“Wherefore, when I say that art is universal, I merely mean that art is not bound to any particular country or to any particular period of time. For art is as old as the human race and it is just as much part of man as are his eyes or his ears or his hunger or his thirst.”
In nearly 700 pages and countless extraordinary drawings (many in full color), van Loon gives the reader a love for and an understanding of the background of all that is most enduring in the arts, covering painting, architecture, music, sculpture, and the so-called minor arts. This copy is of exceptional quality and includes the original bookmark.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. Hardcover. Medium octavo. 677 pages. Fifth printing. Dust jacket in good condition with chipping and edge wear—in protector. Boards are clean and bright with minimal edge wear or bumping to corners. Binding is tight and square. Pages are tanned per its age. Includes original bookmark. Beautiful copy.
