The Day of the Tortoise by Bates, H E; Farmer, Peter [illus.] - 1961

Michael Joseph, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. First Edition. 94 pages. Green dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine.

Michael Joseph, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. Good. ***please read*** Minimal shelf wear with foxing - pencil note on flyleaf - no marks on text - DJ is in very good condition but with foxing (now in a mylar wrap) - 96 pages - my shelf location -28-f-24

Michael Joseph, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. Third Impression. 94 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrations throughout. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking and creasing to gutters but binding remains firm. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with subtle sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.

London: Michael Joseph, Ltd, 1961. Very Good Hardcover 1961 illustrated . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Peter Farmer.

Michael Joseph, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Near Fine/VeryGood DJ, Two small closed tears on dj. Small name stamp on title page. Lightly chipped at head and heel of spine on dj. (Edition:First Edition) 1961 UK 1st Edition, Near Fine/Very Good DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has tiny nicks at head & heel of spine, price intact, in Mylar, square corners, well bound, name/address stamp on title page, clean unmarked text, a nice copy.

Hardcover edition complete with dust jacket. The latter is price clipped at front but otherwise good. The book itself is very good with only mild foxing and tanning to pages. Published by Michael Joseph 1961. The book is currently enclosed in transparent sleeve for extra protection.

Michael Joseph . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Peter Farmer. Some fox spots to endpapers. Binding tight. Dustwrapper price-clopped but smart in new Brodart plastic overwrapper.

London: Michael Joseph, (1961).. First edition.. 93 pp. Fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated by Peter Farmer.

Joseph, 1961. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is rubbed, edgeworn and a bit soiled but has not suffered much paper loss. Internally clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Michael Joseph, 1961. book clean and tight. DJ: some edge wear. 2nd Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Farmer. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.