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Cassell’s National Library

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Cassell’s National Library

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

1886 HUGE 53v SET Ben Franklin Shakespeare Plutarch Voyages Classic Milton Bacon

An impressive and highly unique set of miniature books!

The Cassell National Library published an enormous collection of miniature books at the end of the 19th-century – hundreds of popular titles and topics. Some of the most notable works included in this 53-volume set include:

· Marco Polo, 'Voyages and Travels'

· Shakespeare, 'Henry VIII'

· Cowley, 'Essays'

· Samuel Pepys, 'Diary'

· Goethe, 'Sorrows of Werter'

· Benjamin Franklin works

· Plutarch, 'Lives'

o Julius Caesar

o Alexander the Great

· Martin Luther, 'Table Talk'

· Walton, 'Complete Angler'

Item number: #14735

Price: $1950

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Cassell's National Library

London: Cassell & Company, 1886.


Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 53 volumes

· Language: English

· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

o Decorative cloth

· Size: ~5.75in X 4in (15cm x 10cm)

· Incredibly rare to find 53v together of this iconic series. Individual volumes regularly sell for more than $100-200 each.

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Bookseller
Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
14735
Title
Cassell’s National Library
Author
various
Format/Binding
Hardcover; tight and secure
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Cassell & Company
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1886
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
1886 HUGE 53v SET Ben Franklin Shakespeare Plutarch Voyages Classic Milton Baconrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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