History of Europe from the Commencement of the
French Revolution in MDCCLXXXIX to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV.
Ninth Edition. 1853-55. 12 Volumes + Atlas to
Alison’s History of Europe. Constructed and Arranged, Under the Direction of
Mr. Alison. 1848.
By Sir Archibald Alison & Alexander Keith Johnson
Both
titles were published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.
The
History of Europe is dated 1853-55. 7-3/8 inches.
The
Atlas is dated 1848. Oblong 7-7/16 x 9-1/4 inches.
(12
Volumes + Atlas - 13 vols). Total: 4810 pages + 96 maps/plates, some hand coloring.
A
Handsome set bound in half leather with marbled paper over boards, leather
title labels on the spines. Extremities rubbed, occasional unobtrusive
contemporary name on end page. There is a chip to the leather on the spine of
volume four; the leather at the top right side of the spine is separating on
volume twelve. Wants professional book repair.
Volume
twelve and the index of the History of Europe are bound together.
The
Atlas includes A Concise Vocabulary of Military and Marine Terms.
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