London, Heinemann, 1922 Familiar Talks About Counties and Peoples. Including anecdotes, interviews and historical tales. Hardcover book , dark blue decorative cloth boards, gilt. 1st ed. 297pp. Many B&W illustrations and 2 foldout maps. Bumping and rubbing to spine ends and corners, spine darkened but front illustration bright. Light foxing to foredge, corner remains of previous owner's large bookplate to fep. Spotting to reverse half title, frontis and title page. otherwsie pages clean. A very good+ copy.

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Bookseller: David Ford Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19002
Title: The Holy Land and Syria
Author: Carpenter, Frank G.:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London, Heinemann, 1922
Bookseller catalogs: Travel;

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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...
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...