Famous Authors and the Best Literature of England and America, 1st Ed, 1897

Famous Authors and the Best Literature of England and America; Containing the Lives of English and American Authors in Story Form. Together With Choice Selections From Their WritingsCompiled and Edited by William Wilfred Birdsall, A. B. and Rufus M. Jones, A. M.Sumptuously Illustrated with Original DrawingsBy Charles Dana Gibson, Corwin K. Linson, and othersILLUSTRATEDFIRST EDITIONPublisher: World Bible House, PhiladelphiaCopyright: 1958Condition: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. Original cloth pictorial boards with wear on edges and corners. Cloth is ripped along the outer hinge. Floral endpapers. Beautiful frontispiece illustration in color. Textblock is crisp and clean as are all illustrations. Handsome copy.Dimensions: 7.0" X 10.0"552 pages