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Pocket Library of the World's Essential Knowledge: Outline of History, Volumes I and II
Henry Cook Hathaway (Editor-in-Chief); Albert Sheppard Illustrators: N/A
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1929
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Librería: Coffee Cat Books, Chapel Hill, NC, Estados Unidos de AmericaCoffee Cat Books
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Añadir al carritoHardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Set of 2 Outline of History, Pocket Library of the World's Essential Knowledge. VG/VG. 1929. Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York & London. Unmarked. Hardcover Books, Part 1 & Part 2, Volumes I & II. Very Good red textured cloth w/ blind-stamped borders & gilt…spine titles. Secure bindings w/ intact hinges. Text blocks clean and unmarked. Very Good dust jackets w/ light chipping and wear to spine ends and jacket edges, tanning to back side uneven one, light sunning, toning to spines; jackets remain solid, clean, and exceptionally well-preserved for their age; unclipped. 4.25x6.25". Albert Sheppard's two-volume outline charting civilization from the ancient river valleys through Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages & the Crusades, issued in Funk & Wagnalls' 1929 Pocket Library series w/ its Art Deco lamp of knowledge jackets. Ships in box from the USA, quickly & w/care. Synopsis: Pocket Library of the World's Essential Knowledge: Outline of History, Part 1 & Part 2, Volumes I and II provides a concise chronological overview of human civilization starting from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through the Greco-Roman world, the Middle Ages, and the Crusades. Chapters detail major historic transitions, cultural migrations, and sociopolitical frameworks that shaped early global development.The volumes are issued in red textured cloth decorated w/ blind-stamped geometric designs on the front boards and gilt lettering on the spines, wrapped in green and cream Art Deco paper dust jackets featuring the classic series lamp of knowledge graphic.Editor-in-Chief Henry Cook Hathaway collaborated w/ New York University Associate Professor Albert Sheppard to compile the historical text in 1929. Funk & Wagnalls Company published the set as part of a broader late-1920s initiative to democratize classical liberal arts education for working-class American households.
