John B Powell (159 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Keliana Tayler; Casey Robin (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: very_good.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used Very Good. Additional artwork by Eliot Porter. Text is in English. Size - H: 9', W: 6', D: .125' This item is Used and is listed as being in Very Good condition. Binding is intact. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover in very good condition with only light wear. A very nice copy of this item. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing # 3976 of this collection of thirteen murder / mystery short stories. Featured are One-Armed Bandit by Dan Sontup, Never Kill for Love by C. B. Gilford, These Daises Told by Arthur Porges, Canine Accomplice by Grover Brinkman, The Accidental Widow by Robert Colby, Twilight Thunder by Edward Hoch, Images by Michael Brett, The Skim by Richard Deming, One Way by John Lutz, That Guy What Laughs Last by Phillip Tremont, The Private Eye of Irving Anvil by Richard Hardwick, Holiday by Hal Elson and The Heir by Talmage Powell. Light edgewear. Light reading creases to the spine. Light rubbing to the dark cover. Age toning to the pages. In Very Good Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Double Issue 22 Short Stories. Featured are The Big Five-O by Gillian Linscott, King Bee and Honey by Steven Saylor, Outfoxxed by David Delman, A Witch and Her Cats by Antonia Fraser, The Great Man by Adele Glimm, The Rasputin Faberge by James Powell, A Public Service by David Williams, A Loaf of Quicksilver by Clayton Emery, Salvation by Milt McLeod, The Premium on a Parcel by DP Roy-Myers, The Jury Box by Jon L Breen, Once Burned - Twice Shy by John Dobbyn, One of Those Days, One of Those Nights by Ed Gorman, Crazy Birdy by Dorothy B Davis, The Flowerprint Murder by JanWillem Van De Wetering, Here Be Monsters by Lisa Lepovetsky, Gone Fishing by Jeffery Deaver, Leopold Lends a Hang by Edward D Hoch, Tiger Country by Michael Gilbert, The Final Paragraph by Henry Slesar, The Mystery Crossword by Ruth Minary and Vigil by Katherine H Brooks. Number written in pen on top edge of rear cover. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 9 Short Stories. Featured are Puncher's Chance by Doug Allyn, One Bag of Coconuts by Edward D Hoch, Dial M for Marsha by John Morgan Wilson, Viewfinder by David H Ingram, Loss by Peter Turnbull, The Unit by T J MacGregor, The Night Watchman's Wife by William Dylan Powell, The Mean Distance by Jean B Cooper and Johnny Depp Kick Line of Doom by Mysti Berry. In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 18 short stories, 2 puzzles and 1 poem. Featured are The Big Five-O by Gillian Linscott, King Bee and Honey by Steven Saylor, Outfoxed by David Delman, A Witch and Her Cats by Antonia Fraser, The Great Man by Adele Glimm, The Rasputin Faberge by James Powell, A Public Service by David Williams, A Loaf of Quicksilver by Clayton Emery, Salvation by Milt McLeod, The Premium on a Parcel by D.P. Roy-Meyers, Once Burned - Twice Shy by John Dobbyn, One of Those Days, One of Those Nights by Ed Gorman, Crazy Bird by Dorothy B. Davis, The Flowerprint murder by Janwillem van de Wetering, Here Be Monsters by Lisa Lepovetsky, Gone Fishing by Jeffery Deaver, Leopold Lends a Hand by Edward D. Hoch, Tiger Country by Michael Gilbert. The two Puzzles are The Final Paragraph by Henry Sleasar and The Mystery Crossword by Ruth Minary. The Poem is Vigil by Katherine H. Brooks. SIGNED by Jeffery Deaver above his story. The Deaver story was later published in his "Twisted" collection in 2003. Light edgewear. Light reading creases to the spine and cover. Bottom corner of the rear cover has been clipped. In good condition. Signed by Author.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1968). 1968 1st edition. Small square 4to (178 x 222mm). Pp96. B/w photographs throughout. Teal boards, spine titled in white. Ex-library copy. Usual faults. An inexpensive reading copy. A guide to improving your coarse fishing by then London editor of Angling Times, John Mitchell. Published as part of the 'Better Sports' series. Chapters include: To get you fishing; Bigger and better fishing; The kingfisher guild; Better fishing - the results; Night fishing; Competition fishing; Weight for length scales. .

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ships quickly. Mild shelf/reading wear. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Feb, 1945, pp. 217-238, Profusely Illus with BW Photos, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Softcover journal in very good minus condition. Article topics include: dedication to Herbert Eugene Bolton; Anglo observers of the southwest borderlands 1825-1890: the rise of a concept; European expansion and the enclavement of southwestern Indians; the tragedy at Camp Grant in 1871; James Addison Reavis: the 'Baron of Arizona' self-revealed: a letter to his lawyer in 1894; the tunnel: a fragment of railroad history in Arizona Territory. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Journal.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1975). (1973) 1975 1st thus. Oblong 8vo paperback (230 x 164mm). Pp96. B/w photographs, cartoon strip throughout, illustrated by George Stokes. Some use, creases to covers but a good-plus second-hand paperback. "A fishing book that really will help you to catch more fish. Each technique is explained in detail and demonstrated under the actual. situation in which it would be used". An introduction to freshwater fishing, mostly coarse, presented in a comic strip format. First published in instalments in the London Evening News. Published in this book with extra material in various languages by Chancerel Editions, Paris, 1975 and distributed in the UK and Ireland by WH Smith. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1971). 1971 1st edition. Small square 4to (180 x 222mm). Pp96. B/w photographs throughout. Mottled cream and black boards, spine titled in red-gilt. Good-plus in torn, price-clipped dust-wrapper. A guide to improving your sea fishing by then London editor of Angling Times. Published as part of the 'Better Sports' series and a companion volume to the author's earlier "Better Fishing: Freshwater." Contents include: To get you fishing; Tackle; Terminal tackle; Worm bait; Fish bait; Fishing manners; Casting; Waiting for a bite; The strike; Reeling-in and laying the line; Landing and unhooking; Cleaning the catch; Pier fishing tackle; Landing fish from piers; Pier fishing care; Boat fishing; The boat angler; Landing from a boat; Safety at sea; Anchors; Night fishing; Conger eels; Shark; Bass; Mullet; Pollack; Black bream; Unhooking pollack and black bream; Garfish; Plaice; Sole; Turbot; Cod; Codling; Eels; Sting ray; Spurdog; Tope; Skate; Unhooking bigger fish; Photographing your fish; At one with nature; Record fish; Sport preservation; A shore fishing trip; A boat fishing trip. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1972). (1968) 1972 revised reprint. Small square 4to (178 x 222mm). Pp96. B/w photographs throughout. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in well used dust-wrapper. A guide to improving your coarse fishing by then London editor of Angling Times, John Mitchell. Published as part of the 'Better Sports' series. Chapters include: To get you fishing; Bigger and better fishing; The kingfisher guild; Better fishing - the results; Night fishing; Competition fishing; Weight for length scales. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1968). 1968 1st edition. Small square 4to (178 x 222mm). Pp96. B/w photographs throughout. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. A guide to improving your coarse fishing by then London editor of Angling Times, John Mitchell. Published as part of the 'Better Sports' series. Chapters include: To get you fishing; Bigger and better fishing; The kingfisher guild; Better fishing - the results; Night fishing; Competition fishing; Weight for length scales. .

PB. Condition: fine, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations (illustrator). 180pp ISBN 0894680021.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. B/W Photos/ Maps (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; pictorial c w/half jacket, in clipped price; ownr's insc.; 367 clean, unmarked pages/Notes, Bibliography, Index.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. "Introduction and Study Guide by Maxie Dunnam". "Cokesbury Special Edition". Cover is rubbed, crease/dent across top front corner, bumped corners, dot dent in front and stained. Paperclip dent on first page. Smudges on edges and a few dot stains on end pages but pages inside are clean. Binding is tight. 6.25" tall x 5" wide; 143 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First trade paper edition, first printing of the third collection short stories by various Canadian authors. Featured are Man on the Roof by Jas R. Petrin, Out of Bounds by John North, Bush Fever by Jack Paris, On a Day When I'm Brave by William Bankier, The Nightmare and the Dream by Myrle Machan, Hot Gammon by L.B. Greenwood, Dead Meet by Peter Sellers, Button in the Bag by Charlotte MacLeod, Blind Date by Sara Plews, Partners by Gregory Robinson, The Tamberlane Crutch by James Powell, The Case of the Weeping Suicide by Ted Wood, The Murder That Couldn't Happen by Mel D. Ames, The Perfect Crime by Tony Aspler, The Gray Brigade by Alison Cunliffe, Innocence by Peter Robinson. A short inscription by Sara Plews and signed by Peter Sellers on the title page. In fine condition. Signed by Author.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. Illustrated by 14+ Photoplay Glossy Photos (illustrator). HARDCOVER. GOOD CONDITION.Covers bit bowed, spine fold rough.Dramatic endpaper movie battle scenes in blue sepia color. Blue Clothbnd.has at least 7 or 8 glossy double sided photoplay scenes from the action romance movie.STARRING CLARA BOW. ; 249pg pages; Doughboy Aviators in WW1 Fiction.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No markings. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. tan/light brown linen-like covers and spine, front and back covers blank, spine with title, author and publisher and 2 sets of horizontal lines above and below the title, light shelf wear, back cover very nice, front cover with light soiling and a few spots of white color loss, spine moderately soiled, end pages are moderately darkened, , page edges are moderately browned and foxed, 40 chapters plus the index.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Chicago: The Poetry Foundation. First edition. Magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 9"], pages 391-471. Fine condition, See photo whb11.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1964). 1964 1st edition. 8vo (141 x 222mm). Pp128. B/w photographs and illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Ex-library copy with usual stamps and faults, dust-wrapper adhered to boards. Reading copy only. "Not only will you learn a great deal about your sport from Mr Mitchell / you will be entertained by him too." Chapters include: types of tackle; Methods of fishing; Baits; The fish we catch; Adapting to conditions; Angling laws in Britain; British record catch stories; Pike and carp fishing. .

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 160 pp. Digest format. Volume 14, number 7. Edgewear with some creasing on the corners and an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This issue contains: It's Called Living by Max Van Derveer; Fat Jow and the Dragon Parade by Robert Alan Blair; On a Quiet Saturday Afternoon by Charles McIntosh; Swamp Rat by C. B. Gilford; The White Moth by Margaret Chenoweth; The Trouble with Harriet by Robert Colby; Instant Crime by Harold Rolseth; Far Beyond the Call of Duty by Richard O. Lewis; The Long Curve by George Grover Kipp; The Bargain by Michael Zuroy; Hand of Fate by John Lutz; The Way Out by Talmage Powell; The Late Bride by M. G. Ogan; and The Dictator's Double by Edward D. Hoch. Size: 12mo. Book.

Softcover. Sound binding. Pages clean, off-white. Wrappers have general handling wear and light soiling. ; Contents: Moore, Gilbert Islands in the wake of battle. Simpich, The yield of Texas. Grosvenor, Insignia and decorations of the U.S. Armed Forces. Weber, Wildlife of Tabasco and Veracruz. Powell, Today on the China coast. Sutherland ,Bornholm - Denmark in a nutshell. Many advertisements. Full color Coca Cola advertisement on back of wrappers with Hawaiian theme. ; 10.0" tall. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of the third collection short stories by various authors. Featured are Jas R. Petrin, John North, Jack Paris, William Bankier, Myrle Machan, L. B. Greenwood, Peter Sellers, Charlotte MacLeod, Sara Plews, Gregor Robinson, James Powell, Ted Wood, Mel D. Ames, Tony Aspler, Alison Cunliffe, and Peter Robinson. SIGNED by Peter Robinson, Peter Sellers and John North. Slight spine slant. Light reading creases. In very good condition. Signed by Author.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.