Paddington Goes to Town

by Michael Bond

1968. 125 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracks to hinges, exposing netting. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Front free endpaper removed with scuffing to pastedown. Illustrations are moderately tanned with some foxing. Pencil inscription to title page. Thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have slight edge wear with corner bumping. Mild tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket. Panels have heavy edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Large area of loss to all surfaces. Black marks overall.