Wightman frank (20 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. APPEARS UNREAD. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust Jacket shows minimal shelving wear, otherwise an UNBLEMISHED copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Introduced by Lawrence G. Green. No date stated. Publication of 233 pages. Frontispiece in color. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. There is foxing on the first and last few pages. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 199 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated headers. Minimal wear to the covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. RURAL VILLAGE LIFE.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. The jacket is torn and worn. chips on bottom edge and spine. a bit marked. The boards are shelf rubbed. Internally, some tanning. previous owner's signature on the front end page, overall clean and tightly bound. r*14/12/2021. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. The jacket is shelf rubbed, worn and torn. There are closed tears, and chips along the edges. There is tape on the closed tears. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, tanned pages. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. r*26/03/2026. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. No Date. The jacket is shelf rubbed, and edge worn. There are creases, and closed tears along. It is protected in cellophane. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and knocked along the edges. Internally, tanned end pages. Otherwise clean. Tightly bound. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated beaver brown cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back and front. Thick 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 256 pp with monochrome frontispiece. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Dusty page edges. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with old tape repairs to the top front gutter and top rear edge, not price clipped, 2/-. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First US Edition. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1949. First American edition, 1949. Illustrated with photographs, map endpapers. Blue cloth printed in gilt, with dustjacket. The book has light rubbing to the lower edge and a very minor bump to the lower corner of the front cover, good hinges, firm text block, two small darkened areas on the edge of the front free endpaper, clean pages with a neatly written gift notation on the half-title, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has some age-yellowing and shelf soil to the white background of the rear panel, edgewear, very minor chips to spine ends, very little paper loss. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free end page. No date stated, c1950. Frontispiece in color. The dust jacket is worn. The boards are in good condition. There is foxing around the block of the book and on the end pages. Internally there are no other markings or inscriptions. Presented in cellophane. The binding is secure. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. 404 unmarked pages in blue boards with gilt decoration. Dust jacket included in three pieces (had been taped) spine faded at top and bottom 1/2 inch where parts of jacket are missing.

Blue Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First State. 287 Pp. First Issue, With Publisher's Name Printed Once On Copyright Page, And Illustrations Listed On Verso Of Contents Page. A Bright, Clean Copy With Just A Touch Of Wear At Tips; Hinges Tight, No Foxing, No Marks, No Damage, All Plates Present, All Pages Square, Illustration On Front Cover Bright, Clean, No Marks And Just A Very Faint Touch Of Wear And With An Almost Invisible 3/4" Damp Spot. This Adult Book Was Later Made Into A 1914 Movie By Baum's Movie Production Company.…

Unknown Binding. Zustand: Good. 3rd pocket edition on red cloth.

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: 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: Cycling Round the World - Part I - Kai Thorenfeldt spent over two years travelling over 20,000 miles on his own!; Akimaldo's Great Idea - A story which proves West Africans have a sense of humour "even if in a somewhat perverted form"; The Girl Stowaway of the 'Cecilie' - Part I - Jeanne Day snuck aboard the Herzogin Cecilie before it departed Australia for Falmouth - with photos; The "Teak-Wallahs" of Northern Siam - A fascinating photo-illustrated look at the teak industry of northern Siam; Two Men and a Donkey - Part III - The adventures of two young artists walking from the South of France to Spain; Europeans Walk Through Fire! - An amazing photo-illustrated account of two Europeans who traversed white-hot coals barefoot with Hindu devotees, emerging apparently unscathed!; Hide-and-Seek With a Lion - A rare time when a can opener saved a life; All in the Day's Work - J.A. Browne, a policeman at Antler, Manitoba, heads out to gather a tough character - with photo of Browne; The Secret Pass - "Slippery" Wiley continues his misdeeds in the West Australia goldfields; The Yok San Mystery - Ning Wo solves another puzzling mystery in the Malay States; The Avenger of Blood - A curious case of Eskimo blood-vengeance from Alaska; "The Land of Opportunity" - Part II - Arthur W. Upfield provides readers with an idea of what lies in store if they elect to 'try their luck' in Australia, with photos; An African Man-Hunt - E.E. Stuart-Reid chased a rogue native constable of the Northern Rhodesia Police through the forest for three weeks; 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. Square inch of loss to upper corner of front cover. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Prater, Ernest; Brock, H.M.; Wightman, W.E.; Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Moorsom, F.G.; Sutcliff, Norman; Holloway, Cyril; Lloyd, Stanley; (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Features: The Derelict; The Vengeance of Devi Chand - the revenge of a bereaved father in India; A Donkey in Spain - the author planned to take a walking trip through Spain with a donkey carrying his baggage; An Arctic Outpost - what happened to three members of the RCMP's Craig Harbour Detachment - article with photos; Through France with "Sylvabelle" - I - a yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera - article with great photos; The Netik - native 'magic' on a south sea island; Aerial photo of dozens of log booms at Vancouver, B.C.; "The White Man's Great War-Game" - II - amazing photo-illustrated article of the savages of Sura, Angas and other primitive tribes of northern Nigeria; Truffle-Hunting - a description of the industry in Italy and France - and a description of the manner in which the pigs and dogs are trained to search for them - with photos; The One-Legged Kea - a tale from the South Island of New Zealand; Behind the scenes in American crime - "a veritable hell-brew of wickedness and intrigue that has no counterpart in Europe - article with photos of Mrs. Margaret Whittemore and Richard Whittemore; Besieged by Crocodiles; The Lost Safe - a detective story; Lee Sum's Lucky Day - a 'gang-robbery' in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. Multiple pieces of red and clear tape holding covers in place. Brown tape securing fore-edges of each cover. A worthy vintage copy. Wightman, W.E.; Woodville, R.Caton; Cleaver, Reginald; De Walton, John; Inns, Kenneth; Nicolson, W.C.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Gillett, Frank; Burns, Inder (illustrator).…

Zustand: Very good. First printing. First edition of this anonymously published adventure novel by the creator of Oz, not printing his famous name in children's books because it was meant for adults. 7.25'' x 5''. Original blue cloth with pictorial paste-on, spine lettered in white. Illustrated with full-page color plates by Wightman. Stern listed only once on copyright page (ref. Bienvenue). 287, [1] pages. Hinges repaired, with slight rubbing to spine lettering and light bumping to extremities. Tight.…

dj. First Edition. First Edition. First printing, with publisher's name listed once on the copyright page and with no mention of later printings at the bottom of same; with illustrations on the verso of the contents page. Illustrated with eight color plates by Francis P. Wightman. Written anonymously by Baum, with no mention of his name on the title page. The last of L. Frank Baum's adult novels. Basis for the 1914 silent film produced by Baum's own Oz Film Manufacturing Company. Good, lacking the dust jacket, with a lean, front hinge starting, and moderate foxing on the endpapers. Bienvenue, p. 279.…