One Thousand Beautiful Things: Chosen from the Life and Literature of the World de Arthur Mee

Hodder And Stoughton, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. 19th Impression. 322 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed. Clipped jacket with heavy edge wear, large tears and chipping, causing loss around edges and spine. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1943. Reprint. 322 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth with a colour illustrated frontis and photographic black and white plates throughout. There is also black and white illustrated plates throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier tanning and foxing to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and noticeable tanning to text block edges. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting,. Boards have visible rubbing and noticeable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and minor rubbing to spine. Clipped jacket with visible edge wear and rubbing. Splitting to joints and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends. Moderate sunning to interior.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. Reprinted. 322 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Marks and scratches to rear board.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1943. Reprinted. 322 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Cracking to front hinge, with exposed netting. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Binding remains firm. Clipped jacket with heavy edge wear, large tears and chipping, causing loss around edges and spine. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking. Sticker to rear surface.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 322 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Plates are moderately tanned with some foxing. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1943. Reprint. 322 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth with a colour illustrated frontis and black and white illustrated plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen and pencil inscriptions to front endpaper with visible tanning to text block edges. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and heavier bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket with visible edge wear and rubbing. Splitting to joints and visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends. Rear is coming away from spine with modest sunning to interior.

Hardcover. Good. Dispatched within one working day. Sold on behalf of the Langdon Foundation; Supporting young adults with disabilities

Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1936. Reprinted. 322 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Flat signed by author to front free endpaper. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pages remain intact. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1959. Hardcover. pp. xxvii, 322. Small 4to. Green hardcovers, gilt lettering and blind-stamped rules to the spine. Colour frontispiece accompanied with dozens of lovely plates interspersed throughout (all present, and accounted for). One, very faint, spot to the spine, neat ink name to ffep otherwise, the contents remain remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean, and unmarked with tight, sound binding; very good+.