Friends in council, a series of readings and discourse thereon, Helps, Arthur. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo place - 1872 and 1873. Four volumes bound in two (complete). Full calf leather binding, five raised bands to spine. Dark morocco title and numbering panels to spine. Gilt decorations to spine panels, and gilt framing to boards. Prize binding stamps to boards, grammar school of king edward VL bromsgrove. Marbled block edges, ffe and pastedowns. Prize binding text pasted to front pastedown of T. I, given for mathematics. Spines have discolored compared to boards. Outer back hinge of series two cracked but firm. T. I: 4+8+298+2+6+278+6pp. T. II: 4+2+X+240+4+284+4pp.