1 option
The story of the greatest nations : a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation : and the world's most famous events : told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands / by Edward S. Ellis and Charles F. Horne.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection D20 .E45 1919 pt.1-72, 74-85
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World history.
- Genre:
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 20th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 9 volumes in 85 parts : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Story of the greatest nations and the world's most famous events
- Wrapper title: Story of the greatest nations : with one thousand of the world's famous events portrayed in word and picture
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Francis R. Niglutsch, c1919-1921.
- Notes:
- Wrappers and t.p. issued in pt. 63 have imprint: Auxiliary Educational League, Inc., New York. Address given on wrappers as "29 & 31 East 22d St. (near Broadway)" which is the same as that of publisher Francis R. Niglutsch.
- Front wrappers of pts. 1-10 and t.p. issued in pt. 1 have: "Copyright, 1913, 1914, 1919"; front wrappers of subsequent parts and t.p. issued in pt. 63 have: "Copyright, 1913, 1914, 1919, 1921".
- "The work will be completed in 85 sections of 24 pages of text."--Prospectus (pt. 69).
- Parts issued in illustrated paper wrappers printed with publisher's prospectus.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy housed in 3 boxes.
- Penn Libraries copy imperfect: pt. 73 wanting; pts. 25, 33 and 49 each wanting 1 plate.
- Penn Libraries copy has many leaves unopened; pts. 4 and 13 each has ms. correction to printed part number on front wrapper; pt. 34 has time card with ms. note on verso laid in.
- OCLC:
- 259244034
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.