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Van Loon's Geography: The Story of the World We Live In
de Van Loon, Hendrik
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien/Fair
- Librería
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Newport, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall. Van Loon, Hendrik. First Edition Hardcover Book, 1932. Book in Good Condition with a Fair Dust Jacket in archival protective sleeve. Geography by Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author with maps, color plates, illustrations, index. An unforgettable and informative story of the world and its people from five continents--over 150 typical Van Loon illustrations/maps, 38 in color and wash. Binding of red cloth with a paper illustration in color affixed to the front panel, gilt titles to spine. Very clean and unmarked, with tight and solid sewn binding, inner hinge cracked. Endpaper leaf loose from binding. Edges rubbed. Rough cut. Frontispiece illustration "The Will to Live". Title page with FACSIMILE Hendrik Willem Van Loon signature. Internals very clean and completely unmarked. NOTE: Unfold the wrapper and you will find a map of the world drawn by Hendrik Willem Van Loon--quite fabulous even if not in perfect condition Dust Jacket in two pieces within the protective sleeve . The jacket folds out into twice the size with a map in color--also in pieces put quite interesting and unique. Over 35 color and wash illustrations and over 100 b/w in text illustrations by Van Loon. 525 6.5" x 1.75 x 9.5" tall. 525 pages, indexed. 1932, Simon and Schuster, New York, New York, USANew
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- Inventario del vendedor #
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- Título
- Van Loon's Geography: The Story of the World We Live In
- Autor
- Van Loon, Hendrik
- Ilustrador
- Van Loon, Hendrik
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fair
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Editorial
- Simon and Schuster
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1932
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7? - 9?" tall
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- GEOGRAPHY THE WORLD
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
