Miniature Library of the Poets. W. Kent and Co. Paternoster Row. London. [1880].

36 volume complete set in original box (no lid extant) with original silk ribbon and part original paper label 'Gems from the Poets'. "W. Brendan and Son, Printers, Plymouth"- colophon, and originally priced at twelve shillings. 69 x 105 mm. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers; red and black printing on front covers; publisher's advert on back covers; numbers 1-36 on spine. Minuscule marks of handling and age on covers and spines. In 1885 Cassell seem to have acquired the rights of publication for a short time and their imprint to have superseded that of William Kent. "The primary object ... of the 'Miniature Library of the Poets' being to supply the public with standard works in as portable a form as possible ..." A complete set in the original box and in original paper bindings is rare. OCLC,  906457667. WorldCat locates 3 copies worldwide (University of North Texas, Midllebury College and Koninklijke Bibliotheek).