Captain Edward Rgr Evans (6 results)

Condition: Good. 1st edition. Boards have little wear. Pages tanned with spotting. DJ has tears and loss to edges with light toning and some marks.

hardcover. Condition: Good. With dust jacket. Undated. Presentation book plate on front end paper dated 1935. Map fully intact.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback, in good condition, with minor wear or discolouring to book covers and page edges. Clean text, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. November 1921 SECOND PRINTING (same month as first printing) of First UK Edition. Original blue cloth with red lettering spine. This book is the same format as the first printing in every way except for the printing information on the verso of the title page and the 6 pages of ads at the end. It has the same contents (other than the aforementioned differences), same binding, same cover stamping, same size as that of the first printing. The book has clean covers, cracking between frontispiece photo and title page which is common for the early printings (but binding is solid and not loose or shaken (nowhere close to breaking apart), puckering on front cover near spine but no puckering on spine or rear cover (puckering of cover cloth for the early printings is very common), some browning to EPs but no browning on text pages, some minor foxing spots towards front of book but most pages free of foxing, complete with all pages and maps (but lacking the rare dust jacket as previously noted), maps are in fine condition except the largest one has a 3cm tear at the bottom area of the stub, old owner name neatly penned to FFEP otherwise no previous owner marks or writing on any pages, rubbed spine ends with 1cm tear bottom spine cloth, 4cm wrinkle to cloth lower area of spine. A fairly nice example of this book which often suffers significant condition problems. The book measures 229mm tall x 155mm and has 283 + [1] + [6] pages, frontis portrait with tissue guard, folding hut plan, 2 folding and 1 double-page maps. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Blue covers with dulled red lettering and outline on the spine, gilt stamp on lower part of spine, corners are bumped, spine ends are scuffed, mall frayed area on upper top edge. Cloth is lightly rubbed and is lifting adjacent to front joint. Binding is sound except that half-title together with the frontis and protective tissue leaf are detached, "Tracks of Terrra Nova" map is detached. Previous owner's bookplate laid in on inside of front cover and "Geography and Travel" stamped in purple on lower inside corner, gift note for "Xmas /21" on darkened free front end-paper. Uncut (untrimmed) pages are slightly darkened but are otherwise clean. The large fold-out map has a short marginal tear at the gutter (not affecting the printed area), the fold-out maps and plan are otherwise clean and intact. Fourth Impression, December 1921. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 61121011045. All our books are sent by tracked mail.…

Condition: Near fine. First Edition. xiv,284,(6) pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth with red lettering on spine. Untrimmed foredge. Vertical old mild crease on the rear board. Corners slightly bumped. Gravure frontispiece portrait. A touch of spotting on the first few leaves. 3 folding maps. 1 folding plan. Spine unfaded. A better than normal copy of the book, being clean except for the first few leaves. Rosove 117, Spence 432, Taurus collection. 83 The first edition is uncommon as the book was reprinted in a number of formats. Captain Evans was a popular figure after the War and this led to many reprints.…