The Human Comedy: As Devised and Directed By Mankind Itself
by Robinson, James Harvey
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Book VG: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, mild toning/offset to endpapers, writing on FFEP, text clean, binding tight./no DJ
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1937. first edition. hardcover. Book VG: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, mild toning/offset to endpapers, writing on FFEP, text clean, binding tight./no DJ. 8vo 394pp. stated first edition. Robinson's last published work, a reflection on history as a discipline and the history of mankind from one of the founders of New History--an approach that sought to use history to understand contemporary problems and brought the study of history much closer to the social sciences. #01591.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1528
- Title
- The Human Comedy
- Author
- Robinson, James Harvey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Book VG: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, mild toning/offset to endpapers, writing on FFEP, text clean, binding tight.
- Jacket Condition
- no DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- history, New History, mankind, civilization, nonfiction first edition.
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Matthew's Books LLC
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About Matthew's Books LLC
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