Drake Robert L Ensign (89 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. 1st Edition Not Stated. Unmarked, clean and solid copy. Moderate shelf wear. Spine is slightly soiled/faded darker brown.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Lacks jacket. Spine lightly toned, edges a bit foxed, ink gift note on front endpaper. 1915 Hard Cover. 235 pp. Frontispiece by J. Watson Davis. "Two young officers serving with England's naval forces battle renegade allies and members of the German fleet in the Pacific, Mediterranean, and Atlantic during World War I.…

Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Green cloth with vignette in orange and red and black and red titles on front and spine. Light wear and aging to covers. Nick to cloth a center of front spine edge. Binding is firm. Mild soiling to endpapers; otherwise interior is age toned, free of markings.…

Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Near Very Good. Tan cloth with vignette in orange and red and black and red titles on front and spine. Moderate wear, aging, and soiling to covers. Wear at center of front fore edge. Binding is firm. Light soiling to endpapers; otherwise interior is age toned, free of markings, with limited mild soiling in margins.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition. The Boy Allies at Jutland; or, The Greatest Naval Battle of History follows British midshipmen Jack Templeton and Frank Chadwick as they serve aboard Royal Navy vessels during the Battle of Jutland (1916). The story blends factual naval action with fictional heroism - torpedo attacks, ship duels, and daring rescues - while emphasizing courage, loyalty, and patriotism. Drake's prose mirrors wartime propaganda aimed at inspiring young Americans to admire Allied valor. The series was published by A. L. Burt Company, New York, with vivid cover art and frontispiece illustrations typical of 1910s adventure fiction. THIS book' cover is in poor condition (it looks like it barely survived Jutland itself) but the pages are in excellent condition with edge damage to the first section of pages. It has survived for over 110 years, far longer than it was ever thought to last! Part of the 'The Boy Allies of the Navy #7' series. Hard cover edition without dustjacket. 255 pages. Dimensions: 5.25" by 7.5". Published by A. L. Burt Company, New York. 1st printing, 1917. B&W illustrations. Multi-Color binding. Cover defect(s): Cover loose. Some tears. Some fading. Heavy scratches/scuffing. Some chipping. Moderate corner/edge damage. Some spine cover damage/creasing. 1.5 Pound Media Shipping Rate. Combine items and SAVE! Genre(s): World War I / Military Fiction / Young Adult / English. (B011).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo, 256 pgs., some staining on a few pages, bound in green illustrated cloth, soiling on boards and spine, spine edge wear otherwise good.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 186.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Boy Allies with Uncle Sams Cruisers. Book.

Condition: GOOD. Early printing. The second title in this series set during World War I. "Frank Chadwick and Jack Templeton, young American lads, meet each other in an unusual way soon after the declaration of war. Circumstances place them on board the British cruiser 'The Sylph' and from there on, they share adventures with the sailors of the Allies." In this book, they "battle the Germans in the Adriatic Sea, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, and Persian Gulf aboard a battle ship, torpedo submarine, and hydroplane." Ensign Robert L. Drake, the author, is an experienced naval officer, and he describes admirably the many exciting adventures of the two boys." Format 1 with titles in red. 254 pp plus 2 pp of publisher's ads. Good overall condition. Usual toning to the pages, corners bumped and some soiling to the back cover, but overall a tight and rather attractive copy in illustrated light blue cloth binding, showing a submarine and a sinking ship. …

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. No Jacket. No dust jacket on this edition, printing is directly on boards. Shelf wear on the cover. Aged and fragile.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. blue pictorial c, w/lite wear at spine; 252 clean, unmarked pages. B&w Frontis (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. dj w/neat tape reinforcement on reverse, in mylar; spine panel is missing from covers; 253 clean, unmarked pages. Illus (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good. No DJ. Buckram boards and spine intact with some wear and fraying to edges. No apparent markings to pages, PO name on front pastedown. Tanning to outside page edges. Tracking available on most domestic orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good condition book, clean and tight, in a Good condition dustjacket. [2102].

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Color illustrated green covers, general wear to extremities, none severe, back cover with partial damp-stain affecting part of the book (no odor), well bound, covers firm, contents, bright and clean pages (except for some marginal damp-staining. No dust jacket. 253 pp., plus frontispiece. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. blue pictorial c.; 251 clean, unmarked pages+ ads; lists to Victorious Fleets on rear ads. T. Walton Davis (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. blue pictorial c; lite wear at spine/tips; owner's name;242 clean, unmarked pages+ads.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. blue pictorial c, owner's name; lite wear at extremities; 256 clean, unmarked pages.no ads. T. Walton Davis (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover. ; Hardcover: Gift inscribed on first free endpaper. Blue cloth illustrated binding with title on frontboard and on spine. Edges are bumped and rubbed. Illustrated spine is discolored but title is clear. Spine and rear board is water marked and damp stained. Faint water mark along top margin of text. Text is completely legible. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Edgewear and chipping throughout. Spine ends and corners chipped as well. Rubbed sections on frontcover, marring part of the title. Soiled and stained spine and back cover. Protective mylar helps to make jacket presentable.; Frontispiece; 8VO; 255 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Owner name. Outer edges or front and back covers are stained. Jacket has edgewear and chipping. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 252 pages.

Decorative Cloth Hardback. Condition: Near Very Good. Presumed First Edition. Gold cloth cover illustrated with black and red shows boys on ship 252pp plus 4pp of ads for additional titles Wear at bottom edge of front cover Previous owner's inscription on front facing page, otherwise interior of book is 'AS NEW.…

255pp. Illustrated with black and white frontispiece Hinges reglued, covers rubbed and soiled: Good+/no dj.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. This is the LAST book of the 10 books in the Boy Allies of the Navy WWI series. Blue color illustrated boards showing a ship being sunk by a sub. Light wear at the corners and edges and some sun-fading on the spine, but pretty nice exterior. Interior very clean and tight. 242 pgs. + ads.…