Down the Garden Path by Beverley Nichols - 1938

Jonathan Cape, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 1934. Eighteenth Impression. 290 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative green cloth. Leaf stuck to half title page. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to half title page.Light cracking and staining to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with visible tanning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends.

Jonathan Cape, 1932. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1932. 290 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean. Boards are bowed.

Jonathan Cape, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. Twentieth Impression. 290 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Top textblock edge dyed green. Minor cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.

Jonathan Cape, 1947. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1947. Reprinted. 290 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth. Black and white illustrations. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.

Jonathan Cape, 1942. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1942. Reprinted. 290 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Tape marking to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Tape and water to edges. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

J. Cape, 1938. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1938. Reissued. 249 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.

George Allen & Unwin, 1932. Hardcover. Good. 1932. First Published. 290 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably 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. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.

Jonathan Cape, 1933. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1933. Eleventh Impression. 290 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering has become dull. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.

Jonathan Cape, 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1933. 14th Impression. 290 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean.

Jonathan Cape, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. 19th impression. 290 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter bound blue leather with blue cloth covered boards. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm.Pages & illustrations remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Boards are slightly bowed. Book has a slight forward lean.