Desert Taxi by Michael Marriott - 1956

London: The Travel Book Club, 1111. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Not dated. Thought to be first printing from The Travel Book Club. In very good blue cloth boards, black titles to spine. The boards are flat, clean and quite firm; spine and edges secure. White, unmarked end papers. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block is tight, straight and very lightly tanned around edges of most pages. Very good condition. No dedications etc. Inside very good pictorial dust jacket with humorous image of laden car in desert setting and white and black titles. jacket is a little marked on back cover; edge-worn with a few small open and closed tears. Not price clipped.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. First Published. 150 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Full title: Desert Taxi: the Story of an Achievement by a Veteran London Taxi-cab. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. 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. Wear marks overall.

Panther Books, 1958. Paperback. Acceptable. 1958. Panther edition 1958. 159 pages. Yellow and white pictorial paperback. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Nicks and tears to page edges. Paper cover is lightly rub worn and thumbed with light shelf wear to edges and corners. Light creases to corners and spine. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Longmans, 1956. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. Some glue residue to front endpaper. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Travel Book Club. Hardcover. Good/Fair. the jacket is scuffed and damp marked. mild foxing. some markings. all text is clear and legible. no date. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The Travel Book Club, n.d. 8vo, 150pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in edgeworn dust jacket. Lightly foxed with offetting to endpages.. Foreword by Sir Leonard Lord.

Longmans, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1956. 150 pages. Yellow and blue pictorial dust jacket over red 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. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

The Travel Book Club. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy. Binding tight.