First Edition The Conquest of Civilization 1926 James Henry Breasted Cloth Good

Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1926. First edition cloth bound hardcover of The Conquest of Civilization by James Henry Breasted.

Profusely illustrated with color plates and maps.

A landmark work of popular history that summarizes the rise of early civilizations in the Ancient Near East, particularly focusing on Egypt and Mesopotamia. Breasted, a leading American Egyptologist, frames this narrative as the story of humanity's progress from prehistoric times to the Roman Empire.

Good condition. Binding slightly loose. No dust jacket. Pulling at the crown of the spine. Light soiling to the covers. Pencil marking to the top corner of the half-title page. Foxing to the pages. Interior pages crisp and clean. Solid book with shelf wear.