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Stoddard, John L. John L. Stoddard's Lectures. Balch Brothers Co., 1905. Complete Ten-Volume Set. - A ten-volume set of John L. Stoddard's Lectures published in Boston by Balch Brothers Co. in 1905 (MCMV). The volumes are bound in three-quarter brown leather with red and gold marbled paper-covered boards and matching marbled endpapers. The spines feature five raised bands and are ornately decorated with gilt-stamped floral motifs, gilt titles, and gilt volume contents. The volumes are an octavo format with gilded top edges. Each volume contains numerous photographic illustrations and color-tinted plates throughout. The title pages are printed in red and black ink with a circular color-tinted vignette. The title page of Volume Seven reads: JOHN L. STODDARD'S / LECTURES / [Circular vignette of a house] / COMPLETE IN TEN VOLUMES / VOLUME SEVEN / BOSTON / BALCH BROTHERS CO. / MCMV. The set documents global travel and geography at the turn of the 20th century, covering locations such as Norway, Switzerland, Athens, Venice, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Egypt, Japan, China, India, and various European cities.