The home of mankind : the story of the world we live in / written and pictured by Hendrik Willem Van Loon by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (1882-1944) - 1933

George G. Harrap & Company Ltd., 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. Reprint. 506 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with black lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name plate to front paste down. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with staining and soiling to boards. Heavy sunning to spine and board edges.

Odhams Press hb g. paper fly cover torn, book sound.

G. G. Harrap & Co, 1933. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1933. Reprinted. 506 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Dust jacket folds out with a map on the reverse. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tape repairs to reverse.

G Harrap & Company, London, 1946. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Gift inscription on first page. Moderate age and reading wear. 506 pages. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sociology & Culture; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55761. .

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Book Joints cracked. Front endpaper missing. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Hendrik Willem Van Loon.. Category: Travel & Places; History. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 008430. .

George G. Harrap, 1937. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Some lovely line drawings. Green cloth boards.Reverse marked. Bottom page edges deckled. Cracked front hinge. Prize bookplate to front endpaper. Awarded to W. H. M. Baker, winner of the Albert Fry prize by Bristol University, an award still made today. 288 pages. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Category: Geography & Maps; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 017569. .

London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd., 1933. Book. Illus. by The Author. Good +. Cloth. 1st Edition Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 506pp. The story of the world we live in, 32 illustrations in colour and wash, more than 100 line- illustrations, a very informative book, in 49 chapters explaining in details the history of our planet. Dark green decorated cloth cover, guilt title on the spine, edges a little bumped, a short inscription on the first page, otherwise clean and tight..

London: G. Harrap, 1948. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 506 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm. Subjects: Geography; Juvenile literature. History, Modern. World history.

London : G. G. Harrap & Co, 1933. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 506 pages ; 22cm. Notes : The dust-wrapper contains a map of the world by H. W. Van Loon. Subjects : World history. Geography. Geography ; Juvenile literature. History, Modern.

London : Odhams Press, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 506 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. Notes : Includes index. Subjects : World history. Geography.