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ENGLISH CLASSIC LITERATURE VOLUMES, SET OF 16

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ENGLISH CLASSIC LITERATURE VOLUMES, SET OF 16

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ENGLISH CLASSIC LITERATURE VOLUMES, SET OF 16, "The Works of Daniel Defoe", 1903, Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York, sixteen (16) volumes, cloth boards with paper labels to spines.
Very good condition overall, boards with moderate toning/discoloration and some stains, including to labels, interiors generally very clean, with expected minor toning, some pages with minor tears/losses along one edge related to the irregularities of rough-cut pages, several volumes with pages not yet separated, Volumes IX, XI and XV with losses to boards and to some page margins related to vermin/animals.
Provenance: From the research library of Ivor Noel Hume, O.B.E., F.S.A., Williamsburg, VA.
Catalogue Note: Ivor Noel Hume (1927-2017), O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire), F.S.A. (Fellow, Society of Antiquaries), was a distinguished scholar, author, and former director of the Department of Archaeological Research at Colonial Williamsburg.

Condition

Very good condition overall, boards with moderate toning/discoloration and some stains, including to labels, interiors generally very clean, with expected minor toning, some pages with minor tears/losses along one edge related to the irregularities of rough-cut pages, several volumes with pages not yet separated, Volumes IX, XI and XV with losses to boards and to some page margins related to vermin/animals.

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Name: ENGLISH CLASSIC LITERATURE VOLUMES, SET OF 16
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