Forever Ambridge: Twenty-five Years of "The Archers" by Norman Painting
1975. First Edition. 253 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white plates. Flat signed by author to title page. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and plates with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Moderate tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Pen inscription to half title page. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and foxing to interior flaps, panels and spine. Picture stuck to flap.