An Outline History of the World by H. A. Davies - 1931

London: Oxford University Press, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. Oxford University Press, London, 1931. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt edging to front board and gilt title to spine. Very good condition. Small tear to middle rear of spine, but otherwise undamaged. Royal Airforce ex-libris to FEP, o/w internally clean and unmarked. Tidy heavy book. Frontispiece photoplate ('Mesopotamian excavators, under European supervision, unearthing the ruins of Babylon'). Photoplates, maps and diagrams throughout with comprehensive List of Illustrations. Contents: Part I. The Ancient World: I. Early Man; II. Early Civilizations - Egypt; III. Early Civilizations - Babylonia and Assyria; IV. Early Civilizations - The Medes and Persians; V. Early Civilizations - China; VI. Early Civilizations - India; VII. The Phoenicians; VIII. The Beginnings of Civilization in Europe; IX. The Greeks; X. The Empire of Alexander the Great; XI. Buddha and Confucius; XII. The Roman Republic; XIII. The Roman Empire; XIV. The Conquerors of Rome; XV. What Civilization Owes to the Jews; and Appendix I. Some Important Dates in Ancient History; and Part II. From the Beginning of the Middle Ages to the Present Day: XVI. Europe after the Fall of Rome; XVII. The Rise and Spread of the Mohammedan Power; XVIII. The Empire of Charles the Great; XIX. The Power of the Medieval Church; XX. The Growth and Development of Towns during the Middle Ages; XXII. The Mongols and the Turks; XXIII. The Beginning of Modern Times; XXIV. Grand Monarchy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; XXV. The American and French Revolutions; XXVI. Napoleon Buonaparte; XXVII. The Industrial Revolution; XXVIII. The Triumph of Nationality in the Nineteenth Century; XXIX. Modern Imperialism; XXX. Russia and the Near East in the Nineteenth Century; XXXI. The United States of America; XXXII. Civilization in the Twentieth Century; and Appendix II. Some Important Dates in Medieval and Modern History. Time Charts and Index also included. 19 x 13.5 cm. 560 pp + publisher's catalogue. Librarius is a small UK-based family business and we pride ourselves on our customer service. Books are honestly described. Orders will be securely wrapped and usually dispatched same or next day. Full refunds will be given if you are unhappy with your purchase and return it within 10 days. Photographs of all of our books are available on request; please feel free to email with any enquiries.