Civilisation: A Personal View (Folio Society) by Clark, Kenneth - 1999

London, England: Folio Society, 1999. Hardcover. Fine. Stunning volume from the Folio Society traces the history of civilization in this work that is regarded the author's finest, & was the basis for the PBS television series of the same name. In 276 pages, with Preface by his son & an author's Foreword, lavishly illustrated throughout. Lovely hardcover 4to has light blue cloth over boards decorated with a Roman column & image of Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" to front board in silver, gilt & red, silver lettering to spine. Condition is Fine: as clean & bright as brand new, binding strong & straight, pages white, colors rich. The accompanying slipcase is Near Fine, marred only by a bump to one corner; else sturdy & straight & bright. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or international shipping without preapproval of extra (at least double) postage per USPS rates.