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5 Books on Architecture & Literature 1848-1925

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5 Books on Architecture & Literature 1848-1925

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Description

This group of five books on the subjects of Architecture and Literature contains the following:
1 - History of Architecture from the Earliest Times; its Present Condition in Europe and the United States, 426pp, Mrs. L.C. Tuthill, Lindsay and Blakiston, 1848. Numerous black and white illustrations detailing architecture and practices of the time. Backstrip missing. Embossed boards. Gilt image on front. Foxing throughout.
2 - William Shakespeare - Complete Works, 1312pp, Introduction by William Allan Neilson, P.F. Collier & Son, 1925.
3 - Cyclopedia of English Literature - A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, 717pp, Edited by Robert Charles, Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1849. Great frontis image. Embossed boards and backstrip. Gilt.
4 - Cyclopedia of American Literature, Vol I - Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, and Selections from Their Writings, from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; with Portraits, Autographs, and other Illustrations, 676pp, Evert A. Duyckinck and George L. Duyckinck, Charles Scribner, 1866. Great frontis of Benjamin Franklin in a fur hat. Embossed boards and backstrip. Gilt.
5 - Cyclopedia of American Literature, Vol II - Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, and Selections from Their Writings, from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; with Portraits, Autographs, and other Illustrations, 781pp & 157pp, Evert A. Duyckinck and George L. Duyckinck, Charles Scribner, 1866. Great frontis. Embossed boards and backstrip. Gilt.
Measure 7.5"-10.5".

Condition

Condition - Shelf wear, some soiling of covers and faded gilt, bumped corners, torn/missing back strips, foxing throughout.
See photos for more info re: condition.