The Children's Encyclopedia. 10 volume set. Red cloth edition. With wooden case by Mee, Arthur [ed.] - [1954]

Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. Hardcover. Good. .

Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1940. First Edition. 487 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with red speckled textblock edges. Black and white photographic frontispiece, and 183 other pictures. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are noticeably tanned and foxed, but text and images remain clear. Binding is firm. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Spine is moderately sunned. Slight rubbing and faint black marking overall.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. Fourth Impression. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to boards. Marks overall. Textblock is shaky.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. Reprint. 289 pages. No dust jacket. Pink cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Tearing to page 209. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Bleaching to spine. Black marks to edges. Textblock is shaky.

Fleetway House, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Volume 4. Pagination continued from previous volume. Contains colour illustrated, and black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Light thumb-marking present. Slight cracking to gutters of a few pages. Binding remains firm. Scuffing to edges of pages. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall. Scuffed loss to cloth to rear board. Notable tanning to spine and edges.

Fleetway House, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Volume 7. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Noticeable crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. White and brown marks overall. Splits to spine ends. Textblock is shaky.

Fleetway House, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Volume 2. Contains black and white illustrations and colour plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Splits to spine ends. Marks and scratches overall. Textblock is shaky.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1949. 3rd Impression. 191 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Sticker to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Tape to spine. Light tanning to edges. Wear marks overall.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. Reprinted. 317 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Includes photographic plates. From the King's England series. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Front hinge slightly cracked with exposed netting, however text block remains firm. Slight gutter cracking. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have some edge wear, with slight bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are moderately crushed and rubbed. Rather scratched, rubbed and marked overall. A few liquid droplet marks.

Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. 6th impression. 275 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Contains black & white, illustrations and plates. Contains folded map to rear. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine. Minor splits causing fraying to cloth at spine ends. Visible scuffing to top right of front board. Noticeable imprint from previous jacket.