King George the Fifth: His Life and Reign. by Harold Nicolson - 1952

London: Constable, 1952. Ex-library with typical treatments. Fep has been torn out along with title page. Book begins with glossy black and white frontispiece on the left and the opposite page is v Author's Note. Missing the publication information, we believe this to be the British hardcover edition (based on spelling; the American hardcover edition was published the following year. Professionally rebound in red cloth with white titles on spine. 570 toned pages with pull out geneology chart (which has creasing to the pages.) We note a half inch tear in the margin of one page and a tiny spot on another page; penciled prices on fep. There is also an Errata laid in. No jacket, but write up from jacket is pasted on half title page. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Pan Books, 1967. Paperback. Acceptable. 1967. 1952 Reprint. 717 pages. Purple pictorial paperback. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. 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.

Constable, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1952. Second Impression. 570 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some noticeable looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear.

Constable & Co Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. Third Impression. 570 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Sticker to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Moderate water stains to boards. Book has forward lean.

Constable, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. 570 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. 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.

Constable & Co.Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. Third Impression. 570 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Top textblock edge dyed blue. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

Constable, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. 4th impression . 570 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Binding remains firm.Pages & plates are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

London: Constable, 1952. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE BOOK - CLEAN, TIGHT, BRIGHT, NO WRITING OR NAMES. NO DUST JACKET. A very pretty copy.

Constable and Co, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. Third Impression. 570 pages. Grey dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates and folded tables to rear. Pages are clean overall, with mild tanning throughout. More pronounced to some pages. Binding remains firm with occasional mild cracking to gutters. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Minor crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to edges. Large tear to rear panel.

Constable & Co Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1952. First Published. 570 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout with pull-out family trees to rear free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Tape marking to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Foxing overall.