Charles Knight (1)Besprekingen

Only two volumes. Vol. VIII missing one board, vol. II both boards loose., s[pine water damaged, name plate missing. Text in good condition, marbled endpapers, edges of text block is also marbled.

6 volume set includes 365 short (half-hour) selections from the best authors including Herodotus, Plato, Pliny the Younger, St. Augustine, Byron, Dickens, Shakespeare, Coleridge, Von Goethe, Milton, Dante, Swift, Webster, Paschal and many more. A one-year introduction to great literature.

Lovely giant book, filled with pictures and text that catalogs furniture, farms, history, ancient sites, stately homes, churches, etc.

8 volume set with 1000 illustrations and 190 steel engravings. 8 vo Green hard boards w/decorative embossing all sides.Good + sound and clean. Engraving values exceed value of book ( $400)