Little England Beyond Wales by S. P. B. Mais - 1949

Books for Libraries Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover. No DJ. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1934 1st ed. 345pp. illus. red cloth 8vo: Good/no dj. An American travelogue during the Depression. The Oxford-educated Stuart Petre Brodie Mais (1885-1975) was a prolific English writer and pioneer radio broadcaster.

London: The Richards Press. 1949 1st ed. 456pp. green cloth 8vo: Good+ in a worn and torn dj [age browning of endpp; else G+] An anthology of excerpts from 52 British writers down the ages ranging from Chaucer to Robert Louis Stevenson with brief biographical information on each subject. The Oxford-educated Stuart Petre Brodie Mais (1885-1975) was a prolific English writer and pioneer radio broadcaster.

W. & R. Chambers Ltd., 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. First Edition. 271 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with a photographic black and white frontis and plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and heavy foxing to text block edges. Rear hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Boards have visible rubbing and edge wear with mild bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and heavy foxing and sunning to spine.

The Richards Press, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1948. Second Printing. 253 pages. Black and white photographic dust jacket over blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild crinkling and moderate tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. Gilt lettering is darkened slightly. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges.

William Heinemann Ltd, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. First Edition. 158 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Book is slightly forward leaning. Light sunning to spine and edges.

Hutchinson & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 377 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning and foxing to text block edges. Heavy rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and moderate crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.

Grant Richards, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. Revised Edition. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front free endpaper is removed. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. White marks overall. Textblock is shaky.

Hutchinson and Co (Publishers) Ltd, 1945. Hardcover. Good. 1945. Reprint. 292 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

The Richards Press Ltd., 1950. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1950. Reprint. 241 pages. Red jacket over red cloth with silver titles to front and spine. Includes illustrated plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as inscriptions, 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. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Jacket is a little rubbed and marked overall.