Captain L G Taylor (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Boards damp stained, including 6 examples of Prince Line forms in back pocket on inside board. dj has closed tears, patched chipping and clear tape on the spine. Shipping.

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Edition. Fourth edition from1951. Originally published in 1944. There is rubbing to the corners with a small dent and a mark to the rear panel but the boards are otherwise unmarked. Browning to the page edges. Name and address of the original owner in ink on the front pastedown with some notes in pencil to the front free endpaper. Browning to the endpapers but the pages are otherwise generally unmarked. Complete with four fold-out diagrams and all the required items in the pocket attached to the rear pastedown. Slight creasing to the edges of some of the documents and fold out diagrams. No jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. H/B 176 pages plus documents in pocket at rear of book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. reprinted 1st Edition. H/B 160 pages plus documents in pocket at rear of book. navy boards with gilt lettering to the spine, an owners name and address to the flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 5.75 x 8.75 inches. 367 pages. Fold-out cross-section of a very large crude carrier. A number of inserts in the back pocket. Yellow cloth cover with gold script on spine. Previous owner's name in ink on front endpaper. Light wear. Very good condition.

Condition: Very Good. Revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 124 printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams throughout, fold-out graph to the rear. A little wear to the spine ends and corners, ghosting to the end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL NAVY (RN).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1952 Reprint Edition without Jacket on blue cloth - collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. binding tight, 155 pages S2 1. Drawings and Charts (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / Second Print (first published 1951). Hardback copy in dark blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, blind stamped lettering to front board, no dustjacket. 212pp. B/w photo frontispiece, b/w diagrams within text, fold-out diagrams, pocket to rear endpaper with documents. Not library copy, name in ink to top of ffep. (36/6). …

Fourth Edition. Publisher's navy cloth, near fine. A particularly well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean, and surprisingly sharp cornered. ; 176 pages; Abundantly illustrated with black and white photo plates. A back pocket holds a number of fine, large folding examples of Bills of Lading and other trade related shipping documents. Subjects: Ships--Cargo. 1 Kg.…

Fourth Edition. Publisher's navy cloth, near fine. A particularly well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean, and surprisingly sharp cornered. ; 176 pages; Abundantly illustrated with black and white photo plates. A back pocket holds a number of fine, large folding examples of Bills of Lading and other trade related shipping documents. Subjects: Ships--Cargo. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. vi, 164 pages. Jacket rather crudely priceclipped (else fine in removeable archival sleeve). The name Dick Turpin (!) to top right of front endpaper, else clean and unmarked in sturdy binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. 220 pp, Includes dust jacket which is cream coloured with dark blue lettering and diagram on front and spine - wear and tear at edges (see photos provided). Cover is navy blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine - no imperfections (photo). B&w photos and illustrations. Former owner's stamp at bottom of title page (photo). Fold out schematic drawing. No notations, underlining or highlighting. Prompt shipping includes tracking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very Good in Good dust jacket Illustrations include 3 fold-outs and 12 inserts in rear pocket. Eighth edition. Staining on bottom edge, else very good in a good (heavy staining on the front panel and along the spine) dust jacket.; 269 pages.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Babes In A Boat - Part I - A couple knowing nothing of navigation decides to set sail from Victoria, British Columbia and cross the Pacific; The Big Redwood - Story of a dog's uncanny instinct; A Holiday in the Sunderbunds - Pursuing a Royal Bengal Tiger - with great photos; A Matter of Habit - An amusing tale of two mean men at that 'sun-baked cinder-heap Aden'; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part III of an amazing expedition from Sollum to El Obeid, over two thousand miles, across the Sahara, visiting much previously unexplored territory, with nice photos; The "Lone Star Kid" - Young Harry Wells purchases a pony, sombrero and revolver before proceeding to carry out a 'hold-up'; Ram Kumar's "Cure" - a common fraud/confidence trick practiced in India; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part III of the extraordinary adventures of G.M. Dyott, who was abandoned by his guide in the upper Amazon - includes photos of shrunken heads; The Great Snake - A native Basuto legend comes true in the Orange Free State; Full-page photo of the 'Santa Cruz Monster' that washed up on shore; Photo of the Emir of Kano's Bodyguard; "Black Foxes" - An amusing story from near Mink Landing, Alberta which proves not every black fox pelt is worth the money; Two Men and a Leopard - Story of a terrific hand-to-hand battle with an infuriated leopard; A Weird Quest - Daily seances are held to aid in finding lost California gold mines; Up and Down in Kurdistan - Nicely phtoto-illustrated article about David F. Anderson and his flying excursion in Mesopotamia which began as an ibex hunt and ended with a bear. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Potts, Leonard; Robinson, T.H.; Edward, Lionel; Gillett, F.; Woodville, R. Caton; Eyles, D.C.; Gillett, Frank; Somerfield, T.; Goss, G.W.; Brock, H.M.; Prater, E.; Vedder, S.H.; Hiley, F.E. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. 526 pages (complete). Hand numbered 227 of a limited edition of 500 copies. Folio sized. A heavy, most handsome copy. Fully bound in leather. Gilt titling, bordering and edging. The gilt is benign and very lightly worn. The spine has five ridges. Titling and decoration are worn. The leather is also much worn. The spine is fit and healthy. The boards have storage / shelving wear about. Nonetheless, they are dignified and pleasing. Within, the tissue separators are in immaculate condition. Marbled end papers with gilt edge decoration that are in elegant, most pleasing condition. The gilt edging is a little worn but is otherwise gratifyingly smart. The contents have some amiable evidence of usage with occasional handling marks and wear, but in general and by far, the pages are wonderfully neat and tidy and amenable. The pages are clean, clear, confident, generous to a fault, clubbable, enjoyable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …