Story Of Mankind
by Van Loon Hendrik Willem
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
The Pocket Library #PL-501. Good+. 1959. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Good+ condition with a tight binding and unmarked. Tanning to the interior pages with cover staining and edgewear. "Intended for children, and much of the science is hopelessly out of date, but this ambitious, even audacious attempt to offer an overview of the entirety of human history remains a breathtaking work today. A 1921 bestseller, The Story of Mankind won the first Newbery Medal in 1922. "; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 526 pages .
Synopsis
The Story of Mankind was written and illustrated by American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon and published in 1921. In 1922, it was the first book to be awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children's literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17377
- Title
- Story Of Mankind
- Author
- Van Loon Hendrik Willem
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- The Pocket Library #PL-501
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children;
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About the Seller
Bytown Bookery
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Vars, Ontario
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Glossary
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- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.