1902, (8 Vols.) Character Sketches of Romance and Drama, E. Brewer, Illustrated For Sale

19028 Volumes Complete SetCharacter Sketches of Romance, Fiction and DramaA Revised American Edition of the Reader\'s HandbookAuthor: Rev. E. Cobham BrewerEdited by Marion HarlandProfusely Illustrated with 399 plates, many tissue protected, including four color frontispieces, 20 photogravures and etchings, and 306 wood-engravings and typogravures, all on fine paper.Good condition (see photos)Bindings are tightNo writingModerate rubbing to the three quarter leather boards on the spine edges, the raised bands, and the corners.Vol.1: A.- CAS.: pp. 204Vol 2:CAS.- FAL.: pp.408Vol. 3: FAL. - IMP.: pp. 206.Vol. 4: IMP. - MAR.: pp. 408Vol. 5: MAR. - PHO.: pp. 205Vol. 6: PHR. - SKE. : pp. 408Vol. 7: SKE- TRO: pp. 152Vol. 8: TRU- ZUL.: pp. 384Dimensions: 12\"x 9 1/4x 1\"This is in essence an encyclopedia of all of the many hundreds of artists and characters of romance, fiction and drama from A-Z \"...The object of this book is to supply readers with a lucid account of such names as are used in allusions and references, whether by poets or prose writers: - to furnish those who consult it with the plot of popular dramas, the story of epic poems, and the outline of well-known tales. The number of dramatic plots sketched out is many hundreds. Another striking and interesting feature of this book is the revelation of the source from which dramatists and romancers have derived their stories, and the strange reptitions of historic incidents...\" Preface\"An extra flyer from the publisher as to how to handle the books properly. (see photo)Very unusual for the entire set to be togther.