Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co, 1904. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering and elaborate gilt pictorial stamping. viii, 519pp. Top edge gilt. 24 tissue-guarded full-page plates. Very good. Spine just a tad sunned, else wonderfully tight and bright; nonauthorial contemporary gift inscription; lacks frontisiece. Handsome first edition.

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Bookseller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 38680
Title: Switzerland: Picturesque and Descriptive
Author: COOK, Joel
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Henry T. Coates & Co
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1904
Bookseller catalogs: Books; Travel & Exploration;

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Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA

Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most major credit cards and PayPal. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned. Member ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, The Manuscript Society.

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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....
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...