SHEPARD, William (ed.).
The Literary Life.
A STUNNING SET BOUND BY RIVIERE & SON
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [c.1884].
3 vols., small 8vo (6.25 x 5 inches). Full brown crushed morocco, by RIVIERE & SON. Gilt raised bands, with extra gilt tooling to panels. Delicate gilt corner tools within wide triple gilt rule framing boards. Dentelles and all edges gilt. Bookplate to front pastedown. Little sunned at spine. An excellent set.
A luxuriously bound set of essays on bibliophily and biographical sketches of literary characters including Charlotte Bronte, Poe, Disraeli and George Eliot.
£160.00
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