[Rarebooks] FS: 2 Illustrated Young Adult books

[Gerard Gormley]

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ABSTRACTS


Bodmer, Rudolph J. (ed).  THE BOOK OF WONDERS: Gives plain and
simple answers to the thousand of everyday questions that are
asked and which all should be able to, but cannot answer~.  NY:
Presbrey Syndicate, 1915.  Hard to find -- Out of Print -- 100s
of Educational Pictures, which Stimulate the Mind & Give a Bird's
Eye View of the Wonders of Nature & the Wonders Produced by Man
-- Answers questiona such as: What makes it night, Where does the
wind begin, Why is the sky blue, Why does it hurt when I cut my
finger, Why doesn't it hurt when I cut my hair, Why does wood
float, Why does iron sink, Why doesn't an iron ship sink?  Later
Printing.

Van Loon, Hendrik~.  THE STORY OF MANKIND~.  NY: Boni &
Liveright, 1921.  Art -- Children & Young Adults -- History --
Historical Reading List for Children -- fully illustrated with
nine 3-color plates, over 100 black & white illustrations, &
numerous 'animated maps and half-tones drawn by author' -- book
later won Newberry medal for best children's literature.  First
Printing.



DETAILS


Bodmer, Rudolph J. (editor)~.  THE BOOK OF WONDERS: Gives plain
and simple answers to the thousand of everyday questions that are
asked and which all should be able to, but cannot answer~.  NY
NY, USA: Presbrey Syndicate, 1915.  Keywords: Hard to find -- Out
of Print -- Children & Young Adults -- Illustrated --
Illustrated (photos) -- Non-Fiction -- Fully Illustrated with
100s of Educational Pictures, which Stimulate the Mind & Give a
Bird's Eye View of the Wonders of Nature & the Wonders Produced
by Man -- Answers questiona such as: What makes it night, Where
does the wind begin, Why is the sky blue, Why does it hurt when I
cut my finger, Why doesn't it hurt when I cut my hair, Why does
wood float, Why does iron sink, Why doesn't an iron ship sink? --
book begins with How Man Learned to Write & goes on to cover
Ammunition, Automobiles, Aviation, Books, Candy, Carpet, Cigars,
Concrete, Deep-Sea Diving, Elevators, Fingerprints, Firearms,
Glass, Horology, Leather, Lighting, Locks, Mining, Moving
Pictures, Paint, Pencils, Pens, Photography, Rope, Steamships,
Submarines, Sugar, Telegraph, Telephone, Textiles, Tunnels, &
much more -- English language.  Later Printing (Same Date not on
title-page & copyright-page).  Hardcover.  No dust jacket.  603
pages: Index, black & white photographs & illustrations
throughout.  Binding height: 9-7/8".   Publisher's red full cloth
with black design and gold lettering.  Book Very Good: moderate
bumping & rubbing to fore-corners & spine-top/bottom, cloth
bleached along front fore-edge, front hinge started.  Binding
otherwise strong & tight, insides Fine.  [Digital JPEG image
(4.25) available on request].  2312~.  US$60.-


Van Loon, Hendrik~.  THE STORY OF MANKIND~.  NY NY, USA: Boni &
Liveright, 1921.  Keywords: Art -- Children & Young Adults --
History -- Illustrated -- Non-Fiction -- Historical Reading List
for Children (pp. 469-477) -- fully illustrated with nine 3-color
plates, over 100 black & white illustrations, & numerous
'animated maps and half-tones drawn by author' -- book later won
Newberry medal, awarded annually by American Library Association
for best children's literature --  Illustrated by Author --
English language.  First Printing (No Additional Printings
indicated) + (Same Date on title-page & copyright-page).
Hardcover.  No dust jacket.  479 pages: Historical Reading List
for Children, color & black & white illustrations throughout.
Binding height: 9-1/2".   Publisher's full cloth, title etc. gold-
stamped, color illustrated paste-on to front.  Book Very Good to
Near Fine: moderate bumping & light rubbing to fore-corners &
spine-top/bottom, 1-1/2" of gilt border rubbed, spine gilt just a
bit faded.  Binding strong & tight, insides Fine.  [Digital JPEG
image (3) available on request].  2314~.  US$60.-

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