The Oxford Book of English Prose de Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (Ed.) - 1952

Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. Reprinted. 1092 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 1945. No edition remarks. 1092 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Notable scratching and marking to boards. Mild water stains and droplets to boards.

Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1930. No Edition Remarks. 1092 pages. Grey dust jacket over blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Gilt to top edge of text block. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1948. . Reprint. Hardback, no dustwrapper. Dark blue boards, gilt embossed. Printed on fine paper. Contents: a few pages a little creased where previously turned. Endpapers lightly spotted. Owner's name on title-page. Otherwise pages generally good very good and clean. Boards: lovely, clean and bright. A tight copy. 1092 pp.

Clarendon Press, 1930. Hardcover. Good. 1930. 1092 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. 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 with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Oxford, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

LONDON: CLARENDON PRESS, 1925. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Boards are lightly rubbed and lightly marked, spine is darkened. Ink inscription on front free endpaper. Clean throughout. Good reading copy. Good.

London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1927. 1st thus. hardback. Good, 1st thus (previous version 1925), missing d/j, blue boards (some bumping), gilt impressed ruling and titling (bright, faded on spine); text block firm, pages (all gilt edged, india paper, silk place marker) unmarked and crisp. Donors' inscription on ffep.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Quiller-Couch's anthology of prose from the early middle ages to Rupert Brooke

Oxford: Clarendon Press, c1930. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. An anthology of English Prose arranged in sections by author including Sir Thomas Malory, Alexander Pope and Charles Dickens. In prize presentation binding for St. Mary's School Melrose with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1932-33. With an index of authors, titles and sources to rear. In a quarter calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart with only slight shelfwear. Front hinge strained. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed