The Captain a Magazine for Boys and Old Boys (88 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. viii + 80 (129 to 208) pages, well illustrated, the June 1922 issue of The Captain. Size 239mm high X 178mm wide. Has much on cricket - A Fool at the Wicket, A Harley Cricket Story, by Hylton Cleaver; Knight of the Willow, An Interview with a Great Cricketer [D J (Donald) Knight of Surrey and England], by Hylton Cleaver; Some Common Bowling Faults, by D J Knight, with action photographs by E H D Sewell; The Public School Sportsman, by 'Fieldsman', with some cricket content; and others. Other topics also, see an accompanying illustration. In poor (though arguably close to fair) condition, bearing in mind its age and nature - marks and chips around spine; marks on front and rear covers; the first four pages (of advertisements) are loose because of oxidation to and wear around staples; some foxing internally throughout; a few minor tears and marks;

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. xviii + 96 (769 to 864) pages, well illustrated, the June 1913 issue of The Captain. Size 242mm high X 182mm wide. For the cricket enthusiast, there is "The Art of Slow Bowling" by George Dennett (Gloucestershire County Cricket Club), with illustrations by 'Rip'; as well as a few other mentions. See accompanying illustrations for Contents. Publication in poor condition - marks, wear and tear, nicks etc at covers and spine; internally, some foxing and damage to page corners etc.

Pages yellowed; cover worn; spine very worn with loss at head & foot. Contains a sea story 'Brute Force' by Westerman. Used - Acceptable. Fair paperback magazine.

Hard Boards. Condition: Good Plus. Pictorial front hard board. 24x18cm. iv+576 pages. Many black & white illustrations. Name on the front paste-down and again on the front end paper. All page edges gilt. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref sh101.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 'The Captain: A Magazine For Old Boys. Vol. 12 October 1904-March 1905. P. G. Wodehouse content. Rebound in red cloth. Sunning to the spine otherwise good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 'The Captain: A Magazine For Old Boys. Vol. 29 April-September 1913. P. G. Wodehouse content. Rebound in quarter leather, somewhat rubbed. G.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 'The Captain: A Magazine For Old Boys. Vol. 11 April-September 1904. P. G. Wodehouse content. Rebound red cloth. Good.

Condition: Fair. 1914. No Edition Stated. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Vol. XXXI April-September 1914. Red cloth with gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with crushing to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. hardback, 4to, iv,586pp, illustrated, pages browned throughout, old taped repair to front inner hinge, otherwise sound, no inscriptions, red cloth pictorial, rubbed, Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Publisher - George Newnes, London, 1917. Fair condition, quarter binding with dark green boards, paper label to spine. Corners crushed and frayed, staining from old dampness, crack at front hinge, rear hinge detached. Previous owner's name to front paste down. Many b/w illustrations, 464pp, text block very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sm 4to blue boards with leather spine & gilt titles & decs. 575pp. Illus throughout. Articles & short stories to appeal to boys. This edition includes a story by P.G.Wodehouse - "Jackson Junior". The spine is rubbed & sl. bumped but generally a very respectable copy for its age.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Sm 4to. blue boards with leather spine & gilt titles & decs. 588pp. Illus throughout. Sports, short stories to interest boys of all ages. This volume contains 2 short stories by P.G.Wodehouse - "How Pillingshot Scored" & "Manoeuvres of the Charteris". There is some staining to the boards & rubbing along the edges of the spine + occasional light foxing but overall a more than respectable copy.

Magazines. Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Tom Peddie (illustrator). 4to; cover has small corner torn off, tears to spine, and loss to bottom couple of inches and foxing down the right hand edge as can be seen in the picture on our site; foxing to 1st few pages; and tanning to pages; articles include - photograph of a portion of the moon's surface; worlds biggest telescopes, identifying butterflies and moths; what games should be played at schools; James Dimmock playing for Tottenham Hotspur; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The fore-edge margins of the first few pages are worn. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Large format hardcover collection of the magazine from October 1912-Mar. 1913, 1st edition. Many illustrations; 576 pages, 240 x 175mm; decorated red cloth with gilt titles; contains the complete Wodehouse story 'The 18 Carat Kid' illustrated by H. M. Brock; Index page/ frontispiece fold has tear and is reglued, with 2cm on each page adhering, causing right hand of index column to be hidden, also part of fep (battleship scene).

Condition: Good. 1908. Hardcover. Clean copy in red cloth with gilt and colour image on front cover. Some shelf wear and yellowing but remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 'The Captain: A Magazine For Old Boys. Vol. 8 October 1902-March 1903. P. G. Wodehouse content. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. Lacks title page and half the index. G.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 'The Captain: A Magazine For Old Boys. Vol. 24 October 1911-March 1912. P. G. Wodehouse content. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. A little rubbing. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 'The Captain: A Magazine For Old Boys. Vol. 13 April-September 1905. P. G. Wodehouse content. Original publisher's pictorial cloth. A little rubbing. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 'The Captain: A Magazine For Old Boys. Vol. 25 April-September 1911. P. G. Wodehouse content. Original publisher's cloth binding. Some wear to boards. Slight chipping to endpaper. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Publisher - George Newnes, London, 1912. Good condition, quarter bound in green boards and brown leather, spine leather with raised bands, tooling and red label. Spine very rubbed. Corners crushed and badly frayed. Solid sewn binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in original red pictorial boards.This copy has one previous owner's name to the front endpaper and also to the front pastedown.The book has a little weakness to the front gutter hinge join with some stitching showing at join.Well illustrated thorughout in black and white and with folding coloured chart of British Warships at the front of the book still present.Thick 4to 1152pp First Edition Size: 4to - over 8¾" - 12" Tall.

Illustrated Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Illustrated Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume XLII (October 1919 to March, 1920) of this magazine. Pages 1 to 456. Red/gilt cloth with pictorial representations of "The Captain" on upper cover and spine. Bevelled edges. Short stories by Percy F.Westerman and others. Cloth rubbed with a few marks. Weighty volume for which additional postage rates may apply (please enquire before ordering).

Hardback. Condition: Good. Bound collection of The Captain from October 1907 to March 1908, with no dust jacket as published. This copy professionally bound in green cloth with no titles to spine. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - rubbing to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. This book weighs 1.5kg. Not an old public library book. Photograph available.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Bound collection of The Captain from October 1906 to March 1907, with no dust jacket as published. This copy has been professionally bound in green cloth with no titles to spine. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards a little marked with light wear to spine head and tail. Internally clean. Binding overall tight and appears little read - minor crack to gutter at p.574/5, no annotations or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. This book weighs 1.5kg. Not an old public library book. Photograph available.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First. 4to. browning pages scuffing spine. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial wraps, spine chipped at foot; light foxing to front cover; fine internally with all advertisements including coloured insert for Vinola Soap. Includes Percy Westerman's "A Double Decoy, and chapters XVII-XXI of John Buchan's "The Black General".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial wraps, foot of spine frayed. Fine internally, no inscriptions. Contains the complete text of Percy Westerman's story "The Secret Channel". Complete with advertisements.

Publisher's original wire stitched illustrated white paper covers (soft back). Quarto. 9¾'' x 7¼''. Contains xiv pp illustrated advertisements, colour frontispiece, 96 pp (followed by illustrated advertisements) with splendid monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Staples weeping and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.

Publisher's original wire stitched illustrated white paper covers (soft back). Quarto. 9¾'' x 7¼''. Contains viii pp illustrated advertisements, pp 385-480 with splendid monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. C. B. Fry contributes: 'Apropos of Some Bowlers.' Staples weeping and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.