Gentleman's Reading Library

Including:Balzac, Honore de: The Girl with the Golden Eyes. The Peacock Press: Chicago, 1928. Translated by Ernest Dowson and illustrated by Donald Denton.
Dodson, Austin: The Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems of the 18th Century. Trubner & Co.: London, 1892. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Limited edition numbered 139 of 450.Eliot, George: The Complete Works of George Eliot, Vol I and III. Lamb Publishing Co.: London & New York, 1910. Photogravure Illustrations by Gertrude Demain Hammond, R.I. and Frederick L. Stoddard. Limited edition numbered 83 of 250.Hugo, Victor: Les Miserables (The Wretched), Vol I-VIII. Booksellers Charpentier & Fasquelle: Paris, c. 1928, in French.Hugo, Victor: Marion De Lorme. J. Hetzel: Paris, c. 1928, in French.Hugo, Victor: La Jeunesse. Hachette: Paris, c. 1928, in French.Hugo, Victor: Balzac, The Man & The Works. Bovin & Company Editors, The Old Furne Bookstore: Paris, c. 1928, in French.Hutton, Lawrence and Erkskine Clement, Clara: Artists of the 19th Century and Their Works, Vol. I-II. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.: Boston and The Riverside Press: Cambridge, 1880.Kingsley, Charles: Hypatia, Vol I-II; Alton Locke, Vol I-II; Hereward the Wake, Vol I-II; Poems, Vol I-II; Two Years Ago, Vol I-II; and Yeast. Macmillan & Co.: London & New York, 1893.Loti, Pierre: Pecheur D'Islande. Calmann-Levy: Paris, 1923, in French.Maeterlinck, Maurice: The Princess Maleine, A Drama; and The Intruder, A Drama. William Heinemann: London, 1892. The Princess Maleine translated by Gerard Harry.
Maeterlinck, Maurice: Aglavaine and Selysette, A Drama. George Allen: London, 1901. Translated by Alfred Sutro.Maeterlinck, Maurice: Sister Beatrice and Ardiane & Barbe Bleue. George Allen: London, 1901. Translated by Bernard Miall.Maeterlinck, Maurice: Pelleas and Melisanda, The Sightless. Walter Scott: London, 1913. Translated by Laurence Alma Tadema.Maeterlinck, Maurice: The Treasure of the Humble. George Allen: London, 1901. Translated by Alfred Sutro.Maeterlinck, Maurice: The Life of the Bee. George Allen: London, 1902. Translated by Alfred Sutro.Maeterlinck, Maurice: Wisdom and Destiny. George Allen: London, 1901. Translated by Alfred Sutro.
Mendoza, Mateo Aleman: The Life and Adventures of Lazarillo De Tormes and The Life and Adventures of Guzman D'Alfarache, Vol I-II. J.C. Nimmo and Bain: London, 1881. Translated from the Spanish by T. Roscoe, Translated from the French by J.H.Brady, with eight etchings by R. de los Rios.Mickle, William Julius: The Lusiad; The Discovery of India an Epic Poem, Vol I-II. Lackington, Allen & Co.: London, 1809. Translated by W.J. Mickle.Rossetti, William Michael: The Poetical Works of Mrs. Felica Hemans. Ward, Lock and Co.: London, New York and Melbourne, c. 1880.Swift, Jonathan: The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Vol XV. W. Johnston: London, 1765.
Tinayre, Marcelle: Les Lampes Voilees. Calmann-Levy: Paris, 1921, in French.Various Authors: The Florentine Fior Di Virtue of 1491. Edward Stern & Co.: Philadelphia, Library of Congress, 1953. Translated by Nicholas Fersin. Limited edition of 3000 copies.Virgil: P.Virgilii Opera, Varietate Lectionis et Perpetua Andotatione. T. Payne, B. & J. White, R. Faulder, & J. Edwards: London, 1793. Illustrated with continuous notes by Chr. Gottl. Heyne, in Latin.Voltaire, F.A.M. de: The Princess of Babylon. Art Studio Press: New York, 1928. Translated by Robert Milton Collyer and illustrated by Lui Trugo. Limited Editon of 750 copies.
The largest 7 1/4 in. x 10 in. (42 volumes).

CONDITION REPORT: An attractive set with bright gilding and overall in fair condition. All volumes with wear consistent with age. The following volumes with spine separation: The Girl with the Golden Eyes; Hypatia Vol I-II; Pecheur D'Islande; Wisdom and Destiny; The Life of the Bee; The Princess Maleine, A Drama; and The Intruder, A Drama; and Pelleas and Melisanda, The Sightless.

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