Ye Mariners of England – A Boy's Book of the Navy. by Hayens, Herbert

Collins Clear-Type Press. hardcover. Acceptable. . Cover and edges shows wear and tannign. Loose hinge. Gift inscription on front page. Few pages shows minor staining. Pages shows minor tanning.

Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Includes colour frontispiece. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding is shaky, however pages remain fully attached. Hinges are cracked with exposed binding. 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. Black staining present.

Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 232 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Scuffing to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy crushing to spine ends. Some sunning to spine and edges. Marks overall. Textblock is shaky.

The Children's Press, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. 156 pages. No dust jacket. Red pictorial boards. 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.

Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 318 pages. No dust jacket. Blue illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Minor cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 373 pages. No dust jacket. Red illustrated cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Top textblock edge dyed red. Pencil markings to front free endpaper and revers frontispiece. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 190 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Inscription to front endpaper. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Book has a forward lean. Boards are warped. Water marks to boards and spine.

Collins, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remark. 328 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Page facing frontispiece has been removed. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.

Collin's Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 190 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated green cloth with a colour illustrated frontis and plates throughout. Prize plate to front endpaper. Heavy tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Major tanning to text block edges. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting and binding is loose. Boards have visible rubbing and noticeable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and boards are bowed.

Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 421 pages. No dust jacket. Beige pictorial cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.