Beauty for Ashes by Fortescue, Winifred - 1948

William Blackwood, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1949. 2nd Impression. 318 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. 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. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Tape marks to spine.

William Blackwood and Sons, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 318 pages. Green dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks to edges. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons. 1948. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Price clipped dustjacket is age-toned at spine and edges, with some interior sticky-tape reinforcement to spine ends. Book is very slightly faded at spine ends and has a time tape mark to upper edge. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 319 pages. The sixth instalment of Lady Fortescue's charming autobiography. This one tells of her experiences in England and France during World War II and immediately after on her return to Provence. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 319pp. HARDCOVER. Sml. sgn & date (1948) to ffep. O/w clean throughout. D/w is present, but is rubbed, and has edgewear top/bottom. D/w will be improved where possible & supplied in protective sleeve. Will appear smart when work completed. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall.