D J Adley (46 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition First Printing. An essential guide for the collector of modern British juvenile literature, this book reveals the names of 2000+ authors & editors behind the pen names associated with popular boys' fiction, including series books, periodicals, & papers. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1970, this hardcover book has navy blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Extremely slight bumping to corners. The orig. DJ (with price in British pounds sterling at lower front flap) is downgraded to Good+ due to heavy-ish rubbing to extremities, some creasing/short chips to top edge, & a spot of sticker pull on front cover midway coming in from fore edge. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, Not Price Clipped. British First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dictionary style entries. Book.

Condition: Good. 1st. 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.

hardcover. First Edition. blue cloth w/ gilt spine lettering; 361 pgs; the first comprehensive listing of over 2000 authors & editors of British juvenile fiction, containg brief biographies, pen-names, etc.; intro by Leslie Charteris; w/ tribute to D.C.Thomson; note about the Charles Hamilton Schools & list; note about the Sexton Blake Roll of Honour & list. jacket art by Basil Reynolds. near fine copy in near fine dust jacket: only slightest bump to front corner points else fine; dj shows just trivial rubbing to front corners; else very presentable.…

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 361pp, text clean and binding sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper, wrapper edges rubbed andslightly frayed, prie-clipped. ISBN: 0093047703.

First edition hardback in dustjacket. The jacket is torn and has some wear. The blue cloth binding has some light wear only and is sound. There is a touch of light edge foxing to the text which is otherwise very clean. [6] + 361.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Booklet listing all the bibliographical details of Detrctive Weekly. A VG+ copy. 0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. 362pp. Boards very slightly rounded at corners; internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring a little spotting on text block edges. In its original, gloriously and humorously illustrated dust jacket (faded, a little chipped and rubbed at extremities, single crease along upper edge). An indispensable biographical reference work for collectors and enthusiasts of British juvenile literature, containing biographical details of over 2000 authors and editors, including pen names. The product of 15 years of research, it includes many new names not previously credited with contributions to the genre - whether your interest is G A Henty, Rider Haggard, Frank Richards of Billy Bunter Fame, or the creator of Tiger Tim stories, you will find the information you need.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 361 pp. Fine copy in a clean jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. "This is the book that every collector of British juvenile literature - and every enthusiast - has long been awaiting. It contains the names of well over two thousand authors and editors, together with biographical details of many of them, including pen-names they used and the papers and publishers to which they contributed" (dust jacket).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. pp 169 illus slight foxing on prelims d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 'The Men Behind Boys' Fiction' by W. O. G. Lofts and D. J. Adley. Howard Baker 1970 first edition. A few light spots of foxing. Very good in slightly edge rubbed dust jacket.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 361 pages; Description: [5], 361 p. 23 cm. Subjects: Children's stories, English --Dictionaries. Boys --Books and reading --Dictionaries. 1 Kg.…

Softcover. Condition: Good. List of all the Ruberts till 1990 | Druk: 1 | Binding: soft cover | Staat: Zeer Goed | Jaar: 1990.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FRANK RICHARDS THE MAN BEHIND THE CHUMS by MARY CADOGAN, VIKING 1998 FIRST EDITION, NEAR FINE IN LIKE JACKET. THE WORLD OF FRANK RCHARDS BY LOFTS & ADLEY, HOWARD BAKER 1975 Ist VERY GOOD IN GOOD JACKET. THE MAGNET COMPANION HOWARD BAKER 1971 Ist GOOD IN A FAIR JACKET WITH SOME TAPE REPAIRS. PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPHS.(Nb POSTAGE WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE THAN FOR ONE BOOK approx £4.75 with Royal Mail).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. very good +. First edition. p 169. Very slight rubs to price clipped jacket around spine ends, top of spine gently pushed, a few spots to pegs, else a sound, clean and firm copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised and Updated by Beck J. Illustrated in black & white.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Identification Guide to the D. C. Thomson and John Leng Annuals 1921-1965. Privately printed first edition. VG. 0.

Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm, 361 pp. This work is mainly intended to cover the writers of stories which appeared in boys' papers up to about 1950, as after that date most boys' papers mainly consisted of picture stories. Some writers of boys' books are, however, included where it is felt that they should be inserted for general interest. It contains the names of well over two thousand authors and editors, together with biographical details of many of them, including the pen-names they used and the papers and publishers to which they contributed. One can tell at a glance what one's favourite author wrote, and where. Whilst this biography does not claim to list every single boys' author who ever wrote, it does claim to list every single Amalgamated Press writer, plus many hundreds of principal writers for other papers and publishers. Top edge duststained, otherwise Near Very Good in a slightly used and edgeworn dustwrapper.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 361 pages; Description: [5], 361 p. 23 cm. Subjects: Children's stories, English --Dictionaries. Boys --Books and reading --Dictionaries. 1 Kg.…

first edition, hardback octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original cloth gilt.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised and Updated by Beck J. Illustrated in black & white with a colour frontice piece. Spiral bound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, Stated 1st Publication 1970, 1st Edition, NF/VG+, AS-IS, Interior Nice tight Clean light Wear Fox, 361 pgs, DJ light Rub, wear tiny Chips tears Edges, Dark Blue Cloth Titled in Gold Gilt on Spine Cvr, DJ protected in Clear Mylar, 8vo, (83/4"h x 51/2"w) approx, .Includes Tribute to D. C. Thomas Papers & Red Circle School. British Juvenile Literature, Contains Names of Well over 2,000 Authors & Editors, together with biographical Details of many of Them, including the pen Names they used & the papers & Publishers to which they Contributed. Contains many new facts never before Revealed. An indispensable reference work for collectors.…

Condition: good. dw good/vgc. Hardback with DW in good condition, TANNED.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 361 pages.

1st edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked, dust-dulled as with age and torn with some loss. Text remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; v, 143 pages ; 30 cm. Subjects; Children's periodicals, English Publishing History. Children's periodicals, English ; Bibliography. Children's periodicals, English Collectors and collecting. Children's periodicals, English. Children's books Periodicals. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First Edition. Yellow pictorial Jacket with some chipping at head and 1 cm tear at top of spine and spotting at reverse (blank) side. Blue Cloth Binding is bright apart from some wear at spine ends. Interior is clean apart from usual spotting to fore-edge. 361pp. Now in loose removable clear cover wrapper guard.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Covers front and rear slightly grubby with faint crease to top right front panel. Internally no inscription clean and VG.

1st edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges somewhat nicked, dust-dulled as with age and torn with some loss. Text remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; v, 143 pages ; 30 cm. Subjects; Children's periodicals, English Publishing History. Children's periodicals, English ; Bibliography. Children's periodicals, English Collectors and collecting. Children's periodicals, English. Children's books Periodicals. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The original edition, printed on multi-coloured paper, , pp38.