"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka

London: Macmillan and Co., 1900-1901. [Literature] ALL FIRST BROCK-ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS. 5 volumes, octavo (19 x 13 x 19cm). Abundantly illustrated with line drawing black and white full page plates. Finely bound in mid-green half calf with raised bands, gilt decoration, twin red title labels to spines; cloth boards; top edges gilt. The Pathfinder is a publisher's presentation copy. Contents clean, exterior unmarked. A fine set in an attractive recent leather binding. A superb collection of these famous tales of pioneering adventures in the West. Item #58692
Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.
Price: £1,750.00