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1894 Great Men & Famous Women 8 Vol Set Hess

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1894 Great Men & Famous Women, 8 Vol Set, Hess: Beautiful books in an 8 volume set titled Great Men & Women from Selmar Hess and copyright 1894. These leather bound books feature very prominent figures in the world. Vols 1 and 2, Soldiers and Sailo

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Great Men and Famous Women by Semar Hess [138417]: A first edition series of books printed in 1894 by Selmar Hess and edited by Charles Horne. An eight volume set with one book missing. Volumes 1 & 2 includes Soldiers and Heroes, vol. 3 & 4 includes S

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GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN – 2 VOLUMES – 1894: 1894. New York. Selmar Hess Publisher. Complete in 2 volumes. All volumes are in Very Good condition. All volumes have light red cloth hard covers, with embossed gold lettering for the title on the sp

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1894 Great Men & Famous Women 8 Vol Set Hess

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Description

Beautiful books in an 8 volume set titled Great Men & Women from Selmar Hess and copyright 1894. These leather bound books feature very prominent figures in the world. Vols 1 and 2 Soldiers and Sailors; Vols 3 and 4 Statesmen and Sages; Vols 5 and 6 Workmen and Heroes; Vols 7 and 8 Artists and Authors.

Condition

The books are in very good condition for age with Vol. 1 having the most cracking to the leather. All others show typical wear from use and age.

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1894 Great Men & Famous Women 8 Vol Set Hess

Name: 1894 Great Men & Famous Women 8 Vol Set Hess
SKU: 153096631
Price: 80 USD
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Estimate $120 - $200

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