James Anthony Froude — Short Studies on Great Subjects

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1893-1894 . Leather. A three volume set of English historian James Anthony Froude's collection of short essays on a variety of topics. Three volumes of a four volume set. Including volumes I, II, and IV, lacking volume III. The new edition. Uniformly bound in a half brown calf binding. A series of essays by James Anthony Froude, an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine.  The volumes contain a selection of miscellaneous essays on a variety of topics, from history, to culture, philosophy, religion, literature, antiquities, travel, and more.  In a half calf binding. Externally, light fading to spines, with rubbing to joints and extremities, causing calf to peel. Rubbing and fading to boards. Bookplate to rear of front free endpapers. Sticker to front paste down of Vol I and II. Sticker to rear of front free endpaper of Vol IV. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .