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THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind (2 Volumes)
by H. G. Wells (Revised by Raymond Postgate and updated to the end of World War 2)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As new in VG+ dust jackets
- Seller
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Milton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1956. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. As new in VG+ dust jackets. A well kept copy for 50+ years. Hardcovers (red) are mint condition -- tight, clean and unmarked; tinted dk gray to top edge as published, no blemishes. Very light wear to dust jackets (panels bright and clean), spines a bit faded, light soiling to rear panels and now protected in clear archival sleeves. An excellent set in the hardcover book club edition for the choosy reader/collector (or as a gift).
Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.
Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.
Synopsis
The Outline of History, subtitled either "The Whole Story of Man" or "Being A Plain History of Life and Mankind," is a book by H. G. Wells published in 1919. Wells was very dissatisfied with the quality of history textbooks at the end of World War I, and so, between 1918 and 1919, produced a 1,324-page work which was published in serial softcover form in 1919, with the first hardcover edition appearing in 1920. The book met with popular acclaim and massive sales.
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- Seller
- North Country Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 19354
- Title
- THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind (2 Volumes)
- Author
- H. G. Wells (Revised by Raymond Postgate and updated to the end of World War 2)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1956
- Bookseller catalogs
- literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
North Country Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
North Country Books
Biblio member since 2008
Milton, Vermont
About North Country Books
General used, collectible and antiquarian books. Also paper, ephemera and posters. I am now in my 14th year of full-time book selling.
Glossary
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- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...