1899 Twenty-Six Volume Set of "Nations of the World"
Item Details
A twenty-six book set of Nations of the World. This set features twenty-six 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 volumes on Greece by George Grote, France by M. Guizot, China by Demetrius Charles Boulger, Mexico by William H. Prescott, Palestine by John Kitto, India by A. H. Wheeler, Spain by William Wilberforce, Rome by Edward Gibbon, England by John Richard Green, Spanish America’s by Julian Hawthorne, Turkey by Edson L. Clark, and more.
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Number of Books | 26 |
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; one book measures 6″ × 8″ × 1.25″.
Item #
17LAX194-116
