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Williams, Graeme THE WORLD WE LIVE IN: An Illustrated Description of All the Lands and Seas of the Globe, Their Peoples, Animals, Plants and Products (Volumes 1. 2 and 4) , London: The Waverley Book Company Limited, 1915.1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good+. 3 volumes (of 4). Vol 1, 1915, has a Colour frontis Illustration of Camel in a desert landscape. Contents deal with a general physical geography. 232 Pages: Vol 2, 1918 Reprint, has a Colour Frontis of Achill Island. Contents deal with the Pacific, Australasia and Africa. Pages numbered 233 to 463: Vol 4, 1918, has a Colour Frontis of a Sabre Tooth Tiger & prehistoric creatures. Contents deal with South America, Europe, China & Japan. Pages numbered 697 to 975. Each volume has its own index and is well illustrated with 4 Colour Plates per book and numerous B&W Photos, Drawings etc. Dark Blue Cloth Covers with mock leather binding decoration. Decorative design of 5 raised bands, the bays filled with decoration and the title. 10 3/4" Tall. Some wear to cover, binding a little fragile, hinges sound. Waverley Subscription Edition. Set weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be extra. (Book ref. 006554) £22.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Aesop Attic Bookstore , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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