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The Story of Civilization 11 Volume Hardcover Set: I. Our Oriental Heritage, II. The Life of Greece, III. Caesar and Christ, IV. The Age of Faith, V. The Renaissance, VI. The Reformation, VII. The Age of Reason Begins, VIII. The Age of Louis XIV, IX. The Age of Voltaire, X. Rousseau and Revolution; XI. The Age of Napoleon
by Durant, Will & Ariel
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Good/Good. 17x13x12. Book club editions. A bit musty, jackets rubbed with chips from heads and feet of spine on volumes 1, 4, 9, and 10, a few jacket chips, tears, and creases elsewhere, several jacket spines faded, light stains to top edges of volumes 1, 7, and 8. 1967 Hard Cover. Complete in eleven hardcover volumes. 9 3/4 x 7. 8vo. Original red cloth, gilt titles. Numerous black-and-white photographs, maps on endpapers. An exhaustive historical work including approximately 10,000 pages of material. "The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant is an eleven-volume set of books. It was written over a lifetime, and it totals two million words across nearly 10,000 pages. The series is incomplete: in the first book of the series (Our Oriental Heritage, which covers the history of the East through 1933), Mr. Durant stated that he wanted to include the history of the West through the early 20th century. However, the series ends with The Age of Napoleon since the Durants died before any additional volumes could be completed. The first six volumes of The Story of Civilization are credited to Will Durant, with Ariel receiving recognition in the acknowledgements. In later volumes, beginning with The Age of Reason Begins, Ariel is credited as a co-author.
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- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- 2340400
- Title
- The Story of Civilization 11 Volume Hardcover Set: I. Our Oriental Heritage, II. The Life of Greece, III. Caesar and Christ, IV. The Age of Faith, V. The Renaissance, VI. The Reformation, VII. The Age of Reason Begins, VIII. The Age of Louis XIV, IX. The Age of Voltaire, X. Rousseau and Revolution; XI. The Age of Napoleon
- Author
- Durant, Will & Ariel
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 17x13x12
- Weight
- 40.06 lbs
- Keywords
- HISTORY ANTHROPOLOGY CIVILIZATION WORLD EUROPE EUROPEAN CIVILIZED PEOPLES
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Yesterday's Muse Books
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Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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