{"product_id":"worthies-of-the-world","title":"Worthies of the World | H.W. Dulcken | Victorian Illustrated Biography","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"259\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn attractive Victorian copy of \u003cstrong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"175\"\u003eWorthies of the World\u003c\/strong\u003e, edited by \u003cstrong data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"211\"\u003eH. W. Dulcken, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e, and published by \u003cstrong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eWard, Lock \u0026amp; Co., London\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"660\"\u003eThis substantial illustrated volume presents historical and critical sketches of many of history's most influential figures, including statesmen, explorers, military leaders, monarchs, philosophers and religious reformers. 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Horton, Bookbinder, 56 Weybosset Street, Providence, Rhode Island\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with a handwritten contents index added by a previous owner to the front endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003eA good example of a late nineteenth-century illustrated historical reference work, ideal for collectors of Victorian books, decorative libraries and historical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1f0lum5\" data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eKey Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tcg30p\" data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1316\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Worthies of the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1r4qt5u\" data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1330\"\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e H. W. 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