Simon and Schuster. 1939; 677 pp. with index; Dust Jacket Very Good with some edge-wear at top and a tear in spine; Unique pictorial end-papers depicting historical periods and their art styles; Illustrated with many colored plates and drawings; Slightly darkened page edges; Very Good $85.00; Illustrated with 72 in text drawings and 80 full page illustrations in color & wash, all by Van Loon. In 63 chapters, Van Loon discusses the history of art, from Prehistoric man through the art of Claude Debussy. Van Loon's idiosyncratic style takes the reader from the painter's studio into the study of the composer. It took Hendrik van Loon 30 years to learn enough to write "The Arts," and then it took him 10 years to actually write it. The result is a book that cannot be duplicated anywhere in any language: a book about all the arts for all the people. His most ambitious work, it will probably prove the author's most useful one. [Attributes: Hard Cover; In Dust Jacket]