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.
Author(s):
Roger Butterfield
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Archaeology (1964)
An illustrated look at the high points of archaeology.
Author(s):
C. W. Ceram
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Architecture (1964)
A short history of buildings and their decoration from the awesome to the grotesque.
Author(s):
Mario Di Valmarana
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The History of the Theater (1964)
A short history of the theater based on theater buildings and set design.
Author(s):
Hannelore Marek
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
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.
Author(s):
Jan de Hartog
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Elizabethan England (1965)
A very British short history of the reign of the virgin queen.
Author(s):
Anthony West
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Great Furniture Styles, 1660-1830 (1965)
An illustrated history of classic furniture.
Author(s):
Donald D. MacMillan
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier