Search Results: the outline of history 2 volumes by hg wells

Garden City, 1956. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Garden City Books, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Later. Very good plus. Hardcovers, lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, foredges lightly soiled, bookplates torn out. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Garden City Books, 1961. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8x5x1. Horrabin, J.F. (Maps & Plans). Book club edition. Volume I: Front free endpaper soiled. Both volumes: Jacket edges rubbed with some chips and tears. 1961 Hard Cover. xvii, 504; 506-1027 pp. Two hardcover volumes. "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. Nevertheless, its popularity and literary achievements were overshadowed by Wells' works of science fiction, such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and his most popular work, The… Read More

Garden City Books, 1949. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. 2 volume set. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

UsedGood. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing Pages are clean! The cover has visible markings and wear. Some corner dings. The dust jacket is missing. The front text block edge is deckled There are some tears on the corners of the spine but doesn't effect biding Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Garden City, 1961-01-01. Book Club Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. Book Club Edition. Two Volumes Complete. Red cloth covered boards with black spine titles; mild wear; jackets are worn and rubbed with small chips and tears in edges; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interiors of both volumes are clean and unmarked; 1029 pages collectively. Additional shipping charges may be required due to the size and weight of books.

Garden City Books, 1949. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. 2 volume set. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Minor shelf wear, tear on dj. Name on fep.

Garden City Books, 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Garden City Books. Used - Good. No jacket

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..

Garden City Books, January 1961. Hardcover. Good/Very Good.

Lonson: Cassell, 1925 Covers and spines of both books are bumped, scuffed and worn. Some pages sellotaped. Spines are loose. Books not in great shape but good reference. Size: 8" X 10"

MacMillan, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes 8vo in red cloth, spine titles in gilt. Moderate rubbing at the corners and spine ends, the text block of Vol. I is square but the spine cloth is concave, front hinge of Vol. I cracked, other hinges firm.

1920. Clarence Darrow's Copy Wells, H.G. [1866-1946]. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920. xix, [1], 648; x, [2], 676 pp. 2 volumes. Illustrated. Publisher's red textured cloth, central embossed vignette to front boards, gilt titles and volume numbers to spines. Light soiling and shelfwear, faint staining to front board of Vol. I and spine of Vol. II., light fading to spines, chipping to spine ends, corners bumped and lightly worn, front hinge of Vol. II cracked, moderate toning, pencil marks to margins of pp. 573-581 of Vol. I, text otherwise clean. Ownership signatures of Clarence Darrow ("C.S. Darrow") to front free endpapers. $1,500. * New Republic edition, published the same year as the first collected American edition. Though best known for his science fiction, Wells was also a dedicated socialist and progressive thinker and wrote a number of non-fiction works discussing history, politics and society. Originally published in… Read More