Duff Douglas (404 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hodgson, Robert, (illustrator). 1st Edition. A vg copy, no markings save inscpn neatly to prelim, in a good un clipped jkt which shows two small closed tears and some chipping. Guaranteed condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Poor condition hard cover, with poor condition jacket, text block bent and warped; some wear to cover and spine, small rips to jacket, tanning to pages, otherwise in a good readable condition.

John Long Limited, London (with Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Bombay, Cape Town, New York, Toronto branch listings), 1954 first edition. Stated "First published 1954". Printed in Great Britain by The Anchor Press, Ltd., Tiptree, Essex. Nautical memoir by Douglas V. Duff (author of "Bailing with a Teaspoon" etc.), with 18 illustrations. Frontispiece caption: "H.M.S. Conway in the glory of her last year in the Menai Strait. The sea-mother of 10,000 sons, the captains and officers of Britain's ships." Light blue pictorial dust jacket showing the H.M.S. Conway shipwreck photograph. Hardcover with original DJ. DJ shows edge wear and small chips; light foxing to free endpaper which carries a previous owner's pen signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good hardcover. Generally clean, bright and tight. Marks to cover but otherwise in good condition. Some scuffing to top and base of spine. Owner's name inside front cover. Corners scuffed. No dustjacket, blue cloth boards with dark blue lettering to cover and spine. Small amount of damage to top of spine. Slight foxing to pages.

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 206 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over yellow cloth with decorations. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. 185 pages. Pictorial jacket over cloth. Illustrated by Robert Hodgson. 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 sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hardcover. Bottom corners, and bottom edge of front cover, slightly bumped; inked marginal brackets p. 155-56; small strip of black tape on copyright page, with browned area on title and preliminary pages; otherwise very good condition (no dust jacket). ]. 200p. Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Michael Godfrey (illustrator). Boards are insect scarred, spine is faded.

Condition: Fair. 1950. First Edition. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Colour frontispiece with B&W illustrations throughout. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. Fair, hardcover. Reasonably clean, bright and tight. Some marks and age tanning but otherwise in fair condition. Corners bumped. No dustjacket, darkened grey boards with red lettering to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book.

Condition: Fair. 1959. First Edition. 152 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining to both boards.

Condition: Fair. 1958. First Edition. 81 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.

Condition: Good. No edition remarks. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Presentation plate on front free endpaper. Black and white illustration plates by John de Walton. 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 light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Book has slight forward lean.

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. 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 sunning.

Condition: Good. 206 pages. Red pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Front endpaper has been removed. 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 are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. no date illustrated hardcover. g-very good yellow binding, soiling, some spine slant, a little darker spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Not dated. Edition and printing not known. In very good pictorial paper-covered boards featuring man in helmet in water with red box and blue title field to front with black titles and black cloth spine with gilt titles. The boards are flat, very tight; unmarked; with firm edges. The end papers feature black and white illustrations of battle scenes and are very lightly tanned. The text block is very secure and level and lightly tanned, mostly around the edges. No dedications etc. Not paginated. Very good minus condition. Without jacket.

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.

Condition: Fair. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 90 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Slight cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Moderate tanning and light foxing to pages and illustrations throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No date. Jacket has a couple of edge tears and a chip. Very good in dustjacket.; 8vo.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Rear pastedown scratched. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to ends.

Condition: Good. 246 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. 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: Good. No Edition Remarks. 304 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustration plates. Black and white frontispiece. Pages are heavily tanned and foxed throughout. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces heavily tanned. Clipped jacket has heavy wear with tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. London: Jarrolds, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition in clean bright original dust jacket (unclipped). Very clean burgundy cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 200 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Here are tales of voyages long forgotten, of sailors who sailed strange craft on even stranger missions--like the mysterious Northmen who landed on the Isle of Kutch off the Indian coast when Ethelred the Unready was King in England and whose statues, seventy-two men and one woman, still stand in the Rajput temples there.

Condition: Good. 1949. First Edition. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white illustration plates. Colour frontispiece. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name label to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Red hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Some marking and browning within. 230mm x 170mm (9" x 7"). 125pp. 7 colour plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. taped over copyright line, else Fine; edge wear and closed tears to intact jacket. By the author of Sea Pie. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Cloth Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dust Jacket. 200pp. Top of dj worn at spine.