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Cloth. Zustand: Good. Various (illustrator). A scarce complete set of this fascinating study on women across history, an interesting look at the lives of women across time and the globe. A limited Edition De Luxe, limited to one thousand copies, of which this is numbered five-hundred and eighty-five.Complete in ten volumes, scarce to see as a complete set.A fascinating set exploring the history of women across the world.This limited edition set provides a lovely look at women from all ages and all countries, an interesting piece of scholarship on women, from ancient history to the Victorian era.Volume I, 'Greek Women', by Mitchell Carroll. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume II, 'Roman Women', by Alfred Brittain. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume III, 'Woman of Early Christianity', by Alfred Brittain and Mitchell Carroll, with an introduction by J. Cullen Ayer. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume IV, 'Oriental Women', by Edward B. Pollard. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume V, 'Women of Mediaeval France', by Pierce Butler. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume VI, 'Women of the Romance Countries', by John R. Effinger. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume VII, 'Women of Modern France', by Hugo P. Thieme. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume VIII, 'Women of the Teutonic Nations', by Hermann Schoenfeld. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume IX, 'Women of England', by Bartlett Burleigh James. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour.Volume X, 'Women of America', by John Rouse Larus. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and five plates, one of which is in colour. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Small chip to the spine of Volume VII. A little discolouration to the spines and to the extremities of the boards, with some marks to the boards, a little heavier to Volumes I and V. Spine labels are age toned and a little rubbed, with a few very small chips. Damp stain to the head of the front board of Volume I. Bump to the head of the front board of Volume V. Front endpaper of Volume I is almost detached. Bookseller's label to the rear paste downs. Rear endpaper of Volume VIII has been excised. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with some spotting to the pages facing the plates. Good. book.