Lot 373

Hawthorne, World's Best Histories Set, c. 1904

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Hawthorne, World's Best Histories Set, c. 1904

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by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
June 17, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
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A collection of volumes from the World's Best Histories series, published by The Co-operative Publication Society of New York and London. This assortment includes historical works covering the United States, Ireland, Canada, Japan, and China. The United States history volumes are authored by Julian Hawthorne, James Schouler, and E. Benjamin Andrews. The books are bound in the publisher's brown cloth with blind-stamped decorative borders on the front boards. Each subject category features a unique colored pictorial emblem on the spine and front cover: a blue and white eagle for the United States volumes, green shamrocks for Ireland, a red maple leaf for Canada, a red rising sun for Japan, and a yellow dragon for China. The volumes are octavo in format and include Roman numeral designations at the base of the spines. Title pages are printed in black and orange ink and indicate the works are illustrated.

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