The Prehistoric World : Or, Vanished Races.
Nashville: Central Publishing House, 1885. 327 illustrations throughout text, with 24 full page engravings, including the frontis and engraved title page. First edition. Publisher's full dark brown morocco decoratively blind stamped with embellished gilt title, spine gilt decorations and title. Decorative cloth endpapers detailed in gilt, inner and outer dentelles. Aeg. Octavo. 820. 9.5" x 6.5" Front hinge starting, hinges reinforced. First and last few pages lightly foxed. Extremities rubbed with touches of wear. Very good, bright and clean copy. Item #227264
Emory Adams Allen uncovers the roots of man's history in this beautifully bound copy of The Prehistoric World, Or Vanished Races. While multiple American scientists reviewed his work, Allen is careful to note that he uses plain language in his exploration to cater to the common man, making man's complicated past an easy and enjoyable read. From the Paleozoic Age to the Mound-Builders in America to the early peoples in Peru, Allen covers a broad range of prehistoric man with hopes for the future, declaring that "We arise from a study of the past with clearer ideas of man's destiny" (25). Complete with full-page illustrations, the book itself is a work of art with blind-stamped and gilt decor on the front cover and gilt embellished endpapers.
Price: $500.00