Mason frank c (19 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: New. pp. 356.

Zustand: New. In English.

Pictorial Cloth. Zustand: Good. Green cloth; a pastedown illustration is on the spine and on the top end of the front board; the front board's illustration continues onto the bottom end with brown and black print on the cloth. 208 pages; 25 stories/articles; 8 color plates on dark green mat; numerous b & w illustrations and vignettes (on the page corners for each story). Illustrated endpapers have horses in brown ink. Frontal matter has browntone illustrations. The text block ends are dark green. Cover: ends of spine are softened; one corner is rubbed through to the board; front joint is faded; a third of the the back board has a stain; the illustrations have rubbed spots; shelf wear soiling. The endpapers are cracked over the hinges; the hinges have been repaired, but it is difficult to see the type of repair. Three of the color plates each have a 1/8 in. rubbed spot on an edge. Several pages have fingerprint soiling. Scans e-mailed upon request. C. E. Brock; Frank Gillett, Cyrus Cuneo; N. S. Pitcher; Montague Dawson; F. H. Mason; L. Mosley (illustrator). …

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition. Puffin Picture Book No. 39. Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and colour lithographs throughout. Unpaginated. Foxing to covers. Covers slightly edge worn. Staples rusty. Pencil tick marks and other annotations to title list inside front cover. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Mason, Frank (illustrator).…

Zustand: New.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Rubbing to front covers and spine, light wear to edges. Light age tanning. Includes "Satellite Five" by Arthur K. Barnes; "The Challenge of Atlantis" by Arthur J. Burks; "The Brain Pirates" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "Cosmic Teletype" by Carl Jacobi; "Mind Out of Time" by Frank Belknap Long; "The Man Who Saw Too Much" by Ray Cummings; "The Robot and the Lady" by Manly Wade Wellman. Features: "Rambling Through the Solar System" (article) by C. P. Mason; "Science Quiz"; Scientifacts" by J. B. Watler; "If -" (a picture feature) by Jack Binder; "Forecast for the Next Issue"; "Science Questions and Answers"; "The Science Fiction League"; "Scientibook Reviews"; "The Story Behind the Story"; "The Reader Speaks"; "The 'Swap' Column." NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. [1st ed, 1st printing] ; 304 pp. ; illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm ; OCLC 299178369 ; beige and brown cloth with gold lettering and designs, in color illustrated dustjacket ; detailed color photos of aircraft of the period. Contents: Nieuport 17, Sopwith 7F-1 Snipe, The Gee Bee Racers, De Havilland Mosquito I-IV, Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat, English Electric Canberra 1-4, Fokker DR 1, Fairey Flycatcher, Hawker Hart, Handley Page Hampden, North America B-25A-G Mitchell, Douglas Skyraider, SVA Ansaldo Scouts, De Havilland D.H.9, Fokker D.XXI, Avro Lancaster i, Vickers Valiant, Fokker D.VIII, Thomas Morse Scouts, Henschel Hs 129, Nakajima KI-84 Hayate, Hawker Swa Hawk, Vickers Viscount SRS 700 ; Copy of Lt. Col. Charles Oliver Fikes (1935-2020), who served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, at first as an aviation cadet in B-47s at Chennault AFB in 1955, and later as a B-52 pilot. He retired as a Lt. Colonel, and began a career with Eastern Airlines. He retired from Eastern in 1985. ; nick in dustjacket, else FINE/FINE. Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. No. 1-4, Winter to Autumn, 1950. HC, Orig. Red cloth and gilt stamping to spine. B/W photography, ads, illustrations and collected writings from celebrated authors. 4to. 4 page Index to all 4 quarters + 428pp. Fine, Clean, with no markings or writings, never read. Mint Interior with near fine exterior; spine is sunned. Includes stories, poems and other writings by authors such as Ellis Arnall, Herbet Gambrell, Elizabeth Bartlett, J. Frank Dobie, Henry Nash Smith, Aubrey Burns, Edith Hart Mason, Aruthur Marvin Shaw, J. S. Moodey, C.P. Lee, Albert Guerard, James L. Summers, Willard Marsh, Harry Kidd, Jr., W.M. Frohock, Charles H. Thompson, John W. Wilson, Frank Hibben, Fred Gipson, Hart Stilwell, Roland F. Dickey, Wayne Gard, Jesse Stuart and many more along with contributing points of views, book reviews, etc. Collectible Rare. Hard to find in such nice, clean condition. --BR Box 152.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. No. 1-4, Winter to Autumn, 1950. HC, Orig. Red cloth and gilt stamping to spine. B/W photography, ads, illustrations and collected writings from celebrated authors. 4to. xxiv++ (ea. quarter differs in roman numeral pages), 332pp + 4 page Index to all 4 quarters. Fine, Clean, with no markings or writings, never read. Mint Interior with near fine exterior; spine is sunned. Includes stories, poems and other writings by J. Frank Dobie, William Goyen, James Pipes, Boyd McDonald, John B. Jackson, William Burford, W.M. Frohock, Arthur Marvin Shaw, Herschell Brickell, Ted Robins, Joseph Leach, John Rosenfield, William A. Owens, Peter Viereck, Ben Jeffrey, Robert G. Payne, Vernon Young, John T. Flanagan, Jordan Mason, Esther McCoy, T.M. Pearce, Clarence K. Streit, Charlie Masters, Wilson Owen Henderson, Ruth M. Sanders, Umphrey Lee Jr., Joseph Ross and many more. Hard to find in such nice condition. RARE. Collectible. BR Box 152.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Pages 474-560 + 32 pages of ads. Features: The Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reformation of Bill Allerday - an amusing Australian story; The Human 'Tank' - Mike Inik constructed a suit of armour out of solid steel and schemed revenge for twenty years; The Boat-Dwellers - wonderful photo-illustrated article on the thousands of British families who live on boats; "R.N.-W.M.P - The Riders of the Plains - authoritative stories of some of their exploits; Strange Stories of the War, including "Maroc", mascot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; On the Borders of Tibet, Part VI - article with amazing photos; The Trouble at Punta Gorda - a planter's struggle with drink-crazed labourers in British Honduras; Circumstantial Evidence - the October 4th, 1900 tragedy at Rochester University, New York state; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; Railway Building in the Wilderness, Part II - fantastic photo-illustrated article on the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad through the Canadian Rockies; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with openings to bottom of backstrip. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World - The Magazine for Everybody, October 1917, Vol. XXXIX, No. 234 - The Human Tank Tong Royal North-West Mounted Police of Canada Inspector W.J. Beyts Sergeant Calkin Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reform. Illustrated by Evison, G.Henry; Henry, Thomas; Wright, Frank; Gillett, F.;Wood, Stanley L.; Coller, Hy (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 290-382 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: My Escape From the Turks Disguised as a Woman - the incredible story of Private Miron D. Arber and his Sinai ordeal; The Log of the "Moewe" - the adventures of a modern pirate, told by her Commander Count Dohna-Schlodien - article with photos; A Brush with the Kisi - in quest of ivory, J.A. Jordan encounters a hostile African witch doctor; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - William Shaw and a Joke on Justice; On the Borders of Tibet - part IV of the story of two years' wanderings - largely among wild lands and wilder people, whose chief desire is to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; A Bandit's Bride - Part II of the story of Elena Villa-Pinillos, once married to Mexico's Francisco Villa - no more graphic picture of the state of anarchy and terrorism prevailing in unhappy Mexico can be imagined; Strange Stories of the War; Wang Yin-Shee and the Panther - a missionaries story of a Chinese hunter's terrible experience - a death wrestle with a huge panther; A Flying Man in South Africa - Part V of a very interesting account of John G. Barron's flying adventures- with photos; How We Stole The Tugboat - Sergeant Maurice Prost recounts his sensational escape from the Germans; The Downfall of Dave Rodger - a prospector in the West turns the tables on a 'bad man' and his lawless satellites; "Punch" - the unruly kangaroo pet of nuns at an Australian convent; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Bates, L.; Gillett, Frank; Evison, G. Henry; Gilbert, A.; Reynolds, Warwick; Prater, Ernest; Wigfull, W.E.; Wood, Stanley L.; Ashton, Rossi (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 88 Pages plus 24 pages of ads. Features: The Burning of the Prisoners in the Punishment Hut - Germany's Dastardly Crime, as told by Pedro Dominguez, a Spanish seaman and eye-witness of the tragedy ; The Six Skulls - Part III of a sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings" (Chinese Secret Society /Tong story); The Mast-Shooters of Belgium - how quaint and novel archery contests were conducted in Belgium and Northern France - with great photos; The Unlucky Motor-Boat - the "Jean"; Queer Fixes; The Seaplane Patrol - our narrow escape in the North Sea; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; The Port Elizabeth "Spook" - a very unusual ghost story; Strange Stories of the War - how we rescued the Commander/How a Dog Outwitted the Germans/Into the Hand of a Woman (a story of the invasion of Lithuania); The Death-Room - solving the mystery of how three men died in the same room in the same house; Pumping a Great Sea Dry - Holland's gallant attempt to reclaim the Zuider Zee (with photos); An Underground City of Salt - near Cracow, in Galicia - article with photos; Railway Building in the Wilderness - Part III - Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific, the second great transcontinental line to pierce the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; The World's Smallest Railway, The Grand Island Railway (text with photos); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World, The Magazine For Everybody, November (Nov.) 1917, No. 235, Vol. XL - Burning of the Prisoners in the Punishment Hut Germany's Dastardly Crime, as told by Pedro Dominguez, a Spanish seaman and eye-witness of the tragedy ; The Six Skulls -. Illustrated by Wright, Frank; Evison, G. Henry; Wigfull, W.E.; Reynolds,Warwick; McDowell, R.; Coller, H.; Holloway, W. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: My Adventures in the World War - Part I - No war correspondent has dared more and met with such stirring adventures and experienced such exciting incidents in his quest for 'copy' as Mr. E. Ashmead-Bartlett; Riding Out a Gale on a Sawlog; The Snake in the Shaft - predicament of a prospector being hauled up from a mine; Caught by the Tide - a mistake made while duck hunting; The Amazons of Russia - Excellent photo-illustrated article on Russia's legion of woman warriors, the "Battalion of Death", which served with daring, pluck and bravery in WWI; My Experiences as a Missionary Prisoner - The Rev. E.W. Doulton and his fellow missionaries in Africa, mostly ladies, suffered at the hands of the Germans who tortured the natives to make them falsely accuse the missionaries; In the Land of the Lapps - Part I - a picturesque account of an extensive journey, illustrated with great photos; Kidnapping a Millionaire - Mr. James Samuel Slater was shut up for seven months by his chauffeur; Pomp's Visitor - amusing tale of a negro cook who meets a bear that likes fried fish; A Canadian Man-Hunt - a failed miner named Fonberg goes on a killing spree near Chipman, Alberta; Five Months in the Snow - how French peasants were isolated through a whole winter on a mountain top; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part II - Juliet Bredon and her husband spent several summer weeks in China - photo-illustrated account; Across Germany to Freedom - Part II - two French soldiers, Tristan du Tartre and Georges Prieur escaped from the Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; The Heroic Band - a graphic photo-illustrated account of the gallant and heroic conduct of a French infantry band which played its regiment into action under heavy bombardment, and continued to play until half the instrumentalists were killed or wounded; Marie Jeanneret - she poisoned nine people to death; America's Great Highwayman - Joseph Hare; and more 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Peddie, Tom; Wigfull, W.E.; Holloway, W.; Evison, G.H.; Prater, Erneset; Soper, George (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Secret Death - A weird story from Georgia in Russia, a wild land where might is right and feuds never end; Capturing Wild Animals Alive - how John Alfred Jordan captured a collection of African animals to be shipped to Zoos in Europe; A Tragedy in the Clouds - Frenchmen Sergeant Legendre and Adjutant Casale of the French Aviation Service bring down their eighth German plane piloted by a German named Haspel; Six Weeks Among the Buddhas - Part I - Juliet Bredon and her husband toured temples in China; The Man Who Found Himself - munitions worker William Francis claims to have entirely lost his memory for two years after an injury; Across Germany to Freedom - Part I - French soldiers Georges Prieur and Tristan du Tartre escape from Hammelburg camp in Bavaria; When the Dam Burst - a 'Santa Rosa' (South American monsoon) causes a night of terror at the harbour works of the 'Obras del Nuevo Puerto de la Capital' in Argentina; Almost a Tragedy - forgetful nearly results in multiple deaths; Between the Devil and the Deep - a French fishing-smack sinks a German submarine - article with photos; When the Fuses Spluttered - Roy Norton, F.R.G.S. escapes death in a mine by seconds; Buried Alive - injury while filming 'The Jarvis Case'; A Fight With An Ostrich - the awful plight of engineer Geo. Daws who tried to cross an ostrich 'camp' during their breeding season; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - The Sign at the Gallows, The Law & The Lackey; The Pirates of the 'Flowery Land' - mutiny and murder on the high seas between London and Singapore; The Hidden City - Tulum is located in the thick jungle of the Yucatan; Bethlehem's Distressing Christmas Scenes - festive occasion marred by petty quarrels of rival sects;The Last of the Bandits - The Poe-Hart Gang terrorizes Oklahoma by robbing banks and fighting sheriff's posses; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2], 92-176, 9-24 [ads]. Covers partially loose. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, December 1917, The Secret Death, Georgia, Russia, feuds, Capturing Wild Animals Alive, John Alfred Jordan, Zoo animals - capture, A Tragedy in the Clouds, Sergeant Legendre, Adjutant Casale, French Aviation Service, Haspel, Six Week.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 265-352 plus 24 pages of great vintage ads. Features: My Adventures in the World War - a startling and thrilling contribution upon the great conflict by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; The Vengeance of the "Stroapers' - exploring for gold in Guiana leads to adventure and death; In the Land of the Lapps - great photo-illustrated narrative of Frank Butler's travels throughout Lapland; The Secret Press of Belgium - how 'La Libre Belgique' had the courage to tell the Belgian people the truth and counteract the evil influence of their brutalizers; Trooping Cattle in Paraguay - taking 1,000 cattle from the ranch of Zanja Moroti to the ranch of San Antonio; The Strangest Republic in the World - interesting photo-illustrated account of a recent visit to the Mount Athos Peninsula; Historic Crime and Mysteries - The Iron Judge of Malt; My Firework Display in China; In the Jaws of the Alligator - woman is pulled from the arms of her husband in Papua; Doctoring War Dogs - touching photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Countess Yourkevitch's hospital for wounded dog soldiers at Neuilly/Paris; The State Documents - How a great german spy system was laid bare in Rome; A Man-Hunt in the Arctic - A Royal North-West Mounted Police patrol from Fort Norman up the Bear River was the longest in the history of that famous organization; The Tragedy at Ras Elka - Sudanese stevedores revolt and pay dearly; Moderate wear. Openings to backstrip. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy of this exquisite issue. Peddie, Tom; Evison, G.H.; Prater, Ernest; Webb, Arch; Reynolds, Warwick; Wright, Frank; Wigfull, W.E.; Soper, George (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part 1) - Sister Janina vanished from Isadore, Michigan and it was 12 years before the mystery was solved; Post-Hole Pete - an amusing bear story from the Alaska wilds; The Maddest Exploit of the War - Trooper Gerald Fitzgerald No. 1313 1st King Edward's Horse was unaware of the Armistice so single-handedly pursued the retiring German Army; The Ship That Came Back - the liner "Sesostris" was wrecked off the coast of Guatemala, lifted into a jungle by a volcano, then salvaged to resume her career! - article with photos; Short Stories; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - and After (part 1) - Sergeant H. Wright, D.S.M., of the Royal Marine Light Infantry provides striking narrative; Ants and Other Pests - Mining Engineer E.T. McCarthy's thrilling experiences; Across Unknown Arabia in Disguise - part 4 - Mr. Philby describes his travels in central Arabia among the Wahhabi (Wahabi) Arabs - article with photos; The Hunting of Felizardo, a notorious brigand in the Philippines - photo-illustrated article; On Foot Through South America - part 7 of 7 - travels in the "Great Wilderness" of Bolivia, and a meeting with "Jack Thompson" - photo-illustrated article; With a Bristol Fighter Squadron on the Western Front - part 4 (illustrated); Down at Iceland - sights and events on a trip to Iceland in a typical Grimsby trawler ; A Battle with Bears - an exciting story from the wilds of Wyoming, by Frank M. McMaines; Nice illustrated B.V.D. underwear ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Nicolson, W.C.; Whitaker, W.G.; Prater, Ernest; Reynolds, Warwick; Gillett, Frank; Hodgson, E.S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Wood, Stanley L.; Horne, A.E.; Avis, W.; Wigfull, W.E.; Small, A.G. (illustrator).…