The Children of Primrose Lane by Noel Streatfeild - 1965

Collins, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1965. This Impression. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to front board.

Collins, 1969. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1969. Reprint. 188 pages. Pictorial jacket over blue cloth with silver lettering. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed, but text remains legible. Binding is firm. Slight loss to rear free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are slightly sunned. Silver remains bright. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket. Light tanning and foxing to all surfaces. Visible water stain to spine and rear board. Minimal edgewear, with mild creasing.

Collins, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1957. This Impression. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to front hinge with netting exposed. Binding slightly loose. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Dedication to front pastedown. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces.

Collins, 1957. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1957. Reprint. 256 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends. Sunning to spine and boards. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Silver lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing.

Collins, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1947. New Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pink cloth with black lettering. Half of dust jacket is missing. Deckled text block edges. Pages are moderately tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front paste-down, with an pencil inscription to free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Rubbing and a few small nicks along text block edge. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean and slight bow. Unclipped jacket has heavy surface wear, with very large areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing to front cover, spine and corners. Moderately tanned and thumb-marked overall.

Collins, 1965. Hardcover. Good. 1965. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Blue 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 sunning.

Collins, 1958. Hardcover. Good. 1958. 1958 Reprint. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Blue 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.

Collins, 1957. Hardcover. Good. 1957. This Impression. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour 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.

Collins, 1969. Hardcover. Good. 1969. No Edition Remarks. 188 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated cloth covered boards. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. First few pages detaching at the bottom, otherwise binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine.

Collins, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. First Edition Thus. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. 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.