A Study Of History: Abridgement of Vols. 1-10 {Somervell, complete}
by Arnold J. Toynbee
A Study of History - Somervell Abridgement (Collections and Selections — Volumes 1-10 abridged), A Study of History (Collections and Selections — 1-10, Somervell abridged, Vols. 1-2)
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Enth.: Bd. 1. Aufstieg und Verfall der Kulturen; Bd. 2. Kulturen im ÜbergangTags
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I'm not sure I picked the right edition. This is an old two-volume set my mother has lent me, one of her very favorite authors. I'm going to attempt to read these... lol... a brilliant person I most definitely am not, but these books look mighty fascinating. (and they will take me a while...)
complete set - DJs have issues but VG cond. overall for both
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Arnold J. Toynbee was born in London, England on April 14, 1889. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and studied briefly at the British School at Athens. He served in the British foreign office during both world wars and was a delegate to the 1919 Paris Peace Congress. From 1925 to 1955, he held the position of director of studies at the show more Royal Institute of International Affairs and was professor of history at the University of London during approximately the same time. His publications include The Western Question in Greece and Turkey, Civilization on Trial, East to West: A Journey round the World, the 12-volume A Study of History, and Hellenism: The History of a Civilization. He died on October 22, 1975. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- A Study Of History: Abridgement of Vols. 1-10 {Somervell, complete}
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- A study of history
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- ... doloris Sopitam recreant volnera viva animam
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- Es ist mir eine Freude, daß D. C. Somervells Bearbeitung der ersten sechs Teile meines Werks der deutschen Leserschaft in Dr. v. Kempskis Übersetzung vorgelegt wird.
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- This Work is Somervell's complete abridgement (volumes I-X) of Toynbee's A Study of History. It should not be combined with either individual volume of the 2-volume abridgement, nor should it be combined with any other... (show all) abridgement or any individual volumes of Toynbee's unabridged Work, except for translations of Somervell's abridgment. Thank you.
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