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Van Loon's Lives: Being a true and faithful account..............
by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Fair
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
This book is one of the most odd in our Collection, since it is written and illustrated by Mr. Van Loon himself. The author was passionate about history. His book, "The Story of Mankind" won the first Newberry award for children's writing. His eccentric style was either loved or hated, and since he was more concerned with ideas than facts, his books are like a window into how the man thought. This book's dust cover has been reconstructed and preserved, since it was falling apart; the interior of the book is mark-free and lovely, and includes a sheet that details where each character appears in the book, almost as if they were stepping on the stage. He obviously viewed History as a great drama.
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- Bookseller
- The Periscope Collection
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10289
- Title
- Van Loon's Lives
- Author
- Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Illustrator
- Van Loon
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 6th printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Pages
- 888 pgs.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- History;
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About the Seller
The Periscope Collection
Biblio member since 2019
Nashville, Tennessee
About The Periscope Collection
The Periscope Collection is an online store physically located in Nashville, TN. The Collection has grown out of my love of all things book-related, and after 30+ years of home schooling. We specialize in old and rare children's books, especially authors such as Tasha Tudor, Robert Lawson, and Marguerite de Angeli. We also focus on early American history, with a particular interest in the Landmark Biographies, the "Book House" series and "The Book of Life." One of our greatest passions is children's historical fiction, from authors like Wilma Pitchford Hays and William O. Steele (a native Tennessean!) and Lois Lenski, from my home state of Connecticut. And for those of you who have a heart for homeschooling, we have collected many books that Charlotte Mason would have called "Living Books": books that reflect the personality of the writer and, unlike a textbook, are not full of what she referred to as "twaddle". Along with Living Books, we also have a selection of Homeschooling helps, from some of homeschooling's wisest veterans. Come browse our Collection and see what you can discover!
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