Physical description
The Book is part of a 25 volume set with red cloth bindings and gold filigree design to rib.
Publication type
non-fiction
Inscriptions & markings
Flyleaf has the title with Edited by Henry Smith Williams L.L.D. In twenty five volumes-Vol. XV and London “The Times” 1908 in Gothic script
Summary
Henry Smith Williams’ “The Historians' History of the World” is a chronological and geographical "tapestry" of human events, these twenty five volumes occupy a very specific and prestigious place in historical research. Volume 15 of “The Historians' History of the World” moves into the heart of modern European power dynamics. Published by The Times in 1908, this volume focuses on the rise of the modern German state and the evolution of the Austrian Empire.
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References
- Williams, H. S. (1908). The Historians' History of the World, Vol. XV: The Germanic Empires (Concluded).
- The British Museum Archives: Bibliographic records for the 1908 subscription set of "The Historians' History."
- contributor lists (including excerpts from Friedrich Schiller and Thomas Carlyle on Frederick the Great).
- The HathiTrust Digital Library: Metadata regarding the "Standard Edition" and "Times Edition" distribution.
