The Outline of History
by H. G. Wells
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
MacMillan Co., New York, 1921. Third edition hardcover with no dust cover in fair condition. The book is red cloth with the title and the earth embossed on the front cover and the title, author, publisher and "Revised Edition" embossed in gold on the spine. There is significant wear and tears all over the edges and spine. The pages are foxed and there are minor tears and folds on several pages but there is no writing or other marks. Overall, this 102 year old book is in fair condition.
The book in the photos is the book you are purchasing.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Simple Treasures Books and Gifts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 897
- Title
- The Outline of History
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Illustrator
- J. F. Horrabin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Pages
- 1169
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biblio;
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About the Seller
Simple Treasures Books and Gifts
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Jacksonville, Florida
About Simple Treasures Books and Gifts
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- New
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- Cloth
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- Fair
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...