THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT OF THOMAS HARDY'S "THE TRUMPET-MAJOR" by Bebbington, W. G - 1920

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprinted. 113 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book. Bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Pencil inscriptions to rear endpaper. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall.

J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. Reprinted. 114 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Slight crinkling to gutters however binding remains firm. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards. Moderate sunning to spine and edges.

Faber & Faber Limited, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1946. 152 pages. Grey dust jacket with lettering over blue cloth. 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 light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning, with rubbing and marking.

Schofield & Sims, 1951. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1951. Reprinted. 427 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen and pencil inscriptions to half title page and front endpaper is missing. Heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges and front hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have moderate rubbing and visible bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and rubbing to spine with splitting to front joint.

Dent, 1946. Hardcover. Good. 1946. 113 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. 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 tanning.

Allen & Unwin, 1947. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1947. First Edition. 155 pages. Green dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and stained marking to spine.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1966. Hardcover. Good. 1966. First Edition. 150 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Schofield & Sims Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1960. 4th Impression. 131 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with lettering. Pages are clean, with moderate tanning to text block edges. Cracking to front hinge, with exposed netting. Front endpaper is missing. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Boards are slightly bowed with stamp to front surface.

Schofield & Sims Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.