Commander Irving (47 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, faint stain to side text edge. ; 122 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, without dust jacket Previous owners ink signature. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 256 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition, 4th Printing. Small octavo hardcover with blue boards; 122 pp;deckled fore-edge. Tight binding, clean throughout; b/w illustrated figures. Cover wear with minor wrinkling to front board; toning to pastedowns. Very Good. A revised and expanded version of J. Tom Burgess's classic manual on cordage, rewritten for modern use by Commander J. Irving. Features 16 chapters of instructional text and diagrams. Provides a historical and practical overview of the "art" of knot-tying, covering cordage in general, simple loops, splicing, hitches, plaits, mats, and specialized anglers' knots.

Condition: Good. 1940. No Edition Stated. 122 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Black and white illustrations within. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Fair. 1966. First Published in G. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining and foxing to inside panels. Sticker to front panel.

Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Hardcover. Condition: FINE CONDITION. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE DUST JACKET. First Edition, First Printing. //NO REMAINDER MARK//NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKS OF ANY KIND (no names or inscriptions, no bookplate, no underlining, etc) //NOT PRICECLIPPED// NEW MYLAR COVER//.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. First American Edition. Near fine, with abrasion spot on front flyleaf, else clean and tight, in vg dj with a 2" tear, and some wear along creases and other minor edgewear. No chips, and not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First American Edition. 256 pp., illus., maps, previous owners name inked over with black felt-tip on upper left corner of ffep.

Condition: Good. New edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright with no inscriptions, 122pp, illustrated. Good DJ with some edge wear and small loss btm front.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First US Edition. New York: David McKay, (1967). First U.S. Edition. Large 8vo. 256pp, Index. Hardcover. Book very good plus condition (small wear spot foot of spine, owner's name on pastedown); dj very good minus (rubbed, spine ends frayed, partly soiled). With 16 photographs and 13 diagrams. From rear cover of dj: "When dawn broke, the enemy had gone; Scheer had escaped defeat. Was it a British victory? Only after the war could it be seen that it was the Battle of Jutland that made the untimate victory of 1918 possible".; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 256 pages.

Condition: Good. Reprint. Boards have little wear Slight toning to pages with some spotting. DJ has edge wear, toning and marks.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and toning - one tape repair.

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean with a tear. Book has clean and bright contents.

Condition: Good. 1946. First Edition. 196 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Condition: Good. 1946. First Edition. 196 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to both boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1967 1st Am. ed. 256pp. illus. hardback sm 4to: Good+ in a Good+ dj in Brodart poly cover [top & fore edges are age browned; else a clean, complete & tight copy].

HARDBACK BROWN. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: FAIR. General wear, rubbed DJ, creased DJ, agetoned DJ, foxed endpapers, deckled pages DATE PUBLISHED: 1946 EDITION: 122.

Hard Cover. First U.S. Edition, First printing. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKWT WITH $7.95 PRICE.

Hardcover. Condition: Used, good. Small blue hardcover without jacket, 1934, 5th printing, 122pp. Cover has slight wear, somewhat discolored; light foxing on endpapers, text clean and unmarked. Rather nice condition. **We are a small family business with over 25 years experience providing fine new and pre-owned books online. You can expect professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dustjacket is chipped and has small tears along edges. Endpapers are yellowed. Inside clean.

paperback. Condition: Good. 1946 George Routledge hardback edition on light Brown marked cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First American Edition. Hardcover; Hardcover: Cloth binding with title on spine in gold. Clean endpapers. The British Navy exercising complete control of the sea and exercising her strength to blockade the 'enemy' Nice tight binding. Jacket: Edgewear and chipping. Rubbed on outside edges and on spine edges. Closed tears (2) 1/2 inch. Illustrated front cover. Desirable copy in protective mylar. ; B/w Photos; 8VO; 256 pages.

HARD BACK TAN. Condition: GOOD. Light soiling to front and back cover. Spine discoloring. Edges browning. DATE PUBLISHED: 1943 EDITION: 232.

Brown Cloth. Condition: GOOD (Contents VERY GOOD). No Jacket. Pictorial Illustrations Throughout. (illustrator). This is the first edition. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Signed by A Previous Owner.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated by Imperior War Museum (illustrator). Dustjacket has one 1/4" closed tear along top edge front cover, and some slight rubbing at some edges. ; Book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. "It was the first and only time that the opposing British and German battle fleets were ever to meet. It was the first time the British fleet had been in major action for over a hundred years." ; B&W Illustrations & Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 256 pages.

Hb in Dw 256pp illustrations It was the first and only time that the opposing British and German battle fleets were ever to meet . Vg/Vg copy with school prize bookplate to fep.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 256pp, edges slightly browned, text clean and sound, black cloth, front board edge bumped; Good / no dustwrapper.

Condition: Good. 1st ed. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. DJ with some edge wear, toning and a few tears.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Marks on cover (see photo) and inside fly leaf. Sticky tape inside covers. Inscribed fly leaf. Marks on booklet block does not intrude on text. Includes: Cordage in general, Simple Knots and Loops, Shortening, Knots for Uniting Ropes, Splicing Rope, Ties, Ring Knots, Mooring Knots, Hitches, Fastenings and Lashings, The Ends of Ropes, Plaits and Mats, Strops and Slings, Wire, Anglers' Knots. Measures: 12cm x 18cm.