London and Sydney: The Reader?s Digest Association, 1954. Stated First Edition. Hardback in cloth-backed decorated boards, illustrated throughout. Contains condensed versions of works by Pearl S. Buck, Paul Brickhill, Betty MacDonald, J. H. Williams and Patrick Quentin.

School-prize copy bearing a County Council of Durham / Ryhope Robert Richardson Grammar School prize label for the 1953?54 session, together with a contemporary ownership inscription dated December 1954.

Boards rubbed and somewhat soiled with wear to corners and extremities. Spine browned and faded with small marks, rubbing and wear to head and tail; title panel worn. Small surface abrasion to rear board. Endpapers and text are generally toned with age. No dust jacket present. Good.

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Title: Reader?s Digest Condensed Books, Volume I: The Hidden Flower; The Dam Busters; Anybody Can Do Anything; Elephant Bill; Fatal Woman. First Edition, 1954
Publisher: The Reader?s Digest Association, London
Publication Date: 1954
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: John Holmgren
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Dimensions: 14 centimeters width by 19 centimeters height by 3.5 centimeters depth
Weight: 609 grams

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