The Odyssey Library Series

A series of small oblong books of about fifty pages on general topics with many illustrations.
Books in the The Odyssey Library series:
Ancient Rome (1964)

A brief illustrated history of ancient Rome.
Archaeology (1964)

An illustrated look at the high points of archaeology.
Architecture (1964)

A short history of buildings and their decoration from the awesome to the grotesque.
The History of the Theater (1964)

A short history of the theater based on theater buildings and set design.
The Sailing Ship (1964)

A history of the development of sailing ships from the Egyptians to the Thomas W. Lawson, a seven-masted schooner of 1902.
Elizabethan England (1965)

A very British short history of the reign of the virgin queen.
Great Furniture Styles, 1660-1830 (1965)

An illustrated history of classic furniture.