The Banned Books of England by Craig, Alec - 1937

G. Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1937. First Edition. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting, fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

G. Allen & Unwin, Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Good. 1937. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Beige 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.

London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Foreword by E.M. Forster. Toning on the boards and slightly cocked spine else near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with tiny chips, short tears, and toning on the spine. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in.

London.: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1937. 207pp. With a Foreword by E. M. Forster. DW has slight wear at the head of the spine. Internally an owners inscription.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, UK: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth in DJ; 207pp; DJ price-clipped, slightly edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square & clean, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. An account of works by reputable authors which have been suppressed as obscene in England. Foreword by E. M. Forster.

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1937. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None . The first edition of this interesting history of censorship laws in England by Alec Craig, in the unclipped dust wrapper. Alec Craig explores the history of English laws regarding the censorship and the banning of books with this account of works by various authors that were banned as obscene in the country. With a look on the law of obscene libel, the sexual impulse case, a general history, and the injustice of the law and its reform. A chapter compares the English and American law on the issue. With a foreword by E. M. Forster. In the original, unclipped dust wrapper.  In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and very smart with only minor shelf wear and casual chipping, as well as some sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The… Read More