The Oxford Book of English Prose

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925 Finely bound by Charles E. Lauriat in blue-green morocco, geometric shapes in gilt to boards, five raised bands to spine, spine lettered, ruled, and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. About fine, with light toning to spine and front board, bottom corners lightly bumped, and some offsetting to margins of endpapers. Overall, a magnificent binding. Organized in order of the birth years of each poet, this collection seeks to illustrate the range and development of English-language prose up until the early 20th century. The collection includes prose excerpts from writers like Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Edmund Burke, Henry David Thoreau, Sir Thomas Mallory, and many others.. Early Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.