The Story Of Mankind

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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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THE STORY OF MANKIND

by HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON

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1938
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NEW YORK: GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING, 1938. HARDCOVER W/ DUST JACKET. Good/Good. USED HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. UNMARKED TEXT. DUST JACKET HAS MYLAR COVER.
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by van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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1938
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New York Garden City Publishing, 1938, hardcover. De Luxe Edition, illustrated and revised. -- Includes 17 tinted (black on gold background, frontispiece multiple colors) illustrations, and 147 black-and-white pictures and maps. -- Hardcover, nicely decorated spine, 500 pages. Condtion: near fine, with very good dust jacket (spine letters faded; small edge chips).
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by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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1951
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New York, NY: Liveright, 1951. New & Enlarged. Hardcover. Very Good. Black cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and gilt and blue design on spine. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards are rubbed on edges and corners. Interior pages clean and unmarked.
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by van Loon, Hendrik Willem.

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Chapel Hill.: Yesterday's Classics., 2007.. First edition thus. . Soft cover. . Fine copy. . Octavo.. Illustrated by the author.
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The Story of Mankind

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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The Story of Mankind

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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The Story of Mankind

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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1939
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NY: Pocket Books, 1939. 425pp. Slight wear, to of spine slightly bumped. Photos on request. Size: Mass Market. First Printing, Sept. 1939, #15.. Paperback. Very Good+.
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The Story of Mankind (A Liveright Book)

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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Story of Mankind, the

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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1956
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Pocket, 1956. PL-501, green with dark green ltrs, corners and edges are nicked, pages yellowing,. 4th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good++.
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The story of mankind.[Prehistoric man; Hieroglyphs; Nile; Egypt; Mesopotamia; Sumerians; Moses; Phoenicians; Indo-Europeans; Aegean Sea; Greeks; Persian wars; Athens vs Sparta; Alexander the Great; Rome & Carthage; Roman Empire; Joshua of Nazareth; Fall of Rome; Church; Mohammed; Charlemagne; Norsemen; Feudalism; Chivalry; Pope vs Emperor; Crusades; Mediaeval city; Renaissance; Great discoveries; Buddha & Confucius; Reformation; Religious warfare; English revolution; Russia vs Sweden; Prussia; Mercantile system; American Revolution; French Revolution; Napoleon; Holy alliance; Social revolution; Emancipation; Science; Art; Colonial expansion & war; New world; United States; "Axis" partners; Isolationism & appeasement; Atlantic Charter]

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[New York] Liveright, 1951, 1951. Book. Fair. Hardcover. New and enlarged edition ; xxiv, 548 p. illus. 23 cm. ; LCCN: 51-5337 ; OCLC: 612965 ; Newbery Medal, 1922.; Chronicles the history of man and civilization from primitive beginnings to the current day. ; ex-lib, stamps, labels ; pictorial cloth ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Setting the stage -- Our… Read more about this item
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The Story of Mankind

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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The Story of Mankind

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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1942
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The Story of Mankind

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1985-02-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Unclipped; fine. 610 p., immaculate and unmarked; ill.; binding tight; boards very fine, perfectly protected by glossy pictorial d.j. with gilt Newbery Award sticker. From the front panel: "The classic history of all Ages for all ages, updated in a new version..
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The Story of Mankind

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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The Story of Mankind

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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1942
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Text is clean and unmarked Covers are tight with a closed tear at the top of the spine. Covers are smudged. From the back cover, " 'The Story of Mankind' revolutionized former methods of telling history. It received the first Newbery Medal award for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Nevertheless, critics and public alike hailed it… Read more about this item
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The Story of Mankind (fully Illustrated in B&W)

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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The Story of Mankind

by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

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The Story of Mankind

by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

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