Tales from the Coffee House;: Stories about Lloyd's de Crocker, William Charles - 1973-01-01

British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011-03-24. Paperback. Good.

Hutchinson, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. First Edition. 264 pages. Dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Minor thumb marking and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers; visible staining to half title page and front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning 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.

Hutchinson, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Jacket is shelf worn with a few small chips and a large tear on the spine, but it remains whole. Boards remain neat with very little shelf rub. Binding is secure. Pages remain crisp with no inscriptions or annotations. Presents well in cellophane. JHK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hutchinson, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1967. First Edition. 264 pages. Signed by the author. Dust jacket over black cloth boards. Signed with dedication from the author on front free endpaper. Black and white photographs throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.

Hutchinson of London. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Very good in clipped, chipped and well worn dust jacket. Prior owner's name on front pastedown, pencil marking on back pastedown. Pages clean. First edition. 264 pages.

Ex-library book has usual markings, stamps, stickers, writing, card holder. DJ has some bumping on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Sir William Charles Crocker is a leading luminary of the Law. His most famous and, publicly, most widely known investigation was into the Fire Raisers Case of 1933. Cracker's painstaking enquiry was instrumental in bringing the arson gang to justice. A27.