An absolutely amazing set in very good/excellent condition. Normally I’d be tempted to keep this, but I recently acquired a leather bound set of Dickens’ Works. I’m a huge Dickens fan and this is the second best uniform set I’ve found (Fireside Dickens is probably the connoisseur’s choice [I have one listed for sale at time of writing too], but this set has more illustrations). All volumes are generally excellent in terms of exterior, with only minor wear and tear. 3 (Oliver Twist/Child’s History), which has a small tear and some noticeable rubbing to bottom of spine (not major, but is definitely the outlier of the set and I wanted to draw attention to it). Volume 8 Christmas Books etc. And Volume 11 (Bleak House) have small scratches to spine (again, quite minor, but all other are only very very minor and generally clean). I haven’t forensically examined all books/pages, but from a fairly intensive check I’ve found only a handful examples of very light foxing. Some of the volumes have slight weaknesses to spine, but this is more of a case of hardback design and distribution of weight/number of pages than genuine damage. Otherwise, a bit grubby to page tips (I’ve not attempted to clean, but shouldn’t be an issue and appears mainly dust/grime from shelf life). Overall very good++ and a beautiful uniform set which looks amazing in a bookcase/similar. A very sought after set. Best of luck with any offers &####128077.
