Boston: G.C. Rand / Wm. J. Reynolds, 1853.
Price: $350.00
Hardcover. 17 volumes. 16mo. Each volume is around 300 pages. Each volume has an engraved frontispiece and an engraved half-title, some have black and white illustrations/engravings. Brown cloth boards decoratively stamped in blind with gilt along the spines, each volume with an abbreviated version of the title in gilt on the spine. Boards and spine show some wear, hinges starting on *Asiatic History*, overall very good or better. The authorship of each volume is credited to "Peter Parley's Tales," which was written by Samuel G. Goodrich. We do not know how many titles were originally released for this set (we think maybe 20) but the titles present are as follows:
Wonders of Geology
Lives of Celebrated Women
A Glance at Philosophy
Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom
The World and Its Inhabitants
Lives of Benefactors
Lights and Shadows of American History
Lights and Shadows of Asiatic History
Literature Ancient and Modern, with Specimens
Lights and Shadows of European History
Famous Men of Ancient Times
Curiosities of Human Nature
A Glance at the Physical Sciences: Or The Wonders of Nature, in Earth, Air, and Sky
History of The Indians of North and South America
Manners and Customs of the Principal Nations of The Globe
Famous Men of Modern Times
Lights and Shadows of African History.
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