The Outline of History; Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind (Two Volumes)
by Wells, H.G
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company NONE [NONE] 1971, new revised edition. (hardcover) xxii, 550; xvi, 551-1103pp. Very good. 8v. Red cloth, gilt title to spine of Volume I. Red buckram, black title to spine of Volume II. This new revised edition chroniciles world history from the earth's origin to post World War I. Covers are lightly rubbed at the lower edges; otherwise both are clean, crisp, bright, and solid. Volume I: Chapters 1 - 31; Volume II: Chapters 31 (continued) - Chapter 40. Maps. Revised and brought up to date by Raymond Postgate and G.P. Wells, with Maps and Plans by J.F. Horrabin..
Synopsis
The Outline of History, subtitled either "The Whole Story of Man" or "Being A Plain History of Life and Mankind," is a book by H. G. Wells published in 1919. Wells was very dissatisfied with the quality of history textbooks at the end of World War I, and so, between 1918 and 1919, produced a 1,324-page work which was published in serial softcover form in 1919, with the first hardcover edition appearing in 1920. The book met with popular acclaim and massive sales.
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- Spafford Books
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- Title
- The Outline of History; Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Wells, H.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company NONE
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Keywords
- World History, Earth History, History - Language, History - Religion, History - World
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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