THOMAS JEFFERSON by Loon, Hendrik Willem Van - 1943

New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1943. First Edition 4to size red clothbound hardcover; 106 pages with full page black and white and color illustrations throughout The title page says: "Thomas Jefferson The Serene Citizen from Monticello who gave us an American Way of Thinking and who gained World-Wide Renown by his Nobel Understanding of that most Difficult of all the Arts THE ART OF LIVING as he felt that it should be practiced in the Republic of which he was one of the Founders." Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882 - 1944) was a historian, author and illustrator, often combining all three, as he did in this volume on Thomas Jefferson. He was the winner of first Newbery Medal in 1922 for his children's book, The Story of Mankind. This is a well loved child's book: light soil to covers, edgewear, lightly bumped corners, worn top corner. There is red ink transfer on bottom edge of inside covers and bottom edge of page from 92 to end of book, penciled name inside front cover with… Read More

Editorial Americalee. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket. Spanish. Stamped on inside. Spine cracked. (america, founding fathers, presidents)

Dodd, Mead & Co., 1943. 106pp. Red cloth hardback, DJ has minor wear, tears and chipping, slight waterstain along edges of spine, VG, stated First Edition, b&w and color illustrations, Illustrated biography of Thomas Jefferson written for young adults, . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Van Loom, Hendrik Willem .

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1943. First edition red cloth hard cover with partial dust jacket, VG/Poor. Book is clean, tight and unmarked copy. Front board slightly bowed. Front panel and front flap of dust jacket present, missing rear flap and rear panel. 106pp., color illustrations by author.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. Picture Book.

VG/G+ illus by author Dodd, Mead & Co NY 1943 1st hardcover 8vo, 106 pages, color and b+w illustrations, review copy. Review copy with slip tipped on to front endpaper. Dustjacket with light extremity wear and shallow chipping at spine ends. Solid and clean with dj bright in protective cover.

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Co. Fair/Poor. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover Cloth. The Serene Citizen from Monticello who gave us an American Way of Thinking and who gained Worldwidw renown by his noble Understanding of that most difficult of all the arts, the art of living as he felt that it should be practiced in the Republic of which he was one of the founders . 8vo., 106 pp., dj frayed, yellowed, torn, inside hinges weak, pages yellwoed, .