DECORATIVE THE KINGSTON LIBRARY 18 EDITIONS BY W H G KINGSTON THOMAS NELSON GILT

Condition is as shown with wear to the decorative covers. Most volumes have a prize plate or inscriptions to the first pages as shown.

The books weigh 12.3 kg without packaging.

William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880) was the son of a merchant in Oporto, where he spent much of his youth. His books are mainly written for young boys. One of his early ones, Peter the Whaler (1851), was successful and was followed by more than 150 similar books which had simple plots and were full of adventures and escapes. They tend to have a high moral tone. He also made numerous translations of other authors works, including Jules Verne, which remain standards to the present day. His books went through many editions and revisions, and continued to be published well into the 20th century.

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