Switzerland
by Frank Fox
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: A. & C. Black, 1930. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". J. & M. Hardwicke Lewis; A. D. McCormick; et al.. A smart second edition copy of this travel work concerning Switzerland by Frank Fox, illustrated with colour plates. The second edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the spine and front board. Illustrated with a sketch map and thirty-two colour plates. Collated, complete. A travel guide, first published in 1914, detailing the literary associations, history, people, nature, mountains, glaciers and flowers of Switzerland. Written by the prolific travel writer Sir Frank Fox, and illustrated with beautiful colour illustrations depicting the country's natural beauty. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 865M47
- Title
- Switzerland
- Author
- Frank Fox
- Illustrator
- J. & M. Hardwicke Lewis; A. D. McCormick; et al.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. & C. Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Switzerland Travel Frank Fox Travel
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Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Gilt
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- Fore Edge
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....