Griffin Sercombe (30 results)
THE SCOUT - May 7, 1932
Anonymous (editor) (Sercombe Griffin; Ray Dee; Marcus Woodward; D. G. Turner; Christopher Beck; Rupert Chesterton; Gilcraft; The Chief Scout)
Published by The Boy Scouts, London 1932
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Edge and corner wear; no interior markings. This issue contains: Not a Trace by Sercombe Griffin; Australian Adventures by The Chief Scout; The Phantom Battleship by Rupert Chesterton; Let's Make a Camp Horn by Gilcraft; Good Times for Wheelers by Ray Dee; The Voice of Turtle Dove…s by Marcus Woodward; Camping Stunts - removable booklet by D. G. Turner; White Man's Ju-Ju by Christopher Beck; and The Story of the Jungle Brothers. Size: 4to. Kenneth Brookes; (illustrator). Book.
Language: English
Published by George G, Harrap & Co. Ltd, London UK 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United KingdomSarah Zaluckyj
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. 256 pages. No dustjacket. Clean green hardback binding, wear and creases to spine-ends, small wear to covers' corners, long ink gift inscription to flyelaf. Page-edges darkened and lightly foxed. Pages very clean and sound. Colour frontispiece. Silas, Ellis (Illustrator)…(illustrator).
Published by George G Harrap & Co 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1943. First Edition. 206 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Black and white illustrations. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mi…ldly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.
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Published by The Boy's Own Paper, London 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Your Book Soon, Stroud, GLOS, United KingdomYour Book Soon
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 320 pp 185 illustrations in colour and black and white, colour maps to endpapers, bound in red cloth gilt to spine. Back strip a little faded, top edges a little dust marked otherwise a sound copy. J. Mills, R.H.Evans, Ogle, S.Drigin (illustrator).
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, Toronto, Bombay, Sydney 1937
- Hardcover
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United KingdomRyde Bookshop Ltd
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Decorated blue cloth boards. Rubbing, hole and fading on the spine, scuffing and fading on cover. No jacket. Reading copy only with quite heavy general handling wear. Ellis Silas (illustrator).
Published by George G. Harrap, London 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Lazy Letters Books, Market Rasen, United KingdomLazy Letters Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Minor delamination of boards. Foxed edges else minimal internal wear. Colour frontis. Ellis Silas (illustrator).
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, London 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: WEST WESSEX BOOKS, Taunton, SOMER, United KingdomWEST WESSEX BOOKS
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Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 244pp. With many photographs, grey cloth cover, rather tatty, and rather stained,but lovely and clean inside , tight and firm.No date of publication, but feels early 1960. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by George G Harrap And Co Ltd, London 1937
- Hardcover
Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, AustraliaMarlowes Books and Music
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. Reprint. 256 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.
Published by GEORGE C HARRAP 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Ron Weld Books, Great Yarmouth, United KingdomRon Weld Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Vg clean firm interior for the age just light shadow lines to e/papers, faint foxing/nick to edge of title page; nice colour f/p and 4 full-page b&w illustrations; presentation bookplate to front e/paper; Boards of vg bright fresh-appearance with clear lettering a…nd decoration just very faint colour-fade to top front; d/j has loss to top of spine and chipping to edge of front as shown, standard edgewear but of decent appearance overall and covered with a new removable sleeve-proptector./.
Language: English
Published by George G. Harrap 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: D & M Books, PBFA, Mirfield, United KingdomD & M Books, PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 'The Treasure of Gems' by Sercombe Griffin. George G. Harrap 1934 first edition. Very good. No dust jacket.
Language: English
Published by George G. Harrap 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 'Within the Golden Globe' by Sercombe Griffin. George G. Harrap 1934 first edition. Very good. No dust jacket.
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, London
- Hardcover
Seller: Lazy Letters Books, Market Rasen, United KingdomLazy Letters Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No date. Sunned spine and top part of boards else minimal wear.
The Bumper Book for Boys
Percy Dent; Ethel Talbot; Sercombe Griffin;C. Bernard Rutley; J. T. Gorman; Harold Markham; James Taylor; Reg. G. Thomas; Michael Poole
Published by Nelson, London
- Hardcover
Seller: Lazy Letters Books, Market Rasen, United KingdomLazy Letters Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edge-rubbed boards else minor wer. Gift annotation dated 1930. Undated. Four colour plates.
Published by London : S. Low, Marston & Co. , Ltd, [1936] 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 244 pages; Physical desc. : xi, 244 p : front. , plates ; 20 cm. Subject: Palestine -- Description and travel. Jerusalem -- De…scription and travel. 3 Kg.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. 1934
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, CanadaRussell Books
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Condition: Good.
More imagesPublished by London: Sampson, Low Marston, nd. (193-?)
- Hardcover
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, CanadaDavid Mason Books (ABAC)
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Hardcover. Cloth, xi, 244pp. With illustrations. Fine. Travels, mostly in Jerusalem.
Published by London : S. Low, Marston & Co. , Ltd, [1936] 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 244 pages; Physical desc. : xi, 244 p : front. , plates ; 20 cm. Subject: Palestine -- Description and travel. Jerusalem -- De…scription and travel. 1 Kg.
The Bumper Book For Boys
Percy Dent; Ethel Talbot; Sercombe Griffin; Bernard Rutley; Major J T Gorman; Harold Markham; James Taylor; Rev. G Thomas; Michael Poole
Published by Nelson, London
- Hardcover
Seller: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, United KingdomCHARLES BOSSOM
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Very bright illustrated boards. Repaired nick to bottom of spine. No date circa 1927. Owner Inscription on ffep. Size: 7" By 8.75" Tall. 4 Coloured Full Plates & Drawings (illustrator).
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, London
- Hardcover
Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United KingdomBeach Hut Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Undated. Dustwrapper has some taped repairs and two pieces missing.
Language: English
Published by Boy's Own Paper Office, London 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United KingdomJ J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk
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Green Pictorial Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition of This Edition. Front cover illustrations is a red indian on horseback.Colour Frontis is "The Buckjumper" by the late Stanley L. Wood. Title page missing.NO EXTRA POSTAGE ABOVE OUR STANDARD RATE.Please email for further details Size: 4to - over 9¾"… - 12" Thick. Stanley L. Wood & Others (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed.
Published by Harrap, GB 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: VG. G++ DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT small stain top right of front cover. Dw has inch chip at top of front cover. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is price clipped. and overstamped 2/- net. In a loose polythene protector.
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, GB 1936
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 6/- on corner of DW flap. Illustrated. Some spotting to edges.
Published by George G Harrap & Co, London 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: WEST WESSEX BOOKS, Taunton, SOMER, United KingdomWEST WESSEX BOOKS
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Illustrated Cloth. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition. 256pp. A story of adventure on the high seas. A battered copy of a very hard to find book. Black and white illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ellis Silas (illustrator). Book.
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United KingdomWeBuyBooks
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Condition: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text. An acceptable condition book. No dust jacket. Moderate fraying to…spine edges. Internal contents have been handled but remain clean and neatly aligned.
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United KingdomHay-on-Wye Booksellers
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Condition: Poor. Undated, inscription dated 1936. Jacket torn in half with dark stains/marks/creases/tears. Dark stains/wear/bumps to cover & spine faded. Tanning/foxing/dark marks/nicks to textblock edges. Tanning/foxing to endpapers. Some foxing to pages. Text good.
More imagesPublished by Sampson Low, Marston, London No Date
- Hardcover
Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, AustraliaManyhills Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 244 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Sampson Low, Marston, London, No Date. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has mild fading. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are r…easonably tanned. Foxing on end pages and preliminary pages. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel & Places; Inventory No: 25080076.
More imagesPublished by The Pilgrim Press
- Hardcover
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United KingdomHall of Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Undated hardback edition, presumed first?, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards rubbed to edges and slightly faded to spine. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but… text and illustrated frontis bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.
Published by London : Pilgrim Press
- Hardcover
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Hard cover, wear to spine and edge boards. 191p. aged.
The Saturday Evening Post, March (Mar.) 1, 1958 - What Negroes Can Learn From Gandhi
Seager, A.; Sercombe, R.; Clarvoe, F.; Forrest, W.; Bowles, C.; Anderson, D.; Reston, S & J.; Roosevelt, E.; Blair, C.; Abbott, J.
Published by Curtis, USA 1958
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Periodical
Seller: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, CanadaRareNonFiction, IOBA
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Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 100 pages. Short Stories: The Marriage Wrecker; Reckless Voyage; Bait for a Bachelor; The Message. Articles: What Negroes Can Learn From Gandhi; Fury on Ice - The Richard brothers of the Montreal Canadiens, Maurice (The Rocket) and Henri (The Pocket Rocket); We Motored to Moscow - fasci…nating photo-illustrated article about a drive behind the iron curtain; On My Own - part 4 of 'my round-the-world adventures'; We Hunted Sharks and Sunken Gold - color-photo-illustrated article on treasure hunting in the Caribbean; The Navy vs. "Going Steady" - the Naval Academy's new experiment in forced-feeding social life. Serials: Hornblower and the Pirate Plot (conclusion); The Case of the Footloose Doll (part 5 of 8). Ads: Great color-photo Camel ad inside front cover features power lineman at work; *Sensational* De Soto two-page color photo features white car surrounded by nine sailors in white uniforms; Maytag dryers; Simmons mattresses; Oldsmobile with trans-portable radio; Campbell's Vegetable Soup; Pontiac - with photo of futuristic monorail 'Trailblazer' in background; Cushman 'Eagle' (minibike); Lucky Strike Cigarettes (at basketball game); Thorexin; Arrow Shirts; Fisher Body; Butterscotch Lifesavers; Renault La Dauphine car; Sealtest Black Raspberry Ice Cream; GMAC; Canada Tourism; Westinghouse TVs; Oasis cigarettes - on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Hughes, George (cover); Griffin, Arthur; Whitmore, Coby; Davies, Ken; Bomberger, Bruce; (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by George G. Harrap & Co LTD, London 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A smart first edition of this novel from Sercombe Griffin's Books for Boys collection, in the original dust wrapper. A smart, first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding with a decorative sea motif to the front board and… the original dust wrapper.Sercombe Griffin was a British chemist and author from Bath, who wrote young adult adventures for boys. In particular, he wrote a series entitled Books for Boys, of which this novel is a part of. Griffin travelled and worked in many places, including San Remo, while working as a locum pharmacist. In 'The Treasure of Gems', protagonist Ralph Coombe sails from Bristol to Martavan, beyond the Ocean of the Indies, after being summoned by his Uncle Roger, a rich trader. The story follows their search for treasure and the many dangerous encounters they have along the way. With five illustrative plates, by British artist and draughtsman Ellis Silas. This includes a colour frontispiece. Collated, complete.With Books for Boys advertisements to the rear of the dust wrapper. In original publisher's blue cloth binding, with the original, clipped, dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the extremities, with a patch of fading to the spine. Offsetting to front endpapers. Dust wrapper in good condition with chipping and the odd tear to the extremities. Tear to the wrap at the middle of the spine. Slight sunning to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Ellis Silas (illustrator). book.
