The Casket or Treasury of Elegant Literature edited by Horace Harvey
$85.00
The Casket; or, Treasury of Elegant Literature is a nineteenth-century literary anthology edited by Horace Harvey and embellished with fine engravings. This decorative volume reflects the Victorian taste for gift books combining poetry, prose and illustration.
Editor: Horace Harvey
Publisher: Thomas Holmes, London
Publication year: 1856
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrations: Fine engravings
Condition: Decorative brown cloth binding with blind-stamped boards and gilt decoration to the front board and spine. General age wear and rubbing to the cloth, with some fading and small marks. Interior pages show age toning and occasional foxing; tissue-guarded engraved plates are present.
Book details
- Authors
- Horace Harvey
- Publisher
- Thomas Holmes, London
- Published
- 1856
- Language
- en
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1856 Thomas Holmes edition
- Subjects
- Victorian literature, literary anthology, gift books, engravings
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NON FICTION
Category: 1856, ANTIQUARIAN, B0127, BOOKS, ENGRAVINGS, GIFT BOOK, HORACE HARVEY, LITERARY ANTHOLOGY, NON FICTION, THOMAS HOLMES, VICTORIAN, VINTAGE BOOKS
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