Macaulay, Carlyle, Gibbon, et al. Acme Library of Standard Biography: First Series. Frederick Macalay; Mahomet, Gibbon; Martin Luther, Bunsen; Joan of Arc, Michelet; Mary Stuart, Lamartine; Hannibal, Thomas Arnold; Columbus, Lamartine; Julius Caesar, H. G. Liddell; Vittoria Colonna, T. A. Trollope. New York: American Book Exchange, 1880. [12465]
Dark blue cloth, bright gilt spine title, other decorations in black & blind, some edge-wear and spotting, 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. Small name stamp in blue ink on the front paste-down. Each biography has its own page numbers; the book is 1 1/4 inches thick. Leaves at the front are toned, a few bottom page corners creased. Good. Hardcover.
Contains the following biographies: Frederick the Great, by Macaulay; Oliver Cromwell, by Lamartine; Robert Burns, by Carlyle; William Pitt, by Macaulay; Mahomet, by Gibbon; Martin Luther, by Bunsen; Joan of Arc, by Michelet; Mary Stuart, by Lamartine; Hannibal, by Thomas Arnold; Columbus, by Lamartine; Julius Caesar, by H. G. Liddell; Vittoria Colonna, by T. A. Trollope.
An attractive volume for your shelf.
