8 1/2" x 5 1/2"  1166 pages all 6 Vol's     Vol 1 dated 1940,WM.H.WISE & CO. THE OTHER 5 VOLUMES ,DATED 1942,UNICORN PRESS,,BUT WISE & CO. PRINTED ON SPINE. FOR ALL 6  ,A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS FROM EARLIEST HISTORICAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAT,EDITED BY SIR JOHN HAMMERTON,AND DR.HARRY ELMER BARNES(ONLY LISTED ON VOL.1),AND ILLUSTRATED WITH NEARLY ONE THOUSAND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND SCORES OF SPECIALLY DRAWN MAPS -  BEFORE HISTORY BEGAN-FIRST ERA-4000 B.C. TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR,1942