"Translation of the General World History which was prepared in England by a Society of Scholars" A German translation of a World History book, originally written in English. Volume 5 only. Edited by Siegmund Jacob Baumgarten, a Theologian and Professor. Weight: 1.35kg Pages: 8pp, [2], 125pp, 128-665pp, frontispiece, 1 folding map, 5 plates (3 folding). Full leather binding with title to spine. General wear to exterior as shown with some marks/scuffs. All edges red. Front pastedown with bookplate, ink and pencil inscriptions. Inner joint cracking. Title in red and black, with engraved vignette. Two small stamps to title verso. Pages collate as complete, despite error in pagination where page 126/127 are omitted. Frontispiece, 1 folding map and 5 plates present, of which 3 are folding. Light age toning, some offsetting and the odd little mark here and there, otherwise pages and plates are generally clean as shown.