A Short History of Discovery: From the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies on the American Continent
by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Dave McKay. Used - Very Good. 1917. First. hardcover. First edition, scarce early book written and illustrated by Van Loon. Cloth with pictorial inset. Quarto. 127 pp. Some shelf wear and smudging to boards. Lower corners bumped. Previous owner's stamp to front and rear pastedowns. Pages lightly toned. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: American History).
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C59169
- Title
- A Short History of Discovery: From the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies on the American Continent
- Author
- Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dave McKay
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Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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