Collins Guide to English Parish Churches including The Isle of Man by Betjeman, John (ed.) - 1959

Collins, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1959. Revised Edition. 480 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper and rear pastedown. 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. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks and foxing overall.

Collins, 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. 1959. Revised Editon. 480 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Jacket is in plastic cover. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Scuffed paper remnants to front free endpaper and pastedown. Slight cracking to hinges. Binding is shaky. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Dark rubbing to plastic cover with library sticker to spine.

Collins, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 480 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. 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. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Collins, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 480 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over black cloth with photographic black and white plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and heavier tanning to text block edges. There is cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have visible sticker residue, water marks and rubbing. Moderate bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends. Visible sunning to spine. Unclipped jacket with major edge wear and visible rubbing. Splitting to joints and areas of loss to spine and edges. Distinctive water marks and sunning to interior.

Collins, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. No edition remarks. 480 pages. Dust jacket over black cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with noticeable tanning to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Mild tanning to spine ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine. Light rubbing and marking all over.

London: Wm. Collins, 1959 Free of inscriptions, though there is a small label on FFE. Clean contents.

London: Collins, 1958 Copy in black cloth on boards in clipped D/J. Jacket spine lightly sunned. Jacket lightly chipped around edges with a few small pieces missing. Some light offsetting to front and rear end papers. Previous owners inscription on front paste down. Clean text with b/w plates and illustrations.

London: Collins, 1959. Over 4, 000 churches. 480 pages in very good condition; slightly yellowed. Many illustrations. Black hardcovers with gilt spine titles. Corners lightly bumped. Illustrated DJ with white titles.Spine darkened, small tears and chips on corners and edges. Not price clipped. VG+/VG-. First Revised Edition. Hardcover. VG+/VG-.