Description: This book, written and illustrated by Hendricks Willem Van Loon, is a unique book that includes all arts from the cave man to 1937. Each chapter is illustrated throughout the text as well as individual color and ink wash illustrations. The book is holding together pretty well even though the front and back covers are a bit loose. The last page of the index seems to be missing, torn out. The rest of the pages are intact and it is all readable with wonderful illustrations. There is even a paper printed bookmark custom made for this book. See photo. In the author’s forward he explains how and why he wrote the book and who it was for. This came to him as he was on a train going through a depressed and ugly place where he saw two children looking at the train. Here is a little clip: “I knew exactly who needed the sort of book I had in mind and then and there I made my decision. I shall write it for those two infants in red mufflers and the red woolen caps. I shall write it for those two children, one of whom carried a fiddle case and one who carried a bunch of drawings. I shall write it for those two forlorn kids who looked so eagerly at the train of ours- that train that was going places.” I will pack this book very carefully and ship it immediately. Thank you very Much!
Price: 79 USD
Location: Huntington Beach, California
End Time: 2025-01-28T22:19:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Illustrator: Hendrick Van Loon
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Signed: No
Author: Hendrick Van Loon
Personalized: No
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Topic: Art History & Criticism
Subject: Art & Photography
Year Printed: 1937
