Macmillan, 1924, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First, Illustrated By: Various
1.0 kg; X, 198, 2 pages (the last 2 being a selection of new books by the publisher), indexed with frontispiece protected by tissue guard and other illustrations within the text. The front edge of the pages has not been trimmed and indeed many of the pages have not been cut (nor has the bottom edge been trimmed). The binding has faded either side of the spine and on the spine. Gilt crest on the front panel. Top edge of the text block has been gilded. A picture can be provided to help assess the condition of this book. "To speak only of Belgium some excellent books in English have recently been published on various aspects of Belgium life, but few people enjoy sufficient leisure to prove them before starting, so that the average traveller finds, at the last moment, that his guidebook is his only resource. It is largely in order to help him in his difficulties that this book has been written. It's information be found scanty, but it may throw some useful sidelights on the subject and give the reader an opportunity gathered, in a few hours time, some general idea of the land and of the people, which may help interconnector scattered impressions and to form general conclusions." -- Page 2. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 0229228.
1.0 kg; X, 198, 2 pages (the last 2 being a selection of new books by the publisher), indexed with frontispiece protected by tissue guard and other illustrations within the text. The front edge of the pages has not been trimmed and indeed many of the pages have not been cut (nor has the bottom edge been trimmed). The binding has faded either side of the spine and on the spine. Gilt crest on the front panel. Top edge of the text block has been gilded. A picture can be provided to help assess the condition of this book. "To speak only of Belgium some excellent books in English have recently been published on various aspects of Belgium life, but few people enjoy sufficient leisure to prove them before starting, so that the average traveller finds, at the last moment, that his guidebook is his only resource. It is largely in order to help him in his difficulties that this book has been written. It's information be found scanty, but it may throw some useful sidelights on the subject and give the reader an opportunity gathered, in a few hours time, some general idea of the land and of the people, which may help interconnector scattered impressions and to form general conclusions." -- Page 2. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 0229228.