C H Claudy (83 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Thus. Trade Paperback. First Thus, 1st printing. Glued binding, illustrated glossy wrappers; 412 pages, illustrations. Frontier Classics Series, with a New Introduction by John D. McDermott. CONDITION: FINE, binding square and tight, pages crisp and unmarked; faint shelf-wear to edges. CONTENT: Originally published by the author in 1918, the year he turned 84, this fascinating autobiography is reprinted here with a new and thoughtful introduction by John D. McDermott. Anson Mills saw frontier service in Arizona and Kansas, where he fought against the Apache and Cheyenne. As a battalion commander with the army, he played an important role in Reynolds's Powder River campaign of early 1876, and in the Great Sioux War later that year. His good fortune continued after his service, when he became a millionaire after inventing and improving military items. …

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Paperback edition. (George Washington, Presidents, Biography) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. …

Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Published November, 1915. Grey cloth with vignette in orange and black on front, orange titles and decoration on spine. Moderate aging and light wear to covers. Binding is firm. Soiling/spotting/age discoloration to text block. Soiling/age spotting to endpapers; vintage gift inscription on front endpaper; age spotting to illustrations and facing pages; otherwise interior is age toned with light soiling/spotting scattered throughout. Chase Emerson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. General wear to boards. Pages tanned with spotting.

Hardcover. No Jacket. 213 pp + 1 p epilogue, a blue and brown frontis, the endpapers are illustrated, there is a card pocket and date due slip on the rear free endpaper, book name and author written above them, there is no other x-library markings, the book and contents are clean and tight, the frontis and title pages have a small 1'2" soil spot on the edge, front endpaper has a gift inscription dated 1933, the covers are tight, they are soiled and worn on the edges. A.C. Valentine (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Including "How I Became a Big-League Pitcher" by Christy Mathewson. Originally published in 1912, this work consists of chapters on bunting, running, offensive game planning, defensive strategy, umpiring drills (titled "Battlefield and Arms"), and A.G. Spaldings organizational rules. Almost impossible to find in the original edition. In very good condition. I have more than 275 books om the History of Baseball and more than 2,400 baseball publications in stock. Discounts available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. …

Blue Cloth Covered Boards. Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. NEAR VERY GOOD most of the white lettering on the spine is gone, spine darkened. Thomas Wrenn (illustrator). Book.

Condition: Good. 1918. No edition remarks. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustration plates. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Heavy cracking to gutters. Binding loose. Remains of prize plate to front pastedown. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing, fraying and tearing to spine ends and edges. All surfaces heavily tanned, particularly spine. Some additional heavy marks and staining.…

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content has toning to page ends. No DJ.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condition: Good Condition. A. C. VALENTINE (illustrator).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Ephemera. Condition: Poor with no dust jacket. Stapled binding is fragile with pages tearing along binding. Wrappers detached with front and back separated but present. General light tanning and handling wear. Horizontal fold on all pages. Various articles on science and technology, many of them related to American participation in World War I. Articles include, among others, Claudy, "Uncle Sam's Ground Schools for Flyers: Giving Observers Practical Experience in 'Spotting' on a Miniature Battlefield"; Lescarboura, "Micro-Photoplays: Staging Motion-Picture Productions with the Aid of the Microscope"; and "The Motor-Driven Commercial Vehicle." Photographic illustrations. Many advertisements, including full-page ad on rear of wraps for Torbensen internal gear truck drives. 15.25" tall; 16 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Hardcover with light edge wear, front cover stained, spine slightly loose and frayed, detailed book illustrations inside front cover and inside back cover, inscription, light spotting to pages, otherwise pages near very good. A.C. Valentine (illustrator).

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. 1st. one page article on cigar-making machine with 3 photos by C.H. Claudy. Size: 11'' x 16''. C.H. Claudy Photos (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 220pp. HARDCOVER Ornate presentation bookplate attached to ffep. Few spots to eps at both ends and external edges. Very clean internally. Strong binding. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Chase Emerson & Florence M. Anderson (illustrator). Book.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. No dust jacket. Minor edge wear to grey and yellow cloth boards. A tan to untrimmed page edges. Contents bright and unmarked within. Two of the colour plates have unfortunately become unglued/unbound. However, the structural integrity of the binding is otherwise solid. A lovely, clear copy overall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. the boards are rubbed and edge worn. some age related wear. foxing and marks. gift inscription. all text is clear and legible. contents are intact and complete. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Early Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 303 p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm. Subject; Animals ; Fiction. 1 Kg. …

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket. No previous owner's name; clean tight pages, ; EB 17.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. Out of print. Binding is cloth.

Octavo hardcover (VG-); 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

Condition: Fair - Good. No Jacket. Toronto: The Ryerson Press 220 pp. Gift inscription to former owner on ffep dated 1930. The nature adventures of Jack and Nina. Blue cloth on boards binding has some soiling and a few spots of stain, wee frays to corners, a couple of nicks to bottom front edge, a chip from foot of spine. Text has a few finger smudges but is in nice condition, some production flaws from the cutting of the pages' edge. Great vintage illustration plates. A colour frontispiece. Hard Cover. Fair - Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Chase Emerson and Florence M. Anderson. 8 x 5 1/2. Chase Emerson and Florence M. Anderson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. A crisp, clean book in vivid blue boards. Minor fraying to top of spine. With color illustrated endpapers and frontis. Book has owner's signature. A terrific copy of this wonderful juvenile fantasy series from the 1930s. A.C. Valentine (illustrator).…

Early Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 303 p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm. Subject; Animals ; Fiction. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Reprint March 1935, Pages generally clean and bright, Binding firm, Light wear to edges, Dust jacket unclipped, previous owner sticker pasted to f.f.e.p., Some small tears to dust jacket. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Very light edgewear to hardboards, dustcover has mild edgewear, some small chips; Very light wear to blue hardboards with black embossing on spine and cover, straight and square, very clean, no markings, endpapers illustrated, dustcover light wear under mylar - bright ; 7.50 X 5.20 X 1.30 inches; 214 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 555 grams. The second page is almost detached. With eight illustrations by thomas Wrenn. Thomas Wren (illustrator).