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Temple Classics series,edited by Israel Gollancz.All small format - 6" x 4" ,olive green leather,gilt lettering to spine design of Owl in gilt in centre of front,top page edges gilt,ribbon marker,all have bookplate of 'Florence Baird' on fep,contents clean. Details of each as follows- The first Booke Volume 1,third edition October1901,294pp,top/tail of spine frayed,rubbing to leather,endpapers tanned,tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Montaigne,contents clean. The first Booke Volume 2,Second Edition November 1898,298pp, as volume 1. The Second Booke Volume 1,Second Edition February 1899,427pp,front board has become separated from spine,stain on top edge of front boards,rubbing to spine,mark son the back,endpapers tanned frontispiece drawing of Montaigne's house. The Second Booke Volume 2,Second Edition April1902,414pp,front and back boards have become separated from spine,otherwise as Volume 2,portrait on tissue-guarded frontispiece of Mlle de Gournay and Pierre de Brach. The Third Booke Volume 1,Third Edition April 1902,288pp,spine rubbed,bookplate on fep has been removed,spotting to endpapers,tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait John Florio. The Third Booke Volume 2,Second Edition July 1902,392pp,bookplate in place,frontispiece is reproduction of title page of original edition. Seller Inventory # 028612
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