The Discoverers

New York : Harry N. Abrams, 1991. Hardcover. Good. 2 uniform cloths with mounted plates in decorated slipcase, illustrations in colour and b/w, large 8vo.

Random House, 1983. Hardcover. History; Civilization; Discovery in geography, Science. (745 Pgs.) Owner's initials and date on cover page. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. NO DJ. BOOK NEAR VVG.

New York: Random House Inc, 1983 Some corner bumping. Light staining to the side edge. Wear and rubbing to the covers. A solid copy.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

NY: Random House, 1983. Hardbound. GOOD/Good. Tight bright, clean and square. DJ has serious edgewear, several small rips on edge have been taped. How and why discoveries occurred or didn't. Insight into the people who made them. ISBN: 0394402294.

London: J M Dent & Sons, 1984. 1st UK edition, large 8vo, 745pp, VG Copy in VG DJ. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1985. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Very Good.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1991. First illustrated edition of this classic work. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free end paper in the year of publication of both volumes. Volume one's inscription reads "For Hope and Sam- good friends, good neighbors- with affection from Dan Oct. 14, 1991." Volume two's inscription… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xvi, 745 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black and blue pictorial with gold lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$25.00." Minor shelf wear. Light scuffing and creasing to dust jacket. Textblock clean. Inscribed by Boorstin on front free endpaper.… Read more about this item

An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him. In the compendious history, Boorstin not only traces man's insatiable need to know, but also the obstacles to discovery and the illusion that knowledge can also put in our way. Covering time, the earth and the seas, nature and society, he gathers and analyzes stories… Read more about this item

London & Melbourne: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1984 745 pages.The cover has a little wear, with creasing on the spine, a few scuffs on the edges. The page edges are somewhat tanned and foxed, the inside covers are lightly foxed. The binding is a little weak near the front and back of the book. The front endpaper has an inscription… Read more about this item

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1985. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House USA Inc, 1983. Hardback. Very Good. 6x2x10. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes General & World HistoryVery good, hard cover book with torn dust jacket, first edition, clean pages with prompt shipping with tracking.

Vintage, February 1985. Trade Paperback. Used - Good. Worn copy, but clean and intact. May have markings that do not obscure the text.

Hardback. Very Good.

Random House. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Random House. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Slightly dampstained.

New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1991. 4°, Fronti., 1024 S., zahlr. mehrheitl. farb. Abb., OLwd. m. aufmontierter Deckelillustr., goldgepr. Deckel u. Rücken, in OHLwd.-Schuber., Schuber etw. bestossen, Rücken min. beschienen, sonst gutes Exemplar. «An illustrated history of man’s search to know his world and himself» Die beiden Bände enthalten vier Abteilungen: Book one: Time; Book two: The earth and… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Thick octavo. 745 [1]pp. Owner's name and inscription penned on front fly, top page edges foxed, spine wrinkled, very good in a very good price-clipped dustwrapper with some minor wrinkling.

Random House, 1983-10-12. Hardcover. Acceptable. 6x2x10.