William Stearns Davis — Europe Since Waterloo

London, Leonard Parsons, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A nicely illustrated first edition copy of Davis' historical work, in which he analyses the state of Europe following the Battle of Waterloo. First UK edition, very scarce.Illustrations include a frontispiece, twenty-four in-text illustrations, and thirty-one illustrated plates.This is an informative historical work by William Stearns Davis, which is intended as a 'non-technical history' of Europe since the Battle of Waterloo. This work examines events such as the exile of Napoleon as well as the Treaty of Versailles, with dates ranging from 1815 to 1919.This work was revised and extended four times by Walter Phelps Hall, who retitled this work 'The Course of Europe Since Waterloo&apos. These editions were published in 1941, 1947, 1951, and 1957.Parts are broken down into 'The Triumph of Nationalism', 'Armed Peace', and 'Armageddon: The World War&apos. William Stearns Davis (1877-1930) was an American educator, historian, and author. Many scholars have stated that Davis 'contributed to history as a scholarly discipline' while also recognising the human aspects of these events. He wrote a range of fiction and non-fiction works that are found in academic libraries today.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the extremities and the spine, with fading to the margins of boards as well as spine. A few marks to boards. Light spotting to text block. Offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean, with the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .