Uncommon / Rare UK 1st Edition / 1st Printing  

1966

Otley

by Martin Waddell

Published by Hodder & Stoughton Limited, London; no indicated SBN; printed and bound by Northumberland Press, Gateshead. This the true 1st edition (UK), and the 1st printing. 

189 page 8vo.; 19cm. x 13.5cm.; 0.288kg.; hardcover, with entirely pristine unmarked olive brown cloth textured boards and crisp gilt titling to perfect uncreased spine panel - see picture 6; tight square binding, perfect joints and hinges, no bumps or shelf wear, no defacement or marking excepting feint foxing to the extreme papers and spotting to the text block - see pictures 8 and 10. Perfectly regular text block, not malodorous. An outstanding example, excepting foxing not so distant from as issued.

Dustwrapper fair and not price clipped (16s. net in UK), no loss excepting a 4mm hole, from a graze, in the spine panel. Not torn or defaced, slight fading to spine panel, not internally discoloured; no significant rubbing to top and bottom edges.

Shipping is included in the price and therefore shown as FREE to any destination world-wide. In wrapping, cushioning and sealed hard cardboard encapsulation and sent Priority Airmail registered and trackable.

Delivery to UK & Europe (excepting Italy, Portugal & Spain) is often effected within 9 days and in normal circumstances to major cities in the USA in around 14 working days. (UK mail has been as little as 5 days but uncertain in present circumstances).

This is coming to you from CYPRUS in the EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN - Some 5,500 miles distant from the USA

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