The world and its people, or, A comprehensive tour of all lands / by Charles F. Horne ; special contributors, Clark Wissler ... [and others] ; art director, Francis R. Niglutsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942.

Contributor:

Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography.

World history.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Physical Description:

7 volumes in 85 parts (vii, 2688 pages, 21 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Ira R. Hiller, [1934]

Notes:

Title pages issued in pts. 1 and 85.

Copyright date from verso of title pages issued in pt. 85.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy 1 housed in 3 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 1 imperfect: pts. 26, 32, 33, and 83 wanting; 1 leaf of plates wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 1: pt. 1 has "Subscription Contract" with ms. note in pencil ("oct. 23") pasted to inside front wrapper; pts. 58-82 and 84-85 each has ms. contents notes on front wrapper.

Penn Libraries copies 2 and 3 housed in 2 boxes.

Penn Libraries copy 2 imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-3, 7-48, 50, 52-56, 62-63, 67, 71, 76 and 83 only; some title leaves wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 2: many parts have ms. notes in pencil on front wrapper; pt. 35 wanting p. 1111-1112; pt. 48 wanting p. 1507-1508 and p. 1515-1516; pt. 50 has front wrapper torn and mended.

Penn Libraries copy 3 imperfect: RBC has pts. 19-20, 25, 29, 33, 35-36, 40, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54; title leaves wanting.

Penn Libraries copy 3: many parts have ms. notes in pencil on front wrapper; pt. 19 wanting p. 599-600; pt. 25 wanting p. 783-784; pt. 46 wanting p. 1443-1444 and p. 1447-1448; pt. 46 has illustration on p. 1445 excised with loss of text on p. 1446; pt. 46 has some ms. notes and corrections to text on p. 1445-1446 in pencil.

OCLC:

5639788