John w gaston (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1/0/00 Binding: Hardcover Edited by John Q. Anderson, Edwin W. Gaston, and James W. Lee. Swallow Press, 1980. First edition, first printing. Hardcover w price-clipped dj. VG+VG. Firm binding, unmarked pages. Mild edgewear, moderate shelfwear and scuffing to dj.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Swallow Press, Inc, 1980. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: G+. 1st Edition. xiii, 445 pages ; 23 cm. ; green full cloth with gilt spine lettering; dj. Sales slip and invoice laid in.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition; 8vo; green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering; hardcover; 445 pages; bibliography is divided into three parts: general topics (early exploration, Spanish heritage, etc.), Literature (early novels, drama, modern fiction, poetry, etc.), Authors (over 400 major and minor writers of the region); very good with no apparent flaws in a lightly rubbed and edgeworn decorative dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. xiii, 445pp. Gilt-stamped green cloth. Owner's name penned on front fly, thus near fine in a very good lightly scuffed dust jacket with spine faded.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Special Canadian Edition. Features: The Ordeal of Dr. Miklos Nyiszli in Eichmann's Horror Prison - article with ghastly photos; Francis Gary Powers and his U-2 Spy Flight - The Inside Story from Official Air Force Documents and Secret Reports; One-Man Mafia of the Prairies - Print Olive Protected His Texas Cattle; The Fish (Torpedo) That Stalked the Sub; Rugged Route to the Ragged Edge; A Bachelor Builds His Dream House - Fred Cole and his Tahitian-style abode high above Sunset Boulevard; Back to the Salt Mines in Style; Big Boom in Blubber - in the 1930s pickled, stuffed whales raised the biggest stink in American show business - article with photos; Ben Schwartzwalder - Cool Syracuse Football Coach; They Can Make a Fool of a Pheasant - new bird-calling gadgets; World Series Shotgun Carnival, Vandalia, Ohio; How Not to Catch Trout With a Shovel; Fourteen Miles of Frostbite - Piloting a team of Siberian huskies across Canada's back country; Special 16-Page Canadian section; Louis Remme Robbed His Own Bank; Charge of the Iron Horse; GI Gangster and His AWOL Mob - Private Schmiedel was just a little punk until he became Roberto Lane, the cold-blooded killer who blasted Italians and Army MPs for millions; Gaston Rebuffat relives his toughest mountain climbs; Back to University color fashion photos for men; and more. Front cover partly loose. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy.; Cover Photo; 4to. Illustrated by Rebuffat, Gaston (illustrator).…

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Chieftain goatskins, dyed the exact shade of RAF wool-barathea wartime uniform fabric. The front cover is gold-blocked with the title and incorporates specially woven RAF wings of 1940 type by Gieves and Hawkes, No. 1 Savile Row, London, with the King's crown, the marker ribbon of blue silk bearing the emblems of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association, 22-carat gold edging. 4to. 13¼'' x 10''. The print run is strictly limited to 401 copies, No. 1 being presented to HM The Queen. This copy being number 173. Each copy bears the handwritten signatures of the twenty-five selected Battle of Britain pilots: Wg Cdr P. P. C. Barthropp; Wg Cdr R. P. Beaumont; Sqn Ldr G. H. Bennions; Air Vice-Marshal H. A. C. Bird-Wilson; Air Cdre P. M. Brothers; Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling; Gp Capt W. D. David; Air Cdre A. C. Deere; Sqn Ldr B. H. Drobinski; Flt Lt J. H. Duart; Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris; Gp Capt T. P. Gleave; Wg Cdr N. P. W. Hancock; Sqn Ldr C. Haw; Cdr R. C. Hay; Gp Capt C. B. F. Kingcome; Colonel Henry Gaston Lafont; Air Cdre A. R. D. MacDonell; Sqn Ldr M. J. Mansfeld; W Cdr A. G. Page; Wg Cdr P. L. Parrott; Gp Capt D. F. B. Sheen; Wg Cdr F. M. Smith; Wg Cdr J. E. Storrar; Wg Cdr G. C. Unwin. Housed in matching buckram clamshell box with blue silk lining and gilt titling. Unopened book in new condition in Fine condition box. Pocket inside the box holds original sales receipt, The Times colour supplement advertisement, typed letter from the original purchaser to Air Vice Marshall Freddie Hurrell confirming his order and enclosed cheque, he also mentions that he would wish to collect the book himself from Hartnolls in Bodmin when the book was ready. SIGNED letter from Air Vice Marshall Freddie Hurrell to the recipient on Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund letter-headed paper with details of the book. Hartnoll Delivery Note. Advertisement prospectus giving in-depth details concerning the various elements of production with a photograph of the six protagonists: Michael Pierce, John Golley, Roy Asser, Bill Gunston, Brian Masterton, and Freddie Hurrell to the front cover viewing the finished product. Remains wrapped in Hartnoll's original brown paper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN. …