The Story Of Mankind by Hendrik Van Loon
1927. Reprinted. 492 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrated plates throughout with yellow frontispiece. Ex-Libris plates stuck to front pastedown and endpaper. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to half-title page. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed.