VÄSTRA SMÅLAND by Bjurulf Hjalmar Printed in SWEDEN ½ Leather Binding

Published by Lindb, Stockholm, 1931

Beautiful binding on this hardcover book published in Sweden.  Half leather bindings with brown and green marbled boards that is also present on page edges.  Spine has fine gold lettering on dark red panels - striking!  Only very minor wear of binding edges. 

Binding is tight and clean.  454 pages, many fine black and white photographic illustrations plus fold-out map at front.

From Wikipedia:  Småland is a historical province in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. The Latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages.