London: Methuen & Company Ltd. (1947) 288 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Previous owner's name on half-title page. Light, natural toning to rear paste-down. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear to edges. Light chipping to top corners and top of spine. Small, faint dampstain on spine of DJ. Illust. w/ 15 gravure plates and an endpaper map.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6663
Title: IN PRAISE OF SWEDEN
Author: Fraser, Maxwell
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Methuen & Company Ltd.
Place of Publication: London
Keywords: WORLD HISTORY TRAVEL DESCRIPTION SWEDEN NORTHERN EUROPE SKANE SMALAND OLAND ISLAND BLEKINGE HALLAND BOHUSLAN VASTERGOTLAND OSTERGOTLAND SODERMANLAND GOTLAND ISLAND GOTEBORG GOTA CANAL STOCKHOLM DALSLAND VARMLAND VASTMANLAND NARKE UPPLAND GASTRIKLAND HALSI
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Gravure: ...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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....
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.