The Home of Mankind by Hendrik Van Loon (46 results)

Condition: Fair. 1948. Reprint. 506 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with black lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name plate to front paste down. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with staining and soiling to boards. Heavy sunning to spine and board edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Condition: Fair. 1946. Reprinted. 506 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decorations. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, rear board slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

Condition: Good. 1933. Reprinted. 506 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Dust jacket folds out with a map on the reverse. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tape repairs to reverse.

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. VG condition book with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents with no markings, 506pp, illustrated.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. This book is in good condition. Most of the pages are excellent, with some foxing to the end papers. Inside cover and spine split. The binding is still tight. The boards are in very good condition. Decorative bands. Good spine. Buying more than one book will save on postage costs. We have split our books into 70 + categories. Size: 6" - 9" Tall.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dated 1946. No dust jacket. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprinted July 1946. Good condition hardback petrel blue boards decorated top and bottom of front board and around the spine area. No DJ. 506 pages good and clean with clear print, indexed. Quite a bit of foxing on edge of pages. No foxing on end papers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. undated first edition from odhams on blue faded cloth.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A large book of 506 pp. Blue decorated cloth boards. Numerous b + w and colour illustrations by the author. The story of the world we live in. Previous owner's neat signature on flyleaf, otherwise VG.

Hard Back. Hendrik Willem Van Loom (illustrator). Reprint. The Story Of The World We Live In Pictorial dust jacket worn with chipping and small closed tears to the extremities Foxing to the top and fore edge The occasional spot of foxing throughout otherwise a good clean copy illustrated pp 506nbsp. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hendrik Willem Van Loon (illustrator). Good condition hardback green boards decorated with two boarders on the front in yellow and green, the same decoration on the spine with the title on spine etc clearly shown. 506 yellowing pages good and clean with clear print, indexed. A few feint spots of foxing on edge of pages, previous owner written name on fly sheet. Frontispiece: black and white of a mountain with a square box on the peak. Many illustrations in colour and wash.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hendrik Van Loon (illustrator). First Edition. Probably mid 1930s. A large book of 506pp. Blue cloth covered boards with impressed art deco design to the front. Many b + w illustrations by the author. A clean copy. The geography of the countries of the world (as they were in the 1930s) and how their history has been shaped by the environment on which they depend.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Age toning to end papers & page edges. Internally, binding tight, col. &a mp; b/w illus. minor foxing, 506pp. index. D/J has edge wear ( tears, nicks, bi ts missing ) spine faded, foxing on back s c and reverse. Non adhesive protectiv.

Leinen, 22*14. Condition: Gut. Seiten altersentsprechend befriedigender Zustand, Ecken gestaucht, Buchrücken mit deutlichen Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten sauber Bibliotheksexemplar 200711883 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 750.

Reprint. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 506 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm. Subjects: Geography; Juvenile literature. History, Modern. World history. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The Author (photographs). (illustrator). First Edition. Very good ex-school library book in blue cloth covers with gilt titles to spine and decoration to front; rubs to spine ends and corners. Internally good; library plate to paste down; no ffep; well illustrated.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good hardback copy in shelfworn dustjacket. 506pp, illustrated.

Reprint, 8vo. 506pp. Cold. and b/w ills., bookplate inside front board, original decorative boards, dark green cloth with gold text. US$15.

Fourth Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 506 pages ; 22cm. Notes : The dust-wrapper contains a map of the world by H. W. Van Loon. Subjects : World history. Geography. Geography ; Juvenile literature. History, Modern. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Large 8vo. Slate grey cloth with colour border decs. 506 pp. Illustrated by the author throughout. The world's geology and geography. Pages beautifully clean and sound. No inscriptions. Binding pristine. NEAR FINE.

Reprint. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 506 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm. Subjects: Geography; Juvenile literature. History, Modern. World history. 1 Kg.

Fourth Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 506 pages ; 22cm. Notes : The dust-wrapper contains a map of the world by H. W. Van Loon. Subjects : World history. Geography. Geography ; Juvenile literature. History, Modern. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. reprint. Gift inscription on first page. Moderate age and reading wear. 506 pages. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Sociology & Culture; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55761.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hendrik Willem Van Loon. (illustrator). Joints cracked. Front endpaper missing. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Category: Travel & Places; History. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 008430.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some lovely line drawings. Green cloth boards.Reverse marked. Bottom page edges deckled. Cracked front hinge. Prize bookplate to front endpaper. Awarded to W. H. M. Baker, winner of the Albert Fry prize by Bristol University, an award still made today. 288 pages. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Category: Geography & Maps; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 017569.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Worn - Marks. No Jacket. Author (illustrator). Reprint. Binding is not tight at the beginning of the book. Bottoms of the pages are rough-cut.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1150grams, ISBN: