1853 Ancient History 1ed MAPS War Israel Egypt Greece Rome India China France

1853 Ancient History 1^ed MAPS War Israel Egypt Greece Rome India China France

Henry Brownell’s “People’s Book of Ancient and Modern History” is a rare, two-volume, 19^th-century compendium of the history of the world focusing on the most prominent civilizations across history documenting their rise, progress, and eventual decline. The first volume covers the Hebrews, Assyria, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, India, China, and several European states, emphasizing their cultural, military, and political evolutions. The second volume extends to “modern” nations of the 18^th and 19^th centuries such as France, England, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and others, providing detailed insight into their historical developments and the recent revolutions. The book is heavily illustrated throughout and includes two color folding maps.

Item number: #41706

Price: $499

BROWNELL, Henry Howard

The People’s Book of Ancient and Modern History; the Old World: Comprising an Account of the Foundation, Progress, and Decline of the Most Celebrated Empires, States, and Nations, from the Earliest Period

Boston: Dayton and Wentworth, 1853. First Edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete; 2 volumes in 1
  • Volume I – 464
    • The Jews, Assyria, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Persia, India, China, the Mahometans, Spain, Germany, Hungary, and Russia.
  • Volume II – 396, [4]
    • France, with Late Revolutions; England, with the History and Description of Australia; Sweden and Norway; Denmark; the Netherlands; Switzerland; Portugal; Italy; and a Statistical Appendix.
  • 79 illustrations (many in color)
  • 2 color folding maps
• Provenance: Binding stamp – Hopkins
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~10in X 7in (25cm x 17.5cm)

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