Captain a P Isard (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. An authoritative and specialized manual on model fittings and guns. for the modeler. Profusely Illustrated. Front Cover loose.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. A beautiful copy with only very minor wear. Originally published in 1939 by Faber & Faber in London, this 327-page technical handbook features an introductory foreword by legendary modeling advocate Percival Marshall. Designed for both prospective and master scale modelers, it provides an exhaustive, step-by-step masterclass on fabricating minuscule deck components and weaponry. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. No edition stated, but would appear to be circa 1939. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, slight faded marks, small tear and edge worn. A small piece of the top panel is missing. Now protected in cellophane. The condition of the book is given in terms of the book's age. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Cloth. Condition: Good - -. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 327pp., blue cloth with discolouration and bumping to spine ends, foxing to page edges, pages and eps darkening, small name on ffep. Dustjacket is price-clipped with wear, rubbing and discolouration, invisible tape repairs to edges which are chipped, spine faded.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second impression hardback, 1946, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of handling and storage - spine tanned and silver titles faded, light shelfwear. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; pages toned, text and illustrations clean and clear throughout. Includes period flyer for Beatties of London model fixtures and fittings. Not an old library book. Photograph available. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 230 x 150 mm approx. 328 pp Frontis + 2 other b/w photo plates as called for + 184 line drawings in text. Foreword by Percival Marshall.First Edition 1939. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG (Book - mild general shelf wear to cloth no notable soiling, a few soiling spots to front paste down, previous owner gift/bookplate to free front end paper with ink name to top margin. Dust Jacket- moderate general shelf rubbing and soiling and white titles to spine tanned, non price clipped - cover 12s6d, Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket).…

2nd impression. Plates & illustrations. 8vo (9 x 5 3/4 inches), 327-pages. Original blue cloth; very good.

Condition: Good. Foxing to cover & fading at edges. Tanning/marks to dustjacket, fading at spine & scuffs/tears to edges. Cracks to hinges. Foxing to textblock edges/endpapers. Tanning to pages. Content good.