Monday, June 21, 2021

Vintage historical profiles with a humorous twist

 




Vintage collection. Pre-loved and in mint condition. HB. 886pp. $25 including postage anywhere in Australia.

Published in 1952 and authored by a Dutch-American writer. More details about this book here.

Being a true and faithful account of a number of highly interesting meetings with certain historical personages, from CONFUCIUS and PLATO to VOLTAIRE and THOMAS JEFFERSON, about whom we had always felt a great deal of curiosity and who came to us as our dinner guests in a bygone year. Written and illustrated by Hendrik Willem Van Loon.

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