[HISTORY & LITERATURE]. 3 Sets (25 Vols). ++ Lord Macaulay. The History Of England. 8 Vols. London: Longman, Green, et al, 1862. 12mo. Full tan calf, edges marbled. Spine title missing on each spine, scuffed. Interior very good. ++ Earl of Beaconsfield. Novels And Tales. 11 Vols. London: Longmans, Green, 1881. 8vo. ¾ red morocco. Some rubbing to joints and spines, both covers separated on Vol I. ++ Schiller. Sammtliche Werke. 12 Vols in 6. Bound by R. Ungalton Drake in full speckled calf, elaborate gilt-decorated spines, spine label, armorial gilt stamp on front and rear covers ("Treu Und Fest / Honi Soit Qui Mal Pense" on front cover), edges and endpapers marbled. Moderate wear, lacking label on Vol. 6. Estimate $200-300
PROVENANCE: Estate of Ambassador and Mrs. William H.G. FitzGerald, Washington, DC, by descent from Ignaz Petschek and Nikodem Caro, Austro-Hungarian Empire..
