AUTHOR - Multiple British Essayists (Compilation) 

SERIES EDITOR (Library Committee) - Timothy Dwight, Justin McCarthy, Richard Henry Stoddard, et al. 

VOLUME INTRODUCTION  - Chauncey C. Starkweather, A.B., LL.B. 

PUBLICATION YEAR - 1900 (Revised Edition) 

PUBLISHER - The Colonial Press, New York · London

9.5x6.5x1.5 In.

This is the complete two-volume set of the "Essays of British Essayists," a matching pair from the distinguished, large-scale subscription set, "The World's Great Classics."

These volumes anthologize the major essays of seminal British literary figures, accompanied by biographical and critical sketches and introduced by Chauncey C. Starkweather. The set is typical of the high-quality, lavish publishing common around 1900, overseen by a scholarly Library Committee. The volumes feature extensive illustrations, including numerous photogravures, etchings, colored plates, and full-page portraits, making them a handsome and collectible part of a comprehensive library of world literature.

Non-exportable

Provenance: The Estate of Mangaldas Nathubhai