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London, Harrap, 1946;. Repeat; Hardback; Very good/ No dj; 506pp with 32 illustartions in colour and wash and more than 100 black/ white illustrations by the Author ; Green covers with yellow/black design on front & spine. r. An illustrated overview of many aspects of history, geography and geology; Green decorated covers. Spine scuffed. .
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 - 1933
by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
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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
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London: George G. Harrap & Company. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1933. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Text is clean. Previous owner name stamped in black ink and written in pencil on front free endpaper. Cover shows wear, rubbing at corners. Dust jacket (Which folds out to present full color world map) has been laminated. Previous to lamination, DJ was chipped and had previous owner marks on front panel. States First Published 1933. Belonged to Dr. Richard D. Loewenberg. ; Previous owner Richard Detlev Loewenberg (1911-1954) a German-Jewish psychiatrist who emigrated to California. Practiced in San Francisco and later in Kern County. After his death, he gained some notariety as the Psychiatrist who had put together the 1951 psychological profile of Kenneth Parnell as part the the legal proceedings surrounding Parnell's abduction and abuse of an 8 year old Bakersfield boy. Loewenberg interviewed Parnell several times over a 6 year period, starting 4 years before the 1951 abduction. Parnell is best known as the kidnapper of Steven Stayner. ; Signed by Notable Personage, Unrelated .
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- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1933
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The Home of Mankind. The Story of the World We Live In;
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London, Harrap, 1946;. Repeat; Hbk; Good+/ No dj; 506pp with 32 illustartions in colour and wash and more than 100 black/ white illustrations by the Author. An illustrated overview of many aspects of history, geography and geology; Green decorated covers. Spine scuffed. .
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The Home of Mankind The Story of the World We Live In
by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
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York , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Odhams Press, 1111. Probably mid 1930s. A large book of 506pp. Blue cloth covered boards with impressed art deco design to the front. Many b + w illustrations by the author. A clean copy. The geography of the countries of the world (as they were in the 1930s) and how their history has been shaped by the environment on which they depend. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hendrik Van Loon.
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The Home Of Mankind : The Story Of The World We Live In
by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
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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.
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The Home Of Mankind: A Geographical Story of Mankind
by Hendrik Van Loon
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Wellington, New Zealand
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George G Harrap. Very Good. Hardcover. 1946. Age toning to end papers & page edges. Internally, binding tight, col. & b/w illus. minor foxing, 506pp. index. D/J has edge wear ( tears, nicks, bits missing ) spine faded, foxing on back s c a nd reverse. Non adhesive protective cover .
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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)
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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.
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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
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Galway, Ireland
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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.
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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
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Galway, Ireland
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$33.60
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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.
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THE HOME OF MANKIND: The story of the world we live in
by VAN LOON, HENDRIK WILLEM
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Rough cut fore and lower edges: pages browning thru'out book: col and blck & white illus thru'out book: 506pp incl index
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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)
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Galway, Ireland
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$42.00
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London: G. Harrap . 1st cheap edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 506 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: World history. Geography. Wereldgeschiedenis. Geography; Juvenile literature. History, Modern. Genre: Illustrated.
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