Captain Frank Cobb (93 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Later Printing. Aviator Series Volume 1. 165 pages. Pencil notes on front pastedown and ffep. Shelf wear to fair dust jacket with open tear at top of spine. Dust jacket in mylar.

hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Fading on covers, bumping on corners and spine, rubbing on edges, ex-library copy, pages yellowed, paper tape on spine. Still a rare first edition book. 1928 from the Saalfield Publishing Co. "C"obb (PM).

Condition: New.

hard cover, first in a series, no marks in book, some edge ears in DJ, Saalfield #3211, 165 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches, very good book condition, good + dust jacket condition, juvenile fiction,

Condition: New.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gray cover with black lettering and design shows light edge wear but no fraying. Pages browning but no markings. First page has top edge tear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Book #1 in the Aviation Series. Chocolate brown binding with black lettering has light wear at the corners, and some dampening and soiling on the spine and rear boards. There may be some front matter missing, and the frontpiece is pasted to the front pastedown. All reading pages are intact. 165 pgs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Stains to boards and lower edge of leaves, does not effect text. Pages browning. Binding is tight, text is clean. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Significant damage due to wetness. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Red cloth boards, black lettering and illustration, light wear. Pages tanned, no markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No Edition Stated. ex-library w/usual markings, light rubbing to edges, corners lightly bumped, page edges starting to tone, binding lightly shaken; red cloth.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No Edition Stated. light edgewear, 2 tiny tears to covers, corners lightly bumped, pages toned, small owner's inscription and red "A" on FFEP, tiny bit of soiling; purple cloth.

Hardback. Brown cloth, 8vo., 168pp. Clean tight copy, no markings, but pages brown, as usual with cheaper paper. Corners slightly bumped. Not a bad copy. Book condition VG. Binding: Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Book #3 in the Aviation Series. Turquoise binding with black lettering and black line drawing of old planes over water is nice, with only light sunfading on the spine and minor wear at hte edges and at the head and tail of the spine. Interior has an ink inscription on the front free endpapers and front pastedown, and pages yellowing with age, otherwise clean and tight. 168 pgs.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, OH. c1927. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. This is book #3 of 3 in the Aviator Series by Capt. Frank Cobb. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for an old price and notations in pencil on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; moderate toning to pages (common problem in Saalfield books due to high acid content in paper). DJ: Good; missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; moisture staining to flap folds. Green cloth boards and spine with black lettering on the spine and front board. Frontispiece drawing of a pilot in a dirigible.168 pp 8vo. This book is a thrilling adventure novel that revolves around a young aviator named Lawrence Petit, who has risen from a life of poverty to become an accomplished pilot, driven by a fierce ambition to succeed and an enduring hope of discovering his origins. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I's aftermath, where espionage and high-stakes missions set the stage for Lawrence to undertake a dangerous journey involving a dirigible and mysterious adversaries. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere in Washington is thick with fog, adding an element of mystery as Lawrence observes planes in flight, reflecting on his own past and ambitions. The narrative quickly shifts to Lawrence's upcoming meeting with a powerful figure, Hamilton Ridgeway, who is seeking to involve him in a secret and perilous mission. The tension escalates when Lawrence discovers that he is embroiled in a conspiracy involving espionage, the transportation of sensitive documents, and a gang of elusive criminals linked to the king's jewels. As the plot progresses, the stakes become increasingly high, and Lawrence must navigate the treacherous waters of intrigue, danger, and self-discovery. A clean presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Early reprint. Light tan cloth hardcover, with cover illustration of biplanes, covers are pleasingly clean; spine a bit mottled, light edge wear. Contents -- unmarked, browning paper, but not brittle, clean, has a insect hole lower edge of text block fore-edge, affecting the margins only, 1/8 to 3/8 inch. 165 pp., frontispiece.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket has edge chips, scuffs, soils, and some dampstaining on back cover; book has light normal exterior wear, and age toned pages. 168 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book #1 in the Aviation Series. Mylar-protected dust-jacket has light wear and tiny rips here and there, otherwise very nice. Chocolate brown binding with black lettering is excellent, with almost no wear. Interior has a neat ink inscription on the front free endpapers, and pages are yellowing with age, otherwise clean and tight. 165 pgs.

Condition: New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Type: Hardback Aviator Series Volume 1, 1927 Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Jacket. 165 pp. Captain Frank Cobb was a pseudonym used by Saalfield Pub Co to publish The Aeroplane Boys which was later reprinted as the Aviator Series, and the Stars and Stripes Series of books for boys. Olive illustrated cloth w/black titles is very clean and unmarked with slight wear to corners and spine edges. Frontispiece. Inner hinge cracked, binding remains tight and solid, square, with endbands. Pages heavily toned, quite clean and completely unmarked. 165 pages. 5.2 x 7.75 inches. 1927, Saalfield Pub Co., Chicago, Illinois.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Volume 2 only. Burgundy cloth covered boards with black titles; edges worn; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; jacket is in poor condition; with large chips and tears at edges and spine ends; endpapers and pages toned; interior is unmarked; 168 pages.