Savannah, Georgia: Mason, Inc, 1939. HB. Black simulated leather, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 253 pp., frontis portrait of the author. Stovall (1857-1935) was a newspaper publisher from Georgia and a childhood friend of Woodrow Wilson, who appointed Stovall as Ambassador to Switzerland in 1912. Sovall served in Switzerland throughout World War I, and much of the book deals with the position of the Swiss, surrounded by nations at war. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show light rubbing, edges of text block show light soiling. Book condition VG.

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: IT7375
Title: Switzerland And The World War
Author: Stovall, Pleasant Alexander
Format/Binding: HB
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mason, Inc
Place of Publication: Savannah, Georgia
Date Published: 1939
Bookseller catalogs: World War I;

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VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....