Gems of great authors
Subtitle: or, The philosophy of reading and thinking
By: selected by John Tillotson ...
Contributors: Tillotson, John, ca. 1830-1871.
Series: Landscape series of poets
Publisher: Gall & Inglis
Published: 1880
Place of publication: London; Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: Gift books -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Other titles: Philosophy of reading and thinking; Gems from great authors
Notes: Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

T.p. and text printed within wide wood-engraved illustrated borders printed alternately in light grey, green or brown.

Includes wood-engraved decorative head-pieces, tail-pieces and small initials.

Includes "Index of Subjects": p. [361]-373 and "Index of Authors": p. [374]-376.

MASS copy: Bound in blue calico cloth blocked in black, orange, red and blind with some blocking in gold on spine title.  Spine blocked in red and lower cover blocked in blind with series title: "The Landscape Series of Poets".  Spine with imprint: "Gall & Inglis".  Boards with bevelled edges; a.e.g.  With dark brown glazed endpapers.  With ownership inscription: "D. B. Macdonald".