Tom Brown's School Days by An Old Boy [Thomas Hughes] - 1896

James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 343 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white pictorial frontispiece and illustrations by A.A. Dixon. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Moderate crinkling to paper at gutter. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed with visible markings throughout. Binding throughout is slightly loose, however all page remain attached. Pencil markings to front free endpaper and pastedown. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Moderate splits to spine and corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards.

The Boy's Own Paper Office, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with lettering. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with tanning overall. Boards are slightly bowed.

Humphrey Milford, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. Reprint. 263 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Pages are moderately tanned. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Noticeable tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Book has a slight forward lean. Mild crushing to spine ends causing cloth to fray. Splits to spine joint.

George Routledge and Sons, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 270 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate crinkling to pages. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering is darkened. Heavy sunning to spine and boards with crushing to spine ends. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

James Nisbet & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 343 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

S. W. Partridge and Co Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 341 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrated plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Henry Frowde & Hodder and Stoughton, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Stated. 263 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial red cloth with black lettering. Contains coloured illustrations throughout. Prize sticker stuck to front end paper. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Noticeable tanning and foxing to text block edges. Front hinge is cracked, board is slightly loose. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Book has a slight forward lean.

Seeley Service & Co. Ltd, 1917. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1917. No Edition Stated. 350 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative red cloth with black lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Binding remains firm, despite some cracking to front hinge. Pages are prominently tanned. Noticeable tanning to text block edges. Boards have heavy edge-wear with substantial bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over.Moderate sunning to spine and edges.

Boston: Leroy Phillips. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1920. Hardcover. Endpapers are lightly browned, bookseller label in front. .

J. W. Butcher, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 343 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth. Insert to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.