Everyday Book Of Modern Literature by GH Townsend c1870 Antique Book Chandos

Everyday Book Of Modern Literature by GH Townsend c1870 Antique Book Chandos

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Everyday Book Of Modern Literature by GH Townsend c1870 Antique Book Chandos

The "Chandos Classics"
The Everyday Book Of Modern Literature - A Series of Short Readings from the Best Authors.
By George H. Townsend
Published by Frederick Warne And Co: London c1870 (undated)

" George Henry Townsend (1787 - 1869) was an English literary compiler and journalist, who wrote several books that are of value in a study of his period. His books include Russell's History of Modern Europe epitomised (1857), Shakespeare not an Impostor (1857), The Manual of Dates (1862), Men of the Time (1868), The Handbook of the Year 1868 (1869) and The Every-day Book of Modern Literature (1870). "

" In 1868, Frederick Warne inaugurated The Chandos Classics: there were 154 titles in the series, and five million copies were sold. The series included an edition of Shakespeare which sold 340,000 copies. Nuttall's Dictionary, which was originally published by Routledge, Warne & Routledge in 1863, was first issued by Warne in January 1867, when 668,000 copies were soon sold. In 1886 a revised edition appeared, which sold nearly one million copies by 1911."

Light wear and fading to covers and spine as shown. Rear inside hinge split but both covers firmly attached. Pages are typically clean and well presented with only occasional light spotting. No loose pages. A nice copy in good to very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 18.5cm x 13cm x 3cm - 472 Pages + Publishers Advertising

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Condition: Good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Original Decorated Cloth With Gilt Bindings
Region: Europe
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear and fading to covers and spine as shown. Rear inside hinge split but both covers firmly attached. Pages are typically clean and well presented with only occasional light spotting. No loose pages. A nice copy in good to very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: George H. Townsend
Publisher: Frederick Warne And Co: London
Year Printed: 1870
Sub-subject: English Literature