N ew York: Avenel Books, 1981. First Edition, thus. 637pp. Hardcover: GOOD. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Pencil markings on free end paper, a small bow to back board, a little pulling from the spine, some staining. Uncommon.

Dr. Asimov attempts to illuminate events of the Old and New Testaments by letter us in on the actual historical, geographical, and biographical aspects of those first four thousand years of human civilization. Originally published in two volumes.