The Day of The Tortoise : First printing

Bates, H. E.

Published by Michael Joseph, London, United Kingdom, 1961

About this Item

True first British printing. With original unclipped jacket (7s 6d). Illustrated by Peter Farmer. Jacket has patchy edge/shelf wear, a little patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), few small (approx. 5mms) tears, little browning to spine, the odd small mark, little creasing/rubbing to edges and is in only fair condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing to corners and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Little spine lean. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are a bit tanned. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted. Seller Inventory # 006329

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Day of The Tortoise : First printing

Publisher: Michael Joseph, London, United Kingdom

Publication Date: 1961

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Farmer, Peter

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

Edition: 1st Edition