A Book of Beauty - An Anthology of Words and Pictures John Hadfield (Compiler)
1963. Reprint. 255 pages. Red dust jacket over red paper covered boards with white cloth to spine. Contains black and white and colour plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Sticker to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Some creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining and bubbling to rear board. White and brown marks overall. Textblock is shaky. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Noticeable tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. Water staining to rear panel.