John Masefield Foreword (14 results)

American first edition (not stated). 258 pages. Hardcover: H 28.25cm x L 21.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; bumping at bottom flap fold corners. Blue boards; vibrant gilt stamping to spine, bottom board corners bumped. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. With Foreword by Sir Peter G. Masefield, Preface, b/w photographs and illustrations throughout, Appendix, and Index. ISBN 1560980346.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 'The men of the Merchant Navy did their vital and perilous work during the war without trumpeting or fuss. That they are, however, far from inarticulate is proven in good measure by this volume of their writings.'. 256 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Interior of the book is clean. Unmarked except for a previous owner's name to he ffep. Tight binding, sound hinges. Navy blue cloth is clean and shows no wear. Corners are sharp. Gilt titles to the spine. the dustjacket is unclipped but the exterior shows moderate edge wear with a few lost chips. Front cover illustration is attractive although a little marred by a small numeral in black ink to the open field. This book, while meeting the weight restriction, is too thick to qualify for Canada Post Lettermail - rate shown - therefore additional postage will be needed, the amount depending on destination, speed and other factors. We will notify enquiries, of the correct postage needed. We use three postal systems and shop them for the best rates - charging our cost - or less. This new rate may be accepted or declined. Image available. Mailed anywhere within Canada for US$12.50. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First printing. 5 x 8 inches. xii, 375 pages. Condition is Very Good; spine lightly faded, text is very clean, binding is tight. STK.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint of 1923 Oxford U.P. edition. Cloth binding, 27 pp. plus 19 plates. Label to front board, stampings, pocket and due date slip, rear barcode. Appears unread. Boards scuffed. Else very good condition. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition. Octavo. 12×14cm; (208)pp. Green paper boards with gilt title on spine; light wear to edges. Binding square and tight. Neat dust jacket with some wear to edges, price unclipped. Clean within. Colour plates.…

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (Good+); 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.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None, as Issued. First Edition. 240pp, bibliography, bw ills. Or pictorial glossy boards. Small crease to top corner of front free endpaper. A second collection of the stories of some of England's soldier poets including John Masefield, Laurence Binyon, Julian Grenfell and may more. Size: 8vo. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Ex Library. Brown cloth slight spine wear, library marks, xi b, 27 pgs. 18 plates. tight clean 1st edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Owner's Bookplate.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 194 pages. 6.90x4.40x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Scores for sea shanties compiled by John Sampson and arranged for piano by S Taylor Harris and foreword by John Masefield. No date of publication. About 1924? Limited old masking tape on spine and tear on frontispiece plate. But book intact. Sections on capstan shanties, halliard shanties, fore sheet shanties, sea songs and others. 69 pages with minor nicks. Previous owner's name on inside cover page. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class tracked postage. Overseas at least £7.65. Extra EU levy for EU destinations. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1942 1st ed. INSCRIBED on ffep by Sir William Rothenstein. 134pp. illus. orange cloth sm 4to: Good/no dj [brief ink gift inscription on ffep; fading of orange covers; top corner bump with some front cover creasing owing to thinness of wartime boards; else a clean, complete & tight copy] Some 40 drawings of Royal Air Force personnel done between November 1939 and October 1941 by the English artist Rothenstein (1872-1945), most noted for his pictures from both world wars. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good- to very good condition. First edition. Small Folio. xi, 27 [1]pp., [2] 19 plates. Original blue-gray boards with black lettering on cover, black publisher's device, lettering and ruling on spine. Half-title with decorative elements. Decorative publisher's device and framing on title page. "Last summer there was held in London an exhibition of designs, scenes and models made by the artists of the theatres of the world. The exhibition showed the mind of the world. To look at those works was to see how the brain wrought in each country." (Foreword). With critical foreword and essay on world literature and London theater, and twenty-one lithographical plates depicting theatre venues, set designs and scenes. Illustrated Ex-Libris of Eva Le Gallienne on inside front cover. Gallienne was a British-American stage actress, producer, director and author, and a Broadway star and founder of the Civic Repertory Theatre, considered to have contributed to set the stage for the Off-Broadway movement. She was the daughter of Richard Le Gallienne, a poet and intimate friend of Oscar Wilde. Plate containing lithographs 3 and 4 with closed tear and some ruffling of paper, not affecting images.…