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New York: The Globe Publishing Company, 1899. AG3 - Book has wear on the cover, edges, sides and corners, approx. 2" tears on the bottom sides near the spine, wrinkling on the bottom and right page edges, discoloration, and shelf wear. Volume 15 of a twenty-five volume set. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings.... Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. Clean pages with no markings in the text. The cover has several small white spots which appear to be paint drops. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume III (3) only..

New York: Globe Publishing Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Royal Edition De Lue. Hardcover. Volume 12 of a 25 volume set. Good hardcover with tight binding and clean pages. No dust jacket. Moderate shelf wear and fraying to edges and corners of cloth covers and spine. Pages are gently yellowed with age. Page 166 & 167 are heavily yellowed in a spot where a slip of paper has been placed. ; 8.75 X 5.75 X 1.60 inches; 482 pages .

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. I saw one page with a pencil mark and a very few pages with small, light soil spots. The cover has several white spots which appear to be paint drops. The frontispiece is loose but present with the book. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume I (1) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. There is a spot in the middle of the book that the binding is beginning to crack, however there are no loose or missing pages. The cover has a few small white spots that appear to be paint drips. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume IV (4) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. There is a name written on one of the front blank end papers. There are some small white spots on the cover that appear to be paint drips. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume XIV (14) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. The cover has a few small cloth bleach spots. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume X (10) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. The first front end paper has pulled away from the hinge and has some small edge tears, however, the front hinge is solid. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume XI (11) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. There is a small cloth tear on the top edge of the front cover. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume XII (12) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. The cover has some light scuffing. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume XX (20) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. The back hinge is cracked. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume XXV (25) only. Index..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume XXI (21) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. The cloth on the back cover side edge has some wrinkling. There is some very light wear on the top spine end. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume XVIII (18) only. Illustrated..

New York: Globe Publishing Company, 1898. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth binding with black print and design on the front cover and gilt print and black design on the spine. Gilt print on the top page edging. No markings in the text with a very few small scattered soil spots. There is a light crack in the middle of the binding, however there are no loose or missing pages. There are a couple of small soil spots and a couple of pen marks on the bottom page edging. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and masterpieces from their writings, comprising the best features of many celebrated compilations, notably The Guernsey Collection, The De Puy Collection, The Ridpath Collection all carefully revised and arranged by a corps of the most capable scholars. Volume XXIV (24) only. Illustrated..

Globe Publishing Company, 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Great clean text. Volume 2.

Fifth Avenue Library Society, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in.

Globe Publishing, 1900-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. ***please read*** no DJ - no marks on text - my shelf location 9-E-32*

New York: Globe, 1900. Illustrated by Tissue frontis and plates, head and tail vignettes. c.1898 Library Edition, 1899 Royal Edition De Luxe. Green cloth, marbled eps, t.e.g. Demy 8vo. pp. [vi], 482. VG-/No jacket, as issued. Several cap tears, slight overall page darkening..

New York: Fifth Avenue Library Society/The Globe Publishing Compan, 1899. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback [publisher: Fifth Avenue Library Society/The Globe Publishing Company 1899.] Royal Edition De Luxe. Volume 25 of 25 Volumes. This final volume contains a comprehensive index for all volumes in the Ridpath Library of Universal Literature--the writers are classified according to their works, selection are made from their best books. There is a list of authors with pronunciation, by volume; authors classified, i.e. biographers, explorers, poets, etc,; titles of extracts; analytical index; bibliographical index. Hardcover Book in Good Condition. No Jacket, as issued. Lower half of backstrap is missing. Green marbled cloth, leather over spine and corners, very clean; corners and spine head scuffed; sewn binding very solid, tight and square, endbands; top edge gilt; fore-edge and lower edge rough cut--many leaves remain uncut, in original state; pages… Read More

New York: Fifth Avenue Library Society/The Globe Publishing Compan, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback [publisher: Fifth Avenue Library Society/The Globe Publishing Company 1899.] Royal Edition De Luxe. Volume 17 of 25 Volumes. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket, as issued. Illustrated with frontis with onion skin protection, red-lettered, and with plates and head and tail vignettes. Green marbled cloth, leather over spine and corners, very clean; light wear to upper rear corner, spine head scuffed with some of leather scuffed through and heel scuffed; sewn binding very solid, tight and square, endbands; top edge gilt; fore-edge and lower edge rough cut--many leaves remain uncut, in original state; pages only lightly toned, very clean and completely unmarked. The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature is a biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors, including the choicest extracts and… Read More