Somerset de MEE, Arthur - 1949-01-01

Hodder and Stoughton, 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. Seventh Impression. 483 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible bumping to corners. Some crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Light marks to boards.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1956. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1956. Eighth Impression. 483 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and plates. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Moderate water staining to top edge textblock. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1956. Eighth Impression. 483 pages. Blue dust jacket over 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 sunning. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy foxing to surfaces. Mild water staining to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1956. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1956. Eighth Impression. 483 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Frontispiece is detached but present. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1949. First Printed. 483 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Light tanning to otherwise clear pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Subtle crack to rear hinge at top end. Some slight looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

The Caxton Publishing Company Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Good. Special Edition. 483 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has subtle sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1945. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Shelf faded red cloth boards, faint marks, black titles and on sunned spine. No edge wear, spine ends lightly bumped. Top cut edges faded red. Map across back endpapers, previous owner's dedication. Clean age faded text block, 160 fine sepia tinted plates including frontispiece. Binding firm.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1968 Part of the King's England series, new edition fully revised and edited by E.T.Long with illustrations and new photographs by A.F.Kersting. Very good with light foxing in foredges and owner's name in front. Dust Jacket is intact and near fine, slightest of rubbing to top edge. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall