Search Results: ships how they sailed the by van loon hendrik

G. G. Harrap & Co, London, 1935. Hardcover. Good. 1935. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

George G. Harrap & Co., 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. Reprinted. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards.

London: George G. Harrap, 1935. First Edition . A very good copy in the original blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Previous owner's blind stamp. A little fore-edge foxing. 304pp. Profusely illustrated.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1935. fifth printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 x 9 in. Blue cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and spine ends worn, covers rubbed, spine a bit sunned. Binding tight and text unmarked. PO's stamp on front pastedown. Naut. Stax.

NY: Simon and Schuster, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 x 9 in. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. B&W illus. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners bumped, mild edge wear, covers clean, spine sunned. Binding tight and text clean with gift message on ffep. Nautical. Stax.

New York: Somerset. Good in Very Good dust jacket. unk. Reprint. Hardcover. Previous owner's name written front flyleaf. .

Hardcover. Good. Dust jacket worn and torn. Book is clean and unmarked

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1935. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good, book has slight rubbing of spine and edges of cover, minor foxing of pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935. 4th printing. Hardcover. Good condition chipped d.j./fair. 318p., illus. Jacket is double-folded & has a colored world map inside.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1935. 1st printing; dj w/chipping, lite ltoning and sunning, yellow c w/red titles; 309 clean, unmarked pages/index. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Van Loon, Hendrik William. 8 Vo; 2 Pounds.

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine faded. Some foxing. 1935. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 304pp. B/w illustrations. .

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1935. Fifth Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good. Hendrik Willem van Loon. Large 8vo. Pp. xv, 318. Frontis. illustration. Illustrated with numerous ink drawings by the author. Illustrated title page in red and black. Blue cloth, titles and illustration in gilt on the spine, pale blue topstain: edges minimally rubbed, gift inscription in ink on ffep dated Christmas 1935 and later ink price marking, pencil marks on back endpaper, bookseller tag of Charles E. Lauriat Sea Books Boston, leaves crisp and binding tight. In the color van Loon-illustrated dust jacket, which unfolds to reveal a color world map printed verso: edges chipped, sunned and stained, short closed tears, spine darkened. The success of journalist and historian Van Loon's unconventional 1921 The Story of Mankind led to many subsequent books for young people with his informal prose and illustrations. A charming production. Dust jacket preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Jacket spine stained. Spine bumped. Browning to page ends throughout. 1935. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 304pp. B/w illustrations. .

Simon & Schuster, 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Color Idj With Color Foling Map; B/W Illustrations. Xv, 311 Pp. Blue Cloth. First Printing With 1935 Date On Title Page. Light Usage, Inscription. Dust Jacket Priced #3.0O, Light Wear But Wear Along Top Edge Has Caused A Long Horizontal Split In The Folding Color Map Inside The Dust Jacket.

George G. Harrap & Co, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 304 pages (complete). The jacket is edge worn, chipped, torn and marked. The boards are slightly edge worn. Internally lightly tanned and foxed and other minor marks. All text is clear and presentable. Well bound. Good copy. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Harrap, London, 1935. 21st Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used hardback in good+ condition. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Minor foxing to early & last pages. Spotting to closed edges. Some minor rubbing/wear down front and back at spine. Green boards with gold lettering. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Ships & the Sea; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 000885. .

Simon and Schuster, 1935. Hardcover. Good. 1935. No edition remarks. 311 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned with light foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Visible thumb-marking present. Mild droplet staining to text block edges. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Moderate water stains to surfaces. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.

London: G. G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1935. DJ tanned, rubbed, chipped and price clipped. Some light wear and fading to cloth and painted top edge, else clean and tidy.. Cloth. Good Plus/Good. 8vo.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1935. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. Hendrik Willem Van Loon (Author & Illustrator). Text/As NEW & Bright. 1935 First Edition, 3rd Printing. Blue linen boards/VG w/trace rubs to corner tips & fading to gilt embossed spine. Unique fold-out DJ/VG --- 18" x 20" map of world's Great Discoveries showing 28 historical sea routes ---, sound & intact w/rubs to edges & folds reinforced w/archival tape; front cover surface showing marked soiling & discoloration. History of man told, and illustrated, through the story of the sea and ships from 5,000 B.C. to 1935 A.D. (covering 7,000 years) by Dutch-American historian, journalist & author Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1882 - 1944). Book is a history of warfare for as Van Loon says: "Man is a predatory animal. He lives by eating other animals and he enriches himself by stealing that which belongs to his neighbors. Hence the history of the world is the history… Read More

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1935.. 8vo. Fold-out sheet. Light signs of shelf wear. Minor tears and losses in bottom edge. Good. Original Price on Dust Jacket: $3.00