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A Short History of Discovery from the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies on the American Continent by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem - 1917

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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A Short History of Discovery from the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies on the American Continent

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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Philadelphia: David McKay, 1917. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition, with color illustrations by the author, Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Short, informative stories for children on different voyages and voyagers from throughout history. Very good book in green cloth boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. Cloth worn at edges and along joints, spine darkened. Some foxing to preliminaries, else clean internally.

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  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher David McKay
  • Place of Publication Philadelphia
  • Date Published 1917
  • Pages 127
  • Size 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

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A Short History of Discovery from the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies on the American Continent

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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  • Hardcover
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Philadelphia: David McKay, 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, with color illustrations by the author, Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Short, informative stories for children on different voyages and voyagers from throughout history. Very good book in green cloth boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. Cloth worn at edges and along joints, spine darkened. Some foxing to preliminaries, else clean internally. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
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A Short History of Discovery from the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies on the American Continent

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem (written and illustrated by)

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Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1917. Hardcover. Large Octavo; Good; pea green spine with white text; no jacket; exterior cloth has some soiling wear; chipped spine edges; worn fore corners; ex-library sticker to spine; good, straight boards; text block exterior edges have age toned; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; cracked front hinge with shaken binding; minor ex-library markings to copyright page; interior pages have mild wear; illustrated; pp 126. 1363198. FP New Rockville Stock.
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A Short History of Discovery from the earliest times to the founding of colonies on the American...

A Short History of Discovery from the earliest times to the founding of colonies on the American Continent

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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604-608 So. Washington Square Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher (c.1917). Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Hendrik Willem Van Loon. a 7.5 X 10 inch hardcover in green boards with black title to spine, large colored illustrated label to front board, no DJ, no edition stated, 127 pages with full page colored illustrations, well preserved inner hinges with gift inscription dated 1923 to FEP with ink address stamp of previous owner, inner looseness to binding, light soil to front board illustrated label
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