Mermaids and Mastodons by Richard Carrington - 1957

Chatto and Windus, 1957. Hardcover. Good. 1957. No Edition Remarks. 251 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated plates; non-plate illustrations throughout also. Minor thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Chatto and Windus, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1957. 251 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue 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. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light sunning to jacket edges and spine. Surface tears to front.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1957. Reprint. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.251

London: Scientific Book Guild, 1961. 1st ed. thus. Very nice copy. octavo. laminated boards xvi + 251pp., b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, Interesting zoological account inc. mythological animals & crypto-zoology

Rinehart & Company Inc., 1957T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.1102 in x 9.1299 in x 6.5709 in. Hardcover.\r\nMinor wear to the dust jacket.\r\nNo cover wear.\r\nClean unmarked text. \r\nTight binding.