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BEACON LIGHT’S OF HISTORY BY JOHN LORD IN 5 VOLUMES

A five volume leather bound set titled "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord. Published in New York in 1884 by Fords, Howard and Hulbert profiling various historical luminaries from the days of antiquity through the 18th century. This interesting work is bound in gilt tooled leather with marbleized boards and end papers. John Lord was an American historian and lecturer born in 1810 who achieved a degree of fame for his series of lectures on world history through the ages. This set includes volumes on Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Warriors and Statesmen and Great Women.

H. 8 1/4" W. 5 1/2" D. 1 1/2"
B923-8
$475.00

Style: Victorian
Origin: American
Period: 19th Century

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