Ripley's Mammoth Believe It or Not!, 1956 first edition

Ripley's Mammoth Believe It or Not!.

Published by Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd, London, Melbourne, Sydney et al. First published in Great Britain in 1956.

A good orange cloth hardback with black printed title to spine. A little give in the binding. Cover with mild soiling and wear. Crease to first free endpaper. Minor foxing to endpapers and last text page with offsetting. Otherwise text is good and clear and the book is a fun cornucopia of the weird and wonderful. Illustrated throughout with line drawings.

Text in English.

x + 278pp.

Dimensions: Approximately 189mm high x 164mm wide x 25mm deep.

Weight: Approximately 446g (unpacked).