The British Isles: A Guide for Overseas Visitors, etc. (Third and Enlarged Edition)

Frontis. is stylish ad for White Star luxury liner cruises; 158 p., plus fold-out map, plus 71 p. of ads embellished with artwork and period photos, all clean and unmarked anywhere. Many drawings, including another map, and wonderful period photos within, enhancing this peek into Britain between the world wars. Ads are mostly for hotels, restaurants, theatres, and tours, but also for luxury stores and Bell's Fluid Disinfectants, the P.Q. transatlantic cable company, Graham "Loud Speaking Telephones'." and the British Wireless Marine Service. Binding firm; and gray boards with still clear gilt lettering and ornamentation are clean but there is abrasion at crown of spine panel, causing a one-inch portion of cloth to detach on one side.