"Founders of Empires" by Jacob Abbott, illustrated with engravings, complete set of 6 volumes, Makers of History series published by Harper and Brothers 1902.

Hard boards, original publisher's maroon cloth with a decoration on the front boards, and black lettering on spines [a little surface wear]; 4.3/4" x 7"; stamp of former owner on the front endpapers, a few volumes have an additional stamp on the 'contents' page [see photos]; very good condition.

Cyrus
Darius
Xerxes
Alexander
Genghis Khan
Peter the Great

Provenance:

From the library of J. Griff Edwards, Portsmouth, Virginia, stamp is on the front endpaper of each volume.

John Griff Edwards (1870-1912) belonged to the old established settler families in Virginia. His father and uncles served in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. The grandfather, LeRoy Griffin Edwards (1804-1866), was the president of the Confederate Convention of 1864. John's wife, Mrs. J. Griff Edwards founded and led the first of the 'United Confederate Choirs of America' (1907). After that she was elected the 'Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Choirs.' In 1911 she published a volume titled "Echoes From Dixie A Collection of Songs Used in the South."

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