The Complete Plain Words by Sir Ernest Gowers - 1966

Pelican, Penguin Books, 1963. Paperback. Good. 1963. Reprinted. 272 pages. Blue paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. No Edition Remarks. 209 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. 6th Impression. 209 pages. White dust jacket with lettering over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1973. Second Edition. 240 pages. Cream dust jacket over black cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. 5th Impression. 209 pages. Grey dust jacket over green cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Tears to cloth to spine. Light sunning to edges. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. 5th Impression. 209 pages. Grey dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. Sixth Impression. 209 pages. White dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are bright, with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with slight bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean and bow. Unclipped jacket has light surface wear, with small tears and creasing to spine ends, edges and corners. Heavily tanned, with water marks down spine.

Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. Second Impression. 209 pages. Beige jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Moderate marking to endpapers. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Noticeable marks overall. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket. Light tanning to spine, edges and joints. A couple noticeable water stains overall. Mild edgewear, with small tears, chips and creases, and a couple larger rips.