What Happened in History by Gordon Childe. Pelican Books No. P-6. Cover art by Robert Jonas. 1946 1st US Edition, Paperback Format. Pelican Edition OP.

Gordon Childe (V. Gordon Childe, 1892 - 1957)

Verlag: Pelican Books (a subsidiary of Penguin Books), 1946

Beschreibung

This is the First American Edition of the Pelican paperback of What happened in History" by Gordon Childe. It is Pelican Books No. 6, published in March, 1946. Pelican was a subsidiary of Penguin Books. The cover art was by Robert Jonas, who designed a great many book covers in the early years of Penguin's history. On the rear cover is some information about Professor Childe's career : "In 1927 he was appointed the first Abercromby Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology in the University of Edinburgh, and since them has directed numerous excavations in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but notably at the wonderfully preserved Stone Age village at Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands. In 1940 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy." **************************************** TITLE : What Happened in History (Pelican P6) ? AUTHOR : Gordon Childe (V. Gordon Childe, 1892 - 1957) / IMPRINT : Pelican Books a subsidiary of Penguin Books / PLACE : New York / DATE : (March 1946) / EDITION : First American Edition / COVER ART : Robert Jonas / STATUS : Pelican Books Edition OP (In print only in India) PHYSICAL DETAILS : Mass market paperback; Contains an Index; 280 pages; 4 3/16" x 7 1/16"; pictorial wraps, glued. All edges dyed dull red ********************************* CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book which is exceptionally well preserved, bright and clean , with a tight binding, and the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR A touch of chipping to spine extremities; no crease to spine; mild surface rub; soft bumps to corner tips; some near-negligible surface irregularities (shallow wrinkles - blind indentations . these are hardly of note) ; text-block edges somewhat rubbed. / BINDING Solid - tight / INTERIOR Paper is just barely toned, else all is clean and unmarked. Please remember that vintage paperbacks, by virtue of their age, are more fragile than their modern counterparts and thus require care in handling. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 844

Bibliografische Details

Titel: What Happened in History by Gordon Childe. ...

Verlag: Pelican Books (a subsidiary of Penguin Books)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1946

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition