George H Clement (45 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 9pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 4 drawings, final page-only was damaged and is here presented in reproduction, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLIII, No. 3, January, 1892. Alligator hunting in the bayous and cypress swamps of Louisiana. Illustrations include landing a monster alligator, a scene of night hunting, shooting an alligator, and a scene of multiple alligators on a river bank. Housed in protective mylar report cover. Marie Guise, George H. Clement, and J. C. Beard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Boards and jacket have overall edgewear, binding feels a tad shaky but has no visible damage. Text appears unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Some light corner wear and rubbing Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed. Collectible. Wear on boards and spine caps. Previous owners name on first blank page and dedication page. More pictures upon request. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket.

Booklet. Condition: Like New. Stapled binding with brightly illustrated wrapper. 47pp.CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Full refund if not satisfied.Pages are crisp and clean. Bindings are tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. OF WALKING BEAMS AND PADDLE WHEELS SAN FRANCISCO FERRIES 1951 1ST HC DJ MYLAR. Please find: Of Walking Beams and Paddle Wheels- A Chronicle of San Francisco Bay Ferryboats by George H. Harlan and Clement Fisher. This medium-sized hard cover book (6 ¾ x 10 ¼ inches, 162 pages) was published by Bay Books Limited of San Francisco dated 1951 and the First Edition. The book is bound in dark blue with silver gilt decorations and titles on cover and spine; it is protected by a paper dust jacket, itself encased in a mylar sheath. Laid-in are a series of related newspaper clippings about ferry boats in San Francisco Bay. Condition: This vintage book is in very good condition. The dust jacket shows some light edge wear now hopefully arrested with the application of the mylar sheath. The hard covers have some chipping of the finish at the front corners and also on the back board. The top edge of the pages is a bit soiled with what may be tobacco smoke residue (but no odor). Inside the book is unmarked but the laid-in newspaper clippings have left a shadow on the front endpaper. The interior pages and plates are clean and bright without toning or foxing. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight and sound. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

Boards. Condition: FR/No Dustjacket. First Edition. San Francisco, CA: Bay Books Limited. FR/No Dustjacket. (1949). First Edition. Boards. Signed by author Shaw. . Sm 4to., 187 pp., covers & spine torn & taped, piece missing from spine, toning throughout, writing on ffe and inside cover . Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good in mylar cover. First Edition (Stated). Original navy blue cloth hardcover with cover design in silver gilt, silver stamped spine lettering. Clean and tight with crisp text, no markings. Pictorial dustjacket has a half inch chip head of spine, short closed tear neatly mended, in an archival mylar cover. The only book devoted exclusively to ferry boats of San Francisco Bay. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Bay Books, San Francisco, 1951. Softcover, 157 pp. 1st edition (stated). Photographic endpapers. Very good with a bookplate on half title page, previous owner's name and address also written on an early page. Price clipped dust jacket has large chips and is nearly in two pieces; it may not survive long.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Book and dust jacket taped together. Book has previous owner stamps on front endpaper and inside back cover, light toning to edges of text block.Otherwise, solid working copy with clean, unmarked pages. Dust jacket has large chips and tears throughout, taped together in several places, moderately faded.Otherwise, front and back text still fully readable. Pictures available on request.…

Hard. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. First edition. Hard cover. Published San Francisco: Bay Books, 1951, first printing. 8vo., xv+162pp., illustrated with b/w plates, pictorial end papers. Blue cloth with silver spine titles and cover design. Previous owner bookplate on pastedown. Very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 64pp. Scattered underscoring and notes, ring on cover, covers creased lightly.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Limited ed. One of 400 numbered copies (of which this is No. 164) of The Autographed De Luxe Edition signed by both authors on the limitation page. Hardcover in navy blue faux leather. Illustrated endpapers. xiii+ 157 pp. with bibliography, roster of ferry vessels and index. Fine in dust jacket with significant chips to the extremities. …

Condition: Good. Good condition. (Children's sermons, Christianity).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. A stated first edition of a history of California, Washington and Oregon narrow gauge railways. The trio of authors describe the stories of 8 of these lines and the people who organized them, operating in either coastal areas or in mountainous inland areas. With over 50 black & white photos, as well as maps of the routes of the lines. --- In brown paper-covered boards with an image of a pair of oil lamps to cover and cover & spine titling, all in dark brown. Jacket with color W. C. Merritt painting to front panel. --- A clean, tightly-bound copy but with age-toning to endpapers. Poor-only, unclipped jacket ($5.00) with several missing chips and chunks and some dampstains but mostly intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (16), 187 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Stated first ed.; 187 p., clean and unmarked anywhere; many maps, drawings and period photos; inserts --drawings and flyer; paper strong though age-toned; binding firm; in absence of d.j. the clean boards are bumped and rubbed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A history of the ferryboats of San Francisco Bay, the founders of the ferry companies and the people who operated them. Includes ninety photographs and six original plates.

Condition: Very Good. first edition, of an unstated limitation, signed by all three authors; 187 pp., hardcover, very good in a worn dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Slim staplebound paperback. Small label of B. McCall Barbour pasted down over publisher name to title page. Previous owner name to title page. Light to moderate wear, corner creasing and tanning to cover. -- General information: please email for any more information or condition photos. There may be other minor faults not included here, but this description should include all important points and convey accurately the overall condition of the book(s) or other item. We are happy to give a more detailed description (by volume where applicable) on request. Please note that if there is a photo next to the listing which is titled 'Stock Photo', this is a generic photo provided by abe and not a photo of the actual book listed. The design of the covers and binding may be the same or may differ substantially. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. We normally post by Royal Mail 1st class within the UK, but may use a slower service for books over 1kg or multiple orders or a tracked service for higher value orders. We normally post by tracked mail for overseas deliveries, and may request additional postage (at cost) for heavier books (buyers always have the option to cancel the order if we do so).…

Hardcover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 163 pps.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition copy, no jacket. A vintage paperback with mild wear and chips to covers and creasing to spine. Contents are tanned and thumbed with a note of previous ownership but overall a good clear example. …

Hardback. 1st Ed. Navy -blue covers with silver spine titles in price-clipped dustwrapper with wear & several small tears to edges. Blind owners stamp on front end paper. 10.2" x 6.8". xvi pp. + 162 pp. inc. index. Illus: B/W photos throughout + 6 full-page plans. Wt: 0.7 Kg. Very Good (Good-).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1949 hardcover SIGNED BY THREE AUTHORS, with 1950 SUPPLEMENT and replacement pages 175 and 178 (i.e., errata pages). 187 pages, with vintage images. The pages are excellent, the binding excellent, the exterior VG-minus (light overall wear, bottom of spine frayed. Without DJ. Original owner's bookplate. [1.6 lbs]. E. S. Hammack, Frederick Shaw (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Decoration by E. S. Hammack; Maps and Lettering by Frederic Shaw. 187 pagesm 10 1/4" 6 3/4"; tan pictorial cloth with brown stamping; spine is darkened with rubbed ends; a little staining along the hinges (publisher's glue); otherwise contents are bright and clean; Near Very Good. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 187 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ title on binding. Corners bumped. Previous owner's name in pencil on fpde. Natural discoloration to front and rear pde and fep. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ small pieces missing. Lightly soiled. Spine and back cover sunned. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. Contents nice. …

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in boards. Spine crown chipped. Repaired by previous owner.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.