PATRICK (David), ed.: Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature. New Edition. A History Critical and Biographical of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times till the Present Day, with specimens of their writings. 3 vols. , London and Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1901-3;

4to, pp.xv, 832; xi, 832; xvi, 858. Orig. dk blue bead-grained cloth, t.e.g. With a full index at the end of Vol.3. A sturdy set in very good, sound condition. A mine of information on literature from mediaeval times to the end of the nineteenth century, strong on Scottish literature and on numerous minor writers who would figure less, if at all, in more recent companions to literature. With portraits and substantial extracts from authors' works. (Book ref. 2223)  £75.00

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