R. J. Unstead — Egypt & Mesopotamia and Greece & Rome

London, Adam and Charles Black, 1977. First edition. Hardback. Two smart first edition volumes of these illustrated historical and archeological commentaries on ancient lands. Two volumes. First thus. Very scarce works. Illustrated throughout with many colour figures. Written by Robert John Unstead, a British historian and prolific author of history books, most of which were written for young readers. This set includes: Egypt & Mesopotamia, 1977. With commentary on the Old Kingdom and the Pyramid Age, the Middle Kingdom, the Empire, how people lived, Babylon and Hammurabi, the Hebrews, the Persians, and more. Greece & Rome, 1977. A historical exploration into the Greeks, everyday life in Homeric Greece, Sparta, Athens and the Persian War, Alexander the Great, life in Rome, the Roman Empire, and more. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and light fading to the front board of Egypt & Mesopotamia. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. With a corrigenda label to the edition page of Egypt & Mesopotamia. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .