Our Oriental Heritage (The Story of Civilization: Part I)
by Durant, Will
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Simon and Schuster, 1954. 12th Printing. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x2. Twelfth Printing. Hinge cracked, edges rubbed, o/w good. First volume in a planned 5 part series; covers up to Alexander's move into India. *** 1049pp. *** Index, biblio.
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
- The Book Bin (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CORV-SEA-01992
- Title
- Our Oriental Heritage (The Story of Civilization: Part I)
- Author
- Durant, Will
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 12th Printing
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 9x6x2
- Weight
- 3.56 lbs
- Keywords
- History; Anthropology;
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...