James Anthony Froude — Short Studies on Great Subjects

London, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1901-3. Leather. Essay collections by James Anthony Froude in beautiful tree calf bindings signed T Hunt. New impressions, dated 1903 to vols I-III and 1901 to vol IV. A collection of short essays concerned with a variety of topics, from history, to culture, philosophy, religion, literature, antiquities, travel, and more. Including biographical study of the life and work of Thomas Becket. Complete with all four series, bound in uniform full tree calf bindings by T. Hunt, Wellington College. Written by James Anthony Froude, English author and editor for Fraser's Magazine, as well as famous historian. Rebound in full tree calf bindings with five raised bands, decorative gilt tooling to spine and extremities of bords, Wellington College gilt blind stamp to front board; marbled endpapers and edges. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, rubbed to joints. Minor mark to spine vol. II. Evidence of the removal of a sticker to front pastedown vol. I, significantly rubbed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .