George Newnes Editor (98 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. None. Cracked at front hinge; No DJ as issued, Illustrated boards with clear protector; Boards are worn at edges and stained; Age toned; Gilt fore-edges ; 35 fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Blue decoratively black stamped boards of a busy city street, with black lettering and gilt stamping on the front cover and spine. Corners are bumped and cloth is frayed at the head and foot of the spine. Small closed tear of the cloth along the front hinge. Stamping is handsome. Beveled board edges. Gilt page edges. Binding is square and tight. Title page is dated 1909. Volume 37 with six issues of The Strand Magazine, an illustrated periodical, from January 1909 to June 1909. No copyright page. 768 pages, free from marks or tears. Many illustrations. Arthur Conan Doyle's story "Bendy's Sermon" is featured as well as E. Nesbit's "Hardings' Luck. A Story for Children". A good and readable copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. First Edition Thus. 672 pp illustrated throughout, bound in quarter roan leather, gilt titles and decorations blue cloth to sides. Corners rubbed, cloth a little marked and rubbed, edges to back strip show splits and scuffs, pages clean and firmly held - study copies only . 1.5Kg outside UK will need extra postage. Harold Piffard, Paul Hardy, J. A. Shepherd, F.C. Gould, H.R. Millar, et al (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Quarto, 684 pages, illustrated, all edges gilt. Covers badly marked, front free endpaper present but detached, front hinge split but scrim still holding, rear hinge split and the top third of the scrim is torn as well, the last third of the book has some damp staining to the bottom righthand corner. Contains amongst many other articles and stories Dr Trifulgas - A Cautionary Tale by Jules Verne, The Jewelled Skull by Dick Donovan, The Story of the Great Cat's Eye, by Dick Donovan, A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle by Harry How, The Secrets of the Black Brotherhood by Dick Donovan, The Great Ruby Robbery by Grant Allen, The Chamber of Shadow by Dick Donovan, The Adventure of Silver Blaze by A. Conan Doyle. A reading copy. Please note this is a heavy volume and overseas postage will be more than quoted on ABE.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated Edition. Contains articles & short stories including:- Arthur Conan Doyle "The Tragedy of the Korosko" (part) - Some unpublished sketches by George Cruikshank The cover is worn in places but in good condition for its age. Internally the pages are generally in very good condition with occasional age toning, and slight marks in places. A previous owner has placed their name and used an address stamp on an early page. Illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Front inner hinge is cracked, formerly taped. Rear inner hinge is cracked and has been taped. Binding is cracked at other locations and loose in general. Pencil scribble noticed on a few pages. Covers have slight wear to the corners and to the spine ends. ; Contents include An Alpine Pass on Ski, illustrated with photographs, The Lord of Chateau Noir, and The Medal of Brigadier Gerard, all by A. Conan Doyle, and others.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Rebound in black cloth, one inch split at foot of spine, some staining to margins. L. T. Meade, Max Pemberton, Conan Doyle (Brigadier Gerard), Jules Verne, Grant Allen, W G Grace, Bret Harte, etc. Heavy - may need extra shipping to some locations 3B11. Louis Wain, H R Millar, Sidney Paget et al (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition Thus. 684 pp illustrated throughout, bound in blue cloth with gilt title to spine, illustration to front. Wear and tear to spine ends, corners scuffed, front hinge pulled, cloth rubbed and grubby with pale marks , stamps and marks to endpapers, pages tanned - a reading copy. Over 1.5 Kg Outside UK will need extra postage. Sidney Paget, Paul Hardy, J. Finnemore, F. Bannister, Gordon Browne, Frank Feller, Hal Ludlow, et al (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Decorated blue illustrated cover: large 8vo.illustrated.501 pages, near fine copy. scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1894 first edition of the second 6 months to 1894, bound in burgundy cloth with leather spine and corners. Marbled end pages. This volume contains 3 stories by A Conan Doyle : "Alpine Pass on Ski", "Lord of The Chateau Noir" and "The Medal of Brigadier Gerard". Miniature book seller's label and embossed stamp bering the motto "Faith and Patience" enclosing a bee. Occasional age blemishes throughout. Front seam has cracked (but not split), hinges sound. Covers generally clean and unscuffed, worn to edges and corners, blemish to rear cover as shown in photo. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original illustrated, blue cloth-covered boards. Tips are lightly worn, boards are lightly soiled, and hinges are just starting.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Vol. IX, Jan. to June 1895. half-leather, marbled boards. Contains 1st 3 parts of Conan Doyle's Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. Some foxing; binding rather worn; hinges weak; some damp staining margins towards end. Heavy, may need extra shipping to some locations. 3B8. Various (illustrator).…

hardback, large 8vo, 672pp, numerous illustrations, owner's name on endpaper, scattered light foxing, otherwise clean and sound, red pebbled cloth, slightly rubbed, gilt spine titles, Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Binding is weak in front, pages 3 to 14 are barely attached. Front inner hinge is beginning to crack, rear inner hinge is partially cracked. Covers have slight wear to the extremities. Private Kipling collection label on the front free endpaper. ; Contents include six items by A. Conan Doyle, The Lost Legion by Rudyard Kipling, and others.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Black titles and illustration on blue cloth covers, 804 pages including index. Cover is soiled and rubbed. Six bound monthly issues illustrated with drawings and photos. Contributors include P. G. Wodehouse, Arthur Morrison, W. W. Jacobs, Father Gapon and many others.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two quarto volumes. Contemporary 3/4 leather over marbled boards, gilt, raised bands, compartments decorated in leather, marbled endpapers and page ends. Wear, light chipping to edges, rear joints starting. Contains 3 stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, but they are not Sherlock Holmes. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. hardback, large 8vo, 804pp, numerous illustrations, slight foxing, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, half leather binding, spine rubbed and faded, Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. hardback, large 8vo, 764pp, numerous illustrations, slight foxing, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, half leather binding, spine rubbed and faded, Good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Blue decoratively black stamped boards of a busy city street, with black lettering and gilt stamping on the spine. Corners and a spot on the board edges are bumped. Head and foot of the spine are a tad rubbed. Stamping is handsome. Beveled board edges. Page edges are foxed. Binding is square and tight. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece of two people looking at what appears to be dishes titled "She stared at the glittering mass as if fascinated.". Title page is dated 1908. Volume 35 with six issues of The Strand Magazine, an illustrated periodical, from January 1908 to June 1908. No copyright page. 720 pages, free from marks or tears. Many illustrations. This volume includes E. Nesbit's "The House of Arden", Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Pot of Caviare" and Winston Churchill's "My African Journey" in four parts. A good and readable copy.…

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Another Edition. Contributions by A. Conan Doyle (The Tragedy of the Korosko), George Cruikshank, Grant Allen, and many others. Numerous illustrations and photographs. 804 pages. Wear to spine and cover corners and edges.

Half-Leather. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Very interesting Monthly, Serial Stories, Articles etc, Illustrated with many In-Text and some Full Page Illustrations, Monochrome Photographs etc. Half a Year's Issues in 1 Volume. Many contributors and Illustrators including: A. Conan Doyle (Exploits of Brigadier Gerard; "How the Brigadier held the King", "How the King held the Brigadier" & "How the Brigadier slew the Brothers of Ajaccio". Interviews include Sarah Bernhardt. Illustrators include J. A Shepherd. Contemporart Black Half-Leather Binding (SPINE MISSING). Page edges Red. 716 Pages. 9 1/2" Tall. 1.6 Kilos. hinges sound & Binding firm. No Inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Book Weighs 1.6 Kilos so postage outside UK will be extra. Other Volumes of the Strand available, I'm happy to give a discount on 2 or more. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Single bound volume containing all six issues of The Strand Magazine issued in the first half of 1906. Blue cloth boards with extensive black stamped illustration and lettering, some gilded embellishments on spine. Boards have bevelled edges. Think 8vo. Boards are heavily worn and rubbed at corners and spine ends, somewhat discoloured with handling and sunned and faded over spine (making the titling dull); with area of colour loss along the fore edges of both front and rear panels Text block edges tanned all round. Endpapers spotted, with some chipping on edges. Some minor signs of handling internally but generally neat and clean. The Strand Magazine ran monthly from 1891 to 1950, featuring short stories, serial novels and general interest articles and using the slogan 'picture on every page'. It is best remembered for first publishing many of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories but other popular writers and illustrators (Agatha Christie, H G Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill, H P Millar, Sidney Paget, Warwick Goble, etc) also contributed over the years. Authors featuring in this particular volume include Jerome K Jerome (The Cost of Kindness); W W Jacobs; P G Wodehouse (Petticoat Influence); Rudyard Kipling (Puck of Pook's Hill); etc. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Single bound volume containing all six issues of The Strand Magazine issued in the second half of 1899. Blue cloth boards with extensive black stamped illustration and lettering, some gilded embellishments on spine. Boards have bevelled edges. Think 8vo. Boards are heavily worn and rubbed at corners and spine ends, somewhat discoloured with handling and sunned and faded over spine (making the titling dull). Text block edges tanned all round. Some foxing and soiling in margins of endpapers, Some minor signs of handling internally to pages but generally neat and clean. Tight, robust binding, remaining square and firm. The Strand Magazine ran monthly from 1891 to 1950, featuring short stories, serial novels and general interest articles and using the slogan 'picture on every page'. It is best remembered for first publishing many of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories but other popular writers and illustrators (Agatha Christie, H G Wells, Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill, H P Millar, Sidney Paget, Warwick Goble, etc) also contributed over the years. Authors featuring in this particular volume include E Nesbit (The Island of the Nine Whirlpools; Where You Want to Go); W W Jacobs' L T Meade and Robert Eustace (parts of Tales of the Sanctuary Club); John Oxenham (The Bishop and the Boy) and Fred M White, a writer of apocalyptic and disaster fiction. The complete The Croxley Master, Conan Doyle's masterly boxing novel, appears across the October to December issues. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Hardback, decorative cloth, gilt titles to spine. Edges gilt. Volume 16 only. 804pp. Illustrated. Contains stories of 2 to 7 of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Round the Fire Stories' plus a short story of H. G. Wells. Spine a little faded, slight wear to binding. A pleasing copy. (a7).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1923 first edition paperback from September. Contains a story by P G Wodehouse "The Return of Battling Bilson " , also an article on Thomas Hardy by Harry Furniss. rammed with period adverts . Both covers detached and lacks top and base of spine cover but main book body still all attached.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1893 first edition of the first 6 months to 1892, bound in blue cloth over printed with black pictorial of Southampton Street , London. page edges in gilt. This volume contains Numbers 14-19 in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by A Conan Doyle. " Previous owner's signature and previous seller's pencil notes to first end page and title pages. Seams have cracked (but not split), hinges sound. Sporadic age blemishes throughout. Covers generally clean and unscuffed, worn to spine extremities.…