English Books, 1475-1900: A Signpost for Collectors: Vol. I. Caxton to Johnson; Vol. II. Gray to Kipling (Two Volume Set)

Two volume set. Red cloth boards. Top page ridge gilt. VOLUME I CONTENTS: Dedication; Preface; List of Illustrations; Why?; What?; The Early English Printers; The Renaissance; "A Piece of the World Discovered"; William Shakespeare; After the Great Queen; The People's Books; "True Wit is Nature to Advantage Dressed"; The Great Cham. VOLUME II CONTENTS: List of Illustrations; The Rustic Muse; The Cockney School; While Europe Fought; Nursery Treasures; The Graphic Arts; The Open Air; Charles Dickens; Thackeray and Other Eminent Victorians; The Modern Author; The Private Press; Epilogue: Because; Index.