Mary Poppins [Reprint] [Illustrated by Mary Shepard] by P L Travers
1947. Reprinted. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth with red lettering and 'Mary Poppins' motif to front board. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Contains black & white illustrations throughout including endpapers & pastedowns. Noticeable tear & creasing to page 23 text remains readable. Tiny scuffs to edges of pages from 155 through to 162. Minor dog-eared corners. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Mild cracking to rear hinge, slightly exposing netting. Binding remains firm with creasing to paper at gutters. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Noticeable black marks to boards, with small brown stains across the spine. Book is bowed and forward leaning.