William and A.R.P. (ARP) de Crompton, Richmal - 1947

George Newnes, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. 11th impression . 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Some tanning to spine and edges.

George Newnes Limited, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. Eleventh Impression. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are mildly tanned with heavy foxing. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Moderate tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Moderate water stains to rear board.

George Newnes, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. Eleventh Impression. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are heavily cracked, exposing netting and causing boards to be loose. Much lighter to hinges. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

George Newnes, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. 11th Impression. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering. Front endpaper missing. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Front hinge cracked. Some gutter cracking. Previous owner's name to front paste down. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine.

George Newnes, 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. Reprinted. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by Thomas Henry. 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.

George Newnes, 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red 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. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

George Newnes Limited, 1949. Hardcover. Good. 1949. Eleventh Impression. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and heavy foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Moderate sunning to board edges and heavy to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Book has forward lean.

George Newnes, 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. Reprinted. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations by Thomas Henry. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces. Rear board creased.

George Newnes, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1949. 11th Impression. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean. Minor sunning to spine.

George Newnes, 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. Reprinted. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by Thomas Henry. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Some additional marks and staining.