The Conquest of Civilization (Fully Revised and Reset Edition)
Language: English
Published by The Literary Guild of America, New York, 1938
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Hidden History of Books, Longs, SC, U.S.A.Hidden History of Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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New Edition — Fully Revised and Reset. Originally published in 1926 by Harper & Brothers, this 1938 Literary Guild edition includes Breasted’s final revisions and annotations before his death, edited by historian Edith Williams Ware. Richly illustrated with archaeological photographs and diagrams documenting early civilizations from Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete to Greece and Rome. A classic synthesis of ancient world history by one of America’s foremost Egyptologists. Condition: Very Good. Clean red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine, embossed decorative motif on front cover. Light shelf wear and minor corner rubbing. Interior clean and unmarked with numerous black-and-white illustrations, photographs, and diagrams throughout. Solid binding, no loose pages.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Conquest of Civilization (Fully Revised and Reset Edition)
- Author
- James Henry Breasted, Ph.D., LL.D., D.Litt. (Oxon) Edited by Edith Williams Ware, Ph.D
- Publisher
- The Literary Guild of America, New York
- Publication year
- 1938
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Special Edition
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