The Outline Of History, Being a Plain History Of Life and Mankind

London, George Newnes, 1920.. 1st ed. 2 volumes. Inscription dated Jan. 1920 in each volume confirms that they are 1st editions. V.G. in rather worn boards, with slight loss at top of each spine.

London: George Newnes Ltd, 1919-20. First edition of the original parts of Wells' classic work. Quarto, original wrappers, 12 volumes, with full-color covers and many illustrations in color throughout. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. The Outline of History, subtitled either "The Whole Story of Man" or "Being a Plain History of Life… Read more about this item

London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1919. First Edition. Magazine. Good. First Edition. Complete in 24 issues. Published fortnightly by George Newnes from late 1919 through October 1920. All issues in good/good+ condition, showing general wear, light dust smudging to back covers, a few small closed tears at edges. Wire stitched bindings remain firm and fully intact; text is clean… Read more about this item

London: George Newnes Limited, n.d. [1921]. First Edition. Two volumes containing the complete collection of Wells' 24 serialized parts. Both volumes are in very good+ condition in red-orange cloth covered boards with black leather title labels on the spines and front boards all with gilt text. Both are small quartos of 10 5/8 by 8 1/4 inches… Read more about this item

London; The Waverley Book Company Limited; 1925.. First Revised Edition; Demy 4to; Volume I. pp. x, 384; Volume II. pp. viii, 385-768; coloured frontispieces, 40 mounted tipped-in photogravure plates, 22 coloured plates, 117 maps and diagrams, chronological table and time charts, index, both volumes bound in matching full blue leather, title lettered in gilt on spines, gilt… Read more about this item

New York: MacMillan Company. 1921. 3rd Edition revised. Hardcover. Good+ in boards. Owner personalizaion on FEP. Spine slightly cocked. Front and rear hinges starting. Light shelfwear on front and rear panel. Sunning on spine. Foxing on text block edges. .

New York: Garden City Books, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Later. Very good plus. Hardcovers, lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, foredges lightly soiled, bookplates torn out. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

The Review of Reviews Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1923. Fourth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Some wear and rubbing to covers; Includes all four volumes ; Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4, Fourth Revised Edition .

Garden City, NY. Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Garden City Pub; 1930. Black cloth with red lettering, good, boards showing on corners, bumping, former owner book plate, 1174 pgs, last page & free end pages stuck together. .

London, UK: George Newnes. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Undated. Volume 1: 384pp, Volume 2: 396pp, numerous colour and black and white photographic plates, other illustrations and maps. Red cloth-covered boards, blind-embossed design on front, gilt titles on front and spine. 4to. A large and very heavy set which will require an additional… Read more about this item

New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co., 1922. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete in four (4) volumes, uniformly bound in green cloth, spine panels lettered in gilt. 4th ed. (revised), 1925 ptgs. All 4 volumes show uniformly minor rubbing to spine extremities, with text block edges typically somewhat… Read more about this item

The Macmillan Company. Poor with no dust jacket. 1920. Hardcover. Names in ink on inside front cover, binding pulled away from spine, edges of cover beginning to fray ; 8vo .

Review of Reviews, 1924. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is:… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1925. Fourth Revised Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large. Horrabin, J. F. Type: Z A two volume set bound in half brown leather. Gilt embossed lettering and tooling to the spines. Illustrated profusely with full page colour plates and numerous b/w photographs and other illustrations throughout. Light/slight… Read more about this item

New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good. 1921. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Books, 1956. Hard cover. Good in very good dust jacket.. 2 volume set. xvii, 966 p. illus., ports., maps. 22 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits. Two Volume Set. All pages in good condition. The outside of the book is in very good condition as is the dust jacket..

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922 Book. Good (+) Book. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Burgundy cover with gilt spine title. Lightly shaken binding with some scattered notations. Lightly rubbed cover and bumped bottom corner tips. About 9 x 6 with 1171 pages. .

International Collectors Library, 1971. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

International Collectors Library, 1971. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Review of Reviews, 1924. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.