The World's Great Events in Five Volmes; a History of the World from Ancient to Modern Times Volume Five Inventions AD 1830-AD1903
Language: English
Published by P f Collier & Sons Co, New York, 1904
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Wabash Museum Books, Mount Carmel, IL, U.S.A.Wabash Museum Books
AbeBooks seller since April 26, 2024
Condition: Used - Fair
£ 9.23
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Volume 5; pages 1982 - 2506 with index of all 5 volumes in rear of book. 6 full page drawings exicuted in duograph. Drawing of "The charge on the Malakoff" by Yvon on frontispiece. History begins with Modern Illumination and includes many historical events including: Free Trade; Discovery of gold in California; Great Exhibiton; Modern Inventins; Emancipation of the Serbs; Polish Insurrection; Emancipation of slaves; Suez Canal; Discovery of X-rays; Telegraphy without Wires; Pontificate of Pope Leo XIII; the Nile Dam at Assouan, etc. Margin headings indicate theme of each paragraph. Pages slightly yellowed; moderate page wear; minor warping of some pages. Inner spine crease are weakened but pages intact. Tan linenlike hard cover with illustration of ornate globe design on cover. Black lettering on spine. Minor fraying on cover corners and top and bottom spine. Slight fading and wear on covers. Seller also has Volume 3 of this series for sale.
Seller Inventory # S13-B25-2959
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The World's Great Events in Five Volmes; a History of the World from Ancient to Modern Times Volume Five Inventions AD 1830-AD1903
- Author
- Singleton, Esther
- Publisher
- P f Collier & Sons Co, New York
- Publication year
- 1904
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Wabash Museum Books
Mount Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since April 26, 2024
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