WELCOME TO MY AUCTION YOU ARE VIEWING Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and The Drama by The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer Edited by Marion Harland Selmar Hess New York 1902 Complete in 8 Volumes 
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Item Description: Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and The Drama by The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer. Selmar Hess Publication, New York, 1902. Complete 8 volume set. A revised American edition of The Readers Handbook. Profusely illustrated by Gustave Dore, Howard Pyle, Millais, Frederick Barnard, E. A. Abbey, William Morris and many other fine artists. Hardcover brown 3/4 leather over pebbled boards. Gilt lettering to the covers and spines. Marbled endpapers. Plates have captioned tissue guards. Total of 340 plates, 33 photogravures, 307 illustrations. 9 x 12" tall. Condition: Very Good with rubbing/chipping to extremities. Binding and hinges are solid and tight. Internally excellent. The pages are clean and bright. There is no writing or markings, no torn or missing pages. An excellent addition to any library or collection. Beautiful for display in a library or bookcase. " The object of this Handbook is to supply readers and speakers with a lucid,
but very brief account of such names as are used in allusions and references,
whether by poets or prose writers; — to furnish those who consult it with the plot
of popular dramas, the story of epic poems, and the outline of well-known tales.
The number of dramatic plots sketched out is many hundreds. Another striking
and interesting feature of the book is the revelation of the source from which
dramatists and romancers have derived their stories, and the strange repetitions of
historic incidents. It has been borne in mind throughout that it is not enough to
state a fact. It must be stated attractively, and the characters described must be
drawn characteristically if the reader is to appreciate it, and feel an interest in
what he reads."
     
  
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Condition glossary:
MINT - as new
FINE - clean and with no wear but not as crisp as mint
NEAR FINE - clean with only minimal shelf wear - no writing or tears
VERY GOOD - clean with light shelf wear, possible owner's name, any marks or tears are disclosed
GOOD - worn edges and corners, possible smudges or markings inside, edge tears,
FAIR - more wear than "good", not attractive at all but still solid enough to read
EX-LIBRARY - Any book listed as ex-lib may contain the following flaws: front free endpaper removed, library card pocket, jacket glued to the endpapers, tape and sticker residue, other library notations, discard stamps, etc.
 
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