Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Soft cover. Pocket paper back. Light edge/shelf wear. Corner bumped, lightly. Pages toned with age. 2nd printing [stated/no number line]. Cover art [uncredited]. M1353. Original cover price 95 cents. Sixteen chilling tales of the macabre. Scarce/rare/hard to find/out of print.
Language: English
Published by Legare Street Press 2021-09-09, 2021
ISBN 10: 101483192X ISBN 13: 9781014831927
Seller: Chiron Media, Wallingford, United Kingdom
£ 26.60
Quantity: Over 20 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: New.
Published by Williams & Norgate Ltd., London,, 1926
Seller: Nicola Wagner, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
8vo. pp 258. Fully illustrated in color. Slight browning to endpapers, and prelims, green cloth covers, slightly mottled otherwise sound about VG. First Edition.
Published by Williams and Norgate, London, 1926
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Cloth, no jacket, reference copy only with hinges cracked but holding, binding leans a bit, foxing and some soiling, scuffing, complete with 13 plates. Book.
Language: English
Published by Williams & Norgate, London, 1926
Seller: Books & Cabinets, Market Rasen, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Ex-library copy, with various stamps, one hadnwritten number on inside cover and ex libris of Harrogate Public Library. Please see photos - these do not look like the usual ex-library accoutrements.Otherwise no markings or inscriptions in text. Paper and cover darkened with age. Inside edges uneven from cutting pages open. Corners, edges and spine ends rubbed and bumped. spine has two faint white library numbers written on it - again, please see photos.
Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899
Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First American Edition. One volume edition, with illustrated front cover. 940 pages, with illustrations, 5 fold-out maps and ads at rear. Rough cut edges, as is typical with this edition. Various light wear to original cloth bindings. Hinges still good.
Published by Williams & Norgate, GB, 1926
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.
Language: English
Published by Gurney and Jackson, London., 1938
Seller: Tombland Bookshop, Norwich, NFLK, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. 4to. 3 volumes (complete) 1592 pp. c.p. plates and map. ex-libris J B Smart with some manuscript field notations - mainly pencil and marginal. some browning and light foxing to foredges and endpapers, light browning to pages, good in original black cloth gilt, some light wear to xtremities, corners curled and rubbing to top and tail spines, some some small dents to rear of volume one with small tears to cloth, boards overall a little marked and worn. this set weighs over 5 kilos and shipping costs may exceed those cited via ABE, Please see photos supplied of these copies. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Language: English
Published by Gurney and Jackson, London, 1938
Seller: Nikki Green Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
First Edition
£ 200
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 3 volume set. Sm 4tos. Vol 1 lii + pp542 plus 6 pages of colour plates and photographic frontispiece of author. Vol 2 viii + pp545- 1134 plus 9 colour plates. Vol 3 viii + pp1137 - 1592 complete with 6 coloured plates and fold out map to rear. Hardcovers, no dust jackets. All bindings in original black buckram with gilt lettering to spine and top edge gilt. Bindings very good condition with a little rubbing to tops and tails of spines and edges and a few scratches to boards. Inside in very good condition. This is a heavy set and may cost more postage overseas.
Language: English
Published by Edward Arnold & Co., London, 1930
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition (no other printings mentioned) in blue pebbled cloth, gilt stamped spine and blind ruled front and back cover, frontispiece profile photograph of the author, and illustrated with 15 additional photographs. Foreword by Lord Cranworth. Posthumously published, this volume contains the author's discussions of South Africa; he had been the Governor of Uganda. It has been discussed that this book influenced the writings of H. Rider Haggard who is mentioned here on page 124. London: Edward Arnold & Co. (1930), 399 pages. Good. Overall wear, mostly to spine, some cloth tears along joints, spine ends and tips. bumped tips. Stamped name to f.f.e. A bit shaken.
Published by Williams & Norgate. London. 1926, 1926
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1926). 1926 1st edition. Large 8vo (150 x 230mm). Ppxv,258,ad. Colour plates. Dark blue cloth, titled in gilt on upper board and spine. Frontis sl loose, hinges tender and cloth sl frayed. Good only. ~. .
Language: English
Published by Gurney and Jackson, London, 1938
Seller: Calluna Books, Morpeth, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Books - very good. Dust jackets well worn with some loss. 3 volumes. Completed and edited by WL Sclater. HEAVY (3.35 kg) - extra postage will be required.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 74. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1906 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 74.
Published by Williams & Norgate, LTD, London, 1926
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. Fully illustrated in colour. In blue buckram with gilt stamping. Slight shelf wear else fine. Inoffensive inscription by previous owner on front fly leaf.
Published by WILLIAMS & NORGATE. LONDON, 1926
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
First Edition
VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN BLUE CLOTH GOLD TITLE ON SPINE AND FRONT BOARD. SLIGHTLY WEAK SPINE. FOXING THROUGHOUT. FULLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR. 1ST EDITION.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 308. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1926 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 308.
Published by Williams & Norgate, London, 1926
Seller: Peter J. Ayre's Books, Somerset, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Binding: Orig. blue cloth; Condition notes: presentation inscription from the author's wife to Major Corbet-Ward. Very Good; Illustrations: 15 Colour plates; Pages: xv + 258; Edition/printing: 1st.
Published by Edward Arnold & Co, 1930
Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st Ed. xv + 309pp. Port. frontis., 15 plates, folding map. Some light browning, gilt lettered blue cloth, corners sl. bumped, sl. chipped spine sl faded and marked. Frederick George Jackson (18601938), explorer. In 19256 Jackson made a long journey in search of sport by rail and boat and on foot through tropical Africa from Beira in Mozambique to Matadi in the Belgian Congo, via the Victoria Falls, Katanga district, the Lualaba River, lakes Tanganyika and Kivu, and the Congo River. US$332.
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1899
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
unknown_binding. Condition: Used-Very Good. y First printing. 2 volumes (complete). Three quarter crimson leather, spine ruled in gilt, over marbled boards. Top edges gilt. Minor scuffing to edges of binding, but quite sound overall. Well illustrated, including 5 folding maps (all in very good condition). Scattered foxing, mostly confined to page margins. Formerly in the library of Robert Thorne Coryndon, with his armorial bookplate in each volume. A very good set.
Published by Gurney and Jackson, London, 1938
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Three Volume Set. 1938, 1st. Quarto's. lii, 542pp & viii, 545-1134pp & viii, 1137-1592pp plus adverts. Illustrated with colour and monochrome plates and text-diagrams and figures. Large folding map at rear of volume III. Uniform in publisher's cloth, gilt titles to spines. Some rubbing and dust-soiling. In the printed dust wrappers, all having edge and surface wear, a little staining. Rear of volume III wrapper having large loss (see image). Text-block's spotted, with some marginal spotting internally. Overall a 'Good' set only. Heavy - shipping to be advised.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1899
Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, Manchester, NH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing in the U.S. 6 x 9in. 940pp. xxiii. 188 illustrations, 11 plates, 5 maps in color. Publisher's cloth boards with decoration and titling. VERY GOOD. Shows the boards with only very marginal shelf wear, endpapers with a hint of discoloration, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text and illustrations are clean and exceptionally unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.
Published by Gurney and Jackson, London, 1938
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jackson (illustrator). 1st Edition. Cloth & Gilt. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. Edition. Three Volume set. Vol. 1: lii + 542pp, 10 coloured plates, 115 text illustrations. Vol. 2: viii + pp. 545-1134, 9 colour illustrations, 70 text illustrations. Vol 3: viii + pp.1137-1592, 6 coloured plates, 60 text illustrations. Publisher's original gilt blue cloth. 4to. this set of books is located for visitors at our offices at the Barnett Castle 1st floor rear at Comptom at Washington Blvd in mid town St. Louis. Hours are variable. Our seven rooms offices are by appointment.
Published by Gurney and Jackson, 1938
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Gurney and Jackson, 1938. 3 vols. Quarto ( 10" x 7", 255mm x 180mm) First edition. With 24 color plates by George E. Lodge. Further illustrations within text. Completed and edited by W. L. Sclater. Bound in original black cloth. On the smooth spine, gilt lettering. Author's photograph on the frontispiece of vol.1. Large folding map of Kenya to rear of vol. 3. Gilt edges to top of text block. Extremities lightly rubbed. Bookplate of Robert G. Stone. Tissue guards. Sir Frederick John Jackson (1860-1929) was an English administrator in East Africa, explorer and ornithologist. He was a founder of the East Africa Natural History Society.
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 146.
Published by n.p. Vincent Brooks, Day & Sons 1897, 1897
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Condition: very good. Chromolithographic portrait. Approx. 15" X 10.5". Some light chipping, creasing, and a few closed tears to margins. Bottom right corner bumped. Issues should be hidden when matted. Portrait itself is bright and unfaded. very good A striking Vanity Fair portrait, # 697 from the "Men of the Day" series, featuring Arctic explorer Frederick George Jackson in full polar gear. Jackson mounted extensive expeditions to the European Arctic, including Siberia and Franz Josef Land. He may be best remembered for "finding" Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen, who had been missing for three years and thought to be dead. Jackson published several books and articles, including "A Thousand Days in the Arctic" and "The Great Frozen Land".
Published by n.p. Vincent Brooks, Day & Sons 1897, 1897
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
Condition: near fine. Chromolithographic portrait. Approx. 15" X 10.25". Print lightly age-toned with ghost from a sticker to upper right corner. Corners just lightly bumped, but these issues will be covered when matting. Portrait itself is bright and unfaded. With title sheet describing the portrait. near fine A striking Vanity Fair portrait, # 697 from the "Men of the Day" series, featuring Arctic explorer Frederick George Jackson in full polar gear. Jackson mounted extensive expeditions to the European Arctic, including Siberia and Franz Josef Land. He may be best remembered for "finding" Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen, who had been missing for three years and thought to be dead. Jackson published several books and articles, including "A Thousand Days in the Arctic" and "The Great Frozen Land".
Published by London, Williams & Norgate, 1926 1st, 1926
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardback, tall, 9 x 6 inches. Green cloth with black lettering to spine and front. In dustwrapper. In very good condition (DW edges torn with chips to corner sand ends of spine, darkened. In protective sleeve.) Some fading to top page edges. Cloth cover clean and smart. Some light foxing to endpapers. Neat inscription to front ?David Phillmore.? Moderate dark foxing to title page and prelims. Dark foxing spots to pages throughout. Page edges rough cut. Plates with some minor tanning, else clean and bright. Else a clean and tight copy. xv + 258pp. Illustrated with 13 full-page colour plates.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1907 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 156 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 156 Language: English.
Published by Edward Arnold and Co, London, 1930
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. [iii]-xv, [1], 399, [1]; 16 plates and a folding map; original blue cloth stamped in gilt on spine; extremities rubbed, a few spots to the covers, all else very good and sound.
1st. xv + 399pp. Portrait. frontis., and 15 plates from photographs + large folding map. Publishers' blue cloth, a near fine copy, the contents with no foxing the binding and gilt clean and bright slight bump to front upper corner. Jackson recounts his early days hunting around Lake Lamu in the 1880s shooting a variety of big game including buffalo and lion. His comments regarding Teddy Rosevelt whom Jackson liked but decried his over-expenditure of ammunition on game. Czech 138/139.