Author: Abraham Hayward
Title: Biographical and Critical Essays Reprinted from Reviews
Description: London, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts , 1858-80. First edition. Leather. A collection of seven volumes in uniform Bowers bindings of the critical and biographical essays of Abraham Hayward. Three series in five volumes of Abraham Hayward's Biographical and Critical Essays reprinted from reviews with additions and corrections, first edition of first series; second edition of second series; first edition of third series, published from 1858 to 1874.Two volumes of Sketches of Eminent Statesmen and Writers with other essays, first edition of 1880. Featuring biographies and critical studies of the likes of Sydney Smith, James Smith, Lord Melbourne, M. de Stendhal, Alexander Dumas, and many others. Written by Abraham Hayward, English man of letters, conspicuous and influential member of the Athenaeum Club for nearly fifty years. In uniform full calf bindings signed Bowers & Co. From the library of Esher featuring armorial bookplates to front pastedowns. Half titles to Biographical and Critical Essays; Sketches bound without as called for. In uniform full calf bindings with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine, titles in gilt to morocco spine labels, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally smart with shelf wear, light rubbing to spine, joints, and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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