walter drummond (9 Ergebnisse)

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition. 1. Publisher's full brown and white woven cloth with yellow lettering on cover and spine, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with 69 full-page color photographs. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Dust jacket has a tiny chip at the bottom edge of the front panel and on the upper tip of the rear panel, faint lines in the laminate, else fine. FINE/ VERY GOOD+. . Color Photographs. Square 4to 9" - 11" tall.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. ORIGINAL PUBLICATION; light creasing of corners of covers and several leaves; light browning of covers and leaves; o/w in good condition. Book.

small PAPERBACK, cover price 50c, old cheaply produced pulp, with browned paper, foxing on endpapers and covers, corner of rear cover bent, but the book remains usable and readable. DRUMMOND, WALTER. Philosopher of evil. Evanston, Ill.: Regency Books, 1962, An Original Regency Book, 158pp., . Cover design by Ron Bradford. RB301 - The publisher boldly declares it an Original Publication, not a reprint: "This Is Its First Publication Anywhere".

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 264 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.60 inches. In Stock.

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated. Bookplate of Yale art historian Theodore Sizer & Caroline Foster Sizer (with a small remnant of dust jacket stuck to the edge). Corners and spine ends slightly bumped and rubbed, boards with modest edgewear, very good in an about very good dust jacket with a few chips and tears to the spine and along the edges, and modest tanning to the spine and extremities. Issued as a holiday gift by Geo. A. Zabriskie with "Mr Sizer" addressed in an unknown hand at the top of a printed greeting. Contributions by John Masefield, Alfred Noyes, William H. Davies, Wm. Henry Drummond, Walter de la Mare and more.

Zustand: Très bon. 223 pages : illustrations en noir et en couleurs, portrait, couverture illustrée en couleurs ; 25,0 x 29,0 x 1,4 cm || Texte anglais || Impression 2011 || Sans aucune inscription.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Frank Gillert; J. K. Maxton; Paul Hardy; W. H. C. Groome; A. Pearse; J. Eyre (illustrator). A lovely illustrated collection of Collins classics, including the likes of Dickens, Stevenson and Scott, smartly presented in red, predominantly morocco, bindings. Collection comprised of:The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell;Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, ill. by Frank Gillert;The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale by Robert Louis Stevenson, ill. by J. K. Maxton;Quentin Durward by Sir Walter Scott, ill. by Paul Hardy;Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, ill. by W. H. C. Groome;Les Miserables by Victor Hugo;The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, ill. by A. Pearse;The Count of Monte-Cristo: Volume II by Alexandre Dumas;The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, ill. by J. Eyre;The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis;The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond.The Life of Samuel Johnson and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeare bound in the publisher's original red cloth. All remaining copies are bound in the publisher's original maroon morocco soft covers.All works are dated circa 1920 by copies held by the British Library and University of Cambridge Libraries.Les Miserables is comprised of two parts, bound as one.Excluding The Imitation of Christ and The Greatest Thing in the World, which only contain the frontispiece, all volumes are profusely illustrated, including with a frontispiece and vignette title page.Les Miserables similarly lacks a vignette title page but contains four plates, as does The Life of Samuel Johnson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and The Count of Monte-Cristo. The Master of Ballantrae and Quentin Durward both contain five further plates, and Nicholas Nickleby and The Compleat Angler include six plates, respectively. The Life of Samuel Johnson and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeare bound in the publisher's original red cloth. All remaining copies are bound in the publisher's original maroon morocco soft covers. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing, more so to the top edge of Nicholas Nickleby, and a few marks to boards. Internally, generally firmly bound, the front hinges a little weak at points. The occasional spot, more common to the first and last few pages of each volume, otherwise a very bright and clean collection. Very Good. book.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Eric Parker (illustrator). First edition. Fifty-five volumes of short detective fiction novels from the mid twentieth-century periodical, 'The Sexton Blake Library'. Consisting of fifty-five issues published between 1949 and 1955, with the earliest issue being no. 194, and the latest no. 346. With each issue in the publisher's original illustrated paper wraps, the majority featuring the artwork of Eric Parker.With no author's given, the earliest issues consist of: No. 194, The Tragedy of the Bromleighs; 195, The Case of the Discharged Policeman; 203 The Man from China; 204, The Madman of the Marshes; 205, The Case of the Crime Reporter; 206, The Man Who Left Home; 207, The Riddle of the Prince's Stooge; 208, The Mystery of the Haunted Square; 209, The Secret of Capri; 210, Witness to the Crime; 211, Those on the List, and 212, The Case of the Cottage Crime.No. 213, The Secret of Sixty Steps by John Drummond; 215, Living in Fear by Anthony Parsons; 216, The Evil Spell by Walter Tyrer; 218, The Old Man of the Moors by Warwick Jardine; 219, The Case of the Naval Defaulter by Tyrer; 220, With Criminal Intent by Rex Hardinge; 221, The Mystery of the Crooked Gift by Parsons; 222, The Case of L.A.C. Dickson by Drummond; 223, The Mystery of the Italian Ruins by Derek Long; 226, The Affair of Danny the Dip by Tyrer; 227, The Tragedy of Windyridge by Hardinge; 228, The House in the Woods by Drummond; 230, The Mystery of the Rio Star by Tyrer; 231, The Millionaire's Nest Egg by Parson; 232, Partners in Crime by Hilary King; 233, The Mystery of the New Tenant by John Hunter; 234, The Case of the Green Caravan by Hardinge; 235, Retired from the Yard by Parsons; 236, The Case of two Crooked Baronets by Tyrer; 237, On the 11.40 Down by King; 241, The Case of the Indian Dancer by Parsons; 242, The Headmaster's Secret by Hardinge; 245, The Mystery of the Girl in Green by Parsons; 246, The Case of the Man with No Name by Drummond; 247, The Case of the Frightened Girl by Hardinge; 248, Top Secret No. 1 by Jardine; 250, The Mystery of the Lost Loot by King; 251, The Badman of Cairo by Parsons; 259, The Spiv's Mistake by John Hunter; 260, The Man Without a Passport by Parsons; 274, The Trail of Raider No. 1 by Stephen Blakesley; 277, The Mystery of Mason's Arms by Parsons; 278, The Man with a Number by Blakesley; 295, The Case of the Unknown Heir by Parsons; 296, The Girl from Toronto by Hugh Clevely; 297, The Mystery of the Arab Agent by Jardine, and 298, The Case of the Ace Accomplice by W. J. Passingham.The final issues present here are no. 305, The Secret of Sinister Farm by Parsons; 307, The Secret of the Castle Ruins by Parsons; 341, The Trail of the Missing Scientist by Parsons; 342, The Case of the Two-Faced Swindler by Drummond; 343, The Mystery of the Mad Millionaires by Tyrer, and finally 346, The Secret of the Man Who Died by Hardinge.With a contemporary advertisement to the rear wrap of each volume, and a vignette illustration to the first page of each volume.Fifty-five thrilling short novels - the majority running to 64 pages - of fictional detective Sexton Blake, who has featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893, and whose adventures have been told in more than 4,000 stories by some 200 different authors.Running from 1915 to 1968, this long running magazine is perhaps the most famous work to feature Blake. In the publisher's original illustrated paper wraps. Losses to back strip head and tails of a significant number of volumes, with front wraps remaining exceptionally bright. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters due to paper type, with the odd spot or light handling mark. Very Good. book.