The Great Events by Famous Historians | Vols. III & V | Limited Edition 1919–1920 | Royal Binder Facsimile of Versailles Treaty | Ornate Gilt Cloth

Horne, Charles F.; Austin, Walter F.; Johnson, Rossiter; Rudd, John (editors)

Edité par The National Alumni, Canada, 1919

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LIMITED EDITION volumes III and V in publisher's original Hardback binding, bright red cloth with elaborate gold gilt designs and lettering on front boards, gilt lettering on spines, blind stamped designs on back boards. Bindings are sound and square. Gold gilt top edges. Clean, unmarked, thick deckle-edged pages. Illustrated throughout. Limited to 1000 copies; complete sets are in 22 volumes. Two volumes here being sold together. Each volume is Illustrated, with frontispieces and plates throughout."The Great Events by Famous Historians, a comprehensible and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events and presenting these as complete narratives in the master words of the most eminent historians." Volume V carries copyright dates of 1905 and 1919 by The National Alumni, while Volume III is copyrighted 1920; the volumes reflect different copyright statements within the same limited-edition series.

Volume III ? The Great Events of the Great War
Binding: ?The binding design on this volume is an authorized facsimile of the original art binding of the official British copy of the Versailles Peace Treaty, signed by King George V and deposited in the archives of the British government.?
Contents: The building of Germany?s Middle Europe Empire and the Prussian terror in France; the U-boat war on commerce and Germany?s defiance of neutral nations; the naval disaster of the Dardanelles and the British failure at Gallipoli; the First Gas Attack and the Second Battle of Ypres, with Canada?s stand; the Armenian massacres and the execution of Edith Cavell as defining wartime atrocities; the sinking of the Lusitania and the open clash between Germany and the United States; the crushing of Serbia, the Serbian exodus, and Poland?s agony amid the redrawing of Eastern Europe.
"A comprehensible and readable source record of the world?s Great War, emphasizing the most significant events and presenting them as complete narratives in the actual words of chief officials and eminent leaders."

Volume V:
"The binding of this volume is a facsimile of the original in the Old Royal Collection, British Museum. It was executed for Edward VI by Thomas Berthelet, Royal Binder exclusively Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Queen Mary."
Contents: Feudalism from its Frankish origins through its English development; the decay of the Frankish Empire and its division into modern France, Germany, and Italy; the Norman Conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings; the struggle between empire and papacy culminating in Henry IV?s submission at Canossa and the triumphs of Hildebrand; the First Crusade and the foundation of the Knights Templars; the decline of Byzantine and Moorish power in the Mediterranean world; the widening of medieval horizons through the Christianization of Russia and Leif Erikson?s discovery of America.

Condition: The boards are bright in red cloth and gilt, clean with only minor shelf wear to corners and crown/heel of spines; sun-faded spines, though still readable; the bindings are sound, volumes are seemingly unread.

More photos on request and with our pleasure. Volumes will be carefully wrapped and securely boxed for safe handling during transit, with international shipping available. [Attributes: Limited Edition; Fine Binding; Hard Cover; Illustrated; Top Edge Gilt] 426, 380 pp.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Great Events by Famous Historians | Vols. III & V | Limited Edition 1919?1920 | Royal Binder Facsimile of Versailles Treaty | Ornate Gilt Cloth
• Éditeur: The National Alumni, Canada
• Date de parution: 1919
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardback, cloth
• Édition: Limited Edition.
• État de l'article: Assez bon
• État de la jaquette: Pas de jaquette
• Dimensions: 6,5 L x 9,5 H x 1,5 P (centimètres) 6,5 centimètres de largeur par 9,5 centimètres de hauteur par 1,5 centimètres de profondeur
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Fine Bindings
  • Rare & Antiquarian
  • History