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c1920 7vol Collins Clear Type Press Literature Library Antique Book Collection

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c1920 7vol Collins Clear Type Press Literature Library Antique Book Collection

A Broad Collection/Library of 7 Collins Clear Type Press Literature Books. Includes The Following Volumes:
  • Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes
  • The Life Of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell
  • The Virginians by W.M. Thackeray
  • Ready Money Mortiboy by Besany and Rice
  • The Children Of The New Forest by Captain Marryat
  • Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
  • Barlasch Of The Guard by H. Seton Merriman
All Published by Collins Clear Type Press : London c1920

" This collection comprises seven volumes from the well-known Collins Clear-Type Press series, published in London c.1920 and designed to present classic literature in compact, elegant editions. The set includes Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes, The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell, The Virginians by W. M. Thackeray, Ready Money Mortiboy by Walter Besant and James Rice, The Children of the New Forest by Captain Frederick Marryat, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, and Barlasch of the Guard by H. Seton Merriman. Each volume is bound in the distinctive Collins cloth binding with gilt-decorated spines and the familiar ornamental figure motif, reflecting the publisher's early 20th-century approach to producing affordable yet attractively presented editions of important literary works.

The titles within the collection span several genres, including adventure fiction, historical narrative, biography, and Victorian literature. Works such as Robinson Crusoe and The Children of the New Forest represent enduring adventure classics, while Tom Brown's Schooldays offers a famous depiction of English public school life and The Life of Samuel Johnson remains one of the most celebrated literary biographies ever written. Thackeray's The Virginians and Besant and Rice's Ready Money Mortiboy further enrich the set with substantial examples of nineteenth-century storytelling, while Merriman's Barlasch of the Guard contributes a dramatic historical tale set against the Napoleonic era.

Visually unified by their richly gilt spines and compact format, the volumes present attractively as a small working library of classic literature. Despite minor shelf wear consistent with age—particularly to spine ends and edges—the books remain structurally sound and retain strong decorative appeal. The collection will particularly appeal to admirers of classic English literature, collectors of Collins Clear-Type Press editions, and those seeking a representative early 20th-century shelf set of enduring literary works. "

General wear and fading to covers as shown (imprints to one cover). Binding is decent with odd loose page/frontis. Inscriptions present. Pages with pleasant age toning otherwise clean and well presented. A nice 7 volume collection in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Measures 16.5cm x 10.5cm x 1.5cm x 7 volumes

PRODUCT DETAILS


Condition: Good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["Decorated Cloth Bindings", "7 Books Included"]
Region: Europe
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear and fading to covers as shown (imprints to one cover). Binding is decent with odd loose page/frontis. Inscriptions present. Pages with pleasant age toning otherwise clean and well presented. A nice 7 volume collection in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Various
Publisher: Collins Clear Type Press: London
Year Printed: 1920
Sub-subject: British Literature