Antique Leather Bound Books-Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Series -Set of 7

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Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and The Drama by The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer. Selmar Hess Publication, New York, 1902. … more Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and The Drama by The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer. Selmar Hess Publication, New York, 1902. Incomplete set with volumes 1-7 (of 8) plus the character sketches question book (paperback). A revised American edition of The Readers Handbook, Profusely illustrated by Gustave Dore, Howard Pyle, Millais, Frederick Barnard, E. A. Abbey, William Morris and many other fine artists. Hardcover brown 3/4 leather over pebbled boards. Gilt lettering to the covers and spines. Marbled endpapers. Plates have captioned tissue guards.
9 x 12" tall. Condition: Good with rubbing/chipping to extremities. Binding and hinges are solid and tight. Internally, at least one of the delicate tissue guards are torn. The pages are clean and bright. Other than the original owners name (indecipherable) There is no writing or markings. An excellent addition to any library or collection. Beautiful for display in a library or bookcase.

"The object of this Handbook is to supply readers and speakers with a lucid,
but very brief account of such names as are used in allusions and references,
whether by poets or prose writers; — to furnish those who consult it with the plot
of popular dramas, the story of epic poems, and the outline of well-known tales.
The number of dramatic plots sketched out is many hundreds. Another striking
and interesting feature of the book is the revelation of the source from which
dramatists and romancers have derived their stories, and the strange repetitions of historic incidents. It has been borne in mind throughout that it is not enough to
state a fact. It must be stated attractively, and the characters described must be drawn characteristically if the reader is to appreciate it, and feel an interest in what he reads."

These books describe in great detail characters ranging from Hercules to Puss in boots and everything in between. less