Anonymous Illustrated Smith (1 results)

Marbled Bds & 1/4 Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Smith, J. - Maps Engraver (illustrator). No Additional Printings. Marbled Bds & 1/4 Leather. Good/No Jacket. No Additional Printings. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 379 pages; an errata page; four full-page maps, tracing the route; the author, accompanied by a friend, left London in July 1916 to tour France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. He emphasizes in a preface that his habit was to quickly record his impressions at every stage of the tour in order give an accurate account. Book condition: Binding is quarter green leather with green leather wings at the corners, and green-white marbeled boards; cover corners and spine ends have some wear, bottom corners show a little board; front hinge is cracked and cover is off , rear hinge is cracked circa 1.5 inches at the top and is firm; spine has a horizontal crack at the 1.5 inch level previously mentioned, and spine title and decor is in gold; edges are dyed green; the text has foxing around and on the four route maps, rest of the text is either free of foxing or has some spotting. A label, 1.5 x 2.5 inches, ' Minster Acres Library', is inside the front cover. No other marks.