bowen j c e (20 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1980. No Edition Remarks. 80 pages. Signed by the author. Paper and cloth covered boards with gilt. Covered with the original glassine printed wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pen correction to text noted. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing.

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With slight and inoffensive markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:

Zustand: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo.120pp. Signature-bound softcover in printed wrappers. First edition thus, following the "de luxe" illustrated edition published by Thacker & Co. in 1957. Some soiling to the front cover, a smaller amount to the rear. One dog-eared page corner. Else very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 1st edition thus; Xvi & 80 pages attractively bound in green paper-covered boards with a brown cloth spine lettered in gilt and a black, gilt &rust decoration applied to the front cover. Decorated eps; Fine and apparently unread copy. Author signed on title page; The dust jacket is clear glassine lettered in white- that has a couple of small closed tears/nicks; it has a little of the imprint of the cover pressed against it. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 3rd Revised edition. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. There is a protective plastic with the title and author name . They are strong and sturdy. Internally, there is a previous owners inscription on the front end page. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. reprint. jacket is shelf worn and a bit torn. edge wear on the book. usage markings. sound binding. usage markings. all pages are intact, clear and legible. fairly good condition. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:

1st ed. Very fine in worn D/W. Inscribed by author on f.e.p.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 77 pages. 9.00x6.00x10.00 inches. In Stock.

M. 1 Kte., 4 Abb. u. Erkl. a. 1 Bl. (Map sheet of the California Division of Mines a. Geology 25). Sprache: Englisch 0 gr.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 1285-1316. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Plucky "Penhurst" (conclusion); Man's Quest of the Depths - Development in Diving Suits over the past 100 Years; Marine Engines and Their Story - Part 10; Thames "Butterfly" Boats - the packets that maintain services between London and neighbouring holiday resorts have a long history; R.M.M.V. "Stirling Castle" - set a speed record for mail delivery from Southampton to Capetown; Fifty Years in Sail - extracts from the log of Captain J.W. Holmes graphically describe his experiences in command of some of the most famous sailing ships in the last days of the glorious era of sail. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 1221-1252. Many great black and white photos. Features: Erling Tambs and the "Teddy" (continued); The Queen Mary's Engines - article, photos and nice colour illustration of the vessel at sea; Fifty Years in Sail - Vivid extracts from the log of the late Captain J.W. Holmes; Troops and Trooping - the work of troopships during the war of 1914-18 solved problems that had never before arisen on so large a scale; Yacht Cruising - amateurs may now set about yacht cruising in an economical and seamanlike manner; Battle of the Nile - the engagement in Aboukir Bay between Nelson and Napoleon on August 1, 1798. Moderate wear. Store stamp on front cover otherwise unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy.

Cloth. Zustand: Collectible; Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1948 1st edition of this handsome anthology of Persian poetry from 950 A.D. up thru the mid 20th century. 13 poets featured and translated and "a biographical and critical introduction to each poet" also offered. VG in its original blue cloth and in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Very light foxing to the endsheets, a very light trace of soiling to the jacket panels. Still though, a perfectly presentable copy. Octavo, 105 pgs. Inconspicuous, tasteful former owner bookplate at front pastedown behind jacket flap.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Folio. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1950grams, ISBN:

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Woodville, R. Caton; Gillett, F.; Leigh, Conrad; York,W.G.; Sutcliffe, Norman; Somerfield, T.; Eyles, D.C.; Brock, H.M.; Holmes,Fred; Briault, S.; Prater, E.; Goss, G.W.; Peddie, Tom; Lloyd, Stanley (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: In Search of the Lost Oases - Part I of a wonderful trip across the desert from Sollum, on the Mediterranean, to El Obeid, in the Sudan, mostly through unexplored territory, with photos; Smugglers Three - Poaching swan eggs; Azizun the Dancing-Girl - Sir George MacMunn owned an uncanny little "frog-girl" in India; The Odyssey of the "Olga" - A trip from Nome, Alaska to Seattle ended up taking over three months!; Photo of sixty-foot-tall statue of the god Gomateswara being annointed with oil on the great hill of Sravanbelgola; Left Behind - A young white woman is left behind at a lonely wayside station in the heart of Rhodesia; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part I - G.M. Dyott was abandoned by his guide in the trackless upper reaches of the Amazon and endured an ordeal to return home - with photos; The Thirteenth Sample - A nerve-trying adventure in the depths of an abandoned mine in Northern Mexico; A Bird-Hunter in the Wilds - G.L. Bates describes a seven-month journey in the remote Cameroon country of Central Africa - with great photos; The Voice in the Darkness - A tragic story of an encounter between a bootlegger and the law during prohibition in Brigson, Alberta; "Sinbad the Sailor" - An American university professor becomes a swindler in Winnipeg; Tiger Tales - Tales from Assam and Sumatra by W.J. Brands; What Was It? - Patrick Brown encountered a mysterious monster in South Africa which appeared to be a survivor of some prehistoric species; The Crocodile Charmers of Java - Javanese witch-doctors 'make love to them, induce them to follow them like pet dogs, and lead them to their deaths'; The Two Strangers - Dr. C.E.Ellis thought he knew a 'bunco man' but then he met two harmless prospectors. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, October 1925, Rosita Forbes, Kufra, Rohlfs, Senussi, Siwa, Sayed Idris Sennusi, Qayi-m-qana, In Search of the Lost Oases, Sahara desert, Sollum, El Obeid, Sudan, Smugglers Three, Swan eggs, Swan Egg Poaching, Azizun the Dancing-Girl,

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. de Walton, John; Tresilian, S.; Caney, C.E.; Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Soper Geo.; Goss, G.W.; Thompson, Kenneth; Peddie, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Gale, W.J. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Guardians of the "Last Frontier" - Excellent photo-illustrated article on the three-hundred men who patrol America's 2,000-mile Mexican border; Brown's Tiger - A decidedly unusual hunt in India in which a herd of buffaloes played an important part; "Blood Will Tell" - What happened after James Vance Marshall saved the life of a young South American; Photo of Buddhist "Rice Boat" in Ceylon; Hunting Sea-Lions - Tony Rosato hunts these creatures near California's Coronado Islands - interesting photo-illustrated article; Law and Order in East Africa - Amusing stories about police work among whites and natives; The Lost Mine - A. Hyatt Verrill was in Panama to study the wild Indians but everyone assume he came in search of Tisingal, the mythical lost Spanish gold mine - with photos; The Interlopers - A cattle drover's story of a strange adventure in Australia's little-known interior; My Monkey - A lonely rubber planter buys a monkey as a pet; The Bear Lake Affair - How two RCMP officers dealt with 150 wild Indians near Fort St. James, British Columbia; More About Africa's "Mystery Beasts" - Patrick Bowen believes hitherto unknown animals and reptiles do actually exist; At Grips With the Desert - Part II of Donald R.G. Cameron's account of a trip across the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days - with photos; "When No Man Pursueth" - The tragic story of what happened to a 14-year-old boy on his first trip away from home; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away so front cover loose but present and back cover barely holding. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue.

Major J.C.E. Bowen, District Commissioner, Bechuanaland, formerly serving as an administrator in India and Iran, translator from Persian, poet. Typescript (carbon), 6 pages, folio, SIGNED by Bowen, minor defects, text complete and clear. Headings: Introduction; General Proposals; Concentration of pursuit forces at Tsabone; Plan of Campaing a. Tactics b. Route to Observation Point c. Action on Saturday 4th April d. Later Action; Miscellaneous (Gauze; Strategic supplies of petrol; Megaphones; Smoke bombs; Radio communication; Ground Indicators); Appendix.This was duplicated in an archive I have of Bowen's personal, literary and professional papers. I know of no other copy but would guess that an official archive has a copy.