Cyclopaedia English Literature, First Edition (11 results)

Condition: Good. 1st edition. Half calf, P. 2 volumes, xvi+672pp, xvi+717pp, many b/w illustrations, a working set only, leather very worn to both volumes, sporadic foxing & browning. A good & comprehensive dictionary of Literature, the second volume covers just over 100 years of literature. Extensive notes on all the leading figures in English poetry, drama & fiction. 2750 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two Volume First Edition Set. Both Tight Firm And Clean. Some Slight Age Browning To Pages And Very Faint Foxing To Page Edges. Libris Sticker With Name Of Previous Owner And Number 243 In Both Volumes (Rear Front Hard Board). Quarter Leather (Green) With Gold Titled Spines. Marbled Paper Hard Boards With Some Slight Rubbing. Slight Wear To Edges. Both Volumes Have 1843 Printed At Bottom Of Spines - However Volume 2 Has 1844 Listed As Printing Date On Title Page.

Condition: Fair. First Edition. Worn condition. Covers heavily rubbed. Hinges cracked. Loss to spines. Some foxing and page darkening, but content in overall good condition. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). 672pp; 715pp + index. With b/w illustrations. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. Brown hardback half-leather covers with marbled boards.

First Edition. Good to very good copies bound in gilt-blocked half aniline calf over marble boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 v. : ill ; 26 cm. Subjects: English - literature - Dictionaries. Authors ; Biography. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two Volumes, complete. Unmarked PAGES And BINDINGS In EXCELLENT CONDITION. HARDBACK. Marbled page edges and leather spines are beautiful. End papers are scruffy. Approximately 7" X 10". 833 and 832 pages.

First Edition. Good to very good copies bound in gilt-blocked half aniline calf over marble boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 2 v. : ill ; 26 cm. Subjects: English - literature - Dictionaries. Authors ; Biography. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with blind bordering. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Note: Complete in 3 volumes. Physical description: 3 v. Subjects: English literature. English literature Criticism General. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine/Fine. 1st Edition. Two Volumes, Large 4to., xix(1)812, xv(1)816pp. Beautiful undated later edition, though published no later than the Xmas, 1867 gift inscription, Bound in three quarter black leather over green pebble-cloth covered boards. Gilt borders. Gilt decorated raised bands on spine. Title in gilt upon a red leather label in 2nd compartment; author and Vol. # in gilt in 3rd; blind-stamped decorations in all others. Marbled fore-edges and end-papers. Black & white in-text illustrations and author portraits throughout. Square, tight and remarkably clean throughout with just a touch of page edge-toning. Minor rubbing to spine ends, hinges and tips. Neat gift inscription on front end-paper dated 1867. A gorgeous, well-preserved collectable set. Additional postage may be required for international and Priority Orders.

1st edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with blind bordering. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Note: Complete in 3 volumes. Physical description: 3 v. Subjects: English literature. English literature Criticism General. 1 Kg.

FIRST EDITION. 2 volumes. Large 8vo (250 x 173 mms.), pp. xx, 812; xvi, 816, steel-engraved illustrations throughout text, contemporary half calf, gilt spines, morocco labels, marbled boards; lacks half-title in volume 1, front hinges both volumes a bit tender.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Beautifully bound in 3/4s calf with marbled boards. Brown endpapers and red edges. Five raised, ribbed bands. Gilt spine title. Some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards. Binding is tight and square. A collector's copy. Robert Chambers (10 July 1802 - 17 March 1871) was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner, William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles. Large item. Extra shipping may be required.