The Story of Civilization [11 Volume Set]
by Will and Ariel Durant
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1992. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. Fine. Complete eleven Volume Set. Full tan leather with gilt lettering and design to covers and spines. Four raised bands, black and red leather spine labels. Moire endpapers, silk ribbon. Titles: Volume 1: Our Oriental Heritage, Volume 2: The Life of Greece, Volume 3: Caesar and Christ, Volume 4: The Age of Faith, Volume 5: The Renaissance, Volume 6: The Reformation, Volume 7: The Age of Reason Begins, Volume 8: The Age of Louis XIV, Volume 9: The Age of Voltaire, Volume 10: Rousseau and Revolution, Volume 11: The Age of Napoleon. Beautiful set in excellent condition.
Synopsis
The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant is an eleven-volume set of books. It was written over a lifetime, and it totals two million words across nearly 10,000 pages. The series is incomplete: in the first book of the series (Our Oriental Heritage, which covers the history of the East through 1933), Mr. Durant stated that he wanted to include the history of the West through the early 20th century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76497
- Title
- The Story of Civilization [11 Volume Set]
- Author
- Will and Ariel Durant
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1992
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...