Ronald and Chryssie; or, the Mystery of the Lady Tower by Jennie Chappell - 1895

Blackie & Son Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 160 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over orange cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Front endpaper is missing from binding with heavy tanning to text block edges. Boards have visible tanning and noticeable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends as well. Clipped jacket with visible rubbing and tears to edges and spine. Moderate foxing to interior as well.

John F Shaw & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Visible cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine. Gilt lettering has darkened. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends.

S. W. Partridge & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth. Insert to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn, with noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed and spine ends are crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

SW Partridge and Co Undated, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 96 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth illustrative boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, mild cracking, thumb marking and moderate tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning causing discolouration. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean.

S. W. Partridge and Co, 1111. Hardcover. Good. Second Edition. 96 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth illustrative boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrations, photographs and photographic plates throughout. 2 inserted articles about Helen Keller to back. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, mild crinkling, mild tanning, occasional foxing and thumb marking. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. Gilt lettering is darkened. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. There is bumping to corners.

S W Partridge & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Two books bound together, each paginated separately. Red cloth illustrative boards with gilt lettering to spine and black to front. Black and white illustrations and illustrative plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, mild crinkling, mild cracking to hinges and moderate tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. Gilt lettering is darkened. There is bumping to corners. Boards are bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Small split to spine head, front joint.

John F Shaw, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated brown cloth. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. Slight cracking to hinges. Moderate foxing to text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Crushing to spine ends with small splits. Book is forward leaning. Mild tanning to spine and edges.

The Sunday School Union, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 96 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Bookplate to front pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean.

S W Partridge & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Good. pocket Edition. 96 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative cloth boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages & illustrations are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Visible tanning & white marks to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear to front board & spine.

London: Blackie and Son Limited, n.d. Octavo, illustrated red cloth (hardcover), 111 pp. Illustrations. One color plate. Very Good. Spine slightly faded. Corners bumped. Three small dents in back cover. Pages lightly browned. Stain on front endpaper. Two pages have small crease.