Church of St. Mary the Virgin Pimlico 1874-1974 by George Vaizey - 1974

Cassell & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth. Front endpaper has been removed. Half title page is loose and repaired with tape. Pages are heavily tanned and thumbed at the edges. Heavy foxing throughoutHinges and guttering are cracked. Binding is loose.Hinges have been reinforced with tape. 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.

George G. Harrap, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Mild cracking to gutter at page 161, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and moderate crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and heavily tanned. Insect damage to top edges.

George G. Harrap, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. First Published in GB. 368 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm. Slight warping to front board. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking. Small area of loss to edges.

George G. Harrap, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. 184 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Purple pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Tape marks to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

R.T.S., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Second Impression. 416 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Both hinges cracked with netting visible, thus the boards are slack. Some gutter cracking. Presentation plate to front paste down. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Notable staining and marking to boards, with some wrinkling to cloth.

The Religious Tract Society, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Thirteenth Impression. 315 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Grubby pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to rear board. Slight splits to spine ends and edges. Bubbling to front board. Textblock is shaky.

The Religious Tract, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fourth Impression. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated brown cloth with a black and white illustrated frontis. Book plate to front endpaper. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges. Both hinges are cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Binding is loose. Boards have visible rubbing and heavier bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and visible rubbing to spine. The book is forward leaning with splitting to joints.

George G. Harrap, 1964. Hardcover. Good. 1964. First Edition. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth with authors signature to title page. 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.

Alpha Edition, 2021-05-20. Paperback. Used: Good.

The Religious Tract Society, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 308 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth with black lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Strong tanning to spine and edges.