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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Osbert Lancaster. An Enquiry Into The Identifiable Characteristics Of The English Aristocracy". First edition and printing. In very good plus red textured cloth boards, gilt titles to spine. The boards are flat and clean; a little wobbly to front; spine ends slightly worn. Narrow tanned vertical strip to rear free end paper; the front free end paper is missing. Fairly clean cut edges. The text block is in very good condition with tightly bound, straight and clean pages, illustrated by Osbert Lancaster. No dedications etc. In good minus pictorial dust jacket with humorous image of aristocrats and blue border. The jacket is tanned and marked to rear; edge-worn with two one inch closed tears on top front edge. Not price clipped. With plastic cover over jacket.

Harper & Brothers, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. First Edition. 156 pages. Red & pictorial dust jacket with white lettering over grey cloth. Illustrated by Osbert Lancaster. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Clipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine and edges, with minor staining and soiling to DJ.

London: Hamish Hamilton , 1956. Book. Illus. by Osbert Lancaster . Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fourth impression. Better than very good in a like dust jacket. .

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1961. Book. Illus. by Osbert Lancaster. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8th impression. Dark blue hardcover with title in silver on spine. Condition: Good, with very light shelfwear to covers. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock edges. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear, together with some light soiling and sunning to the rear of the jacket and a small vertical tear to top edge of rear of jacket, Not price-clipped. Illustrated by Osbert Lancaster..