VAN LOON'S GEOGRAPHY: The Story of the World We Live In
by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1932.. 1932.. Good. - Octavo, maroon cloth with color pictorial label on front cover. The covers are bumped & rubbed & 1 corner of the label is chipped. The spine is rubbed & the titling completely faded. xx & 525 pp. The book is cracked at the flyleaf. There is an owner's ink inscription on the title page & an attractive owner's bookplate mounted on the front pastedown. B&W frontispiece, 37 plates in B&W & color & B&W textual illustrations by the author. Good. <p>Seventh printing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1312
- Title
- VAN LOON'S GEOGRAPHY: The Story of the World We Live In
- Author
- Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- NY: Simon and Schuster, 1932.
- Date Published
- 1932.
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED; AUTHOR; ILLUSTRATOR; HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON; GEOGRAPHY; MAPS; PLATES.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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