by Hendrik Willem Van Loon,

illustrated by Hendrik Willem Van Loon, 

Published by Simon and Schuster, NY, USA, 1939,

1st Edition, 1939 Printing (with "1939" on Title Page and "1937" on Copyright Page; see pics),

Hardcover with Fold-out Dustjacket, 

Large Hardcover with dustjacket. 677 pages. 

This is a comprehensive overview of the Arts. Van Loon takes readers on a journey, with paintings, sketches and color -- all by the author himself. The dustjacket provides a roadmap to the inside of the book.

The book is "the Story of Painting and Sculpture and Architecture and Music as well as all the So-Called Minor Arts from the Days of the Caveman Until the Present Time". (from sub-title)

See actual book in ebay pics above.  This is a nice, clean, vintage, hardback book. 

Very Good Condition Book with Fair Dustjacket  

[ Dustjacket edges and corners worn (see pics), dustjacket missing 1.5-inch-piece at bottom of spine (see Pics); otherwise, 677-page book is very clean, unmarked, well-bound, square with sharp corners, tight with strong hinges, solid, strongly printed, and sharply illustrated ] 

677 pages, Large: approx. 9.5" x 6.5" x 2", red cloth covers, pictorial titles, pictorial history endpapers, black top edge, fold-out map dustjacket,

Hardcover Book with Dustjacket 

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