Ancient Man by Hendrik Van Loon (Modern Library)

Softcover. Conditon: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair. Random House. Modern Library 105. Scarce early copy with dust jacket.

The Beginning of Civilization.

A history book that offers a thorough understanding of the growth and the experience of the human race. The author explains the emergence of man from the darkness of prehistory through all the phases of civilization and human evolution, taking the reader's hand and leading him to explore the obscure wilderness of the bygone ages.