[1838?] Complete in four volumes, bound into two. xviii, 726pp, with portrait frontispiece; xxii, 789pp; xvi, 754pp; xii, 788pp. Beautifully bound in full black leather, gilt dentelles and decorations, elaborate gilt decorations on spine with five raised bands and red leather spine label, gilt lettering. Gilt embossed emblem of City of London School (Schola Civitatis Londinensis) on front panels. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. 12mos. Spines sunned, gentle shelf wear to boards, upper edge marbling a little faded. Occasional and faint spotting on prelims, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A handsome, vibrant set. Kurrent script. The complete works of Friedrich Schiller, German polymath, poet, playwright, historian, lawyer and philosopher (1759-1805).
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