Jim Button and Luke the Engine-Driver [First English Edition]

1963. First English Edition. 224 pages. Illustrated first state jacket (priced 15s net, with translator's name slip pasted to front flap) over green cloth with purple spine lettering. Illustrated in B&W by Maurice S Dodd. Translated by Renata Symonds. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Slight gutter cracking. Binding is firm. Foxing and tanning more noticeable towards start and end of book and on text block edges. Faint pencil inscriptions to FEP, mostly erased. Mild creasing to last few pages. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Notable sunning to edges and spine ends. Book has a moderate forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with small tears, mild chips, and creasing. Approx 2 inch tear to rear panel. Jacket is a touch rubbed and marked overall; mild foxing too. Slight droplets to front panel and spine. Translator credit slip almost torn in 2 but remains attached.