Harold Peake; Herbert John Fleure — The Corridors of Time

Oxford, At The Clarendon Press, 1927-1936. First edition. Cloth. A smart nine volume set of The Corridors of Time series by Harold Peake and Herbert John Fleure, exploring the history of man and civilisation. Nine volumes. In the original navy cloth bindings. Volumes 1-9 of the Corridors of Time series by Harold Peake and Herbert John Fleure. Starting from the important Theory of Evolution by Charles Darwin, Peake and Fleure explore the studies made on civilisation, contributing with a review of the most general aspects of the research.Illustrated copiously in text throughout. Including:(1927) Volume I: Apes & Men(1927) Volume II: Hunters & Artists (1927) Volume III: Peasants & Potters(1927) Volume IV: Priests & Kings(1928) Volume V: The Steppe & The Sown(1929) Volume VI: The Way of the Sea(1931) Volume VII: Merchant Ventures in Bronze(1933) Volume VIII: The Horse and the Sword(1936) Volume IX: The Law and the ProphetsLacking the last volume, Times & Places In publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, with the odd faint mark to boards. Ink inscription to front free endpaper of 'The Law and the Prophets', 'Merchant Ventures in Bronze' and 'The Horse and the Sword&apos. Offsetting to endpapers of 'Merchant Ventures in Bronze&apos. Bookplate to front paste down of 'Apes & Men', with offsetting to the free endpapers, a small mark to front board, and a booksellers sticker to the rear paste down. Bookplate to front paste downs of 'Priests & Kings', 'Hunters & Artists', 'Peasants & Potters', 'The Steppe & The Sown', and 'The Way of the Sea', with a booksellers sticker to rear paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Offsetting to title page of 'Priests & Kings&apos. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .