barker reginald c (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. original wraps show minor wear, tear, chipping. pages tanned.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Later. Good hardcover. Pages light brown. Corners rubbed and bent. Spine different shade of orange than rest of cover. Edges of spine bumped.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. A.L. Burt Company,1929. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear with chipping along edges and corners, frayed spine ends. Mild foxing inside cover. Front hinge has one-inch crack. Binding is lightly cracked at title page. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Foxing on edges of papers. Very nice copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good -. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. A Burt reprint. Tight binding, clean interior. Orange boards with black decoration; mild wear to corners and spine edges, heavy staining to rear board, milder on spine and front edges, dust staining and spots on top outer page edges. DJ is preserved in mylar, moderate edge wear and soiling, spine faded. Text unmarked, just beginning hinge-crack on title page. "Realistic stories of adventure in the mountains of Idaho." 318 pages.

First Edition, yellow cloth lettered blue. C.pp168, neat woodcut booklabel on endpaper, a few slight marks, very good. And with 7 plates. Includes particularly a poem by Denton Welch. Among other writers are Jocelyn Brooke, Calder-Marshall, Rhys Davies, George Barker, Conrad Aiken &c. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Gentleman Grizzly' is a compelling nature narrative that delves into the life and struggles of one of North America's most formidable creatures. Set against the rugged backdrop of the American wilderness, the story follows the journey of a grizzly bear, capturing the essence of life in the wild with vivid detail and a profound respect for the natural world. Through the eyes of its animal protagonist, the work explores themes of survival, instinct, and the complex balance of power within the mountain ecosystem.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 314 pages. First edition, first printing. Illustrated and dust jacket art by Harold Cue. The story of a young man from the East who visits his Uncle's ranch and finds he can't tell friend from foe. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with the spine somewhat faded and very slight wear to the corners. A beautiful copy!

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 318 pages. First edition, first printing. Illustrated by Griswold Tyng. The story of the patriarch of middle Salmon country known for his strength and ruggedness but also as a gentleman. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the corners. A beautiful copy!

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Wood, Stanley, L.; Nicolson, W.C.; Tresilian, S.; De Walton, John; Eyles, D.C.; Kane, Thornton; Peddie, Tom; Sutcliffe, Norman (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: A Cowboy in Trouble - A tale from Indian Territory which is now part of Oklahoma; The Seminoles of Florida - An interesting photo-illustrated account of these hermits of the Florida wilds; The Longest Voyage on Record - An authoritative account of the "Maria Madre", presently moored at Paysandu, Uruguay - with photos; The Way of the Wild - Photo-illustrated article by cinematographer F. Ratcliffe Holmes about his adventures filming wildlife; Filed - Until Found - The daring escape of John Kelly from the Worcester, MA jail; My First Rhino - After V.G. Bell bagged his first, he was nearly bagged by a nearby rhino; The Wild Tribes of Malaya - Edward E. Long visits unknown stone-age tribes - article with wonderful photos; "Stope Number Five East" - Grim story from the Golden Gleam Mine in Nevada; Among the "White Arabs" - Photo illustrated article on the Shawiya Berbers of Algeria; The Ju-Ju Man's Vengeance - The death of a German by hypnotism in West Africa; Painting Pictures Beneath the Sea - Well-known landscapte artist Tilden Dakin paints submarine 'seascapes' from a diving-bell of his own design; "Ginger" To the Rescue! - A story of the old 'blackbirding' days in the South Seas, when the recruiters were not always over-scrupulous as to how they obtained native labour for the plantations; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part II - Jack McLaren spent eight years with savages on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula in Australia - with photos. 88 pages plus 20 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Tresilian, S.; Abbey, S.; Peddie, Tom; Inns, Kenneth; Wigfull; Faulks, Jack M.; De Walton, John (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Paying the Price - How Nature in Canada's far north has extracted a toll on trappers - with photos; Behind the Himalayas - Part I - Photo-illustrated account of exploration of the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River; The Rubber-Smugglers of Malaya - An amusing story; The Outlaw Elephant - Rogue elephant "George" ravaged the Travancore district of India from 1920 to 1925, killing many and doing immense damage - article with photos; My Desert Dash to Damascus - A decidedly exciting journey across the Syrian Desert amidst hostile devil worshippers and Bedouin - with interesting photos; "Blue-Water Andy" - Did he spot the wreck of an ancient Spanish treasure-galleon on some nameless island? ; Across Africa With a Camera - M.A. Wetherell's photo-illustrated account of his trans-African journey; The Disappearing Lion - An amusing tale from Australia; The Kahuna's Power - A strange little story of native "magic" in Hawaii; A Pearler in the Philippines - F.D. Burdett describes his exciting experiences on pearling trips among the Philippine Islands; The Haunted Camp - The disappearance of a white man in Africa, and the startling events that followed; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part IV - Jack McLaren spent eight years on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula. 84 pages plus 20 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Cameron, John; Wigfull, W.E.; De Walton, John; Sutcliffe, Norman; Skelton, J.R.; Carruthers, G.P.; Leigh, Conrad; Dewar, W.; Hiley, F.E.; Goss, G.W. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Satan - story of a pet monkey in the Ivory Coast; Exploring in Brazil - photo-illustrated account of a sixteen-hundred mile trip up rapid-strewn rivers in a tiny launch through territory almost unknown to Europeans; The "King of the Clearwater" - a man claimed an area in Clearwater country, about sixty miles west of the North Thompson River, as his own and would go to any length to keep out intruders; The Ivory Raiders - Part II - a vivid picture of the dangers and difficulties of suppressing the Swahili ivory-raiders and Turkana warriors of Turkanaland, a wild district of Central Africa bordering on the western shores of Lake Rudolf; An Isle of Unrest - a chatty account of a little tramping holiday in Crete, with nice photos; Aquarium Adventures - remarkable stories of aquarium predicaments related by curators of various institutions; The Cat - Photo-illustrated tale from near Boise, Idaho; In Quest of the Unknown - Part IV - Photo-illustrated account of "Our adventures among the Chucunaque Indians (conclusion); The Second Touch - one of the queerest things that ever happened in Alaska; After a Native Murderer in Rhodesia - A B.S.A. Police trooper's story; On the "Devil's Staircase" - a New Zealand trapper's dangerous experience in a mountain blizzard; The Burmese Buddha - A stolen image of Buddha, stolen from the Shwe Dagon Pagoday, Rangoon, is returned after forty years; My Jungle Jaunts - Part II - An Englishwoman's experiences in Burma, with nice photos (conclusion); A Wild Goose Chase - A sportsman's account of his first experience with a wily Canada goose; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. Slight spotting to the spine, still about fine in a very attractive, near fine dustwrapper with a small chip at the crown, and a few old, internal repairs. Old mountain man trains his dead partner's son in the ways of the West. One of five novels by Barker, who immigrated from England as a child and settled in the Idaho before moving to Hollywood. In addition to writing for the screen (although he is not to be confused with the silent film director of the same name), Barker also wrote over 500 short stories, some of which were filmed. Grizzly Gallagher was his most popular character. A very nice copy of a scarce book, *OCLC* lists only three copies.