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The Dawn of Civilization and Life in the Ancient Past (The University of Knowledge Wonder Books)
Author(s): Engberg, Robert Martin; Cole, Fay-Cooper
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Good |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | University of Knowledge |
| Publication Year: | 1940 |
| Publication Place: | Chicago, IL, USA |
| Book ID: | 007446 |
| Catalogue(s): | History - General ◇ Vintage Books ◇ Series Books ◇ History - Ancient |
xvi, 384pp, illustrated throughout. Richly illustrated endpapers. Monochrome plate frontispiece. In green cloth-covered boards, decorated with blind embossing, gilt titles and decorations on spine (boards just a little rounded at corners and spine ends). Some very faint, occasional spotting, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust marked upper text block edge. In its original dust jacket (rubbed and chipped at edges, minor loss at head of spine, a little faded). Small 4to. An account of the mysteries of the rise and fall of ancient nations and civilisations, and the people revealed by the discoveries and excavations of archaeologists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, now forming an insightful record of the state of research on ancient history in the mid 20th century. Sections and chapters include The Ancient Near East, The Prehistory of the Near East, Early Crete Greece and Rome; Early India; Early China; The Name of China; The Era of Myth and Legend; Tibet, The Mountain Kingdom; etc
Keywords:
Ancient History
Prehistory
Archeology
China
Tibet
India
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Crete
University of Knowledge Wonder Books
