Western Civilization from Denney Book Shelf

Oxford: Phaidon Press, Ltd., 1945. VERY GOOD ++ book condition/NO dust jacket. Bright red cloth hard cover with black box on front & spine with gilt lettering in box. Extremely light spine end, edge & corner dent. 1/16" dent in back Previous owner purchase information small & neatly written in gutter of ffep. Previous owner last name on ffep. First 5 pages have very small crease to bottom corner. Occasional marginal mark or notation (does not affect text). This book was originally published in 1860. "... Read More

Bookseller: Denney Book Shelf (Kansas, United States)

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1959. VERY GOOD book condition/NO dust jacket. Black cover with gilt lettering to front & gilt and white lettering to spine. Minor shelf scuff to front & back with slightly tucked under spine. Pencil notation on fep "outlaw the word "people" in pencil. Occasional pencil underlining or neat notation in margin of text. "There is no single theme or central thread running through the book, such as the growth of freedom, the evolution of democracy, or the relati... Read More

Bookseller: Denney Book Shelf (Kansas, United States)

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1964. VERY GOOD+ book condition/GOOD dust jacket. Olive green cloth hard cover with black box & bright silver lettering on spine. Very tiny amount of shelf dent to corners & spine ends. Tiny line of fade to top edges. Dust jacket has corner, edge & spine end rubs, bumps dents, small edge tears & general shelf wear. Small picture & short biography about Robert Maynard Hutchins on back flap. Contents of book on back of dust jacket. Previou... Read More

Bookseller: Denney Book Shelf (Kansas, United States)

Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books Inc., 1998. AS NEW book condition/FINE dust jacket. Pictorial glossy hard cover with very square corners & spine ends. Matching glossy dust jacket with extremely slight edge rub & a few very minor surface scratches. How were pyramids built? Discussion of Mummies & Tombs. Pyramids around the world. Over 100 color images. "The Pyramids explains how and why pyramids were constructed, examining both the primitave engineering and the cultural impulses that inspired them. ... Read More

Bookseller: Denney Book Shelf (Kansas, United States)

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1969. VERY GOOD to NEAR FINE book condition/GOOD dust jacket. Dark blue/grey cloth hard cover with gilt lettering on spine. Extremely slight dents to spine ends. Sun tanning dust jacket with edge rubs, small (1/4") tear at top back corner, small (1/4") tear & crease to bottom back corner & flattened crease to top front flap. Picture of author & short biography on back. "...a lucid account of a people who were uprooted from their homes and transplanted to an inimic... Read More

Bookseller: Denney Book Shelf (Kansas, United States)