PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY by HOLMES, Arthur - 1947

Thomas Nelson, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. Reprinted. 532 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Top edge of text block is dust marked. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened.

Thomas Nelson, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprinted. 532 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Binding remains firm.Pages & plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprint. 532 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic frontispiece with black and white photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Prize plate to front free endpaper. Light tanning to pages; heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Light cracking to gutters but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has moderate tanning with light fraying and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. Reprinted. 532 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. 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. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.

Thomas Nelson, 1949. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1949. Reprinted. 532 pages. Brown dust jacket over dark red cloth with a photographic black and white frontis and plates throughout. Minor tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and moderate foxing to text block edges. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and binding is loose. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear and rubbing. There is visible tearing to corners, edges and spine ends as well.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Thomas Nelson and Son, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. Reprinted. 532 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Light marks and scratches to boards. Binding is somewhat shaky, but pages remain intact.