History of Europe – Sir Archibald Alison

Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, from 1853 to 1864. Eleven volumes. Ninth Edition. Three-quarter green leather and marbled boards. Banded spines, gilt accents, red title plate at spine. Marbled edges around. Minimal foxing. Multi-Volume Set, including:

• History of Europe: 1789-1815 Vol. I-II
• History of Europe: 1789-1815 Vol. III-IV
• History of Europe: 1789-1815 Vol. IX-X
• History of Europe: 1789-1815 Vol. VII-VIII
• History of Europe: 1789-1815 Vol. V-VI
• History of Europe: 1789-1815 Vol. XI-XII
• History of Europe: 1815-1852 Vol. I-II
• History of Europe: 1815-1852 Vol. VII-VIII
• History of Europe: 1815-1852 Vol. VII-VIII
• History of Europe: 1815-1852 Vol. V-VI

Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, (1792 – 1867) was a Scottish attorney and historian, best known for his wildly successful History of Europe. Alison was also a frequent contributed to Blackwood’s Magazine, and embraced paternalistic organic views of society.