The Works of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1904. Leather. Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The Ambassadors" edition of this beautiful set of the works of Benjamin Disraeli; complete in twenty volumes in Saint Dunstan bindings. No. 78 of 999 limited edition copies of this work in the Ambassadors" edition, in full morocco bindings with gold tooling to the front board and spine. Top edge gilt. Gilt-stamped to the tail of the spine reads "Saint Dunstan Binding". Printed and sold only to subscribers by M. Walter Dunne. The works of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, including his novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories, and speeches, with a critical introduction by Edmund Gosse, librarian to the House of Lords, and a biographical preface by Robert Arnot. Illustrated with frontispieces to each volume. Four further plates to Volumes I and II. Three further plates to Volumes III and VIII. Two further plates to Volumes IV, V, VI, VII, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX. One further plate to Volume IX and XX. Collated, complete. With chromolithograph half title pages to each volume, and a double-page chromolithograph limitation to Volume I, in colour with gilt detailing. Volume IV contains an interesting insertion: "NOTICE: How to open a book, from "Modern Bookbinding"". This set comprises:Volumes I & II: Vivian Grey: A Romance of Youth Volume III: The Young Duke Volume IV: The Young Duke continued; Lord George Bentick: A Political Biography Volume V: Contarini Fleming Volume VI: Contarini Fleming continued; Popanilla Volume VII: Alroy, or The Prince of the Captivity; The Infernal Marriage Volume VIII: Henrietta Temple: A Love Story Volume IX: Henrietta Temple continued; The Carrier Pigeon; The Consul"s Daughter; Walstein, or a Cure for Melancholy; The Spirit of Whiggism Volume X: Venetia Volume XI: Venetia continued; The Letters of Runnymede Volume XII: Coningsby, or The New Generation Volume XIII: Coningsby continued; Selected Speeches Volume XIV: Sybil, or The Two Nations Volume XV: Sybil continued; Tancred, or The New Crusade Volume XVI: Tancred continued Volume XVII: Lothair Volume XVIII: Lothair continued; The Letters of Benjamin Disraeli to His Sister Volume XIX: Endymion Volume XX: Endymion continued; Miscellanea In full morocco bindings. Externally generally smart, with rubbing and fading to the spines and rubbing to the extremities. Binding is detached from the text block to Volume XII. Small losses of decoration to the spine of Volume VI and to the front board of Volume VII. Significant loss to the head of the spines to Volume I and XX; small loss to the head of the spines to Volumes II, VI, IX and XVII. Front hinge is slightly strained to Volume I and XIII. Front hinge strained to Volumes XVIII and XX, with webbing showing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good