A E W Mason Et Al (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Pictures are included in the book. Letter from the Queen in the book. Pages are clean. Edge wear. Jacket condition is poor.

Condition: Good. 1939. First Printed. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Colour illustrated plates throughout with photographic frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining to both boards.…

Condition: Good. 1939. First Edition. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and notable sunning.…

Condition: Good. 1939. First Printed. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.…

Condition: Good. 1939. First Edition. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Colour and black and white illustration plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Spine noticeably tanned. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good in Good dust jacket. Illustrated. First printing. Brief gift inscription on front free endpaper, else good in a good (edge worn with a few small chips), price clipped dust jacket.

Condition: Good. Volume 34. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Medium blue cloth 8vo with black leather half binding. Raised bands, gilt borders and gilt lettering within a red leather panel on sun faded backstrip. Lightly bumped corners and a little general wear. Blue speckled trimmed edges. Interior is secure, clean and clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Fair. 1939. First Edition. 255 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with decorations. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout with black and white photographic frontispiece. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, rear board slightly loose. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning and foxing overall.…

Super octavo hardcover (VG-); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. (London) Hodder & Stoughton, first edition, 1939. Writers include T S Eliot, A A Milne, Georgette Heyer, C Day Lewis, H C Bailey et al. Artists include William Russell Flint, Edmund Dulac, Rex Whistler. Very good condition in somewhat worn and chipped dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition. First edition. 4to; 255pp; red stamped light blue buckram with title on front cover in a cartouche over which is a crown and a red cross below, title and publisher on spine; 12 full page illustrations in color and black and white, frontispiece a black and white photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth; facsimile letter from Queen Elizabeth in her handwriting between pages 4 and 5; unclipped color illustrated dust jacket with a portrait of the Queen; light sunning of spine head and board edges, light age toning of paper and edges; chipping to upper and lower edges of dj with some age toning; very good in good dj. An interesting compilation of British authors contributed to the book whose proceeds benefited the Red Cross at the start of WWII.…

Condition: Fair. 1935. First Edition. 158 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Noticeable cracking to front hinge causing board to be slightly loose. Binding throughout remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned with minor speckles of foxing throughout. Minor ink marks to rear endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Heavy markings and some staining to all surfaces. Splits to spine ends with cloth slightly fraying.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 290-382 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: My Escape From the Turks Disguised as a Woman - the incredible story of Private Miron D. Arber and his Sinai ordeal; The Log of the "Moewe" - the adventures of a modern pirate, told by her Commander Count Dohna-Schlodien - article with photos; A Brush with the Kisi - in quest of ivory, J.A. Jordan encounters a hostile African witch doctor; Historic Crimes and Mysteries - William Shaw and a Joke on Justice; On the Borders of Tibet - part IV of the story of two years' wanderings - largely among wild lands and wilder people, whose chief desire is to build the intruding foreigner up in a damp bonfire to smoulder to death - with photos; A Bandit's Bride - Part II of the story of Elena Villa-Pinillos, once married to Mexico's Francisco Villa - no more graphic picture of the state of anarchy and terrorism prevailing in unhappy Mexico can be imagined; Strange Stories of the War; Wang Yin-Shee and the Panther - a missionaries story of a Chinese hunter's terrible experience - a death wrestle with a huge panther; A Flying Man in South Africa - Part V of a very interesting account of John G. Barron's flying adventures- with photos; How We Stole The Tugboat - Sergeant Maurice Prost recounts his sensational escape from the Germans; The Downfall of Dave Rodger - a prospector in the West turns the tables on a 'bad man' and his lawless satellites; "Punch" - the unruly kangaroo pet of nuns at an Australian convent; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Bates, L.; Gillett, Frank; Evison, G. Henry; Gilbert, A.; Reynolds, Warwick; Prater, Ernest; Wigfull, W.E.; Wood, Stanley L.; Ashton, Rossi (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 88 Pages plus 24 pages of ads. Features: The Burning of the Prisoners in the Punishment Hut - Germany's Dastardly Crime, as told by Pedro Dominguez, a Spanish seaman and eye-witness of the tragedy ; The Six Skulls - Part III of a sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings" (Chinese Secret Society /Tong story); The Mast-Shooters of Belgium - how quaint and novel archery contests were conducted in Belgium and Northern France - with great photos; The Unlucky Motor-Boat - the "Jean"; Queer Fixes; The Seaplane Patrol - our narrow escape in the North Sea; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; The Port Elizabeth "Spook" - a very unusual ghost story; Strange Stories of the War - how we rescued the Commander/How a Dog Outwitted the Germans/Into the Hand of a Woman (a story of the invasion of Lithuania); The Death-Room - solving the mystery of how three men died in the same room in the same house; Pumping a Great Sea Dry - Holland's gallant attempt to reclaim the Zuider Zee (with photos); An Underground City of Salt - near Cracow, in Galicia - article with photos; Railway Building in the Wilderness - Part III - Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific, the second great transcontinental line to pierce the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; The World's Smallest Railway, The Grand Island Railway (text with photos); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World, The Magazine For Everybody, November (Nov.) 1917, No. 235, Vol. XL - Burning of the Prisoners in the Punishment Hut Germany's Dastardly Crime, as told by Pedro Dominguez, a Spanish seaman and eye-witness of the tragedy ; The Six Skulls -. Illustrated by Wright, Frank; Evison, G. Henry; Wigfull, W.E.; Reynolds,Warwick; McDowell, R.; Coller, H.; Holloway, W. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part 1) - Sister Janina vanished from Isadore, Michigan and it was 12 years before the mystery was solved; Post-Hole Pete - an amusing bear story from the Alaska wilds; The Maddest Exploit of the War - Trooper Gerald Fitzgerald No. 1313 1st King Edward's Horse was unaware of the Armistice so single-handedly pursued the retiring German Army; The Ship That Came Back - the liner "Sesostris" was wrecked off the coast of Guatemala, lifted into a jungle by a volcano, then salvaged to resume her career! - article with photos; Short Stories; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - and After (part 1) - Sergeant H. Wright, D.S.M., of the Royal Marine Light Infantry provides striking narrative; Ants and Other Pests - Mining Engineer E.T. McCarthy's thrilling experiences; Across Unknown Arabia in Disguise - part 4 - Mr. Philby describes his travels in central Arabia among the Wahhabi (Wahabi) Arabs - article with photos; The Hunting of Felizardo, a notorious brigand in the Philippines - photo-illustrated article; On Foot Through South America - part 7 of 7 - travels in the "Great Wilderness" of Bolivia, and a meeting with "Jack Thompson" - photo-illustrated article; With a Bristol Fighter Squadron on the Western Front - part 4 (illustrated); Down at Iceland - sights and events on a trip to Iceland in a typical Grimsby trawler ; A Battle with Bears - an exciting story from the wilds of Wyoming, by Frank M. McMaines; Nice illustrated B.V.D. underwear ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Nicolson, W.C.; Whitaker, W.G.; Prater, Ernest; Reynolds, Warwick; Gillett, Frank; Hodgson, E.S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Wood, Stanley L.; Horne, A.E.; Avis, W.; Wigfull, W.E.; Small, A.G. (illustrator).…

[Literary Magazine] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST APPEARANCES. Three volumes. Octavo (24 x 27cm), pp.[4] 804; pp.[4] 724; pp.[4] 804. With frequent black and white illustrations, including Paget's famous illustrations for the Holmes stories. Handsomely bound in brown half morocco, with raised bands, twin green title labels lettered in gilt, matching cloth over boards, t.e.g., other edges speckled. Contents a little toned as expected else clean, covers unmarked. Attractively presented in a recent leather binding. A significant collection, containing all thirteen parts of Doyle's 'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' and all twelve parts of Nesbit's 'The Phoenix and the Carpet.' Also featuring a selection of short pieces by Jacobs, Mason, Meade, Pemberton, Pain, Nesbit, Maugham, Marsh, and Morrison, and a vision of the tank from Wells more than ten years before it was deployed on the battlefields of France.…