(lot of 20) English language library shelf books, many with gilt embossed leather binding, marbled or gilt foredges, highlights include: (1) "The Poetical Works of John Milton," volume I, notes by Rev. John Mitford, Henry T. Coates & Co., Philadelphia, 478 pages, detached boards, (1) "The Most Eminent Orators and Statesmen of Ancient and Modern Times, David A. Harsha, The John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia, 520 pages, detached boards, (1) "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities," edited by William Smith, 1882, John Murray, London, 1293 pages, detached front board, (2) "The Life of Christ," volumes I and II, Frederic W. Farrar, eighteenth edition, Cassell Petter & Galpin, volume I: 480 pages, volume II: 523 pages, (1) "Pre-Historic Times," Lord Avebury, sixth edition revised, 1900, Williams and Norgate, London, 616 pages, (1) "Poets and Statesmen, Their Homes and Haunts in the Neighbourhood of Eton and Windsor," William Dowling, second edition, 1857, E.P. Williams, London, 312 pages, (1) "Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome," Lord Macaulay, 1893, Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 923 pages, (1) "The History of England from the Year 1830-1874," William Nassau Molesworth, abridged edition, 1878, Chapman and Hall, London, 608 pages, (1) "The Gordian Knot: a Story of Good and Evil," Shirley Brooks, 1860, illustrations by John Tenniel, Richard Bentley, London, 376 pages; most in poor condition, 39lbs total Start Price: $80.00

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