The Miner, Series 606b (scruffy)

The Miner 1965 was the 8th book to be issued in series 606b.  It was written by I & J Havenhand and, like all the books in this series, was beautifully, lovingly illustrated by John Berry.   This book shows the very well-developed and extensive mining network in Britain, long before the move away from coal and the miners’ strike.

This is an ex-library copy and it has had a hard life.  At one time it must have been covered in clear plastic – which has been removed but which has left the covers looking rather dull and discoloured.  There are other signs of library use – a scar where a ticket pocket has been removed, stamps, numbers etc. There are some grubby finger marks on a few pages and on one page  a couple of pencil marks.  Having said all that, it would make a decent, affordable reading copy.  It dates from the 1960s and has a price of 2/6 printed inside.