Aunt Polly's Story of Mankind by Stewart, Donald Ogden - 1923

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923 Book. Illus. by Herb Roth. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. 281 pp, b&w frontis, I. The Beginnings; II. Egypt and Mesopotamia --- A Step Foreward; III. Greece --- A Step Foreward; IV. Rome and the Christian Crusaders --- A Step Foreward; V. European Monarchies and the American Revolution --- A Step Forward; VI. The Glorious Present. Endpapers and frontis illustration by Herb Roth. First Edition, 1923. "A tongue-in-cheek look at history through the ages as told by regular member of the Algonquin Round Table. Stewart would go on to write many screenplays, including The Philadelphia Story and then be blacklisted and chased from the United States during the McCarthy Era, never returning to America during the final 30 years of his life.". Lightly rubbed corner tips with minor wear to white-paper title plate on spine, and faintly age-toned text block edges, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Bue cloth with white-paper title plates and black lettering on front board and spine, and illustrated endpapers..