Black boards with silver lettering to the spine. Glazed pictorial unclipped dust wrapper, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 448pp, although yellowing pages are clean throughout. (Any digital image available on request)..

Green boards with gold lettering to the spine. Spine fading. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Some spotting to the top of the closed page edges. No inscriptions, 121pp, clean and bright pages with black and white illustrations throughout. (Any digital image available on request)

Blue boards with gold lettering to the spine. Spine darkened and discoloured. Small Ex Libirs sticker to the ffep. Pages have lightly tanned and spotting to the closed page edges only. No inscriptions, 352pp, clean pages with black and white images throughout. (Any digital image available on request)

Black boards with gold lettering to the spine. Three small spots to the top of the closed page edge only. Glazed pictorial unclipped dust wrapper, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 288pp, although tanned pages are clean throughout. (Any digital image available on request).

Brown decorative boards with gold lettering to the front and spine. Light bumping and rubbing to the corners and edges. Closed page edges are tanned and lightly foxed in places. A repair has been made to the rear end paper with tape. Otherwise there are no inscriptions, 269pp and pages are clean throughout. (Any digital image available on request)

Green boards with gold lettering to the spine. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Unclipped dust jacket with tears along the top edge and bottom corners, lighter wear to the edges and spine. Now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 224pp, clean and bright pages with black and white illustrations throughout. (Any digital image available on request).

Green boards with gold lettering to the spine. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Pictorial unclipped dust jacket with small tears to the top and bottom of the spine and bottom corner, shelf wear elsewhere. Now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 288pp, clean and bright pages with colour photographs and black and white photographs throughout. (Any digital image available on request).

Blue boards with gold lettering to the spine. Slight lean to the boards and some spotting to the closed page edges. School stamp to the ffep. Clipped dust jacket with repairs to the inside. Small knicks to the extremities, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 143pp, clean and bright pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request).

Part of the Great Lives series. Red boards with gold lettering to the spine. Slight lean to the boards and some spotting to the closed page edges. Owners inscription in ink to the inside front. Pictorial unclipped dust jacket missing the rear flap. Small knicks to the extremities, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No further inscriptions, 135pp, clean and bright pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request).

Marble boards with silver lettering to a black spine. Lightly foxed to the front and rear. Reversible pictorial clipped dust wrapper, rubbing and wear to the extremities. Now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 578pp, clean pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request)

Orange boards with gold lettering to the spine. A couple of spots to the top of the closed page edge only. Some tanning to the front and rear end papers. Glazed pictorial clipped dust wrapper, shelf wear to the extremities and repairs made to the inside. Now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 256pp, clean and bright pages throughout. (Any digital image available on request)

Brown boards with silver lettering to the spine. Glazed pictorial unclipped dust wrapper, now in a new removable protective clear sleeve. No inscriptions, 150pp, clean and bright pages throughout. A fabulous copy. (Any digital image available on request).