Chronology of the Ancient World, 10,000 B.C. To A.D. 799

Book Club Associates, London, 1976 reprint edition. Cloth, 8vo, 25 cm,. ix, 500 pp. From the blurb: "This is the final volume in the series begun by Neville Williams' Chronology of the Modern World 1763-1965 and followed by his Chronology of the Expanding World 1492-1762 and R. L. Storey's Chronology of the Medieval World 800-1491. The arrangement follows as closely as possible that of its predecessors. Each page opening covers a period of time, this in the earlier period being usually a century and later usually a decade. The left-hand page lists political and military events, dated as closely as possible, while the right-hand page is concerned with affairs of the mind, the arts and sciences and births and deaths. This enables each occurrence - whether a battle or a work of sculpture - to be seen in its historical perspective, and events in one country seen in context with contemporary events elsewhere. For the earliest periods most of the dates are necessarily approximate, but after about 600 B.C., as the better documented classical period approaches, the majority of dates can be given with certainty. To distinguish them from approximate ones, firm dates are printed in bold type. There is a large encyclopaedic index for ease of reference. Mildly agetoned, Good in a dustwrapper which is torn with tape-repairs.