Portrait of Clare by Francis Brett Young - 1929

William Heinemann Ltd, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. Cheap Edition. 873 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Ownership plate stuck to front free endpaper. Minor water staining to top edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a heavy forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1935. First Edition Thus. 873 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Mottling to rear board.

Heinemann, 1932. Hardcover. Good. 1932. Reprinted. 873 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some moderate marks and staining to surfaces. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

William Heinemann, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. 373 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges are cracked, with some exposed netting and a loose binding. 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.

William Heinemann Ltd., 1946. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1946. Reprinted. 873 pages. Plain dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Top edge of text block is dust marked. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine.