Lift Up the Latch by Dorothy Ann Lovell - 1942

Jonathan Cape, 1944. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1944. 4th impression. 119 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over yellow cloth. Contains black & white illustrations. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket. Panels have moderate edge wear with chips, tears, and creasing. Visible tanning to spine.

Faber, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1964. First Edition. 163 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper cover. Minor tanning to pages with slight dog-eared pages throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Covers have visible creasing and edge wear. Noticeable corner bending and fair creasing to spine.

Faber & Faber Ltd., 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. This Edition. 163 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages have light foxing throughout. Illustrations are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Price sticker to front reverse cover. Paper cover has moderate edgewear with curling to corners and reading creases. Light sunning to spine and edges. Light foxing and wear marks overall.

Jonathan Cape, 1943. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1943. First Edition. 136 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over decorated yellow cloth. Illustrated by S. Tresilian. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. 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. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Rubbed marking overall.

Jonathan Cape, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1943. First Published. 136 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water marking to front panel. Wear marks overall.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1943. First edition. Very Good/very good. Life in a remote country cottage among the hill was lonely for young Sam, but it brightened when Buck suddenly and mysteriously turned up. Being Bucks friend was an exciting but unnerving affair. Yellow boards with writing to spine and embossed satchel to front cover. Dustjacket very nicely illustrated, some tears to the spine but overall very nice for the age. Othe stories by author include Toby Twinkle and The Mystery of the Bronze Frog.Price clipped, nice tight binding and clean pages.Owner inscribed in pencil. First Edition AB11

London: Faber and Faber, 1964. Solid with a corner crease on the bottom of the front cover, moisture stains on the right edge of the front cover and the left edge of the back cover.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Good- Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Faber & Faber, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1946. Seventh Impression. 163 pages. Dust jacket over orange cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. 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. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Mild foxing. Heavy tanning to spine. Ink stain to rear panel.

JONATHAN CAPE, LONDON, 1943-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). S TRESILIAN [Illustrator]. First Edition. Previous owner's ink inscription. Illustrated by S Tresilian. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

University of London Press Ltd., 1942. Hardcover. Good. 1942. New Impression. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout by J. Gale Thomas. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. 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.