8 Volume SET - GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN

GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN:

A Rare and Complete 8-Volume Set (First Edition, 1894)

This is the complete, majestic 8-Volume Hardback First Edition of Great Men and Famous Women, edited by Charles F. Horne and published by Selmar Hess Publishers in 1894.

A Victorian-Era Masterpiece

This monumental series offers Pen & Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History, capturing the Victorian-era fascination with biography and achievement. Each large-format volume measures an impressive 12 by 9.5 inches, giving the set significant presence.

The set features stunning period binding: dark brown cloth boards with exceptionally bright gilt lettering and elaborate decoration on the spines and covers. The aesthetic appeal is further enhanced by gilt edges on all pages, which retain their brilliance.

Contents and Condition

The volumes are lavishly illustrated throughout with a variety of antique printing techniques, including photogravures, wood-engravings, and typogravures.

The biographical subjects are organized thematically across the eight volumes:

• Volumes I. and II.: Soldiers and Sailors

• Volume III. and IV.: Statesmen and Sages

• Volume V. and VI.: Workmen and Heroes

• Volume VII. and VIII.: Artists and Authors

Condition: A remarkably well-preserved set for its age, averaging Near Very Good overall. The hinges are tight, and the copies are solid. The gilt remains very bright, though there is light, expected wear to the spine ends. The contents remain in About Fine condition, making this a superb collector's item and a spectacular decorative piece for any library.

Just as an example, here are those listed in volume I:

Alaric the Bold, Alexander the Great, Marc Antony, Atilla, Belisarius, Godfrey de Couillio, Julius Cesar, Charlemagne, Clovis the First, Gaspard de Coligni, Hernando Cortes, Cyrus the Great, Diocletian, Sir Francis Drake, Edward I of England, Edward III of England, Edward the Black Prince, Bertrand du Guesclin, Gustavus Adolphus, Hannibal, Henry IV of France, Henry V of England, Hermann, John Huniades, Caius Marius, Charles Martel, Nebuchadnezzar, Pepin the Short, Francisco Pizarro, Sir Walter Raleigh, Saladin, Scipio Americanus Major, Miles Standish, Trajan, Olaf Tryggveson, Albrecht von Wallenstein, Warwick the King-Maker, William the Conqueror.