Man of the Moors by Porteous, Crichton - 1954

JOHN BAKER, 1964. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover in DJ and plastic cover. Dust jacket shows light edge wear, but is protected from further damage by plastic cover. Ex-Library (college) with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Paperback. Very Good.

Fertiliser Journal Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 125 pages. Pictorial dust jacket covered in plastic wrapper over black cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Heavy tanning and foxing to pages and text block edges, with inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Binding remains firm with water marks to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Derby UK: Pilgrim Press, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 143 pages. "This is the first book ever written about well-dressing, and the publishers believe that Crichton Porteous is the first person who has deliberately visited all the towns and villages where wells are decorated in this peculiear way, and talked with the dressers about their different rules and methods." dj had chip lacking from top of spine and 4x1 inch piece lacking from lower part of front panel (dj now in protector). ; 5 3/4 x 9

George G Harrap & Co, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1938. Reprint. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Rough-cut pages are moderately tanned throughout. Cracks to guttering, exposing netting. Binding is loose however pages remain attached. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Book is bowed and forward leaning.

The Bodley Head, 1959. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 127 pages. Blue dust jacket with lettering over blue cloth. 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. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild tanning with rubbing and marking.

Robert Hale Limited, 1954. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1954. First Published. 260 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Cracks to guttering throughout, with exposed netting. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with inserts and inscriptions. Stamp 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 moderate tanning overall.

Derby.: Derbyshire Countryside Limited., 1967. 32pp, illustrated.. Paperback.. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Robert Hale Ltd, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1950. First Edition. 310 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

Chesterfield: Robinson & Sons Ltd., 1960 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. "A documentary biography of the First Two Generations of Robinsons of Chesterfield 1839 - 1916, based on private and business letters and other data collected and collated by Philip Robinson, grandson of John Bradbury Robinson, founder of the firm of Robinsons of Chesterfield." This copy is inscribed, dated, and signed by Ernest R. Robinson of Chesterfield, England, who is referenced on page 176, being John's eldest son. Illustrated. Dust jacket has moderate edgechips and wear; book cover has marks along spine and top edge. Water mark on top page edge..