Donovan J James B (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The book is in good condition with a sturdy hardcover binding. The spine and cover show minimal wear, typical for its age. There is no dust jacket present. The pages are clean and well-preserved, with no inscriptions or library markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 184 pp. Red boards lettered in black on the spine. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. Cover and frontispiece by L. F. Lupton. When that solitary flyer crashed in the mountains, they closed the files on him. International police heaved a sigh of relief - they were finally rid of a troublesome, dangerour and ruthless adventurer. But they sighed too soon. Size: 12mo. L. F. Lupton; (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Slight discoloration to pages, DJ shows some wear along edges and spine, DJ back cover shows some red stains.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Near Fine (NEAR NEW). Dust Jacket Condition: Plastic Dust Wrapper. Deluxe Edition, First Edition. .please e-mail for further details. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Illustrated with Drawings and Photographs (illustrator). Not Signed or Inscribed.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Volcanic Eruption on Ambrim Island in the New Hebrides in 1913 - article with spectacular photos; The Mad Mule - a mine mule turns murderer at the Blue Mountain Mine in Butte, Montana; The Mystery of Crowhurst Aylmer - a remarkable romance from 1890 is narrated by a life insurance manager; Whale-Hunting With A Camera - A fascinating account of the work of scientific naturalist-photographer H.J. Shepstone - the first man to secure a complete set of striking photographs of the various species of whales 'at home' in the water, and being harpooned, at a time when they were already facing extinction; An Accessory After the Fact - An English mining engineer's queer experience in Mexico; Down the Amazon From Source to Mouth - Part I - J. Campbell Besley and his expedition discover the source of the mighty Amazon high in the mountains of Peru and follow it down to the Atlantic, time and again fighting for their lives against savages and forces of nature; The Buried Treasure - the extraordinary experience of travelling salesman R.D. Morrison in North Carolina; The Hermits of the Alps - The lonely life of herdsmen who take their herds and flocks to high mountain pastures each summer - article with great photos; In Search of Adventure - Part III - The Story of a Chequered Cruise; Fighting a Giant Saw-Fish - James Willoughby describes a monster catch and the battle he put up - article with great photo of the fish, 14.5 feet long; A Capture of Dacoits - an account of an exciting day's work in the Punjab; and more. pp. 6 [ads], 482-576, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Evison, Henry G.; Mills, J. Dewar; Somerfield, Thomas; Reynolds, Warwick; Holloway, W.H. (illustrator).…