The Valiant Sailor [#21 in Oxford Children's Library] by Smith, C. Fox - 1959

Oxford University Press, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1959. First Edition Thus. 194 pages. Laminated pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are bright and clear with light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.

London: Oxford University Press , 1959. reprint . Very Good/None. Neville Dear. Hardcover, blue cloth, 194 pages. B&W drawings by Neville Dear. . Record # 501281

Oxford University Press, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1959. First Edition Thus. 194 pages. Wrapped pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Clipped front free endpaper. 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 light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Criterion, 1957. First American edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.

Oxford University Press, 1959. Oxford Children's Library. 8vo. Original blue cloth ((VG), dustwrapper (fixed to boards with sticky protective wrapper; some edge wear, not price clipped). Pp. 194, illus with b&w drawings by Neville Dear (previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper).

London: Oxford University Press, 1959. some library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Dear. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex Library.

London: Oxford University Press (Oxford Children's Library), 1959. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Neville Dear. dj (price unclipped), back flap has a vertical crease, illustrated by NEVILLE DEAR, some foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 194pp.

London: Oxford University Press, 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Neville Dear. A nautical adventure story set in the early 1800s. The dj (price unclipped) is frayed on edges, crease on the front, a little dusty on back. Bright blue cloth with silver spine lettering, very lightly rubbed on edges, endpapers lightly foxed, vg. 8vo, 186pp. Illustrated by NEVILLE DEAR.

NY: Criterion Books, 1957. Book. Illus. by Neville Dear. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Dj is edge worn with small chips missing..

Hodder Headline, Australia, 2003. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good..