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Published by George Newnes Limited
Seller: Neo Books, Sidcup, KENT, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners a little bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine a little bumped and worn, spine and edges of covers faded, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but slightly yellowing.
Published by George Newnes, London, undated, c.1950,, 1950
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
hardback, 8vo, 126pp, owner's name on endpaper, otherwise clean and sound, orange cloth, Very Good / no dustwrapper.
Published by George Newnes Limited, London
Seller: John Stoodley, Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover, light browning to eps, top of spine and top edge of front cover faded, bottom edge of front cover marked, no publication date stated, otherwise Good in Good dustjacket with edge loss at top of spine, and top corner of front flap.
Published by George Newnes, London, 1936
Seller: Stephen Dadd, Ashford, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 126pp. HARDCOVER Clean copy internally. No inscriptions. Some browning to half-title page. Externally, orange cloth has some marks & ding & repaired split to spine. Slightly bowed. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall. Book.
Published by GEORGE NEWNES
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Bookplate inside front cover. Foxing/tanning to edges and/or ends. No dust jacket. Pages tanned. Wear/marking to cover. Undated. Photograph available on request.
Published by GEORGE NEWNES
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Llandybie, CARMS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Undated. Photograph available on request.
Published by George Newnes Limited, 1111
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 126 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine.
Published by Hassell Street Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 1015008461ISBN 13: 9781015008465
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
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Published by HMSO, 1903
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: GOOD. 1st Edition. 1903. HMSO. First. Disbound loose sheets with clear protective cover. 7.5x11. Complete specification for patent application together with drawings.
Published by HMSO, 1903
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: GOOD. 1st Edition. 1903. HMSO. First. Disbound loose sheets with clear protective cover. 7.5x11. Complete specification for patent application together with drawings.
Published by HMSO, 1906
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: GOOD. 1st Edition. 1906. HMSO. First. Disbound loose sheets with clear protective cover. 7.5x11. Complete specification for patent application together with drawings.
Published by The Mandrake Press, London, 1929
Seller: LONGLAND BOOKS, Totteridge, LDN, United Kingdom
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good/Very Good. Eric Bailey (illustrator). A bright firm book with a little tanning to the endpapers ; dj sound with some browning. Pics available Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1921 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 24 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.
Published by Pioneer Books, Adelaide, Warradale, 1980
ISBN 10: 0908065108ISBN 13: 9780908065103
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Book
Reprint ed. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, frontispiece portrait, top corner front cover slightly rubbed, colour patch rear cover little faded, some edgewear, small sticker front flyleaf. 77 pp. This is the story of a sensitive boy who grows up in Adelaide before the first World War. Vernon Frank Knowles was born at Phyllis Street, Maylands (Adelaide) on 17th April, 1899. He spent most of his adult life overseas and died in London on July 9th, 1968. He published verse, novels and short stories. His tales of fantasy are universal. (Originally published in 1932. The present book is reprinted from part of a book by Paul Depasquale (Pioneer Books): 'The Life and Work of Vernon Knowlesâ , 1979. No date, but 1980).
Published by Pioneer, South Australia, 1979
Seller: Coast Market Books, Mermaid Beach, QLD, Australia
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good. A sensitive boy grows up in Adelaide before the First World War. Some markings to covers.
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2013
ISBN 10: 1494112744ISBN 13: 9781494112745
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by Mandrake Press, U.K., 1929
Seller: The Bark of the Beech Tree, Depoe Bay, OR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Eric Bailey (illustrator). 1st Edition. A title in the delightful little "Mandrake Booklets" series. This one is a typical low-key, relaxed fantasy story from the Australian-born Knowles. A magic rope ladder is unleashed in a quiet English village and gradually all the villagers succumb to curiosity and climb up it. Frontispiece illustration by Eric Bailey. A very good copy, very slightly worn at corners, and a little browned and spotted on edges and endpapers. In a glassine wrapper - not contemporary.
Published by LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2021
ISBN 10: 1014214238ISBN 13: 9781014214232
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Book
Gebunden. Condition: New.
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Published by The Mandrake Press., London., 1929
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. With a frontispiece by Eric Bailey. (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition 1929. Black and white frontispiece by Eric Bailey. Endpapers browned. Publishers gold decorated paper covered boards with black cloth spine. The dustwrapper has a browned spine and with some marking and dustiness generally. Some light rubbing to the edges. generally a very good copy. 98 p. Book.
Published by Mandrake, 1929
Seller: Rock Solid Books, Jenison, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Some scuffing to the cover, mostly at corners. The paper with author and title on the spine is partly gone. Overall nice, solid copy. No dust jacket. 100% guarantee. Expert packaging.
Published by Robert Holden, London, 1926
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo, 257 pages, two-tone cloth, untrimmed fore and bottom edges, offset shadows on the endpapers from the missing dust jacket. A fantasy collection of short stories. 9 illustrations by Ralph Keene.
Published by Mandrake Press, London, 1929
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. 16mo. 98 pp. Frontispiece. Cloth backed snake skin patterned boards, paper spine label, in dustwrapper, very good. (59757).
Published by George Newnes Ltd
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: GOOD. No Date. George Newnes Ltd. Hardback. GOOD No DJ. Gilt titles. Blue boards. 8x5.5.
Published by London: The Mandrake Press, 1929
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Snakeskin paper cover boards with black cloth spine, paper spine label. Endpapers tanned, VG-FINE in dj with darkening to spine, chipped at spine ends.
Published by Newnes, London, 1935
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket. Frontispiece and jacket by Malcolm Easton. (illustrator). First Edition. First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6. Beyond the minor chipping a very nice copy of this collection of twelve tales by Australian author Knowles, "tales of the super-real rather than the supernatural, or, if you will, fairy tales for grown-ups." (jacket).
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. A second collection of fantastic tales, following "The Street of Queer Houses", Bleiler states it to be a considerable improvement on the first volume of stories. VG- book, some light warping of the boards, small bookdealer stamp on front endpaper and dealer note in pencil on flyleaf. Illustrated by Ralph Keene. Rare original DJ, VG-, front cover seperated along spine, but kept together with archival cover. Chips missing, mostly at top and bottom of the spine. Provenance - From the Gary Munson Collection; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Robert Holden, London, 1926
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6. Small ink stamp to front endpaper, book VG; jacket torn with loss across the top edge, some chips and tears, o/w VG-. Illustrations and jacket artwork by Ralph Keene. A second collection of weird tales by the author of The Street of Queer Houses. Uncommon, especially in the original dust-jacket.
Publication Date: 1925
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Good. London 1925 first edition (stated) Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. hardcover octavo. 225pp. Original line drawing end papers of women and men figures. Red cloth covered boards with dark grey cloth spine. Good Plus, some fading and slight browning of backstrip, mounted rectangular printed paper spine label is toned and has one 1/4 inch chip; extreme cover tips are just lightly bumped, no owner marks, hinges not cracked in or out; text clean and binding secure. no DJ. (Now in protective removable glassine jacket.) This book has become very scarce, even Rare. Knowles was an Australian who moved to England in later life. Pictures available on request.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st Edition 1927. Wonderful Gothic Weird Fantasy Short Stories. A number in Bleiler. Very rare. Art Deco illustrations by Eric Baliey. Book is very good++ and bright. Nice clean contents. The wrapper is very good++ and bright. Nicks to rubbed edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17586.
Published by The American Philosophical Society, 1945
Seller: Masalai Press, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 398 pp., illustrations, maps, bibliography.tears at top & bottom of spine, tape residue along spine, cover is age-toned, bookplate inside front cover, pencil notes on table of contents, small chip on back cover edge, binding is loose but all pages are bound, includes 5 page reprint of "Exploratory flights of Admiral Byrd (1940)" by Roger Hawthorne. Expedition on auroral phenomena, bacteriology, botany, cosmic rays, glaciology, magnetism, medicine, meteorology, micropaleontology, ornithology, petrography and petrology, physiography, physiology, seismology, structural geology, and zoology.