Hendrik Van Loon — America

London, George G. Harrap & Co. 1928. Cloth. The first UK edition of this fantastic work by estimed Dutch-American historian, Hendrik van Loon. Rarely seen in its original dust wrapper. The first, UK edition of this history of America by Dutch-American historian, Hendrik Willem van Loon.  First published in New York a year prior by Boni and Liveright.  Bound in the publisher's original binding with the original and scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven, coloured plates and a further 107 line drawings by the author. Collated, complete against the British Library catalogue record and internal list of illustrations. Pagination beings at page 17.  An avid historian, van Loon published a multitude of historical books for both children and adult audiences, on Dutch and European history, human evolution, maritime history but this, his only work on America.   Bound in the publisher's original binding with the original and scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with the odd bump to extremities. Unclipped dust wrapper, generally smart. Some closed tears, chips and loss to paper at extremities, joints and centre of the backstrip. Most notable to loss to head and tail of spine. Marginally age toning. Internally, generally firmly bound with very slight straining to the hinge in places. Pages very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.