[publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd] Hardcover First Edition Octavo 239pp. Red cloth, gilt. Light shelf rubbing to ends of spine, light dusting to page edges but no foxing or annotations, a clean tight copy. Yellow dustwrapper printed in red and black, not price clipped - 15/-. Spine slightly darkened with light rubbing to head.
[Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1961]

[publisher: Gollancz,, London:] Hardcover First Edition 239pp. A book which has lived in a glass-fronted bookcase. Contents fresh and unmarked. Similarly the red cloth-textured binding, spine titled gilt: all bright, corners sharp, minimal blunting of spine ends. In the protected unclipped yellow dust jacket: slightly knocked to the top edge, light scuffs to the spine ends, lower panel faintly rubbed. A very well cared-for copy.
[Westleton, SFK, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1961]
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[publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd] Hardcover 1961. No Edition Remarks. 239 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Yellow dust jacket over red cloth. Jacket has been taped to boards. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Front free endpaper has been removed. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. Brown tape staining to endpapers. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Book is notably forward leaning. Boards are presumed clean as jacket is taped down. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Dark rubbing to all surfaces. Tape remnants to edges. Minor black marking overall.
[Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1961]
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[publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd] Hardcover 1961. No Edition Remarks. 239 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Yellow dust jacket over red cloth. Jacket has been taped to boards. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Front free endpaper has been removed. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. Brown tape staining to endpapers. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Book is notably forward leaning. Boards are presumed clean as jacket is taped down. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Dark rubbing to all surfaces. Tape remnants to edges. Minor black marking overall.
[Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1961]
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