Penguin 1st Edition, published 1936.
Of the more than one hundred books that H. G. Wells published in his lifetime, this is one of the most ambitious. Spanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of World War I, A Short History of the World is an engrossing account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Wells brings his monumental learning and penetrating historical insight to bear on the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, the discovery of America, the Industrial Revolution, and a host of other subjects. Breathtaking in scope, this thought-provoking masterwork remains one of the most readable and rewarding of its kind.
Condition grading: Good book in Fair dust jacket. Book spine has lean. Minor damage to book spine ends. Bright book covers. Jacket has damage to spine section and cover joins where they meet dust flaps. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1936.
Of the more than one hundred books that H. G. Wells published in his lifetime, this is one of the most ambitious. Spanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of World War I, A Short History of the World is an engrossing account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Wells brings his monumental learning and penetrating historical insight to bear on the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, the discovery of America, the Industrial Revolution, and a host of other subjects. Breathtaking in scope, this thought-provoking masterwork remains one of the most readable and rewarding of its kind.
Condition grading: Good book in Fair dust jacket. Book spine has lean. Minor damage to book spine ends. Bright book covers. Jacket has damage to spine section and cover joins where they meet dust flaps. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
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