Swiss Travel and Swiss Guide-Books (First Edition)

First Edition. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889. Small 8vo. Original red-brown publisher's cloth. Pages: xi, 336. 16 pages of advertisements.

Bound in original red-brown publisher's cloth. Cover margins in blind. Spine lettered and ruled in gilt. Upper edge uncut. Retains portions of original glassine dust wrapper, albeit in poor condition. End papers previously refreshed. 

Very good. Binding has been refreshed previously, retaining original binding with new endpapers. Tight and secure. Some rubbing to edges and corners. Contents in near fine condition. Rear advertisement section mildly age toned, printed on lesser-quality paper stock. Overall, a near-pristine copy.

Provenance: From the library of Warwick H. Williams. Previously owned by Vernon Williams.

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