Maggs Bros.

First editions in English. Two volumes. 8vo. xlv, [1], 431, [1]; xl, 428 pp. Original brick red pebble grain cloth, spines lettered and ruled in gilt, covers with triple blind fillet borders, black coated endpapers, edges untrimmed (contents of Vol. 1 generally clean and unmarked; Vol. 2 with bookplate of ‘The Ethical Society of Saint Louis’, obscuring an earlier book label, and attractive early bookseller’s label of ‘F.E. Grant, New York City’ to front pastedown, contemporary ownership inscription of ‘W. L. Sheldon’ to half title, neat inventory number in ink to head of p. v, contents otherwise unmarked and almost entirely unopened; some light shelf wear to extremities of both volumes, corners of Vol. 1 only slightly bumped, notwithstanding a really excellent set). London & New York, Macmillan and Co, 1890.