H. V. Morton's London: Being The Heart of London, The Spell of London & The Nights of London in One Volume by H. V. Morton - 1949

London: Methuen, 1949. Hb. G/G-. 17th Ed. 436pp. Corners bumped, heavy wear, yellowing interior, DJ: hole bottomspine, heavy wear, chipping and frsaying extremities. Reading Copy..

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. 16th Edition. 436 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with white lettering. B&W photographs throughout. Front endpaper missing. Front hinge severely cracked thus the board is slack. Some gutter cracking. Previous price to half title page. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1944. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1944. Eleventh Edition. 436 pages. Pictorial dust jacket in clear protective cover over red cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Slight racking to gutters, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing.

Methuen & Co., 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1940. Reprinted. 436 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding is shaky, pages 295-298 detached but still present. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Creasing to some pages. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to front board.

Methuen, 1944. Hardcover. Good. 1944. Thirteenth Edition. 436 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white photographic plates. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some marks and staining to surfaces. Boards are slightly bowed.

Methuen & Co Ltd, 1941. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1941. Fifth Edition. 436 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters. Binding loose. Some page corners folded. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. 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 ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with large tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.

Methuen, 1945. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1945. 436 pages. Black 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. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and areas of loss. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1941. Hardcover. Good. 1941. 436 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Inscription to front pastedown. 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.

Methuen, 1944. Hardcover. Good. 1944. Tenth Edition. 436 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Cracking to gutters, no damage to end papers. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends. Sunning to spine.

Dodd, Mead & Co, 1941-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Owner's name on verso. Related ephemera glued inside.