The Plaistow Story by Oliver Lyle - 1960

Her Majestys Stationary Office, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1963. Eighth Impression. 912 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Contains folded diagrams. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight backward lean. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Moderate water and wear marks to panels and spine.

Her Majestys Stationary Office, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. 7th Impression. 912 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Cracking to rear hinge, with exposed netting. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with white paint to front. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean.

Thomas Dunne Books, 2004-02-03. Paperback. Used: Good. Excellent customer service. Prompt Customer Service.

HMSO His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. No edition remarks. 912 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Mild staining to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild scratching and marking to boards.

HMSO, 1947. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1947. 912 pages. Beige jacket over brown cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Chapman & Hall, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. Second Edition. 525 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Stamps to front pastedown; not ex-library. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front pastedown.Light cracking to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable denting, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1963. Eighth Impression. 912 pages. Dust jacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Pen and pencil inscription to front pastedown and free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.

HMSO, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 912 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white diagrams throughout. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is heavily dulled. Boards are slightly bowed.

HMSO, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 806 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent and noticeable to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light staining and tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Her Majesty`s Stationary Office, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000. Dust jacket shows shelf wear with small tears and tanning. Edges shows shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.