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DIFFERENT OFFER (this item listed here is DIFFERENT from the title and/or picture above. Please see description & pictures by BookGems before placing an order): Edition The Educational Book Company Ltd., London. A set of 10 double volumes of undated hardback books issued by the Educational Books Company, circa 1930 with no jackets as published. Selected by an international board of eminent critics. Edited by Sir J. A. Hammerton. Each volumehas roughly 760 pages, size: 13.5 x 20.25 x 4 cm. Comprising 1,000 short stories from around the world, namely: Vol. 1: Early Stories; 2. Italian; 3. French; 4. French; 5. French; 6. French & Belgian; 7. English; 8. English; 9. English; 10. Scottish; 11. Irish & Overseas; 12. Russian; 13. Russian & Etc.; 14. American; 15. American; 16. American; 17. Old German; 18. Spanish & Portuguese; 19. Scandinavian & Dutch; 20. The War & General Indexes. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - blue leather-look cloth boards, with gilt titles to spine and front cover. Generally clean and crisp, corners slightly rounded on some volumes and a little rubbing to edges. Bindings tight, no annotations or inscriptions, text bright and clear throughout with light toning to page-ends. Prompt dispatch from UK.
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- PublisherRandom House Inc
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0895772728
- ISBN 13 9780895772725
- BindingHardcover
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