The Spoils of Time: A World History from the Dawn of Civilization through the Early Renaissance

New York, New York, U.S.A: Doubleday, 1985. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback Hardcover Book and Jacket in Good Condition. Eminent historian Dame Veronica Wedgwood leads the reader through the 'magnificent and appalling history of mankind'. Beginning with the first appearance of man, through early civilizations of the Middle East, through the Indus Valley to the Mediterranean, the Far East, Greece and Rome, the time of Christ, the Dark Ages, and on to the flowering of the Renaissance. And along the way the reader will learn about the cultures, governments, people, philosophy, social structures throughout the march of history. A superb, concise, informative, very readable history, told by a historian with exceptional narrative skill, bringing history alive. Ther book is bound in burgundy half cloth over spine, gilt titles, black boards, clean and unmarked; spine head compressed; lower front spine edge and lower front corner gently bumped. Tight, solid and square. Pages clean and unmarked; pp 275-305 have had lower corner turned up with faint stain on some of these pages, more than dog-earing--lower book edge shows where have been turned up. Pages are clean, no underlining, no highlighting. It is a clean, square, tight volume. Dust jacket is bright & clean, unmarked, wirh wear to corners, spine head and heel chipped, three small tears on upper edge, two closed, one open. Now with archival protective cover. 347 pages with Chapter Notes and Index. 9.5 x 6.4 inches. 1985, Doubleday, New York, New York, U.S.A.