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Lot 336

VARIOUS HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGIES 22 BOOKS

Estimate: $25 - $50

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VARIOUS HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGIES, LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH C., 22 BOOKS:A group of various historical anthologies, including: The Nations of the World: An Historical Series. New York: Peter Fenelon Collier, 1898. Having 8 volumes, including titles: "Clark's Turkey", "Hawthorne's United States", "Menzel's Germany", "Abbott's Italy", and "Prescott's Peru". The Story of Modern Science. Henry Smith Williams, ed. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1923. An incomplete set, having 7 volumes. The Story of the Greatest Nations, From the Dawn of History to the Twentieth Century: a Comprehensive History, Founded Upon the Leading Authorities, Including a Complete Chronology of the World, And a Pronouncing Vocabulary of Each Nation. Edward S. Ellis, A.M. and Charles F. Horne, ed. New York: F.R. Niglutsch, 1906.

Condition

There may be some rubbing to various spines, bumped corners, and minor staining to pages. The Story of the Greatest Nations has red rot, and the leather flakes off when you touch it. As a result, the boards are slightly unstable. (MK).