Ridpath's History of the World: The Development of Social Institutions and The Story of All Nations from recent and authentic sources. Volumes 2, 4 & 5 only of a 5 Volume Set.

Being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time comprising The Development of Social Institutions and The Story of All Nations from recent and authentic sources. Profusely illustrated with colored historical maps, colored chronological charts, innumerable engravings, sketches and geneaological diagrams. 4th printing. Compete in 5 volumes - volume 2,4 & 5 only. All colored historical maps and chronological charts definitiely present - generally tipped in. Volume 2 - 762pp. Cyclopaedia of Universal History: The Ancient World (Rome and Dark Ages) - - Rome, The Barbarian Ascendency, Mohammedan Ascendancy, Age of Charlemagne, Feudal Ascendency, The Crusades. Volume 4 - 864pp. Cyclopaedia of Universal History: Modern History, 19th Century --- United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Ita ly , Eastern Europe, Minor American States, Oriental Nations. Volume 5. 465pp. Cyclopaedia of Universal History: Modern History --- Close of the 19th Century with index to 5 Volumes. Half leather and cloth but spine taped on all volumes using a variety of tapes. Cover edges well worn - should be rebound. Marbled endpapers. Marbled page edges. A few loose pages with chipped edges. Hinges cracked on all three volumes except rear hinge of volume 2. Endpapers taped at hinge etc. Page 861 of volume 3 has some tears. Some page sections becoming loose from spine. Reading copy. Most excellent maps, illustrations and engravings well worth the purchase price.