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Collins, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. First Edition. 128 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

W.H. Allen, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Edition Thus. 207 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Colour illustrated dust jacket in plastic cover over red cloth boards with yellow lettering to spine. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Tape mark to pastedowns. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Dust jacket stuck to back pastedown. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

John Gresham, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. First Published in Great Britain. 160 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Water staining to edges. Rubbed dark marking to surfaces.

Cambridge at the University Press, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. 1947 Reprint. 416 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. 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. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

G. Bell & Sons, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. 310 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscriptions to front pastedown and 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. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.

Charles Griffin, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. No Edition Remarks. 274 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains pull out diagrams. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 352 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white illustrative plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. 320 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

The Epworth Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. First Edition. 153 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

P. J. Kennedy & Sons, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 352 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Front free endpaper is missing. Scuffing to front pastedown. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible bumping to corners. Notable crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards. White marks all over. Textblock is shaky.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. First Published in Great Britain. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth. Missing front free endpaper. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil and pen throughout; text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to half title page. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. 320 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. 332 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are in good condition with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges.

Ernest Flammarion, 1899. Hardcover. Good. 1899. 238 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. 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.

Faber and Faber, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. First Edition. 195 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Dark rubbed marking to surfaces.

Pickering & Inglis, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 249 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Alexander Gardner, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 309 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic frontispiece, with black and white illustrated plates throughout. Pages are lightly tanned, with moderate foxing to edges and endpapers, but text remains clear. Plates are bright. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Spine is severely tanned, with visible crushing and splitting to tail, and moderate loss to head. Noticeable marks overall.

Penguin Books, 1958. Paperback. Good. 1958. 156 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Viking Press, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. First Edition. 462 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over grey cloth boards and lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Top textblock edge dyed orange. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Price sticker to panel. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Hamish Hamilton, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. Second Impression. 148 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Lettering is bright and clear.