Hendrik Willem van Loon, My School Books, Promotional Book by Du Pont Fabrikoid Division Printed for the Company's Exhibition at the 1939 NY World's Fair First Edition. First Edition. OP

Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882 - 1944)

Verlag: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, "Fabrikoid" Division., 1939

Beschreibung

"My School Books" is an essay excerpted from the unpublished autobiography of Hendrik van Loon, a Dutch-American, and one of the world's great popularizers of history, biography, and art. This small book was issued as a promotional event by the Fabrikoid Division of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company for their exhibit in the 1939 New York World's Fair. The book is bound in gray Fabrikoid, and so people could see for themselves the durability of the fabric, as well as its appropriateness for book binding . Perfect for a School Book! The book is illustrated by van Loon, who also supplied the attractive cover design . ************************************** On the front cover is a picture sketched in van Loon's inimitable loose style striding up out of an open book, with gun over shoulder. On the rear cover is Du Pont's stamped device, and the designation of their product: PX CLOTH . *********************************************** TITLE : My School Books / AUTHOR : Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882 - 1944) / IMPRINT :E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, "Fabrikoid" Division. / PLACE : Newburgh, NY / DATE : 1939 / EDITION : First Edition / SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : Promotional publication for the Du Pont Exhibition at the 1939 New York Worlds Fair / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Promotional hardcover book; Contains line illustrations; 24 pages; approximately 5 1/2" x 8", gray "Fabrikoid PX Cloth binding. The front cover has the title stamped in silver gilt against panels of a different blue for each word. The author's name is lettered in two shades of blue. the illustration is dark gray against a very pale gray. End-papers are gray. There is a bookplate printed right on the front paste-down, designed by van Loon. **************************************** CONDITION -VERY GOOD - Nicely preserved, clean and unmarked, with the following noted: EXTERNAL -- Modest weathering, ie: scattered, vague foxing, or spotting - else clean and presentable / BINDING -- Solid / INTERNAL -- Clean and unmarked. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1672

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Hendrik Willem van Loon, My School Books, ...

Verlag: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, "Fabrikoid" Division.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1939

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition