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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. Seller Inventory # 100195108
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