Signed edition by author, C. 1937 4 th print, Publisher Simon & Schuster , Book on painting, sculpture, Music and Architecture. Author HendriK Willem Van Loon. 600+ pages with paper book jacker ( a few nicks). Color and black and white ink illustrations of modern art ( up until that time) Pages yellowed, non with tears. Book measures 9.5 x 6.5 x 2 in. About Author: Born Rotterdam Holland, 1882. Emigrated to the United States at the turn of the 20th C. He attended Harvard and Cornell and worked with the Associated Press as a correspondent. In 1911 he achieve his Ph D in Munich Germany, then return to the AS when WWII broke out in 1914. Property of Central Park West, Manhattan, NY Estate Literature, vintage book, Collectible Art Book, HendriK Willem Van Loon, Library Deco and Accessory, C. 1937, Egyptian Art, Christian Art, Renaissance Art, History of Arts, Rococo Art, Florence Art, author signed book, 3