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. XVI 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. The primary subjects of Volume 16 are Scandinavia (including the history of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark) and the history of Switzerland up to the year 1715.
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References
- Williams, H. S. (1908). The Historians' History of the World, Vol. XVI:
- The British Museum Archives: Bibliographic records for the 1908 subscription set of "The Historians' History."
- The HathiTrust Digital Library: Metadata regarding the "Standard Edition" and "Times Edition" distribution.
- The Swiss Reformation Forum: “Church History”
