Champion of the Main
Captain W. E. Johns
Published by Oxford University Press, 1938
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Hardcover
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1938. No edition remarks. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are mildly tanned with heavy foxing. Notable cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Mild crushing to spine ends. Notable scratching and marking to boards. Book has forward lean. Seller Inventory # 1722596650ADA
Bibliographic Details
Title: Champion of the Main
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1938
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
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Champion of the Main
Published by
Oxford University Press, London, 1949
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Robert Wright, trading as 'The Bookman', Norwich, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Illus. by H. GOODERHAM (illustrator). First Reprint of First (1939) Edition. Historical maritime/pirate adventure fiction for boys, set in Jamaica during the seventeenth century. First Reprint of First (1939) Edn., 1949; full blue cloth; titling blocked in black to spine; 286pp.; illus. bw. drawings. Moderately soiled spine has light vertical crease, and is rubbed at top/tail, but complete/intact/robust; boards clean/bright/robust/quite crisp; moderate-to-heavy foxing to slightly tanned page edges; slight-to-moderate foxing to preliminaries/rear endpapers, but text very fresh, pages generally clean/quite crisp/very bright; dj. slightly soiled on rear, and rubbed at flap-folds/joint-folds, with tears/chips to top/bottom edges - and loss to top (approx. 20mm)/tail (approx. 30mm) of scuffed spine - but bright and substantially complete. Binding firm, all intact. No inscriptions. Lightweight item, hence overseas customers will have SHIPPING CHARGES REDUCED subsequent to ordering. G+ in Poor unclipped dj. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING. Hardback. Seller Inventory # 25370
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Champion of the Main
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Oxford University Press, 1111
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Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 286 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to rear endpaper. Rear free endpaper is removed. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Some splits to spine. Marks overall. Seller Inventory # 1689330648ADA
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Champion of the Main
Published by
Oxford University Press 1949, 1949
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First edition third impression, octavo, light blue cloth boards with red lettering to spine, 286pp, illus, VG- (light rubbing to spine extrems, 2cm stain to front board upper edge, light tanning to eps, some foxing to page edges) in d/w, G+ (moderately heavy closed tearing to edges, corners & spine extrems all repaired with tape, 4cm closed tear to rear upper edge not repaired, wear to flap folds, some staining esp to rear). Seller Inventory # 1b48/41
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Champion of the Main
Published by
Oxford University Press, London, 1938
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Global Village Books, Bundall, QLD, Australia
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. 286pp, colour frontispiece ( present but worn as it has been detached) + other b&w ills. Size: 8vo. Book. Seller Inventory # 6373
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Champion of the Main. Illustrated by H. Gooderham.
Published by
Oxford University Press, 1938., 1938
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Michael S. Kemp, Bookseller, Sheerness, KENT, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
1st Edition. Original cloth, a little soiled, slight spine lean. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 45225
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CHAMPION OF THE MAIN
Published by
Oxford University Press, 1938
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: SEVERNBOOKS, Telford, SHROP, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1938 TRUE FIRST EDITION. Identified by palm tree and boat on 54mm width spine (later reprinted with 48mm spine); galleon on front cover, and map endpapers. 286 pages. Light blue cloth covers. Front cover is clean with two spots and light brown smudge (on sea) - 2 bumps - middle bottom and bottom corner. Back cover clean with slight staining to upper left and two faint brown smudges. Spine has darkened. Book is tight. Frontispiece coming away from text block. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Occasional light foxing. Bottom of text block has foxing but absent top and side. Inked out inscription on top rear of front endpaper. A good to very good copy of scarce true first edition. Seller Inventory # B1179
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Champion of the Main
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Published by Oxford University Press, Amen House, London First Edition, Second Impression . London 1938., 1938
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard back binding in publisher's original pale blue cloth covers, navy lettering and two feather arrows pointing vertically up the spine, repeat Viking ship and modern liner motif to the left side of the front cover, top edge dyed blue but fading, end paper maps. 8vo. 1.9'' thick 5.25'' x 7.5'' with one asterisk to the half title page. 286 printed pages of text. Colour frontispiece and six black and white illustrations by H. Gooderham. Eight listed stories by W. E. Johns to the book start with Biggles Flies East and ends with Biggles Air Commodore. Small ink name to the front free end paper, name and address to the verso of the front free end paper, a little spotting to the closed paged edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with small nicks to the corners of the spine ends and one short closed tear to the top front gutter, spine colour very slightly sun faded, a very handsome copy. Other Oxford listed books to the rear of the dust wrapper starting with William Hatfield and ending with Jack Lindsay. JOHNS, Captain W. E. Seller Inventory # 65837
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