Published by Longmans, Green & Co, London, 1896, new edition. Eight volume set. Maroon cloth boards, silver lettering to spine, no dustwrappers. 7.25ins x 5.5ins. Small ink marks to the spines of vols 4 & 5. Foxing to the title page and first page of contents to last four volumes. Slight damage to margin of pages 311-320 of vol 7. Corners a little rubbed but overall a VG set. Pagination, vol one: xxiii, (i), 432pp plus tissue guarded frontis portrait. Vol two: x, 393pp. Vol three: x, 418pp. Vol four: xx, 417pp. Vol five: x, 443pp. Vol six: x, 501pp. Vol seven: ix, (i), 320pp. vol eight: ix, (i), 382pp. Each volume has a 32pp book catalogue at the rear. Nb combined weight is almost 6kg. UK postage will be c£15.00