Captain w e john (44 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. 1954. First edition. hardback. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing some shelf wear and age, tears and partial missing. Gift inscription on ffep. Lightly toned, spotting on edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. First edition copy. . . .

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Undated edition, probably 1950s, the first story inside is "Biggles Lays a Ghost" by Captain W.E. Johns. Minor handling wear on illustrated cover. Pages are slightly tanned. Jacket has handling wear with chipping, creases and dust spotting on cover and spine. Gift inscription inside.…

Zustand: Very Good. 1954. First edition. hardback. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing some shelf wear and age, tears and partial missing. Gift inscription on ffep. Lightly toned, spotting on edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth effect covered boards, blocked and lettered black back and front. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 192 pp with 8 black and yellow tinted illustrations throughout. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Foxing to the page edges. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with piece of paper missing to the foot of the spine, not price clipped, 7/6. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E. …

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated paper covered boards. 4to 9½'' x 7¼''. Contains 201 pages with colour and duo-tone illustrations throughout. The first story is 'Biggles Lays a Ghost' A story by Captain W. E. Johns. Age toning to the page margins. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with chips and related closed tears to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 8/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated paper wrap covers (soft back) with front cover illustrated by John Verney, colour advertisement to the rear cover. 4to. 11'' x 8''. Contains 56 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Cover edges rubbed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE. …

Zustand: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated paper wrap covers (soft back) with front cover illustrated by John Verney, colour advertisement to the rear cover. 4to. 11'' x 8''. Contains 56 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Cover edges rubbed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE. …

Zustand: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated paper wrap covers (soft back) with front cover illustrated by John Verney, colour advertisement to the rear cover. 4to. 11'' x 8''. Contains 56 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Cover edges rubbed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE. …

Zustand: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated paper wrap covers (soft back) with front cover illustrated by John Verney, colour advertisement to the rear cover. 4to. 11'' x 8''. Contains 56 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Cover edges rubbed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE. …

Zustand: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated paper wrap covers (soft back) with front cover illustrated by John Verney, colour advertisement to the rear cover. 4to. 11'' x 8''. Contains 56 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Cover edges rubbed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE. …

Zustand: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original wire stitched colour illustrated paper wrap covers (soft back) with front cover illustrated by John Verney, colour advertisement to the rear cover. 4to. 11'' x 8''. Contains 56 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Cover edges rubbed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE. …

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated paper covers. 4to 9½" x 7¼". First story is 'Biggles Lays a Ghost' A story by Captain W. E. Johns. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Age toning to the page margins. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with chip and related closed tear to the top front cover, not price clipped 8/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. R300315813: 1950. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 190 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.

Zustand: Good. Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated paper covers. 8vo 8¼" x 6" 40 pp. Front and back cover illustrated in colour and depicting scarce artwork from the books of W. E. Johns [Red Fox]. Monochrome internal illustrations, articles and advertisements. Good resource material. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.…

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 10'' x 6½''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations. Cheap paper browning to the margins, tears and small losses of paper to the spine, closed tear across the front cover. We currently hold in stock 7 other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.…

Zustand: Very Good. Original stapled souvenir theatre programme 10'' x 7½''. Contains 12 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated advertisements. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

Zustand: Good. Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated paper covers. 8vo 8¼" x 6" 40 pp. Front and back cover illustrated in colour and depicting scarce artwork from the books of W. E. Johns [Det Forsvunne Dagboksblad, The Missing Page]. Monochrome internal illustrations, articles and advertisements. Good resource material. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.…

Zustand: Good. Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated paper covers. 8vo 8¼" x 6" 40 pp. Front and back cover illustrated in colour and depicting scarce artwork from the books of W. E. Johns [Det Forsvunne Dagboksblad, The Missing Page]. Monochrome internal illustrations, articles and advertisements. Good resource material. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. A pair of informative and richly illustrated guides to contemporary motor cars. A smart, 2 volume set of this comprehensive work.Edited by technical journalist and consultant Arthur William Judge, who published several similar titles throughout his lifetime.Volume 1 features a frontispiece, a colour flip diagram to the front paste down, and 7 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume 2 features a frontispiece, a flip diagram with colour detail, and 7 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Lacking volume 3. Bound in original blue cloth. Externally, smart. Mild rubbing to extremities. Marks to rear boards. Small marks to vol2 front board. Mild age toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. R300315814: 1952. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 189 pages. Jaquette déchirée en coiffes. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.

Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. First printing. First printing. [2], [1]-xx, [2], 244 pages. 7 7/8 inches by 10 1/4 inches. Paper wrappers. Marbled grey printed background with green border, lettering, and microscope illustration. The first printing of the second and best edition. 475 figures, mostly black and white photos of instruments. Minor rubbing, reading crease to rear cover, and minor wear to the extremities. Binding sound, a great working copy. Wraps. One of the standard references in the field. The microscope collection documented here is very diverse, having been started by Lieutenant John S. Billings, a medical officer of the US Army, and curator of the Army Medical Museum from 1883 to 1893 and extended through donations and acquisitions in the years since. It is very helpful for dating unknown microscopes by form, useful for collectors, dealers, and historians. This second edition contains an additional 32 pages of microscopes added to the collection since 1967. The many, many photographs, descriptions of each instrument (including dimensions) make this an essential reference for the collector, dealer, or historian.…

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 10'' x 6½''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations. Contains Aerial Enemy No. 1 by Captain W. E. Johns. Cheap paper browning to the margins, tears and losses of paper to the spine. We currently hold in stock 7 other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.…

Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine. Later printing. Later printing. [2], [1]-xx, [2], 244 pages. 7 7/8 inches by 10 1/4 inches. Light grey paper wrappers with green border, lettering, and microscope illustration. Later printing of the second and best edition published in 1974. 475 figures, mostly black and white photos of instruments. Pages are somewhat thinner than the original, with the textblock bulking 1/2 inch (the first printing bulks about 5/8 inches). Otherwise identical with a slightly different cover design. Minor rubbing and a few spots to the rear cover. Wraps. One of the standard references in the field. The microscope collection documented here is very diverse, having been started by Lieutenant John S. Billings, a medical officer of the US Army, and curator of the Army Medical Museum from 1883 to 1893 and extended through donations and acquisitions in the years since. It is very helpful for dating unknown microscopes by form, useful for collectors, dealers, and historians. This second edition contains an additional 32 pages of microscopes added to the collection since 1967. The many, many photographs, descriptions of each instrument (including dimensions) make this an essential reference for the collector, dealer, or historian.…

Zustand: Good. - Small octavo [approximately 6 inches high by 4 inches wide], limp dark brown leather titled in gilt. The binding is rubbed with small areas of the surface rubbed away & the covers are warped. 125 pages. There are several pinholes in the front endpaper. The contents are very good. Second edition.From the library of S. H. Gruber with his leather label mounted under the title on the front cover, his signature with the date July 18th, 1882 on the front endpaper and an additional signature on the flyleaf.This work is dedicated to Sir Vincent L. Hurlbut, Grand Master of the United States. A note indicates that the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of the States of Wisconsin and Vermont have adopted the tactics and drill here set out.The compilers write in their preface that their tactics can be easily understood by those unfamiliar with military terms but would meet with the approbation of military men.Rare. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. The complete contemporary guide to the mechanics of motor cars from Arthur William Judge, delightfully and resourcefully illustrated in colour and black and white. Complete in four volumes.In the publisher's original green cloth binding.Each text features a monochrome frontispiece and two colour plates tipped in to the front paste down. Volume I also contains seven further monochrome plates; Volume II contains five additional monochrome plates; Volume III contains two and Volume IV contains six, alongside a folding diagram. Collated, complete.Undated, dated from copies held by the British Library.Publisher's pamphlet tipped in to Volume I, with questions to test the reader's knowledge upon completion of the collection printed alongside a resourceful index spanning all four volumes.A contemporary, in-depth guide to the mechanics of motor cars, featuring chapters on engines, clutches, tyres and all manner of car components. Chiefly written by technical journalist Arthur William Judge, who published a number of texts on motoring, mechanics and engineering. With contributions from Captain W. E. Dommett, Major A. Garrard and John Phillimore, among others. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Relevant publisher's pamphlet tipped in to Volume I. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, very minor loss of cloth at spine head, tail and tips, light sunning along spine and a few marks to boards. Internally, generally firmly bound with only a couple of marginally more delicate pages throughout the collection. The colour plate to Volume II is present but loose, and one colour plate to Volume III is lightly creased. Bright and clean collection with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Features: Through Spain in Disguise - Part I of the story of an odd wager, by the Countess Guerrini Malmignati; The Tiger-Man of the Whynooche - locals of Chehalis and Mason counties in Washington state feared this killer; The Ghost of Ozwatini - a strange story from Natal; "Quarrelsome Mac" - a nautical story; The "Hell-On-Earth" Legion - five years with the French Foreign Legion; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Our experiment in orange-growing (with wonderful photos) - part II; Nature's Nightmares - ugly animals; Nurse Warburton's Ordeal - she became lost while tramping from Hope to Princeton, British Columbia; Hunting the Australian Buffalo - article with super photos; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part III of a trip from Shanghai to Copenhagen in a forty-foot yacht; Trial by Jury - an awkward trial in India; Tuk-Took - a little Eskimo girl, her step-mother, and her dog - with nice photos; A Dead Man's Diary - an unknown white man perishes in the African wilds, but leaves his diary; The Mystery of "Dutch Henry" who was wanted "dead or alive" by two governments; nice vintage ads. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Cleaver, Reginald; ZMoorsom, F.G.; robinson, T.H.; Wightman, W.E.; Prater, Ernest; Peddie, Tom; Brock, H.M.; Holloway, Cyril; Sindall, A.; Tresilian, S.; Piffard, H.; Mills, Reginals (illustrator). …

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 32 pages. Features: A Wasted Sugar Supply - Honey from Honeybees; Wild Youth Proves a Myth - 'girls and boys' between 35 and 45 are rolling up the crime wave; Making the Government Efficient - reorganization would cut 100,000 unnecessary employees from federal payrolls; The White House - a Mecca for Cranks - Secret Service men must be ever alert to guard the President from the Unbalanced; Missionaries and Machine Guns - many preachers of the gospel do not want the protection of bullets; Tom Learns to Play the Game - an American boy who on mastering himself was able to direct others; Henry Ford's Page - Lower price no longer means lower equality; Editorials - making the movies dry, the value of vulgarity, Mussolini forbids earthquake prophet,exams proposed for ministers of religion, Washington's inability to think in other than political terms; Writing Verse for Composite Readers - some versifiers cultivate eccentricity, others are themselves, and therefore poets; Sad Men Who Look So Wistfully at the Sky - author, William F. Hopp has been chaplain of the Michigan State Prison for over seven years - article with photos; Duelists (Fighter Pilots) of the Sky - a tale of knights-errant and their deeds - of their light-heartedness, and their gallant, tragic fate; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 3) The Big Snake and the Little Dog - and how a darky made millions from circus side shows; Chats with Office Callers - Christmas cards began with Jewish Adolph Tuck, controversy in Canada over union with the U.S., sighting of monster near Prince Rupert, B.C.; The Virginia Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Fascinating illustrated ad for homes which can be built for under $1k in materials; I Read In the Papers - article by Nathaniel Zalowitz in the 'Jewish Daily Forward' declares ".For the overwhelming majority of Jews in American assimilation in any true sense of the term is absolutely out of the question."; The Barefoot Boy - poetry by J.G. Whittier inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Honore, Paul (cover); Fitzgerald, W.O.; Clarke, W.W.; Harper, George; Graham, J. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Gale, W.J.; Wightman, W.E.; Goss, G.W.; Tresilian, S.; Soper, George; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Dead Men's Tracks - Part I - A story from Western Australia about a lost mine; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part II - How the first white woman in history succeeded in entering Lhasa, the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet; Stumbling Pete (Peter Dawson) - a tale of two trappers on the northern coast of British Columbia; Down the World's Most Dangerous River - A thrilling 750 mile boat voyage down the Colorado River, with photos; Muskrat Farming in Canada - One of the latest industries to be established in Canada - breeding muskrats for their pelts on a commercial scale; Marooned in the Swamps - A veteran hunter is abandoned in the heart of Africa; Murder will Out - How R.N.W.M.P. Constable Pennecuick searched for three missing travellers - one of the most remarkable cases in the annals of the famous Mounted Police of Canada, with photos; The Gorilla of Ubangui - A trip to French Congo in search of a huge gorilla; The Promotion of Constable Sidi, a Nigerian Policeman; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part III - The continued adventures of two city-bred sisters who took up homesteading in South Dakota. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Robinson, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Leigh, Conrad; Prater, Ernest; De Walton, John; Wightman, W.E.; Tresilian, S.; Sindall, A.W.; Brock, R.H. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Babes In A Boat - Part I - A couple knowing nothing of navigation decides to set sail from Victoria, British Columbia and cross the Pacific; The Big Redwood - Story of a dog's uncanny instinct; A Holiday in the Sunderbunds - Pursuing a Royal Bengal Tiger - with great photos; A Matter of Habit - An amusing tale of two mean men at that 'sun-baked cinder-heap Aden'; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part III of an amazing expedition from Sollum to El Obeid, over two thousand miles, across the Sahara, visiting much previously unexplored territory, with nice photos; The "Lone Star Kid" - Young Harry Wells purchases a pony, sombrero and revolver before proceeding to carry out a 'hold-up'; Ram Kumar's "Cure" - a common fraud/confidence trick practiced in India; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part III of the extraordinary adventures of G.M. Dyott, who was abandoned by his guide in the upper Amazon - includes photos of shrunken heads; The Great Snake - A native Basuto legend comes true in the Orange Free State; Full-page photo of the 'Santa Cruz Monster' that washed up on shore; Photo of the Emir of Kano's Bodyguard; "Black Foxes" - An amusing story from near Mink Landing, Alberta which proves not every black fox pelt is worth the money; Two Men and a Leopard - Story of a terrific hand-to-hand battle with an infuriated leopard; A Weird Quest - Daily seances are held to aid in finding lost California gold mines; Up and Down in Kurdistan - Nicely phtoto-illustrated article about David F. Anderson and his flying excursion in Mesopotamia which began as an ibex hunt and ended with a bear. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Potts, Leonard; Robinson, T.H.; Edward, Lionel; Gillett, F.; Woodville, R. Caton; Eyles, D.C.; Gillett, Frank; Somerfield, T.; Goss, G.W.; Brock, H.M.; Prater, E.; Vedder, S.H.; Hiley, F.E. (illustrator).…