Trade Winds by Kornitzer, Louis - 1933

G. Bles, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. First Edition. 279 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Boots library rebind with associated stickers and markings to pages and boards. Light tanning, with foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Cracking to rear hinge, with exposed netting. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with scribbles and insert. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed.

G. Bles, 1933. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1933. First Edition. 279 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. However, boards and pages throughout remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Tears to cloth to spine. Light wear marks overall.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1933. The author's tales of life as a dealer in precious stones and pearls. Cover and spine wear, tanned pages, edgewear and foxing. Some scuffing / rubbing to boards. 279 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 5.5 x 8.5.

Geoffrey Bles, 1933. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good-/No Jacket. 279 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Top fore edge is yellow. Cover is stained. Fore edge is soiled, paper is foxed. This is a good copy of this story detailing the author's fascinating life touring the world, especially the Far East as a dealer in precious stones and pearls. Illustrated with four b/w photographs.

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1943. First Penguin paperback edition, good condition. Features advertisements for Jif shaving stick (rear cover) and Eno's fruit salt (inside front cover). Lightly scuffed at spine ends and lightly sunned at spine. Slight foxing and tanning to page block. Very nice copy, clean and unmarked throughout. AD. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Used.

London: Bles, 1933 Book. Fair. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth, corners worn through to boards, small tears top and bottom of spine, rear hinge cracked. The author shares incidents and anecdotes from his life as a dealer in pearls and gemstones for many years. 279 pp..