Various - Old English Romances - Publisher's Prospectus

VARIOUS, [SCOTT, Jonathan, BECKFORD, William, JOHNSON, Samuel, DEFOE, Daniel, SWIFT, STERNE, Laurence].

Old English Romances: The Arabian Nights Entertainments; The History of the Caliph Vathek; Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; Robinson Crusoe; Gulliver's Travels; A Sentimental Journey & A Tale of a Tub.

London: J. C Nimmo and Bain, 1882.

PUBLISHER'S PROSPECTUS. Octavo (24 x 15cm), unpaginated. Plain dark grey cloth covers.

Internally fine, most of the plates sitting loose from the gutta percha binding. Some light wear to covers. Uncommon. Very good.

A specimen collection of thirty-nine plates from forthcoming books due to be published in October of 1882, to encourage orders from booksellers and customers. Featuring illustrations by Adolphe Lalauze, A. H. Tourrier, M. Mouilleron, L. Flameng, Ed Bedouin.