The Old Road by Belloc Hilaire - 2009-05-20

Constable and Co Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. Reprinted. 281 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.

Constable, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. Reprint. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Notable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. White and brown marks and scratches to boards. Textblock is shaky.

Constable, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Inscription to front endpaper. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

Constable, 1945. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1945. Reprinted. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and folded map. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

Constable and Co., 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. New Edition. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Dents to edges.

Constable & Co. Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. Reprint. 296 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.

Constable & Co Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. Reprint. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Moderate water stains to front board. Book has forward lean.

Constable, 1943. Hardcover. Good. 1943. New Edition. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Missing front free endpaper. 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.

Archibald Constable & Co., 1904. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1904. No Edition Remarks. 171 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers and pastedowns. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout.Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Marks to rear board. Textblock is shaky. Book has a slight forward lean.

Constable and Company, 1921. Hardcover. Good. 1921. Reprinted. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white plates. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Cracking to front hinge with netting exposed. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned, particularly spine. Gilt remains bright and clear.