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Quigley, Carroll (Signed)

The Evolution of Civilizations - An Introduction to Historical Analysis

The Macmillan Company, 1961

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Year of publication
1961
Place of printing
USA
Author
Quigley, Carroll (Signed)
Publishers
The Macmillan Company
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
The Evolution of Civilizations - An Introduction to Historical, Analysis Tragedy and Hope History Signed
Binding description
J H Fair Hardcover
State of preservation
Fair
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
First edition
Yes

Description

281 pages. Index. Signed and inscribed by Quigley to fellow Georgetown Professor John Lydgate upon front endpaper. ". Professor Quigley has shaken the historical kaleidoscope into new patterns and provided us with fresh reasoning as to how and why whole civilizations rise and fall." - from dust jacket. Author later authored the classic "Tragedy and Hope" and served as mentor to Bill Clinton during his stay at Georgetown. Some fading to boards. Moderate quantity of annotations to contents. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart protective sleeve. Includes copy of a page from a Georgetown periodical which mentions both Quigley and Lydgate. Will make an excellent addition to any Quigley collection. Book