The Arts
by Van Loon, Hendrick Willem
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1939. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Author. Book, " . . . was written and illustrated . . . . . . to give the general reader a better understanding and a greater appreciation of everything that has been done within the realm of painting and architecture and music and sculpture and the theater and most of the so-called minor arts from the beginning of time until the moment we come so close to them that we begin to lose our perspective. ( verso full title p.) 63 Chapters, 632 pp. plus: An Afterthought On How to Use This Book (Lucas Point, Old Greenwich, Conn. May 8, 1937), A Few Musical Illustrations, Index, A Note about the Author, A Note on the Production of This Book. Book has red cloth covered boards, .has top edge stained black, gilt text on spine, gilt decoration front panel, pastedown still life in color on spine, instructional ep's. Interesting fo bookplate ffep, very light wear at base of spine. Unclipped, unpriced DJ is folded in half with a 21" X 22" 'Map of the Arts' on its inside. DJhas chipping at ends of spine, is dust dulled with age toned edges. Book weighs nearly 3 lb.and may incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory #225800
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005800
- Title
- The Arts
- Author
- Van Loon, Hendrick Willem
- Illustrator
- Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Pages
- 680
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Chipping
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- Verso
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- Gilt
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