Houghton MIfflin, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo in 3/4 dark brown calf on marbled paper, spine titles and devices in gilt, marbled endsheets and page edges. The half title states 'in nine volumes', each of which includes two sections, e.g. Vol. 1 has Exile and Intellect. Thus the nine-volume set includes all eighteen sections. All bindings tight and square, hinges firm, modest rubbing at the corners and spine ends, occasional shelf wear to the boards. A very attractive set.

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Bookseller: Dunaway Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 287756
Title: Little Classics (complete in nine volumes)
Author: Rossiter Johnson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Houghton MIfflin
Date Published: 1874
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.