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Peter Davies, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. First Edition. 279 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Light tanning to pages and text block edges; heavier to pastedowns and free endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends.… Read more about this item

Peter Davies, London. 1954. 1st. edn. Hardback in unclipped protected dustwrapper. pp279. Orig. red cloth, gilt titled to bumped spine, with slight fading to the extreme head & tail. Some neat ink scribbles to ffep (child starting to write?) The dustwrapper, though not price-clipped (12/6d), has suffered somewhat, with tears, creasing and loss to head & tail of spine though… Read more about this item

London: Peter Davies, 1954 Orange cloth titled in gilt on spine. Tight and square, very light toning in edges and endpapers. Dust jacket is unclipped and unfaded, tiny edge tears. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New English Library Ltd ( A Four Square Book), 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 224 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking to hinges and moderate tanning. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.… Read more about this item

Peter Davies, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1954. Reprinted. 278 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking… Read more about this item

London: Four Square, 1967. A novel of the Brigade of Guards. Uncreased spine.. Paperback. Very Good-.

GB: Davies, 1954. Reprint. Hardback. VG+/nrVG DW.