The Children In The Square by Pamela Mansbridge
1960. First Series Edition. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with brown lettering. Rear pages are detached but present. Contains black and white illustrations by Gilbert Dunlop. Pages are moderately tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Mild cracking to hinge, with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and slight crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears, chips and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners. Light sunning to spine, with scribbling to rear panel.