WORLD HISTORY

The Macmillan Co., 1922. Book is in Good- condition (dark spotting top front cover, small specks on front and back, dust soiling top page edges, bottom front corner tattered, previous owner name inside front cover, pages clean), no dust jacket. 713 pages, Index and Pronouncing Vocabulary, Appendix. Illustrated with Bl & Wh Photographs, Drawings, Colored Maps. From Prehistoric Man through the Transition to Modern Times (1450 - 1648).. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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H. M. Caldwell & Co. - 8th Revised Edition, 1896. Book is in Fair condition (mottling on cover, heavier on spine, dark stains on cover, spine ends wrinkled and have a little tattering, small hole in front gutter, corners mildly bumped and a little tattered, front hinge split, previous owner name in side front cover, pages mildly tanning around edges, but clean) no dust jacket. 386 pages, gilt-top page edges, Index, Appendix, Frontispiece - Portrait of Author. Illustrated with Bl & Wh Drawings. Starts with the Roman Empire and ends with the fall of that empire and the new German Empire.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Purnell, 1970. In Good condition (3/4" tear to top back spine, creasing at gutter edges, corners bumped, very mild tanning of page edges). Color illustrated boards, 92 pages, Index, illustrated throughout with Color and Black & Whi te Drawings and Photographs. Juvenile Literature which starts at over 4,000 years ago with the Children of Israel and Abraham and concludes with Golda Meir as the Prime Minsiter of Israel in 1967.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Doubleday & Co., 1948. Book is in Good condition (light markings on cover, spine ends bumped and have edgewear, dust soiling top page edges, inside pages clean), no dust jacket. 309 pages, Index, Maps, a few Drawings. Tells the story of the expansion of Russia during the period corresponding to the pioneer days in America. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1975. Full Black Cloth Binding, 572 pages, Index, Bibliography. 32 pages of Black and White Photographs, End Paper Maps, Interior Maps. Book has light creasing and mild wear at spine ends, mild stain at right side page edges, inner pages clean. Dust Jacket has light tanning around edges, creasing at spine ends, a small chip at top spine edge. Front inner flap is clipped at bottom. How India claimed its freedom from the British, only to find that the price of freedom was partition, war, riots and murder.. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Doubleday Anchor, 1957. Book is in Good condition (light soiling to cover and page edges, very small creases at corners, crease down spine, pages clean) no dust jacket. 304 pages, Index, 16 pages Bl & Wh Drawings. Study of the social, moral and political life of France in the 17th Century and the effects of the powerful personality of Louis XIV on that era.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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University of California Press, 1973. 602 pages, Index, Bibliography. Richly illustrated with rare Photographs, Maps. Book is in Very Good condition (tiny bit of edgewear at extremities, mild soiling to page edges, a light crease down spine), D/J is Very Good (light scuffing and shelfwear, mild edge-creasing). Professor Maenchen-Helfen spent many years in exploring the mystery of the Huns and exploding popular myths about them. His book is an absorbing "detective story" of the Huns.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Ambassador Books, 1958. Hardback, 11 x 8, 96 pages, fully color illustrated with Lithographs by Lynd Ward. In Very Good- condition, except has a 1/2" closed tear with some tattering at bottom of front spine, no dust jacket. Juvenile literature of the history of Canada, with wonderful illustrations by Lynd Ward.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lynd Ward. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Harper Torchbooks - Paperback Reprint, 1962. 114 pages, Index. In Good condition (light edgewear, mostly at spine ends, previous owner name title page, underlining in red pen) no dust jacket. Book consists of four lectures that parallel the times of Catherine deMedici and the Religious Wars of the 16th Century with the present times.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Franklin Watts, 1967. Color illustrated boards, 32 pages, illustrated with Artwork by Evelyn Worboys. In Very Good condition except for a light crayon mark on front; clean copy, no dust jacket. Juvenile Literature about how people lived in ancient Palestine. Includes tools, pottery, the Iron Age, animals, the alphabet, etc.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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United Kingdom: Harper Collins, 1994. Bibliography, illustrated with Color Drawings. Re: Concise account of the evolution, history and practice of chivalry; part of "The Little Wisdom Library". Book is in Very Good condition (creasing back bottom gutter, clean copy), D/J is Very Good (light all around soiling). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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No Publisher Listed (National Pub. Co.) - 1900, 1900. Outside of Book is in Poor condition (Binding is very loose, with front hinge cracked inside and back hinge somewhat cracked inside. All-over soiling to cover, small holes down front gutter. Creasing and edgewear at spine ends, corners bumped and tattered, soiling to page edges) Inside of book is Good+ (pages mostly clean, scattered light stains) Rest of title is: Containing a Full Account of the Great Insurrection in China; Atrocities of the "Boxers;" Massacre of Foreigners and Native Christians; Heroic Attempts to Rescue the Foreign Ministers and Ambassadors, Etc. : Together with the Complete History of China Down to the Present Time, Including the War with Japan; Manners, Customs and Peculiarities of the People; Superstitutions ; Idol Worship; Industries; Natural Scenery, Etc., Etc. Red Hardback with illustrated front cover, 420 pages, "Profusely Illustrated With Superb Illustrations". (Many Bl & Wh Photographs and Drawings). Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Meredith Press, 1968. Book is in Very Good+ condition (mild crease bottom spine, thin strip light fading at spine ends, clean copy), Dust Jacket is Good- (light edgewear, heavy at spine ends, spine ends chipped and tattered, light shelfwear) 270 pages, Index, Bibliography, 16 pages Bl & Wh Photographs. Biography of the half-brother of Louis Napoleon of France, in which de Morny had much to do with making Napoleon the 'Emperor Napoleon'.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Barnes & Noble Books - Reprint of 10th Edition, 1963. Book is in Good condition (light rubbed spots on cover, mild edgewear, mild shelfwear and scuffing, light spotting to page edges, inside pages clean), no dust jacket. 210 pages, Index, Illustrations, Map. A social history that is an account of the lives of 6 ordinary persons (and one not so ordinary) of the Middle Ages.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: John B. Alden, Publisher - No Date - Third Edition. Two separate volumes (Volume I and Volume II) comprise this listing. Full-cloth bindings, gilt-top page edges. Vol. I has 495 pages, Vol. II has 502 pages. Index, Frontispiece of Ferdinand The Catholic in Vol. I, of Isabella The Catholic in Vol. II. Illustrated with Bl & Wh Plates. Books are in Good- condition: Lettering on spines lightly chipping, light mottling on covers, a few dark marks and white specks on covers, a few scattered stains on pages. Vol. I has 2 pin holes in the gutters and wear at bottom back corner. Vol. II has creasing at right side edges of a small block of pages. In Volume I, Section I presents a view of the Castilian Monarchy before the 15th Century. Section II begins with a review of the C onstitution of Aragon and goes to the middle of the 15th Century. Volume II begins when the interior organization of the Monarchy was completed and Spain began discovery and conquest under the rule of Ferdinand and Isabella.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Trade Policy Research Center, 1972. Stapled Wraps, 70 pages. Essays from the three authors argue that the agricultural policy in Europe needs to be reformed, though by different methods. From German, French and Dutch viewpoints.. Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Lusaka: Oxford University Press, 1968. 58 pages, illustrated with Drawings and Maps. In Good condition (wear on spine, light scuffing) no dust jacket. A short history of Zambia and its new state of independence. Book was designed and produced for Zambia schools.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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E. R. Dumont, Publisher - "Special Edition" Printing, 1900. This listing is for a group of seven volumes of the ten-volume set of "Six Thousand Years of History" books. Illustrated with Frontispieces, Black and White Plates and Fold-out Maps. All books have dust soiling to the page edges, scattered light smudging to pages, and pages are mildly tanning around edges, but mostly clean. Other specific defects are noted in the following descriptions. Volume I - ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY - 442 pages, Frontispiece of Herodotus . Inner front hinge cracked and spine is loosened from text block, pieces missing at bottom spine and corners, light spotting on cover. Volume II - MODERN EUROPE - 490 pages, Frontispiece of Charles I on the Way to Execution. Wear on spine and ar ound edges of book, light spotting on cover, thin strip missing at top spine. Volume III - AMERICAN HISTORY - 420 pages, Frontispiece of Pilgrims Going to Church. A 1" x 1/2" piece of the binding missing at bottom spine, light spotting on back cover, heavy tattering at 3 corners. Volume VII - FAMOUS FOREIGN STATESMEN - 444 pages, Frontispiece of the Moses Statue by Michelangelo. Light spotting on cover, tears and pieces missing at spine ends, tattering at 2 corners. Volume VIII - FAMO US A MERICAN STATESMEN - 398 pages, Frontispiece of the George Washington Painting from the Boston Fine Arts Museum. Small piece missing at bottom spine, corners tattered. Volume IX - LITERATURE OF THE XIX CENTURY - 509 pages, Frontispiece of Sir Walter Scott. Small pieces missing at spine ends, light spotting to cover, corners tattered. Volume X - ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE XIX CENTURY - 404 pages + large Index for the whole 10 volumes of the set, Frontispiece of the "Electricity" Painting by L . Kand ler. Light and dark spotting on cover, piece missing near bottom spine, a little tattering at bottom front corner, front inner hinge starting to crack at the list of illustrations page. Re: Ancient History, Rome, Greece, Feudal System, Renaissance, Medieval History, French Revolution, American History, Statesmen, Electricity, Railroads, Telephone, Literature, Medical Science. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Nairobri: Kenya Literature Bureau - Reprint, 1979. Book is in Good condition (light edgewear and rubbing, 2 damp stains front cover, crease bottom front corner, pages clean), no dust jacket. 101 pages, 8 pages Bl & Wh Photographs. Author wants to record for posterity the customs, traditions and legends of the Maasai people of Africa.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Hutchinson & Co. LTD - No Date. Book is in Good- condition (a few light stains on binding, a little wear at extremities, previous owner name ffep, mild foxing on first and last few pages, one dog-ear crease, text clean) no dust jacket. 160 pages, Appendix A - D. Author shows the close relationship between national Socialism and Communism and its effect on war and peace.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Prentice-Hall - Reprint, 1964. Book is in Good- condition (all around edgewear and rubbing, crease across bottom front corner, front cover scuffed, portion of top layer of paper missing at front right side, mild soiling on back cover, previous owner name ffep, pages clean), no dust jacket. 210 pages. Contains the major documents of the Church-State debate of the Middle Ages. Author interprets these disputes and provides a clear narrative of the Medieval Church-State relations.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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The Co-operative Publication Society, Inc.. Black Binding with gilt lettering, Frontispiece, 594 pages. This is Volume Nine of The Works of Washington Irving. Inner front hinges cracked at title page and pages 4 - 5. Dust soiling to page edges. Corners lightly bumped. A little wear at extremities. Pages very clean. The author gives an account of the life and religious reformations of the prophet Mahomet and his successors.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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P. F. Collier & Son - 4th Edition, 1922. This listing is for all four separate volumes of the set. Illustrated with Line Drawings by J. F. Horrabin and with Reproductions of many Famous Paintings. 1395 pages total, Index. Volumes 2 - 4 are in Good condition, Volume 1 is Fair to Poor. All volumes have dust soiling to page edges, light creasing to spine ends and corners. Volume 1 (only) - the spine has tears and is separating from the text block, front and back inner hinges are split, some damp staining around edges of pages. Volume One - From the beginnings of the earth to the Greeks and the Persians. Volume Two - From Alexander the Great to Muhammad and Islam. Volume Three - From Christendom and The Crusades to Napoleon Bonaparte. Volume Four - From t he 19th Century to The Next Stage of History.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Illus. by J. F. Horrabin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Random House - Fourth Printing, 1953. Cloth Boards, 183 pages, Index, Illustrated by David Stone. In Good condition (spine discolored, creasing at spine ends, slightly canted, light soiling on cover, a little edgewear at corners, mild foxing inside front cover and on ffep, inner text clean) no dust jacket. A Landmark Series Book especially written for juveniles. Tells the story of Napoleon Bonaparte from his childhood to his final defeat.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by David Stone. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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