Pleasant Land of Gwent by Fred J. Hando - 1946

Newport, Mon: Johns, 1945. Very Good. Later. Illustrated by Author. Very good. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

R. H. Johns, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1958. New Impression. 112 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription and stickers to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front flap. Water staining to both panels. Light foxing overall.

Newport, Wales: RH Johns Ltd, 1945. 2nd impression of Dec 1944 edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hando, Fred J. Introduction by Arthur Machen. Clean pale blue cloth boards, stamped gilt emblem and gilt titles on spine. Very light edge rubbing, spine ends bumped but all intact. Slightly tanned cut edges. Illustrated inside covers, faint foxing spots and to FFEP. Clean text block, fine b/w drawings including title page. Binding solid.

Newport: R. H. Johns, 1947. Hardback. Good — in Poor Dust Wrapper. Matt paper dust wrapper has insignificant edgewear and is a touch faded with extensive tape repairs to the head of the spine verso. Short gift inscription to half-title verso. Pages a touch age-toned with scattered spotting, more so to the start and end.. Signed copy. Hardback in dust wrapper (purple boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 10” x 6¼” (0.8 kg); 112pp; Preface by Arthur Machen; A Later Printing. Signed by the author, in name only, on the half-title page — without provenance. Includes: Black & white plates; Black & white drawings; Maps to the lining papers; Title page vignette; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack… Read More

Newport: R H Johns, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. large Octavo. The Author. 6th printing. Prior owner name to flyleaf.