Late 19th Century Decorative Cloth Books, Hawthorne's Works and Whittier's Works - 17 Pieces

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Title: Late 19th Century Decorative Books, Hawthorne's Works and Whittier's Works - 17 Books
Combined collection of 2 Editions: Standard … more Title: Late 19th Century Decorative Books, Hawthorne's Works and Whittier's Works - 17 Books
Combined collection of 2 Editions: Standard Library Edition, Riverside Edition.
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Boston and New York
Riverside Press, Cambridge
1892

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The Works of John Greenleaf Whittier
Illustrated with Steel Portraits and Photogravures
5 of 7 volume set: titles; I. Narrative and Legendary Poems, II. Poems of Nature, Reminiscent and Religious Poems, III. Anti-Slavery Poem, Songs of Labor and Reform, IV. Personal Poems, Tent on the Beach at Sundown, V. Margaret Smith's Journal Tales and Sketches.

The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne
With Introductory Notes by George Parsons Lathrop and Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Wife
A Biography by Julian Hawthorne
Illustrated with Etchings by Blum, Church, Dielman, Gifford, Shirlaw and Turner.
11 of 15 volumes set: titles; A Biography (2 volumes), Dolliver Romance Septimius Felton Etc. (2 copies), Dr. Grimshawe's Secret - Index, Mosses from an Old Manse, Our Old Home English Note-Books (2 volumes), Sketches Etc. - Life (3 copies), The Marble Faun.

Dimensions: 8.25"H (2 are 8"H) x 5.5"D x 25.5"W (1.5"W each)

Condition: Very good -; bumped/lightly frayed spine crown/heels, lightly soiled/rubbed cloth covers, a few with minor foxing at front end papers, clean and bright light age-toned text pages, strong square spines, a few loose leaves at the front of a couple of books, otherwise fine. An attractive set.

Book description: Publisher's buckram cloth hardcovers (red, light and dark olive, brown), gilt title stamped/embossed on leather labels adhered to upper spines, illustrated editions. less