. Joints cracked and torn. Boards rubbed and edgeworn; front board loose, but still attached. (plays, tragedies) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Published by Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
1/2 leather. Condition: Good+. Undated, circa 1880. Good+. 3 Volumes. Tall 4to., bound in half black calf and purple textured cloth with gilt decoration and colored title labels to the spine, marbled edges. Numerous images by Selous. Rubbing to edges, spine and boards. Tips rubbed through. Cloth has some stains and fading. Scattered light foxing throughout.
Published by CASSELL & CO, LONDON CIRCA 1880, 1880
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. BOUND IN 19TH CENTURY HALF LEATHER BINDINGS, SET INCLUDES THE TRAGEDIES, COMEDIES & HISTORICAL PLAYS, ALL THREE BOOK ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT IN BLACK & WHITE. EACH BOOK MEASURES APPROX 12.5 x 9.5 INCHES. SOME RUBBING, SCUFFS & MARKS TO LEATHER WITH SMALL AREAS OF PEELING TO LEATHER MOSTLY AT CORNERS, COUPLE OF VOLUMES WITH A SMALL SPLIT TO LEATHER AT OUTER HINGES WITH ALL BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED, CORNERS BUMPED WITH SOME RUBBING TO CLOTH BOARDS, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING, MINOR MARK OR CREASE TO PAGES. OVERALL A VERY GOOD SET WITH BOARDS WELL ATTACHED & MOSTLY CLEAN INTERNALLY. HEAVY BOOKS. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.
Published by Cassell Peter and Gilpin N.d.c.1890, London, 1890
Seller: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
First Edition
HardBack. Condition: Good. No jacket. First Edition. Presumed 1st Edition, Cassell Peter and Gilpin, no date circa 1890 from Copac. 7 VolumeDivision Complete Set. Profuse engraved illustrations by Selous, Watson, Barnard, Small et al, including; portrait double frontispieces to each volume, many tissueguarded full page plate illustrations all in very good order, intext illustrations, chapter head pieces, coloured endpapers. Volume I cracked to upper hinge, front free endpaper detached but present, Volume VII lacking front free endpaper, all volumes shaken, Vol I upper board bowed, else internally good clean tight sound, no bookplate, inscriptions or ownership marks of any kind, remarkably free from foxing or browning. Bound in bright gilt embossed, lettered, ruled and lustrated pictorial red cloth, featuring elaborate gilt and black illustration including portrait, fleursdelys, flora, stars, scrolled leaves, and many ruled compartments. Great shelf presence though sloped, with 2 gilt title and volumedivision labels, and elaborate black illustration. A great Edition of the more uncommon 7 volume set with wonderful illustrations, at reduced price due to shaken boards, all edges very bright gilt. Heavy sets such as these incur additional postage, especially overseas and particularly and possibly prohibitively outside Europe. Please inquire.