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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tiny priceclip but Original 95 cent price is Intact on front DJ FLAP , HBDJ, 1922 ,1st edition, STATED 1st Impression on copyrighbt pg, VG/ VG+ , 4 3/4 X 7 in. On the rear & VERSO of the dust jacket 236 titles are listed with Pre ZipCode coupon on back of DJ, Dark brown flexible leatherette cover with Modern Library & BL on front in Gold Gilt . Clean interior Except few small blank Margin Spots. the book is in Very Good condition with light wear to spine extremities. Solid binding, bright gilt, handsome matching topstain. 208 pgs, + two blank pages . Contents are clean with mild yellowing to pages and no owner's signature or other writing in text. The dust jacket is also Very Good with minimal chipping tears to spine extremities. Light edgewear and a closed tear at the lower left of the front panel. RED TOPSTAIN lite fade. , Story of beginning of civilization, liberally Illustrated with quaint wise drawings by author, reveals growth of Human Race appeals Inquisitive children & their elders, Transform Intricate sciences of archeology ,anthropolgy & paleontology into stories of captivating humour & convincing truth. Man's emergence from the Dark & Mysterious Past thru all the brute stages of evolution becomes tale ofwonder & Enchantment under spell of Van Loons story-telling Genius1922.…