The spell of London by Morton, H. V. (Henry Vollam), (1892-1979) - 1948

Methuen, 1948. Nineteenth Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in Near Fine jacket 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. pp.211. The author roams London. clean tight unread copy d/j shows minuscule piece missing top spine else slight edgewear, an abrasion to the middle of the spine

LONDON: METHUEN & CO LTD. VG/FAIR. 1944. PENCIL NAME ON FFEP; 4" PIECE MISSING FROM FRONT DJ; EXTENSIVE CHIPPING AT EDGES AND SPINE .

Methuen and Co., 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. Nineteenth Edition. 210 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine and edges. Brown marks to rear board. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Some tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1933. Hardcover. Good. 1933. Eleventh Edition. 213 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Minor tanning to pages with slight dog-eared pages throughout. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting as well. Boards have visible rubbing and notable bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and light bleach spotting to spine.

Methuen & Co., 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1930. 10th edition. 213 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth and gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned and foxed. Noticeable tanning & foxing to text block edges. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Notable tear to front flap joint. Loss to jacket's front panel and spine head.

Methuen & Co, 1931. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:

Methuen, 1940. 15th impression.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. x+213pp, cloth a little rubbed along the edges, a nice bright copy. The second collection of Morton's series of sketches of London life. They had originally appeared in the Daily Express. Henry Vollam Morton [ 1892 - 1979 ] journalist and pioneering travel writer. He first achieved fame in 1923 when he covered the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter.

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1948. Eighteenth Edition. 211 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Methuen & Co, 1929. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:

London: Methuen & Co, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. Some yellowing to endpapers.