Young Chris by L E Tiddeman - 1904

Jarrolds Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 270 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with black lettering. Colour frontispiece. Heavy tanning to pages throughout. Some gutter cracking. Presentation plate to front paste down. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine.

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated grey cloth with a prize plate to front pastedown and colour illustrated frontis. Also contains colour illustrated plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Heavy tanning to text block edges and cracking to front hinge and guttering. Boards have minor rubbing and noticeable bumping to corners with fair crushing to spine ends.

John Hogg, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Stated. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth with gilt and red lettering. Prize sticker stuck to front pastedown. Contains black and white illustrations. Thumb-marking throughout. Text is unaffected. Pages and illustrated are moderately tanned. Sticker to rear pastedown. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Book has a slight forward lean. Mild crushing to spine ends causing cloth to fray.

Jarrolds Publishers, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. White marks to boards. Textblock is shaky.

W & R Chambers Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Brown illustrated cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Prize plate to front pastedown. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb marking present. Gutters are cracked with the netting exposed but pages remain attached. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible scuffing and marking overall. Spine has light sunning with visible crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a forward lean.

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Heavy cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Markings to some page edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Red pictorial 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.

S. W. Partridge & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 64 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with decorations. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages are loose. Pages have medium tanning and foxing throughout. Markings to some pages. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Slight staining overall.

W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 127 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decorations. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends.

Blackie & Son, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 63 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth illustrative boards with gilt lettering to spine and black to front. Colour frontispiece. Binding shaky and frontispiece coming loose. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Thumb marking present. occasional foxing. Cracking to gutters and hinges, with exposed netting. Stamp and pencil marks to pages throughout. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Gilt lettering is darkened. Book has a slight forward lean.