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H.G. Wells The Outline of History: The Whole Story of Man (Vols. I & II)
by Postgate, Raymond & G.P. Wells
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine/Near Fine
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
NY: Doubleday, 1971. Revised. Hardcover_boards. Used - Near Fine/Near Fine. Both vols are 5.75"x8.5" Vol.1 has 550 numbered pages. Vol.2 has 1103 w/index. BCE/BOMC. New Edition Revised. Over 1000 pages total. 200 Maps and illustrations. Red Doubleday colophon stamped on ffep in both vols. Jacket #1525 by Judith Lerner. Wrapped in mylar covers. Spines straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped unpriced, & unmarked. Slight bumps to corners w/Vol.1 having little amount of damage to FBR corner to DJ. Beautiful USED GIFT QUALITY. Wells, Herber George (1866-1946) The Outline of History, subtitled either "The Whole Story of Man" or "Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind", is a work by H. G. Wells chronicling the history of the world from the origin of the Earth to the First World War.
It appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments beginning on 22 November 1919 and was published as a single volume in 1920. It sold more than two million copies, was translated into many languages, and had a considerable impact on the teaching of history in institutions of higher education. Wells modeled the Outline on the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot. The bulk of the work was written between October 1918 and November 1919.
It appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments beginning on 22 November 1919 and was published as a single volume in 1920. It sold more than two million copies, was translated into many languages, and had a considerable impact on the teaching of history in institutions of higher education. Wells modeled the Outline on the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot. The bulk of the work was written between October 1918 and November 1919.
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- Seller
- Blacks Bookshop
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 14003
- Title
- H.G. Wells The Outline of History: The Whole Story of Man (Vols. I & II)
- Author
- Postgate, Raymond & G.P. Wells
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1971
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