D. D. Veth - De Aarde en haar Volken - 1876-1880

The Earth and Its Peoples.
Haarlem. H.D. Tjeenk Willink.
Five volumes - Year 1876 through 1880.
With double-column texts and hundreds of illustrations per volume.
Bound in the original beautifully ornate green bindings with gold embossing.
Each volume includes a table of contents (see the photos) listing the described topics and the page numbers.
Each volume contains 410 pages.

These editions were published annually from 1865 to after 1900.
Unique set with 5 published volumes!
(on the internet only a limited number of standalone volumes are offered)

Complete with about 1000 fine illustrations, many full-page and some colored maps.
At the end of each volume an index/table of contents with dozens of different topics, regions, countries, customs, buildings, adventures, etc. (too many to name - see the photos)
All five volumes in good to very good condition.
But a limited number of illustrations included.
See the photos showing the contents of these volumes,

Weight approx. 7.5 kg.