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Great Men and Famous Women A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history
edited by Charles F. Horne • New York, Selmar Hess, publisher • 1894 first edition, 1899 reprint [Originally issued in 68 parts, by subscription and bound into 8 volumes.]
Original photogravures, wood-engravings and typogravures 125 years old.
Sheet size (most, from 1894 first edition): approximately 11.5 x 8.5 inches
Sheet size (some, from 1899 reprint): approximately 12 x 9.5 inches
Image sizes vary
Please click on the thumbnails below for an enlarged view.
Note: the entire sheet is too large to scan, thus only the scannable portion is shown.
The Arch of Steel [King Louis XVI accepting the revolutionary cockade from Bailly, the first mayor of Paris at the steps of the Paris Hôtel de Ville, July 17, 1789.]
