The Story of Mankind.
by van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York Garden City Publishing, 1938, hardcover. De Luxe Edition, illustrated and revised. -- Includes 17 tinted (black on gold background, frontispiece multiple colors) illustrations, and 147 black-and-white pictures and maps. -- Hardcover, nicely decorated spine, 500 pages. Condtion: near fine, with very good dust jacket (spine letters faded; small edge chips).
Synopsis
The Story of Mankind was written and illustrated by American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon and published in 1921. In 1922, it was the first book to be awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children's literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bucks County Bookshop IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38201
- Title
- The Story of Mankind.
- Author
- van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage;
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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- Fine
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