Countries of the World Fourth Volume, India to New Orleans

Educational Book Co. Ltd., London, U.K., No Date. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/--. 9 3/4 H x 7 W x 1 3/4 . NON SMOKING STORE. My listing includes PHOTO OF ACTUAL BOOK for sale. Book FINE/ Covers Very Good. Sewn binding. Coated Paper. Boards and spine are green cloth, lettering gilt. FRONT COVER is flat, clean, bright, no rips, no spine creases, one bent corner and a corner tip with wear, miniscule edge wear, no scratches, shadow of a round stain 1/2 inch diameter, front cover has EBC embossed in centre (Educational Book Company) surrounded by an embossed circle of black and navy blue and on each side of front are Art Deco rectangles in black/navy. SPINE has very minimal edge wear and a lovely accent of navy Art Deco bordered with gilt, spine text is clear and shiny, very minimal wear to sides of spine. BACK COVER is the same as the front with the top corner bent and the lower corner tip worn. Page edges slightly sunned, side edges quite clean, top edges navy. Inner end papers are white. The front cover has become loose at point of attachment to the spine, ffep paper is not torn and cover is not unattached but at back of ffep the paper on spine edge is torn for 3 inches exposing a bit of the binding cloth and outer spine is detached from inner spine for about 1/2 inch meaning that the bottom inside of the front cover is a bit loose. Inside of book is tight, clean, bright, clear, flat. Fully illustrated with black/white photos, colour illustrations, maps, and sections of brown/white photos and green/white photos. All pages tight in the book and none missing. Book is slightly over-opened at title page with one 1/2 inch high thin area of paper worn away at spine. Pages 2412, 2421, 2508, 2674, 2741, 2790. 2813, are very slightly over-opened but no tears or spine exposed. Pages 2829 and 2837 are over-opened with a bit of cracking of the paper at the spine, and a slight exposure of spine glue but gap is not big enough to show spine threads or the cloth binding. Small bit of age darkening inside covers and on edges of some pages. Overall a very interesting book in great shape. Countries Described By The Leading Travel Writers Of The Day. Illustrated with some 4000 actual photographs of which about 1200 are given in Full Colour and in Photogravure. A fascinating glimpse into the world many years ago. Contents include 38 Descriptive Chapters, List of Colour Plates, List of Photographs in the Text, List of Maps.