Derbyshire: County Books Series by Crichton Porteous
1950. First Edition. 310 pages. Green dust jacket over green cloth with gilt decoration. Contains black and white plates. Fold out map to rear endpaper. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Stamp and pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Fold out map is bright and clean with slight tanning and a small tear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Slight bumping to corners. Moderate crushing to spine ends. Heavy sunning to spine and edges. Water staining to rear board. Gilt decoration is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Small areas of loss to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine. White mark to front panel.