Published by Cassell, 2004
ISBN 10: 0304353876 ISBN 13: 9780304353873
Seller: GridFreed, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.
Published by Cassell, 2004
ISBN 10: 0304353876 ISBN 13: 9780304353873
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket; about new; 7 X 2.5 X 9 inches; 1040 pages; With a foreword by Simon Schama, one of the world's foremost historians, and with 9000 chronological quotations arranged in 90 thematic chapters, this huge treasury is bursting with historical gems. The verbal banquet comes courtesy of such diverse figures as Herodotus, Charlemagne, Dante, Shakespeare, Thomas More, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, Harriet Tubman, Rasputin, Lenin, Nehru, Al Capone, Churchill, Charles Lindbergh, Mao, Gloria Steinem, Susan Sontag, and hundreds more. These aren't quick one-liners, but richly detailed and generous excerpts from speeches, documents, literature, and other sources. Every continent and every major civilization receives representation and enlightening commentary, with topics ranging from the toppling of nations to the changes in science. All the quotations have annotations, with details about sources.
Published by Published by Cassell, 125 Strand, London First Edition . 2004., 2004
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original chocolate paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, red end papers. Quarto 9½'' x 7''. Contains 1008 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0304353876 ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Published by Cassell, 2004
ISBN 10: 0304353876 ISBN 13: 9780304353873
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: NEW. 1008 pages. 9.00x7.00x2.50 inches. In Stock.