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Complete in 12 volumes.
BRONTE is exceedingly difficult to find.
These are bound in the highest grade leather. The bindings are original.
Printed in 1907 in Edinburgh. Only light external wear. All hinges sound, some abrasion and rubbing as shown in the pictures. Printed in English.These are large books.
9 inches tall. Bound in the original fine leather bindings.Quality leather.All hinges sound.
A remarkable and imposing set.
Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail.

MANUSCRIPT EDITION.
This is set #4. Number 4 of the 1000 copies of the Manuscript Edition, Bound in full leather.
Full leather end papers.
These full leather bindings are original, and are only found on the first several sets. These are large heavy books, measuring 10 inches tall. This is a gorgeous set.
Complete in 4 volumes.
In very good condition despite the age. The bindings are original. MANUSCRIPT EDITION. Printed in 1928.
Complete in 4 Volumes. Volume I contains a handwritten page of Beveridge's original manuscript. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858
Complete in Four Volumes.
By Beveridge, Albert J
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover.
Number 4 of the 1000 copies of the Manuscript Edition, printed at the Riverside Press in Cambridge, MA.
This is a compelling and detailed biography of Abraham Lincoln. The preface describes the rigorous and painstaking research conducted by the author for the book.
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (1862 - 1927) was an… Read More

Complete in 32 volumes.
1/250 sets on Enfield rag paper.
Quality fine press set in the original bindings.
Printed in 1908. These are a pleasure to read. All hinges are sound. Some hinges were professionally repaired by a bindery as shown in the final picture. Set has some condition flaws.
This is a massive set.
9 inches tall.
Complete with all 32 books. Some extremity abrasion and micro chipping at the spine extremity. Set has generalized abrasions and scuffing. This is a high quality set.
Printed on quality paper. Printed on rag paper. Set is complete. Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail in multiple boxes. 2022.02.17 2109Extra postage required. $140 via Priority Mail, in 8 flat rate boxes.

The Complete Works Of Washington Irving
Complete in 40 Volumes.Highest grade Morocco (goatskin) leather. Set is complete.
Highest grade leather. Rag paper.
Large books.
All hinges 100% fully attached.
An imposing collection. Priced low due to the sunning affecting the pigment/color of the spines. Leather still supple. The leather is supple. The condition is remarkable. The only condition flaw is the sun fading to the spines. All hinges sound. Quality rag paper. An exceptional set. Worth $4000 without the sun fading. Bound in the original fine leather bindings.Limited edition #21/1000 sets.Quality leather.All hinges sound. Only light shelf wear, uniformly sunned spines.
A remarkable and imposing set. Complete with all 40 volumes. In remarkable condition.Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail.Extra postage required.$90 via Priority Mail, shipped in 4 boxes.By Irving, Washington New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. The Pocantico Edition. Leather… Read More

Complete in 11 volumes with all of Emerson's works.
Printed in 1884.
This is an extremely early set of Emerson. These are the original bindings. Printed on quality paper that is very clean.
This set is remarkably well preserved.
Emerson is already difficult to obtain, let alone in this condition. The leather is supple. Set looks almost new despite being from 1884. Quality paper.
Set only has light shelf scuffs/abrasions as shown. All hinges are sound. Some spine abrasions. Head of spine along hinge area of volume one has a micro chip as shown in the picture. The condition is remarkable.
These earlier sets are more difficult to find. Set is 8 inches tall. Set is complete in 11 volumes. This set was printed before Intellectual History, and is complete in 11 volumes. There would eventually go on to be a volume 12 by the 1890's. His set is complete in 11 volumes. Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail. Postage is $22.50.2022.04.27

The works of Washington Irving.
First collected edition to date.
Printed in 1851.
Complete to date as his George Washington wasn't yet published.
Complete in 15 volumes. All volumes present.
These are the original bindings.
This set is in remarkable condition despite the sheer age.
These are the original Victorian gilded calf bindings from 1851.
Set looks like it sat in a shelf for 170 years.
Leather remarkably supple. All hinges sound. Quality paper. Exceptionally supple and well preserved. Slight shelf rubs. An exceptional set. Quality paper.
In exceptional condition.
Quality paper.
8 inches tall.
These are the original Victorian era bindings.
These are a pleasure to read. All hinges are sound.Set is complete. Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail.2022.02.17

The works of William Shakespeare.
Complete in 10 volumes.
These are the original bindings.
Printed in 1824. This set is approaching 200 years old. In exceptional condition.
Quality rag paper.
Engraved portrait.
These are a pleasure to read. All hinges are sound.
Set has generalized abrasions and scuffing. Early writing on front blank end paper volume one. This is a high quality set.
Printed on quality paper. Printed on rag paper.
Early Shakespeare sells well. Complete in 10 volumes .
Printed on quality rag paper. Set is complete. The bindings are original.
These measure approximately 7 inches tall.
Leather supple. Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail.2022.02.16

LIBRARY OF THE WORLD'S BEST LITERATURE, ANCIENT AND MODERN!Complete in 30 massive volumes.Printed in 1896. FIRST EDITION.Printed in 1896.This set is well over 120 years old.Edited by Charles Warner.Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 – October 20, 1900) was an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel: The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today.This is a FIRST EDITION of his Library of The World's Best Literature.Charles Dudley Warner's Notable works:The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, Library of the World's Best Literature.Complete in THIRTY VOLUMES, as stated on the title page.The leather is still supple, and the hinges are all strongly attached.This is a MASSIVE and INCREDIBLY HEAVY collection.These are large books.Measuring 10 inches tall.Shipping is below cost. (i.e. I'm losing money on shipping.)Each book will be individually wrapped and protected for shipping.This set will require multiple shipping boxes, returns are a big deal, please only purchase… Read More

THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS!Presumed complete in 46 volumes.Printed in 1891.The pictures show 36, I have 10 more not shown = 46 volume total.The completion isn't stated, and each title is complete unto itself.This set is presumed to have been issued with 46 volumes, as is also listed elsewhere, but there is no indication inside. 46 volume set. I think 46 volumes is standard for this set, as also seen listed elsewhere. It doesn't say inside. This is a gorgeous set. 36 books shown in the pictures, I found the other 10 volumes, set is now presumed complete in 46 volume total, all present. I still need to verify the titles. Bound in the highest quality morocco leather bindings. This is a nice rustic antiquarian set. Produced from the highest quality materials. Set has generalized abrasions, rubbing, some chipping, generalized wear. All hinges are attached. Set has abrasions, some chips, scuffing, as is clearly shown in the pictures. Please review the pictures., This set will be well protected for… Read More

The Complete Works of MAURICE MAETERLINCK!The Rare AUTOGRAPH EDITION.Complete with both subsets.Complete in 10 volumes + 9 volumes.Complete in 19 volumes, total.Being 1 of only 150 sets ever made.The Rare AUTOGRAPH EDITION, limited to only 150 sets ever made.EACH SUBSET is Autographed.The FIRST COLLECTED and the definitive edition of his works.The most desirable collection of his works."One Hundred and Fifty Sets of This Edition Have Been MadePrinted on hand-made old Stratford rag paper"This is an exceedingly rare set.Printed in English, and the FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, and presumably the FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of his complete works.Known as the 'Belgian Shakespeare'.Maeterlinck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, "in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they… Read More

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF VICTOR HUGO.The famous Author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables, etc...Complete in 24 volumes.No date printed on the title page, printed circa 1890.This set is well over 100 years old!Bound in the highest quality leather bindings!Complete in 24 volumes.THE COMPLETE WORKS OF VICTOR HUGO!The famous author of: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and LES MISERABLES. Printed in English. Bound in high quality, gilded, moroccan-leather bindings. Marbled boards and end-papers. Gilded lettering and thick raised hubs on spine. With red, floral, inlaid, leather labels. Top edge gilded. Illustrated. Approximately 7.5 inches tall. Complete in 24-volumes with all of Hugo's Works.Illustrated Cabinet Edition Dana Estes & Company, Boston. No Date. Circa 1890.CONDITION: This set is complete in 24 volumes. Excellent condition and extremely well preserved. All hinges strongly attached. The leather is very well-preserved. Printed on high quality paper that is still fresh and bright. Appears… Read More

The works of William Shakespeare.
Complete in 8 volumes.
These are the original bindings.
Printed in 1823.This set is approaching 200 years old. In exceptional condition.
Quality rag paper.
Large books at 9 inches tall.
Most sets from this era were 7 inches.
These are a pleasure to read. All hinges are sound. Front hinge of volume one is starting.
Set has generalized abrasions and scuffing. This is a high quality set.
Printed on quality paper. Printed on rag paper.
Early Shakespeare sells well. Complete in 8 volumes .
Printed on quality rag paper. Set is complete. The bindings are original.
These measure approximately 9 inches tall.
Leather supple. Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail.2022.02.17

Limited to only 100 Copies ever madeOf which this is number 9.The Complete Works of GEORGE ELIOT!!
Including The Poetry and Life of George Eliot.
Complete in 24-volumes.This is the exceedingly rare:'ARTIST'S EDITION'Limited to only 100 Copies ever madeOf which this is number 9.With custom hand colored plates in duplicate.Printed on exceptionally high quality paper.
No date on title page.Printed circa 1890.
This was an incredibly expensive production.The highest quality leather, paper, and custom hand colored plates would have cost a small fortune to produce.
Unlike many limited issue sets of the era, this set is actually made from the highest quality leather, paper, and plates.This is an unusually heavy set, due to the leather, and the paper being of the highest quality. Bound in the highest quality gilded moroccan leather bindings! This is an exceptional set.
Ornately gilded spines.Raised hubs.
The top edges are gilded.
Marbled end papers.
ILLUSTRATED with frontisplates.
Wide margins, well laid… Read More

London: Harding, Mavor, & Lepard, 1823 - 1834. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING. Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain. Engraved from Authentic Pictures in the Galleries of the Nobility and the Public Collections of the Country. With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions. By Edmund Lodge, Esq. Written in pencil on the front end paper: 'The finest collection of steel engravings ever complied.' All plates are printed on india paper. 240 engraved portraits. FOLIO-SIZED. These measure 12 5/8 inches tall. Roughly 17 inches of shelf space. These are very large and impressive books. These are large heavy books, and weigh roughly 5 pounds each, unpacked. Bound in thick morocco leather. Raised hubs. Gilded spines. the top edges are gilded. Marbled end papers. Printed on thick quality paper. With 3 inch wide margins, and thick black ink. Extremely high quality, detailed steel engraved portraits. All portraits are present. VERY GOOD condition. The leather is very supple… Read More

Set is damaged.Most covers are detached.THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES LEVER.
With an Introduction by Andrew Lang.Complete in 40 volumes.Numerous covers are detached.
Printed in 1894.Illustrated by the best Victorian illustrators.The covers are detached.
The spines have wear and chips and abrasions.
I don't want returns on this set.
Please do not purchase this unless you want it.The main condition issue is that many covers are detached. This might be of less significance if being used for display on a bookcase. This would be an incredibly expensive set, bound in full leather with extensive tooling and inlays, more affordable due to the detached covers. Still a nice antiquarian set that displays well where condition isn't critical. This set is complete.
In better condition, these books price at $250+ per volume which equals $10,000+ for this set. The covers are detached.
There is wear to the spines as clearly shown in the picture. Set has external damage to the bindings but is still attractive,… Read More

One cover is detached.THE WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING.Complete in 27 volumes.Putnam published the First Collected Editions of Irving's Works. This set is not dated on the title pages, but was printed in the 1860's to 1870's per the copyright dates.This is an exceedingly early set of Irving.One cover is detached. Marbled end papers.Printed on quality paper.With additional double steel engraved titles.This is an exceptionally high quality set, and a pleasure to read. Set is damaged. One of the covers is detached. A gorgeous set. This set has abrasions, and generalized wear. There is wear to the spine extremities, gouging heavy abrasions. One of the covers is detached. The hinges are attached. This set still requires additional review. The set does not indicate the number of volumes, but 27 is a common number for Irving. The titles still need to be verified on this set. This set is over 150 years old. The dates are on the copyright page which still needs to be verified. This set will make an excellent… Read More