Here's an update. I sprang for a dust-jacket version in the end, because I wanted a copy to match the others in the series. The paper and printing are exactly the same -- the two versions have used the same printing plates but about 2cm has been cut off the bottom for the library version. The cover is also exactly the same, i.e. the image hasn't been shrunk for the smaller library version, so the bottom 2cm is again missing. Also the DJ version has the pages sewn into sections, whereas it looks like the library version has been glued.
Once the town centre is less busy I'm going to take it to the local second-hand bookshop and see if they know if library bindings used to be a common thing in the UK. I known one other bookseller who wasn't familiar with the concept, but he's quite young.
Once the town centre is less busy I'm going to take it to the local second-hand bookshop and see if they know if library bindings used to be a common thing in the UK. I known one other bookseller who wasn't familiar with the concept, but he's quite young.
