Various — Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists

London , Bickers & Son , 1896. Leather. A smart Bickers bound volume of twelve wonderful essays, with plates. Bound and published by Bickers & Son. This volume contains twelve essays by eminent essay writers including Irving, Lamb, De Quincey, Emerson, Arnold, Morley, Lowell, Carlyle, Macaulay, Froude, Freeman and Gladstone. The volume aims to present a selections of works that are good specimens of English style.With twelve portraits of the essayists. Collated, complete. In prize binding by Bickers & Son which is half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with some light marks to the boards and spine and some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. With a prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .