chas sheldon (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Chas Sheldon (illustrator). Good for age; hardcover.Corners scuffed. No dustjacket, Some wear to pictorial boards. Prize certificate inside front cover. Light foxing to early pages. 362 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Chas Sheldon (illustrator). 1900. Wells Gardener Darton, London, 1900. Pictorial Hard cover. Book Condition : Very good, clean text and illustrations. Mild spotting some pages. Spine bumped. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #008884. N/A.

Quarter Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Chas. M. Sheldon (illustrator). Great Travellers and Explorers. Undated circa 1900, these Pioneers of the British Empire were written about when the Empire was at its zenith. Leather spine with gilt decoration, green boards. 8 colour illustrations, 8 black and white plates and 2 maps. 320 pages, binding tight, very good throughout. Size: 200x135mm.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. R260136994: NON DATE. In-12. Broché. A relier, Livré sans Couverture, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais. 239 pages. Manque le premier plat. manques au dos coupé en plusieurs parties. . . . Classification Dewey : 230-Christianisme. Théologie chrétienne.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Wigfull, W. Edward; Browne, Tom; Sheldon, Chas. M.; Stott, W.R.E.; Waters, W.B.; Hardy, Paul; Edwards, Lionel; Hodgson, E.S. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 418-520 plus several pages of vintage ads. Features: The Madness of Don Patricio; My Experiences in the Great Russian Famine - graphic glimpses of the terrible Russian famine of 1907 - article with photos; An Ill-Starred Invention - a patent application goes wrong; Mussel-Farming - a curious Dutch industry (article with photos); Adrift in a Runaway Airship - daring young Chicago balloonist William Matteray and his airship are blown by a gale all the way to Michigan; Sights and Scenes in Java - photo-illustrated article by a former resident; The Queen's Temper - part 1 - a remarkable narrative shows how the actions of obscure individuals culminated in the arrival of British troops and the downfall of Burma as an independent state; The Broken Arrow - a marine detective story by A.A. Jeffries; The Autobiography of a Brigand - Part I - Giuseppe Salomone of Barrafranca, Sicily; In the Land of Perfume - the ancient flowery town of Grasse; The Quest of the "O'Baki" - a Japanese ghost story; Lifting a City - after being destroyed by a tidal wave in 1900 the city of Galveston, Texas is raised several feet to prevent future such disasters; and more. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. A worthy vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Illustrated by Hardy, Paul; Sheldon, Chas. M. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 114-224. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part X; My Baby Leopard - R.H. Summers describes raising the cubs of a large leopardess he shot - with photos; The Peril of Seaman Diver Young - he spent five hours upside-down underwater while attempting to retrieve a torpedo for the H.M.S. Hood; My Cycle Ride to Khiva - part 3 of 3 of this excellent photo-illustrated recollection by Robert L. Jefferson; Our Baboon Hunt - South African farmer Mr. Charles Wisbey describes how he battled a serious pest - with photos; A Night to Remember - Edith and Leila become lost in a remote tiger-infested Indian jungle; The Jumping Procession at Echternach, Luxemburg - photo-illustrated article; A Masai Massacre - Missionary Rev. James Houghton and his wife are murdered in Central Africa; Through Pygmy Land - part II of a photo-illustrated account of Albert B. Lloyd and his trip; Entombed in a "Drive" - Australian Louis Anson is trapped deep underground; Venomous Snakes and Their Ways - photo-illustrated article, including Lieut.-Colonel N. Montgomery, who was killed by a Mamba in Zululand; Where Women Never Speak - photo-illustrated article on the Abbe Cestac in southwesst France; A Fight with Wolves on the Altar - Galician Stanislaus Bruhs is attacked by three large wolves in a church!; Dramatic photo of Judge Lynch and black man about to be lynched at Texarkansas; Photo of Persian being treated for opium addiction with milk and a twist; Photo of the Rosary Fete in the city gaol, Manila, Philippines; Photo-illustrated announcement of upcoming article on Charles Neufeld, a prisoner for 12 years in Omdurman; and more. Above-average wear. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - An Illustrated Monthly, June 1899, Vol. 3, No. 14 - Jumping Procession at Echternach / Where Women Never Speak Louis De Rougemont - part X; My Baby Leopard - R.H. Summers describes raising the cubs of a large leopardess he shot.