Works of Charles Kingsley / 29 titles in 37 volumes

London and Cambridge: Macmillan, Chapman & Hall, 1866. Leather Bound. black & white illustrations. 8vo. We offer for sale a collection of the works of the famous 19th century novelist and poet, Charles Kingsley (1819-1875). This collection contains 29 individual titles; being Kingsley's prose works, most of his sermons, and all but one of his books of poetry. Each volume was uniformly bound for the noted British bibliophile, Francis Frederick Fox, in handsome 3/4 polished calf over marbled boards, with the top edge gilt, and the endpapers marbled. On the spine of each volume are three coloured leather labels, the first (top) of which states 'Kingsley's Works', the second (middle) stating the title of the individual volume, and the third (bottom) stating the year of publication. The armorial bookplate of Francis Frederick Fox is either inserted as a cancel leaf, or the bookplate is tipped-in. The binding of each volume is signed 'William George, Bristol', being the binder, publisher and bookseller more commonly encountered as 'William George's Sons'. All publishers' advertising pages, normally found at the end of most of the first editions of these titles, have been removed by the binder. The set has, over the years, suffered some minor wear-and-tear to the bindings; however, the contents of all volumes are in very good condition, with no significant defects. A complete list of all of the volumes is available upon request. Each title is either a first edition or an early printing.