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GC plus. Harper and Brothers, 1947. First USA edition. Printed in USA. Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine although slightly faded, small tear on the top edge of the spine, two small dents, nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in GC plus, no Dj cover. Illustrated with colour map inside the front cover, b/w maps. Ex-Library… Read more about this item

GC plus. Hamish Hamilton, 1947. First UK edition. Printed in USA. Please note: The copyright page is undated as some copies were printed in USA (see below book description), folded chat dates are prior 1947 and USA map inside the back cover states copyright, 1945 . Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine although spine is faded, small marks on… Read more about this item

Good used condition, without dust jacket. Binding tight, pages clean and clear with no markings. Scrape on rear cover.

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1947. First edition hardcover in good condition. The book is black cloth with an emblem stamped on the front cover. The spine has the title, author and publisher embossed in red and gold. The book has some fading to the edges of the front and back covers. The pages have foxing but there is no… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing… Read more about this item

London, UK: Hamish Hamilton, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii, 980pp. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine, blind embossed border on front. Sun faded spine; ends bumped, cloth starting to fray. Outer edge untrimmed. 'Map' endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 8vo. Though an American… Read more about this item

In good condition - has markings from use - has pencil transcriptions on front pages and underlining throughout book - due to differing weights on books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.

Hamish Hamilton, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Marginalia and highlighting to a few pages. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. First Edition. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards. Maps across endpapers. Table of information. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with… Read more about this item

First edition, early printing of this classic work. Original black cloth hardcovered book with cartographic endpapers. "Riveting from start to finish" (The New York Times) Please see photos as they are part of the description

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947. Reprint. . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 979 pages. Gunther's "political guidebook", which he compiled traveling the country as he attempted to discover what makes it move. Map endpapers, bibliography, and index. Black cloth-covered boards, red, black, and gilt titles on spine. Good+/No Jacket. Very firm binding, owner name. Small area liquid stain on… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Harper and Brothers Publisher, 1946. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4. FAIR/NO DUST JACKET, xxi, 979 pp., Text is clean and unmarked, Cloth boards are black with black text on spine. Cover shows some age wear. Binding is firm,.

Excellent aside from the missing dust jacket.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1947. Black cloth boards with faded gold gilt lettering on spine. Embossed framingfront cover. Faded spine and some minor smudging and staining. Deckled front foredge. Endpapers have a map of USA that shows the route the author's travels took him. Inked out name of previous owner. Text is very clean. … Read more about this item

VGC plus. The New Press, 1997. 50th Anniversary Edition. First USA paperback edition-first printing of this 50th Anniversary Edition (9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Printed in USA. Paperback (a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus. Illustrated with b/w maps. Nice and clean pages but small… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding is shaky, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Sticker… Read more about this item

New York / London: Harper & Brothers, 1947. Hardcover. Good+ (light scratches & wear to boards; shelf-wear to edges. light rubbing to corners w/ some bumping & curling. spine ends crinkled & rubbed. shelf-wear to lower textblock edge.). black boards w/ blind-stamped emblem w/ red & gold spine printing. illustrated pastedowns & endpapers. 979 pgs w/ select bw… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are rough cut. Pages are lightly tanned with water staining, rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with minor bumping… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. With some fold-out plates. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. Fold-out plates are in good condition with some light creasing to edges. Binding is slightly shaky.… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 979 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine… Read more about this item