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Complete in 15 volumes. Quarto. Original publisher's full brown leather binding with color illustration stamped on front cover and blind-stamped spine. Top edge gilt. Deckled fore- and bottom edges. Ribbon marker. Each volume with decorative series title-page and individual title-page. Illustrations of autobiographical persons in gravure after paintings, drawings and photographs. Each plate protected by captioned tissue-guard. Limitation page with decorative golden border. Some pages unopened, as issued. Printed on high-quality rag paper. "University Library of Autobiography: Including All the Great Autobiographies and the Autobiographical Data Left by the World's Famous Men and Women / Edited With Introductions, Essays and Appreciations by the Leading Scholars and Educators of America." Some age wear on head and tail of spine, some corners and parts of edges. Spines sunned. Ex-libris of Walter F. Haas on inside of front covers. Haas was an Los Angeles Attorney-at-Law in the 1880's. In 1891 he was admitted to the Supreme Court of California. The following year he was appointed to the United States District Court, United States Circuit, and United States Circuit Court of Appeals. He also belonged to the Palestine Lodge No. 351, the Union League Club, L.A. Chamber of Commerce, and other clubs and associations. Small closed tear on bottom edge of title-page in vol. V. Bindings in overall good+, interior in very good to near fine condition. Vol. I) Autobiography in the Ancient World (B.C. 3800 - A.D. 430), including the self-narratives of King Sargon, founder of ancient Babylon; Senacherib, the Assyrian ravager of Jerusalem; Socrates, wisest of Greek philosophers; Xenophon, noblest of Greek heroes; Julius Caesar, first of Roman emperors; Josephus, the renowned Jewish patriot; Marcus Aurelius, profoundest of Roman thinkers; and Saint Augustine, the great leader of Christian thought. xxxviii, 387, 920pp. With introductory essays by James H. Kirkland, Robert E. Vinson, and William H. P. Faunce. Vol. II) The Middle Ages and their Autobiographies (A.D. 1000 - 1500), including the self-narratives of Avicenna, greatest of Arabic Scientists; Al Ghazali, foremost disciple of Mohammed; Abelard, chief teacher of medieval Europe; Salimbene, frankest of monkish chroniclers; Dante, the greatest mind of Italy; Petrarch, the first modern man; Timur the Lame, mightiest of Asiatic conquerors; Froissart, most gay of chroniclers; and Comines, the first watchful observer of the humanness of kings. xviii, 403, [2]pp. Introductory essay by Charles J. Bushnell. Vol. III) The Beginnings of the Modern World (A.D. - 1500 - 1550), including the self-narratives of Luther, founder of Modern Protestantism; Henry the Eighth, the most married of kings; Thomas Platter, a simple Swiss peasant; Charles the Fifth, the chief sovereign of the age; Benvenuto Cellini, the world-famed artist and adventurer; and Jerome Cardan, the first scientific student of self. xvii, 399, [2]pp. Introductory essay by Ray L. Wilbur. Vol. IV) Autobiography During the Religious Wars from the Spanish Saint Teresa to the English Cavaliers (1550 - 1630), including the self-narratives of Saint Teresa, seer of ecstatic visions; Sir Francis Drake, greatest of naval heroes; Mary Queen of Scots, most loved of Scottish sovereigns; Sir Thomas Bodley, founder of the first public library; Sir Walter Raleigh, most gallant of cavaliers; Marguerite de Valois, fairest of French princesses; Duke de Sully, the friend of Henry IV of France; Sir Francis Bacon, foremost of philosophers; Lord Herbert of Cherbury, "the black lord"; and Sir Kenelm Digby, prince of lovers and adventurers. xxi, 400, [2]pp. Introductory essay by A. C. McGiffert. Vol. V) Autobiographers of the Seventeenth century (1630 - 1690), including the self-narratives of William Lilly, the astrologist and charlatan; John Milton, greatest of religious poets; Count de Grammont, gayest of French gallants; George Fox, founder of the Quakers; John B. Seller Inventory # 29915
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