1899 Twenty-Eight Volume Set of "Nations of the World"
Item Details
A twenty-eight book set of Nations of the World. This set features twenty-eight books bound in red cloth on board covers with gilt lettering and ornamentation to the front and spine. The illustrated books were published by Peter Fenelon Collier of New York in 1899 and include volume one and two of Peru by William H. Prescott, Sweden by Victor Nilsson, volume one through seven of France by M. Guizot, Holland by Thomas Colley Grattan, Ireland by Rev. Aug. J. Thebaud, Italy by John S. C. Abbott, Egypt by J.C. McCoan, Norway by Sigvart Sorensen, volume two, five, eight, and nine of Greece by George Grote, volume one through three of Rome by Edward Gibbon, Austria by John S. C. Abbott, volume two of United States by Julian Hawthorne, volume one of Mexico by William H. Prescott, England by John Richard Green, volume one and two of Scotland by Sir Walter Scott, and Japan by Walter Dickson.
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Number of Books | 28 |
Condition
- some tearing to spine; tight but shaken binding; some discoloration and fading; toning to pages; edge wear and corner wear; broken hinges; water stains; loose pages.
Dimensions
- measured as a group.
Item #
17LAX194-103
