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Published by Oxford University Press, 1933
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1933. No Edition Remarks. 255 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding, causing board to be loose. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Scuffed white paper remnants to surfaces. Book is notably forward leaning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Dark rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges. Dark scuffing to all surfaces.
Published by A and C Black Ltd, 1111
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Boards have some wear. Content has even toning. Some spotting to page ends. No DJ. Unknown publication date, circa 1927. Previous owner text in FFEP.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1933
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1933. Reprinted. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Blue embossed cloth with black lettering to spine. Pages are lightly tanned with moderate foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and half title page, with water drops and a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a pronounced forward lean.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1933
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1933. No Edition Remarks. 254 pages. No dust jacket. Blue embossed cloth. Minor foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Light cracking to gutters and hinges but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.
Published by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS London 1931, London, 1931
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition
1st Printing. 1st edition. Very Good Bright tight condition hardback pictorial boards Review Copy with slip from Mr. Milford.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards are worn and stained,not affecting the inside.Previous ownership inscription.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1933
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. 254 Pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and knocked, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound. [AK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by OUP Oxford University Press Humphrey Milford, GB, 1930
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: nrVG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. Not dated but about 1930. Small red haredback. Boy's Pocket Library. Colour frontis. Camels on endppers. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. But edges bit spotted and two white spots on spine.
Published by Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, London, 1926
Seller: Books Authors Titles, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Red Boards. Interior : Illustrated End Boards - Age Toned, Colour Frontispiece, Foxing Mainly First/Last Pages Otherwise Text Clean, Unmarked, Binding Firm. 272 Pages.
Published by Oxford, London, 1933
Seller: Books Authors Titles, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Blue Cover, Blue Titles. Bookplate, Presented To Label, Tiny Price Marking, Foxing Mainly First/Last Pages, Otherwise Text Crisp, Unmarked, Tight. 254 Pages.
Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1933
Seller: Laura Books, Georgetown, SA, Australia
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. some wear to covers and cover edges, foxing, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by London Humphrey Milford OUP 1933, 1933
Seller: Reader's Books, Petworth, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket is scuffed top and bottom with small tear to top. Not price clipped. Pages are age tanned but clean. Binding is tight. 8vo. Illustrated by K Wallis Coales.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1924
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1924. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative blue cloth with black and silver lettering. Black and white illustrated plates. Moderate foxing and light tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, slightly lighter to pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking and slight staining to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with visible tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1933
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. K. Wallis Coales (illustrator). First edition hardback, 1933, with price-clipped jacket. In overall good used condition in a fair dj with some signs of handling and storage - dj is complete but rubbed, chipped and nicked to edges with a couple of repairs; illustrated blue cloth boards are rubbed to edges and faded where the dj is chipped. Binding overall tight and appears little read - minor crack to gutter at half-title, no annotations - 4 word gift inscription to half-title and remains of a postage (?) stamp to reverse of frontispiece; toning and slight spotting to page-ends and endpapers but text, illustrations and maps at endpapers bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available.
Published by Oxford University Press, Stirling, 1933
Seller: Stirling Books, Stirling, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. K. Wallis Coales (illustrator). Foxed And Tanned Pages, No Hindrance To Readability, Remain Clear Otherwise. Tear In Binding Between End-Pages And Title Page But Still Completely Attached And No Effect To Binding. Binding Tight. One Loose Illustration Page With Inscription By Previous Owner On It. Inscription By Previous Owner And A Date Stamp On End-Page. Clean Cover. Jacket Has Fraying Along Edges With Small Tears On Edges Of Spine And Corners. No Major Damage Throughout Book And Jacket, All In All Good Condition.
Published by Oxford University Press, London., 1933
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. K. Wallis Coales (illustrator). First Edition. An ageing but firm book.255 pages, colour frontis. Map endpapers.
Published by HUMPHREY MILFORD, London, 1923
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
Softcover. Condition: VG in Wraps. A Handicraft book for Scouts. Black and white illustrations. Light wear. 62 pp.
Published by James Brown & Son, Great Britain
Seller: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Decorative Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Cornered by Scouts. A Scouting Story. Circa 1915. Message to previous owner to inside cover is dated 1942. Old Scout Shop label to inside cover. Rolled spine. Orange cloth with black lettering. 232 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).
Published by Humphrey Milford, London
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[1929]. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. Not paginated. Illustrated paper covered boards. Illustrated endpapers, color frontispiece, black and white and color illustrations. There is a small closed puncture on the spine of this unusually bright and crisp copy. Contributors include Percy Dent (Indian Totem Poles), J.T. Gorman (The Spell of Chikamagambe), Gunby Hadath (For the Good of the Cause), Mark Harborough (Cave Men), George S. Surrey (Men and Bears), Laurance Woodhouse (A Hundred Years of Rugby Football). Publisher series: Big Books. (Juvenile).
Published by A. & C. Black (1933), London, 1933
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Some foxing. Previous owner's signature dated 1941. Dust-jacket is price-clipped. Some wear to ends of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; viii, 234 pages + [2] pages advertisements + colour frontispiece. Red cloth boards. Black lettering and decoration on front board. Page dimensions: 184 x 121mm. Children's adventure novel.
Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1924
Seller: Black Cat Bookshop P.B.F.A, Leicester, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Uncommon. A story of Boy Scouts & Windmill Camp. Neat but lengthy gift inscription of a scouting nature (not by the author). Colour frontis & 5 black & white plates as called for.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Or Early Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 254. Original publishers illustrated blue cloth, lettered black on spine and front cover. No date, circa 1928. From the collection of illustrated juvenile fiction (1890- 1930) of Brian Mills (ÕThe DreamerÕ) (1939- 2011). He left no signs of of his ownership but they are distinguished by their excellent bright condition in a genre that often shows up rather wornÉhe was known to constantly upgrade his collection. Very good indeed.
Published by Published by James Brown and Son, 52 to 58 Darnley Street, Glasgow, Scotland circa . Scotland circa 1915., 1915
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hard back binding in publisher's original yellow cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and front cover, square colour onlay to the front cover. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 232 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated plates on coated paper throughout. Spine ends and corners turned-in with shallow rubs, age tanning to the free end papers, pencil name dated 1915 to the front paste down and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. BOY SCOUTS & GIRL GUIDES.
Published by James Brown And Son, Glasgow
Seller: Books Authors Titles, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Edition or Date Stated. Cover Has Colour Insert. Interior: Book Plate Inside Front Cover. First Page Tiny Price Marking And Inscription Dated 1927, Black And White Frontis Piece, Foxed Mainly Page Ends. 232 Pages.
Hardback. Printed pages: 254. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Dust jacket: Rear original jacket featuring a boy scout climbing a swastika. Heavy soiling, some wear and creasing to top edge. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: Blue cloth binding with blind stamped illustration to front board and spine. Foxing to page edges, scattered foxing to text. Prize bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (dated 1939). Inked and pencilled number to front free endpaper. The rear free endpaper has been signed by numerous people two days prior to the award being presented. Presumably either teachers or classmates. Complete with the colour frontis. An uncommon vintage boy scout adventure. Overall book condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm).
Published by Humphrey Milford, London, 1933
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
254 pp. Color frontispiece. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Early edition. A bright fine copy in an nice example of the dust jacket, lightly dust-soiled, particularly at the rear panel.