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Vintage Chambers\'s Cyclopaedia of English Literature 7 Volume Set (Vol#2-8) Acme Edition
NOTE: Missing Vol#1
Condition: Good vintage condition with expected wear for age (1879). All bindings solid. Light to moderate exterior rubbing and edge wear. Some volumes have stains or dark spots on covers. Inside covers show handwritten drawings or scribbles, mainly on endpapers. Pages are generally clean with light age spotting and occasional light stains. Example flaws shown in photos.
Published New York: American Book Exchange, 1879. Third Edition revised by Robert Carruthers, originally edited by Robert Chambers, LL.D.
Hardcover brown cloth boards, gilt spine titles: English Literature Chambers Acme Edition Vol. II-VIII present with matching binding (missing Vol. I). Rare partially complete set of seven out of eight volumes.
Includes extensive historical, critical, and biographical coverage of British and American authors, with specimens of their writings. Each volume contains unique period authors, poets, and samples of English literature with table of contents pages included in photos.
Material: Hardcover (cloth bound) with gilt spine print
Era: Dated 1879 on title pages, confirmed antique/vintage (over 140 years old)
Special note: Some visible flaws and sample inner pages shown. Includes Acme Edition details and transaction address (55 Beekman Street, New York) on each title page. No dust jackets as issued.
