The Holiday Story

1950. First Edition. 212 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with a few small nicks and rub marks along text block edge. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Plates are bright and clear, with slight tanning to edges. Boards have light shelf-wear with minor corner bumping and mild crushing to spine ends. Boards are subtly bowed. Faint mottling to front and rear boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate surface wear, with areas of loss, chips, tears and creasing to edges, corners and spine ends. Lightly tanned overall.