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Vintage 1935 The Story Of America In Pictures Collins Literary Guild HC Illus
Brand/Publisher: The Literary Guild; Author: Alan C. Collins; Introduction: Claude G. Bowers; Title: The Story of America in Pictures; Topic: American history, illustrated pictorial history.
1935 United States Literary Guild hardcover book club edition presenting a visual survey of American history from discovery and colonization through the early twentieth century, arranged and captioned by Collins with an introductory essay by historian and diplomat Claude G. Bowers.
Title page reads The Story of America in Pictures arranged by Alan C. Collins, introduction by Claude G. Bowers, with an eagle device above the imprint The Literary Guild New York.
Physical format: dark blue cloth hardcover boards with gilt-lettered title bands across the front cover and spine, a plain blue cloth rear board, and cream paper endpapers; text printed in a clear serif typeface on substantial paper stock.
Front matter includes an Author's Note dated August 19, 1935 followed by a detailed Outline that divides the volume into chronological sections on discovery, colonization, revolution, westward expansion, wars and diplomacy, industrialization, and modern America.
Illustrative content consists of numerous full-page and in-text black-and-white reproductions of paintings, drawings, and photographs depicting key events and figures such as Washington taking command, the war with Tripoli, pioneer wagon trains, political gatherings, steamships, and scenes of urban and frontier life.
Subject and collecting interest: early twentieth-century American history picture book that assembles classic historical images in narrative sequence, appealing to readers, educators, and collectors of U.S. history, vintage illustrated histories, and Literary Guild book club editions.
Condition: Dark blue cloth boards show overall shelf and handling wear with rubbing, scattered small marks, and softened corners; spine cloth is heavily faded with fraying and cloth loss at the head, a small tear and wear at the foot, and rubbed gilt titling plus a small abrasion along the center. Rear board has faint vertical streaks and edge wear. Endpapers and page margins are age toned consistent with 1935 printing, yet the text and halftone illustrations on the shown pages are clean and legible without handwriting. Binding is secure on the inspected leaves and the volume opens and closes normally; no dust jacket present.
