Illustrated W E Wightman (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. W.E. Wightman (illustrator). No date - c. 1920 Hardback. colour pictorial cloth (roundel of girl with books and ink well) 320 pp. Six black and white illustrations by W.E. Wightman. Good + condition. Original gift inscription on blank page dated 1923.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. W.E. Wightman (illustrator). Not dated estimated at 1943 Hardback (wartime economy standard printing). 320 pp. Four black and white illustrations . Good condition. Signs of removed inscription on inside cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by W E Wightman (illustrator). 1937 edition. Hbk no illustrated covers - girl with artists palette on spine; gift inscription dated 1940 on fep; (not author) ; d/w; 4 b/w plates inc frontis; vg; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Cloth. Dust Jacket Included. W.E Wightman (illustrator). First Edition. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is tight some discolouration to paper, Dustwrapper has several small repaired Tears and some creasing no Date Possibly 1952 as inscribed to endpaper Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by W E Wightman (illustrator). First Edition. Hbk in blue cloth illustrated covers; points match Sue Sims identification points for 1st ed. ; illustrated blue cloth cover in quite good condition; 1 bumped corner; Blackie's (publisher) printed precis of story on separate piece of paper (with corner torn off, but text unaffected) , laid inside; clean & sound, occ. Light brown marks to pages from use; ; all 6 b/w plates present, vg- ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. First Edition: (Points match Sue Sims identification points for 1st ed.) 319 pages, illustrated , 6 b/w plates. Missing front end paper, 1 plate loose. Contents clean. An entertaining school story about a girl who unexpectedly becomes house captain, earning her the jealousy of other girls who think they should have been given the position, by one of the most popular girls' school story writers of the first half of the 20th century, Angela Brazil. It also includes a convincing account of a cultural school trip, by cross-Channel steamship and train, to Italy, which would have been quite a novelty in the early 1920s. Attractive illustrations of 1920s schoolgirls by W E Wightman. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Teens & Young Adult. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3939.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Wightman, W. E. (illustrator). Pictorial dustwrap, price clipped, torn and chipped at edges. Front flap of d/w states that Keith Bryant is the illustrator, but title page states that it is W E Wightman. Black and white frontis, detached. No date, (c1920's) Red binding with black print and art deco decorative front board and spine. Extremities rubbed, corners and head/tail of spine bumped. No stains or marks, clean and bright. NO INSCRIPTIONS. Very slight foxing. 256pp. CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT; 003522; 8vo Thick.

Hard back binding in publisher's original leaf green paper covers, green title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 208 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated frontispiece. Just a few light age spots to the closed page edges, remains of a label to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition period art work dust wrapper with minimal creasing to the edges, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by W E Wightman (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Frontis b/w - 'From bronte' - 5 more b/w - pp56, 120, 176, 216, 256. Flyleaf box has Captain Peggy at top then 26 titles beneath as it should be, with Fortunes of Phillippa at bottom. A very nice copy with just a very light smattering of foxing; also laid inside is the original publishers insert with the precis of the story sent out with the book, printed in red oncream paper. In very good + condition. The dustwrapper front and rear is almost complete but unfortunately the spine is largely missing, although what remains of it still attaches the front to the rear; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Undated c1923. Presumed First Edition (25 titles listed to reverse half title page). Hardback copy in cloth pictorial boards, no dustjacket. 320pp. B/w frontispiece, 5 b/w plates throughout. Not library copy, ink inscription dated 1923 to ffep, some rubbing to board edges. (19/3).

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Leigh, Conrad; Hiley, Francis E.; Robinson, T.H.; Wightman,W.E.; Woodville, Caton; Goss, G.W.; Holloway, Cyril; Prater, Ernest;Soper, G.; Sutcliffe, Norman (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 169-252 + 20 pages of nice ads, Features: Lost in a Cave - three men suffer in a newly-discovered cavern in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky; "Ju-Ju" and its Spell - the notorious city of Benin and the ill-omened "Palace of Blood" where human sacrifice once took place almost daily - article with great photos; The Mountain of Gold - part1 - a trip to Canada; "Tinclad" - a boat constructed of stolen material for a daring prison escape; A Tenderfoot in Canada - part 1 - H.P. Musson ventures across Canada and secures his first job; The "Devil-Leopard" of Poosapally - it killed 30 people; The Uninvited Guest - an Indian Panther tale; The Ming Jar - what happened after a collector purchased a choice example from a temple near Canton; Mazulla and his Sahib - part 2 - an inspiring record from India - with photo of Mazulla and two of his children; In Quest of the "Bearded Boar" - in search of a trophy of this rare species located on an island in the Dutch East Indies; Across North America in a Motor-Boat - conclusion - Triumphant arrival in New York City - article with photos; Tobacco Redeemer (smoking cessation) ad inside back cover. Unmarked. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, January (Jan.) 1927, Vol. LVIII, No. 345 - Across North America in a Motor Boat Lost in a Cave - three men suffer in a newly-discovered cavern in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky; "Ju-Ju" and its S.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Wood, Stanley L.; Sutcliffe, Norman; Cleaver, Reginald;Dowd, Leo P.; Holloway, Cyril; Moorsom, F.G.; Prater, E.; Wightman, W.E.;Briault, S. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The "Goldenburg Coward" - True tale from the headwaters of Spruce River, British Columbia during the gold stampede of summer 1900; Hunting the Long-Haired Chinese Tiger - Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy describes an eventful hunt for this tiger which is larger and more ferocious than the Indian variety; Through Arctic Seas - Part I - The eventful cruise of the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Baychimo to the Western Arctic to study the Eskimos and wild life - with photos; Through Spain in Disguise - Part V - The Count and Countess Malmignati, disguised as Arab beggars, sing and dance for a living; Photo of the smallest teapot in the world, fashioned by Mr. T.A. Vickery, of Main Street, Bantry; Rebecca's Vengeance - An odd story of "Black Man's Magic" in the West Indies from 1903; Looking for Trouble - Alexander MacNab experiences disaster while engaged in a Mexican revolution under General Carranza; ; A Near Thing - A British Intelligence agent arouses suspicion while in German territory; Painting Wild Indians - A. Hyatt Verrill describes his experiences after spending years painting the little-known Indians of Central and South America; Cowboys and Raiders - Jesse C. Carson relates his association with Pancho Villa as a rebel 'general'; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Grace Sprange describes two years of disappointment, disillusionment, and disaster attempting to grow oranges - with photos; The Last of the Little "Shanghai" - brief update and photo on this trusty craft which had previously sailed from Shanghai to Copenhagen; Trapped in a Flooded Tunnel - The terrible experience which befell a diver near the Hartebeestpoort Irrigation Dam, near Pretoria, South Africa; "For the Hounour of the Mounted Police of Canada" - Herbert Patrick Lee relates an experience from when he was a recruit at Regina. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate external wear. Covers beginning to separate from textblock. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, December 1927, Point Barrow, The "Goldenburg Coward", Spruce River, British Columbia, goldrush, summer 1900, Long-Haired Chinese Tiger, Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J.M. Kenworthy, tiger hunting - China, Through Arctic Seas, Hudson Bay C.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Hiley, F.E.; Edwards, Lionel; De Walton, John; Wightman,W.E.; Woodville, R. Caton; Abbey, S.; Prater, Ernest; Constable, Douglas (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Lost in the Pacific - John Edwin Hogg attempted to take a small boat to Panama from some islands 90 miles off the coast, but encountered treacherous seas; On Niagara's Brink - Orrin E. Dunlap, the unofficial historian of Niagara Falls, describes the area's most thrilling adventure, that of a barge and two men, Lofberg and Harris, who drifted to the verge of Horseshoe Falls - article with photos; An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt - Part I - Oxford Anthropology student Winifred S. Blackman relates her experiences in three winters of living with the people of Upper Egypt - article with photos; Captain Doudera's Bet - The amazing photo-illustrated story of Captain Frank Doudera, of Brooklyn, New York, and his quest to obtain a timber wolf pelt within six weeks; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part II - Beatrice Grimshaw travelled up the Sepik River of New Guinea, where she dealt with the local cannibals - article with photos; Chippin' Paint - An amusing sea story; To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part II - A British officer's remarkable journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; The Treasure of Tristan Da Cunha - Photo-illustrated article about a hoard of gold and jewels said to have been hidden here by pirates in 1810; Photo of a literal river full of logs in British Columbia; The Three Angleteers - Part IV - Three bored Englishmen travel to Europe for trouble and adventure; In the British Guiana Jungle - A vividly-written photo-illustrated account of an eventful boat-journey into the interior of British Guiana with a motion picture camera, culminating with a visit to the mighty Kaietuerk Falls, the greatest cataract in the world, five times higher than Niagara; The Secret of the Wilds - photos of wild animals which resemble those of prehistoric times; "Grip" and I - Part II - A bull-terrier spared from death by its new owner Count Nils Cronstedt returns the favour by saving him multiple times during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendent in Northern Nigeria; One Night - the story of a hunt in the darkness and a panther who stood his ground; and more. 88 pages plus 24 pages of nice vintage ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, February 1924, Lost in the Pacific, John Edwin Hogg, Panama, Niagara Falls, Orrin E. Dunlap, barge, Lofberg , Harris, Horseshoe Falls, An Englishwoman in Upper Egypt, Winifred S. Blackman, Upper Egypt, Captain Frank Doudera, timber w.