The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Van Loon
No Edition Remarks. 492 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. White marks and scratches to all. Water staining to spine and boards. Textblock is shaky.