Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The book of history. A history of all nations from the earliest times to the present, with over 8,000 illustrations (Volume I) Man and the Universe

The book of history. A history of all nations from the earliest times to the present, with over 8,000 illustrations (Volume I) Man and the Universe

Bryce, Viscount

Paperback

AnthropologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353609992
ISBN13: 9789353609993
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 466
Weight: 1.49
Height: 1.04 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A single volume that dares to hold the world. History, made visible and vast. In Volume I, Man and the Universe, Viscount Bryce opens an illustrated world history as a universal history compilation: where the story begins not with kings, but with human origins and evolution, the shaping of landscapes, and the earliest civilisations finding language, law, faith, and craft. Created as part of a monumental multi-volume history set, this book balances narrative sweep with the authority of an encyclopedic history reference. You will find ancient civilizations history set beside the longer empires and nations chronicle that follows, designed to carry readers from the ancient world to modern developments as they were understood in early twentieth century history. Across the wider project, the promise of over 8,000 illustrations turns this into an illustrated history encyclopedia in the truest sense: images that clarify artefacts, architecture, peoples, and places, making it equally at home on a family shelf, in homeschool world history, or as a dependable library reference collection. Historically, the work reflects an era when scholarship aimed for grand synthesis, gathering what was known into a single, accessible map of civilisation. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for curious readers and classic-history collectors alike.

9 different editions

Also available

Also in

General World History

View All