5V John Lord BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY 1883-1885 Decorative Gilt Binding Complete Set Lectures Antiquity Middle Ages Renaissance Reformation Warriors Statesmen Great Women


Title: Beacon Lights of History
Author: John Lord - John Lord was an American historian and lecturer. Born at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he graduated from Dartmouth in 1833 and then entered the Andover Theological Seminary, where in his second year he wrote a series of lectures on the Dark Ages, which he delivered the next fall during a tour through northern New York. After graduating at Andover he became an agent for the American Peace Society. Though not ordained to the ministry, he was called to a Congregational Church at New Marlboro, Massachusetts, and then to one at Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

In 1840 he gave up his pastoral duties to become a public lecturer and spend time on literary activities. In 1843-46, he was in England giving lectures on the Middle Ages, and on his return to the United States continued to lecture for many years in the principal towns and cities, giving over 6,000 lectures in all. In 1864, he received his LL.D. from the University of the City of New York. From 1866 to 1876, he was lecturer on history at Dartmouth College.
Publisher: Fords, Howard, and Hulbert
City: New York
Year: 1883-1885
Binding Style: Hardcover
Number of Volumes: 5 Full Set: Yes
Width: 6" Height: 8"
Book Details: This complete four-volume antique set is decoratively bound in blue cloth with gilt spine title and ornamentation. Volume one contains an engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author. Titles found in this collection include:

Volume 1. Antiquity
Volume 2. Middle Ages
Volume 3. Renaissance and Reformation
Volume 4. Warriors and Statesmen
Volume 5. Great Women
Condition / Notes: This antique set shows beautifully, with minimal indications of age and wear, including mild shelfwear. The bindings and text blocks are firm. Text is clear and crisp through mild age toning.There is writing by a previous owner on the front pastedown endpapers.

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