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Conquest by Man by Paul Herrmann, Translated from German by Michael Bullock 1954 Hardback

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Conquest by Man by Paul Herrmann, Translated from German by Michael Bullock 1954 Hardback Conquest by Man by Paul Herrmann, Translated from German by Michael Bullock 1954 Hardback Conquest by Man by Paul Herrmann, Translated from German by Michael Bullock 1954 Hardback Conquest by Man by Paul Herrmann, Translated from German by Michael Bullock 1954 Hardback

SYNOPSIS:  455 pages. Profusely illustrated with b&w maps (31) & sketches (60) & halftone plates (57); Chapters include early travel by man; early discoveries & use of metal, the invention of money, tin, bronze, gold, etc.; explorations by man via sailing; Greek legends & what lies behind them; from Rome to the far East to America; further explorations of the Americas; Bagdad to Canton; via The Crusades, Prester John and the Great Khan; the Portuguese & Afracan.

Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York. Only date given is 1954 copyright. Published in Germany under title "Sieben Vorbei Und Acht Verweht."

Format: Hardback. No dust jacket. NOT an EX LIB.

Condition: In Good condition. Red cloth boards with black spine cover which has black graphic of globe, and gold foil lettering. Very large, heavy volume. Spine cover fading. Soiling to covers. Beginning to loosen under spine cover, repairable. Binding split at page 454/455 with binding mesh showing, but still intact. Tanning to blank endpapers where glued at publication.


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