Charles S Verral (16 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Original title: Robert Goddard - Father of the Space Age) browned pages. Frame, Paul (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No Dust Jacket as issued. The Very Good binding is staple-bound, illustrated paper over boards with a foil spine, the front cover shows an Indian holding a bow and arrow with a feather headdress and red and yellow lettering, the rear cover is advertising for Golden Nature Guides. The binding pages show some toning, light corner-wear. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. The lovely color illustrations by Si Vanderlaan can be found on every page. The book measures 6.7" wide x 8.0" tall. First Edition, "A" is present on the last page. About Little Golden Books The Little Golden Books were printed in September 1942 and for sale in stores in October. One and a half million books were sold in just five months. With an initial series of twelve titles each having a print run of 50,000 copies, the first Little Golden Books were priced at a very affordable 25 cents each. Little Golden Books started with publishing firm Simon & Schuster; Western Printing and Lithographing Company in Racine, Wisconsin was Simon & Schuster's partner in the Little Golden Books venture, with Western handling print operations. Ownership and control of the series have changed several times since; today, Penguin Random House is its current publisher. (Wikipedia). Vanderlaan, Si (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No Dust Jacket as issued. The Good- binding is staple-bound, illustrated paper over boards with a foil spine, the front cover shows Lassie with red and black lettering, the rear cover is advertising for Big Golden Books for Growing Minds. The binding pages show some toning, light soiling and wear to the cover, corner-wear, wear on the rear cover, wear at the head and foot of the spine. The binding is tight and the pages are clean, with writing on inside front cover in space provided, and writing on title page, short tares on 4 pages at the bottom edge. The lovely color illustrations by Joseph Dreany can be found on every page. The book measures 6.7" wide x 8.0" tall. First Edition, "A" is present on the last page. About Little Golden Books The Little Golden Books were printed in September 1942 and for sale in stores in October. One and a half million books were sold in just five months. With an initial series of twelve titles each having a print run of 50,000 copies, the first Little Golden Books were priced at a very affordable 25 cents each. Little Golden Books started with publishing firm Simon & Schuster; Western Printing and Lithographing Company in Racine, Wisconsin was Simon & Schuster's partner in the Little Golden Books venture, with Western handling print operations. Ownership and control of the series have changed several times since; today, Penguin Random House is its current publisher. (Wikipedia). Dreany, E. Joseph (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 352pp. Colour and black and white illustrations. In laminated hard card covers. 8vo. Boards lightly rounded at spine tips. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A collection of true escape stories, some autobiographical from writers such as Winston Churchill, Joseph P Blank, Hans Hardy, Greg Keeton, Norbert Muhlen, D W David, Hans Car etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover, first edition, second printing, 1967. This very small book (pocket size) is in good plus condition - corners bumped; pages tanned; light spotting to edges. J Pecnard (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Cover. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Volume 1 only. Boards remain tidy with little shelf rub. Binding is secure. Pages remain neat with no inscriptions or annotations. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

1st edition. This pulp fiction magazine was publshed under this title beginning about 1930 (previously was Argosy All-Story Weekly). This issue contains three serials (featured is Valley of Missing Men by Brent), two novelettes, three short stories, features. Very good copy of scarce item. 7 x 10, pp 1-144 + ads, b/w illus. VeryGood+ unmarked, mended tear along spine, bright wraps, backstrip intact, light edgewear. Magazine in color-illus wraps (art by Paul Stahr), side-stapled. …

no hardcover, dustjacket. Condition: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDsm4to; 608 pages; good hardcover no dustjacket; slight scuff to face board; tips bumped; spine starting to slant; spine head and heal bumped; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Cover. Reprint.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Near VG, front cover detached, edges slightly frayed, spine worn, else a nice copy. Cover art by Phil Stahr from Red Emeralds.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. reprint. 352 pages. page edge foxed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Premier issue of this short-lived pulp magazine with a focus on aerial war combat fiction stories. This first issue was released in December of 1939, the second was released two months later in February of 1940, and the final issue was released in November, 1945. Illustrated throughout, with lurid cover art by H. W. McCauley for "A Nazi Shall Die!" by Metteau Miles. Chicago, IL: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1939. Original illustrated wraps, illustrated in black and white throughout; pp. 146. About very good condition. Wraps show shelfwear, with light creasing and closed tears to edges. Internally toned else clean.…