Puppetry by John Wright: First Edition (2 results)

Condition: Fair. 1951. First Edition. 132 pages. Slightly unsettling B&W photographic jacket over blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Contains several B&W photographic plates and numerous in-text diagrams. No. 11 in the Your Home Crafts series. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Slight gutter cracking. Binding is firm. Inscriptions to FEP and pastedown obscured with correction fluid; pencil prices mostly rubbed out. Foxing and tanning more noticeable towards start and end of book and on text block edges. 2 photo plates slightly creased and marked. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Boards are heavily bowed. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt is dulled. Unclipped jacket (priced 9s 6d net) has light edgewear with small tears, mild chips, and creasing. Jacket is rather rubbed and marked overall. Foxed flaps. …

Condition: Good. 1951. First Edition. 132 pages. Black pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations and four illustrated plates at the front. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. End-papers are more notably tanned. Light foxing to text-block. Plates are clean and bright, with minimal tanning. Previous owner's inscription to front end-paper. Binding thread loose in between two plates. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Slight forward lean to text block. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Considerable loss to front of jacket. …