Leather Sets from Merchants Rare Books

Set is damaged. Most covers are detached. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES LEVER. With an Introduction by Andrew Lang. Complete in 40 volumes. Numerous covers are detached. Printed in 1894. Illustrated by the best Victorian illustrators. The covers are detached. The spines have wear and chips and abrasions. I don't want returns on this set. Please do not purchase this unless you want it. The main condition issue is that many… Read more about this item

THE COMPLETE WORKS OF VICTOR HUGO. The famous Author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables, etc...Complete in 24 volumes. No date printed on the title page, printed circa 1890. This set is well over 100 years old! Bound in the highest quality leather bindings! Complete in 24 volumes.THE COMPLETE WORKS OF VICTOR HUGO! The famous author of: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME and LES… Read more about this item

LIBRARY OF THE WORLD'S BEST LITERATURE, ANCIENT AND MODERN! Complete in 30 massive volumes.Printed in 1896. FIRST EDITION. Printed in 1896.This set is well over 120 years old. Edited by Charles Warner. Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 – October 20, 1900) was an American essayist, novelist, and friend of Mark Twain, with whom he co-authored the novel: The Gilded Age, A Tale of… Read more about this item

THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS!Presumed complete in 46 volumes. Printed in 1891. The pictures show 36, I have 10 more not shown = 46 volume total. The completion isn't stated, and each title is complete unto itself.This set is presumed to have been issued with 46 volumes, as is also listed elsewhere, but there is no indication inside. 46 volume set. I think… Read more about this item

The works of William Shakespeare. Complete in 10 volumes. These are the original bindings. Printed in 1824. This set is approaching 200 years old. In exceptional condition. Quality rag paper. Engraved portrait. These are a pleasure to read. All hinges are sound. Set has generalized abrasions and scuffing. Early writing on front blank end paper volume one. This is a high… Read more about this item

The works of William Shakespeare. Complete in 8 volumes. These are the original bindings. Printed in 1823. This set is approaching 200 years old. In exceptional condition. Quality rag paper. Large books at 9 inches tall. Most sets from this era were 7 inches. These are a pleasure to read. All hinges are sound. Front hinge of volume one is starting. Set… Read more about this item

Complete in 11 volumes with all of Emerson's works. Printed in 1884. This is an extremely early set of Emerson. These are the original bindings. Printed on quality paper that is very clean. This set is remarkably well preserved. Emerson is already difficult to obtain, let alone in this condition. The leather is supple. Set looks almost new despite being from… Read more about this item

Limited to only 100 Copies ever madeOf which this is number 9. The Complete Works of GEORGE ELIOT!! Including The Poetry and Life of George Eliot. Complete in 24-volumes. This is the exceedingly rare:'ARTIST'S EDITION'Limited to only 100 Copies ever madeOf which this is number 9.With custom hand colored plates in duplicate.Printed on exceptionally high quality paper. No date on title page.Printed circa… Read more about this item

The Complete Works of MAURICE MAETERLINCK! The Rare AUTOGRAPH EDITION.Complete with both subsets. Complete in 10 volumes + 9 volumes.Complete in 19 volumes, total. Being 1 of only 150 sets ever made. The Rare AUTOGRAPH EDITION, limited to only 150 sets ever made.EACH SUBSET is Autographed. The FIRST COLLECTED and the definitive edition of his works. The most desirable collection of his works. "One Hundred and Fifty… Read more about this item

The Complete Works Of Washington Irving Complete in 40 Volumes. Highest grade Morocco (goatskin) leather. Set is complete. Highest grade leather. Rag paper. Large books. All hinges 100% fully attached. An imposing collection. Priced low due to the sunning affecting the pigment/color of the spines. Leather still supple. The leather is supple. The condition is remarkable. The only condition flaw is the… Read more about this item

Complete in 32 volumes. 1/250 sets on Enfield rag paper. Quality fine press set in the original bindings. Printed in 1908. These are a pleasure to read. All hinges are sound. Some hinges were professionally repaired by a bindery as shown in the final picture. Set has some condition flaws. This is a massive set. 9 inches tall. Complete with… Read more about this item

MANUSCRIPT EDITION. This is set #4. Number 4 of the 1000 copies of the Manuscript Edition, Bound in full leather. Full leather end papers. These full leather bindings are original, and are only found on the first several sets. These are large heavy books, measuring 10 inches tall. This is a gorgeous set. Complete in 4 volumes. In very good… Read more about this item

The works of Washington Irving. First collected edition to date. Printed in 1851. Complete to date as his George Washington wasn't yet published. Complete in 15 volumes. All volumes present. These are the original bindings. This set is in remarkable condition despite the sheer age. These are the original Victorian gilded calf bindings from 1851. Set looks like it sat… Read more about this item

Complete in 12 volumes. BRONTE is exceedingly difficult to find. These are bound in the highest grade leather. The bindings are original. Printed in 1907 in Edinburgh. Only light external wear. All hinges sound, some abrasion and rubbing as shown in the pictures. Printed in English. These are large books. 9 inches tall. Bound in the original fine leather bindings. Quality leather. All hinges… Read more about this item

One cover is detached. THE WORKS OF WASHINGTON IRVING. Complete in 27 volumes. Putnam published the First Collected Editions of Irving's Works. This set is not dated on the title pages, but was printed in the 1860's to 1870's per the copyright dates. This is an exceedingly early set of Irving. One cover is detached. Marbled end papers.Printed on quality paper.With additional double steel engraved… Read more about this item

London: Harding, Mavor, & Lepard, 1823 - 1834. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING. Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain. Engraved from Authentic Pictures in the Galleries of the Nobility and the Public Collections of the Country. With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions. By Edmund Lodge, Esq. Written in pencil on the front end… Read more about this item