James Holledge (20 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. G, Edgewear, tears, creases, indentations, mild spine fade, browning. 'Astonishing vitality and depravity in an era of gin, sex and brutality'. 128 pages. Horwitz No. 31. Photo on request.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Scripts Edition. VG, Edgewear, creases, browning/NO DUST JACKET. "The fascinating story of the sin capitals of America - Las Vegas and Reno". Scripts No. 46. 125 pages. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 64 pages. Guy Muldoon "The Stronger Magic" / James Holledge "The Mad Marksman of Koiterangi" / Jorgen Bisch "I Climbed The Jivaros' Sacred Mountain" / Grenville Manton "Flight In A Flying Furnace" / P L N Padfield "We Sailed On All Fools'Day" / John Laffin "One Performance Only" / Reginald L Ottley "The Horse Was More Important" / Guy Batham "Jungle River Nightmare". (SL#257).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Paperback first edition 1962. This book is in poor-fair condition - pages tanned; wear to covers; top corner of back cover torn off, about one and a half inches by one and a half inches; back cover dirty; last page spotted where the cover is missing.

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 18 cm. 130 pages G. Good condition with shelf wear and edge wear and creasing to covers, pages browned.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. THE COVER IS LIGHLTY RUBBED WITH BUMPING AROUND ALL EDGES AND CORNERS. TANNING THROUGHOUT WITH MILD FOXING. BINDING FIRM AND PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. Uncommon 1960s look at the erotic East by James Holledge. Front cover blurb: "Where sex for sale. narcotics and murder are a way of life. James Holledge takes you on a startling survey of the sin centres of Asia". From rear cover: " In these teeming cities of the Orient, where the squalor of utter poverty and human degradation exists amidst the splendour of opulence and wealth, prostitution, drug addiction, murder, piracy and rape are as common occurrences as night and day. Within these cities beats the dark heart of the East". Holledge takes a look at the dark side of Hong Kong, Macaq, Singapore, Bombay, Shanghai, Tokyo, Saigon, etc. Classic 1960s-vintage cover artwork. Mass market paperback. Printed in Australia. NOTE: A GOOD COPY ONLY. Handling wear, small abrasions & creasing to cover, faint staining to lower portion of rear pages, otherwise a clean tight solid softcover copy. 162pp. Scarce. SB-88.…

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. Uncommon true crimes which shocked Australia. James Holledge Series. Front cover blurb: "The true facts behind crimes which shocked Australia: Leonard Keith Lawson; The Stuart Case; The Simmonds Hunt; The Sundown Murders; Strangler in the Brownout; The Slasher". Mass market paperback. Printed in Australia. NOTE: A FAIR to GOOD READING COPY ONLY. Much handling wear, soiling & creasing to cover, faint staining to margins throughout, spotting to pages, otherwise a tight solid softcover copy. 128pp. Scarce. SB-100. …

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Creasing to covers. Some abrasions to spine. Some foxing.; First printing. 130 pages. Page dimensions: 179 x 112mm. Series number: PB 88 [Pocket Books]. This title is also the first title in the single author series of 47 titles for James Holledge, of which numbers 1, 2, and 15 were printed with PB series numbers, rather than the single author series numbering. "Diggers in action in two World Wars" - from front cover. [Reference: Flanagan, "Australian Vintage Paperback Guide" (1994), pp. 29, 92. - "Horwitz published 45 non-fiction books by James Holledge in which the subject matter ranged from the exploits of Australian soldiers and airmen during the Second World War to Nazism, flying saucers and gambling.".…

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. A little tanned, scuffed, dampspotted and tanned within.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 129pp, small bw ills. Pictorial card/paperback. Top front corner cut off, inside of covers heavily toned and even toning to pages. Scarce vintage paperback detailing Australia's Victoria Cross recipients. Size: 8vo.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. scuffed cover edges, tare to bottom spine 5cm , creased corners front and back, browning pages.

2nd edition card covers Very Good small octavo 130pp., On the night of May 31 1942 Japanese midget submarines made a daring bid to attack Sydney Harbour. This is the graphic story behind that attempted invasion. Reading copy only.

reprint softback with stiff wrappers Very Good small octavo 162pp., Bookseller's stamp on first page & pen price o/w a very good copy with a very good spine. Scarce Aussie pulp.

Softcover. Condition: Good. 1965. A used copy, with some creasing along the spine and a few minor bumps around the outer corners from general handling and shelving, but no major wear - contents largely clean throughout with no notable creases, just some mild browning along the edges as common for these 60s paperbacks. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 120 x 185 mm. 129. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1960s; Inventory No: 43789.…

Paperback. Condition: nrVG. 1st Edition. Internally in nice condition BUTsome minor cover wear. Two black marks to top text edge.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Binding starting to crack at pages 90/91, else binding tight; pages clean; moderate wear to covers. First edition. 130 pages. PB 88; original cover price 3'9. Size: 4.5" x 7".

Condition: poor. Softcover in poor condition. Binding still good, spine creased, worn and cocked. Tape reinforcing edges of spine (see photo). Covers creased, stained and edgeworn, including open tear to back cover and sticker remains on front cover. Book block bent/warped (see photo). Page block edges heavily browned, browning to inside of covers and uniform browning to text pages. Text is only very occasionally foxed, and is clean and free from annotations. Prior seller's stamp on title page (see photo). 129pp.…