Gordon Beckles (71 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Souvenir of the coronation of George VI with some reflections on the brief reign of Edward VIII. Large format hardback (approx. 30 by 27 cm) with no dustjacket. Cover is golden with blue illustration on the front and embossed text on the spine, worn at the corners and the spine…

Condition: Good. 1953. No edition remarks. 140 pages. No dust jacket. Cream cloth covered boards with embossed metal portrait of Queen Elizabeth on front. Black and white photographs and illustration plates. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with…

Condition: Fair. 1937. No Edition Remarks. 176 pages. No dust jacket. Gold cloth with decorations. Black and white photographs throughout with colour illustrations to centre of book and photographic frontispiece. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and photographs have lig…

Condition: Fair. 1937. No Edition Stated. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Gold pictorial cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm, text is legible. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with ru…

Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. 62 pages. Beige pictorial boards and jacket. 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 markin…

Condition: Good. 1942. First Edition. 128 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs. 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 moderate shelf wear with some…

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 140 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over cream cloth with decorations. Black and white and colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb…

Condition: Fair. 1937. No Edition Remarks. 160 pages. Gold cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Pen…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. NO DUSTJACKET. B&W plates. 128 pages. No dustjacket. Orange hardback binding with some darkening to spine and several light marks to the front board. Black titles to spine light/moderate wear to boards' corners and spine-ends. Ink names to inside of front board, foxing to…

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition 1942. 190x130mm. 128pp. All About the Modern Tank. Profusely Illustrated photo-plates. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for Further Details and condition. VG / Fair [Book- sound binding, clean throughout, No insc] Dust Jacket- sh…

Condition: Good. Second impression. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and t…

Condition: Good. 1941. No edition remarks. 160 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing, fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunni…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 255 pages (complete). A vivid account of the historic evacuation of the Dunkirk beaches. The covers are much worn and marked, the have storage stains and are grubby. Yet, they are sound and secure. Within, the pages are aged and foxed. They are sure, clear, immediate, competent…