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London: Charles Knight, Not Dated, Later Edition. Four volume set, half leather bindings, gilt tiles on twin black labels, gilt raised bands, diced leather compartments. A handsome edition of Half-Hours with the Best Authors by Charles Knight. Illustrated with portrait frontispieces and in text illustrations. A noted English publisher, editor, and author Charles Knight (1791-1873) compiled this set of short stories. Here he publishes a large collection of tales, novels, and essays ranging over various topics in an effort to provide half an hour slots of reading to fill ones day. Included are works such as Sir Alexander Ball by Coleridge, the Strange Contrarieties Discoverable in Human Nature by Pascal, and The Progress of the Great Plagues of London by Pepys. Vol. I iv, 416pp, with 4 portrait frontispiece and illustrations in the text. Vol. II iv, 416pp, with 4 portrait frontispiece and illustrations in the text. Vol. III iv, 416pp, with 4 portrait frontispiece and illustrations in the text. Vol. IV iv, 426pp, with 4 portrait frontispiece and illustrations in the text. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates Approximately 7 ½ inches tall (18.8cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles on twin black labels, raised gilt bands, diced leather to the compartments, rubbed and worn to the top and tail. Joints good condition gently rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition half leather and buckram cloth boards with gilt ruled leather, marks and wear. Page edges good condition top edges darkened, all red. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition intact in all four volumes. Paste downs good condition plain green. End papers good condition plain green, subsequent end papers tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned with some minor foxing, offsetting from the frontispiece portraits. Pages good condition illustrated, tanned and foxed with some offsetting from some of the plates. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: Not Dated Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1710274042821
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