Cameos of Literature: From Standard Authors by Valentine, Mrs. (editor) - 1894

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Moderate cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Stains and markings to some pages. Staining to first few pages, text remains unaffected. Previous owner's sticker to front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. causing fraying to cloth. Staining and wear marks overall.

Frederick Warne & Co., 1894. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1894. No Edition Remarks. 241 pages. No dust jacket. Green and white cloth board. Gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpaper and pastedowns. Front free endpaper is missing. Pencil markings to front pastedown. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

Frederick Warne & Co, 1892. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1892. The 'Albion' Edition. 533 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Light stained marking to edges of pastedowns and endpapers. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be slightly loose. Binding is slightly shaky.Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Book is slightly forward leaning.

The Goldsmith Publishing Co., 1920-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Book in good condition for its age. Some wear to the cover. Pages clean. binding tight.

Frederick Warne and Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 193 pages. No dust jacket. Brown pictorial cloth. Front endpaper has been removed. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges are cracked, with some exposed netting and a loose binding. Boards have been heavily rub worn with heavy shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a heavily frayed and spine ends are crushed, with some small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Frederick Warne & Co, 1894. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1894. No Edition Remarks. 244 pages. No dust jacket. Green and white cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and rear hinge causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Frederick Warne, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 405 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing boards to be loose. Minor brown marking to pages. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Book is forward leaning.

Frederick Warne and Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Noted. 533 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis. Minor tanning to pages with slight dog-eared pages throughout and rough cut edges to text block. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have mild rubbing and visible bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends.

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 648 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking to hinges, mild crinkling, occasional foxing and mild tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. Gilt lettering is darkened. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Fraying to cloth to spine ends.

Frederick Warne & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Good. 648 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Inscription to front endpaper. Insert to front pastedown. 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. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.