The Men Who Found America (First Printing)
Hutchinson, Frederick Winthrop
From Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since August 25, 1999
From Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since August 25, 1999
About this Item
158 Pp. + Eight Full Color Plates, Including The Earliest Plates By Shrader, Later Head Of Faculty At The Otis Art Institute From 1919 To 1949 And President Of The California Art Club From 1924 To 1930 And Again In 1934 . Green Cloth, Gilt And Black Lettering And Illustration. First Printing,1909 (Also Later Reprinted By Barse & Hopkins With The Same 1909 Copyright Date, Later By Grosset & Dunlap. A Children's History Of European Exploration In The Western Hemisphere In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries. Although The Title Refers To A Finding Of America Which Is A Concept That Would Have Been Of The Greatest Surprise To The Inhabitants Who Were Found, The Book Is Otherwise Remarkable For Its Great Evenness Of Discussion Of Explorers And The Natives, A Children's Basic History. The Book Is Clean, Hinges Solid Although Front Hinge Cracked, Gilt And Black Lettering Bright And Complete With No Rubbing To Gilt Sky On Front Cover, Touches Of Rubbing Right At Corners, Two Previous Owner's Gift Inscriptions On Front Endpaper Dated In 1910 And 1916. Seller Inventory # 034943
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Men Who Found America (First Printing)
Publisher: Edward Stern & Co, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Color Plates By E. Roscoe Shrader And Herbert Moore, Decorations On Every Edge Of Every Page By Edwin J. Prittie.
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
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