Two consecutive hardcover volumes from The Complete Works of F. Marion Crawford, published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, as part of the Authorized Edition in Thirty-two Volumes. This two-book lot consists of Volume IV: A Roman Singer and Volume V: An American Politician – A Novel. Both are works of fiction by F. Marion Crawford and form part of his extensive collected works.
Each volume features a black-and-white illustrated frontispiece opposite an attractive decorative title page with ornamental border and the P. F. Collier & Son publisher’s device. The books are bound in matching brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and red decorative ornamentation.
The books are in overall Good condition for their age, with noticeable exterior wear. The cloth bindings show fading, rubbing, discoloration, soiling, and wear along the edges and spine ends. The gilt lettering and red spine decoration are substantially faded. The volume numbers 4 and 5 have been handwritten in ink on the lower spines. Interior pages show age toning and scattered foxing and staining, particularly around the title pages and page margins.
This is a two-volume consecutive lot comprising Volumes IV and V (4 and 5) of the 32-volume Authorized Edition, not the complete collection.
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