1913 Winter Sports in Switzerland E. F. Benson Colour Plates 1st Ed Scarce

Description: Click here to see our other books! Winter Sports in Switzerland E. F. Benson 1913 George Allen & Company LTD : London 10" by 7.5" viii, 197, [2pp] SUMMARY An interesting volume on the popular winter sports of Switzerland, a lavishly illustrated volume with colour and monochrome plates. Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and forty-seven monochrome plates.Collated, lacking the colour plates facing page 34, 126, 166, and 194. All monochrome plates are present.'Winter Sports in Switzerland' explores the popular sports played by natives and visitors to Switzerland during the country's popular winter months, such as ice-skating, tobogganing, ice-hockey, and skiing. Illustrated by C. Fleming Williams.With photographic reproductions by Mrs. Aubrey le Blond, Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, 'Kenneth from his head Oct. 7. 1924'.Two pages of adverts to the rear. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Small crack to the tail of the front joint. Some minor rubbing to the boards and spine, and a few light marks. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spots to the fore edge. Rear hinge is starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Frontispiece and its tissue guard are detached but present. Colour plates are detached. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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