Norman E Clarke (35 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Never Read. Very light wear to edges and corners. Carefully packaged and shipped in box. AU.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in Slipcase. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 2, No. 4. Edited by John Carnell. Cover art by Dennis. Includes "World in Shadow" (novelette) by John Brody; "The Cireesians" by Norman Lazenby; "Edge of Night" by John K. Aiken; "The Rebels" by E. R. James; "Position Line" by A. Bertram Chandler. Article: "The Shape of Ships to Come" by Arthur C. Clarke, B.Sc. Features: "Editorial"; "The Literary Line-up". Illustrated by Dennis and White. Cover torn with small loss and edge wear and chipping; cover glued on at hinge; rubbing; tanning; date in pen on first page. Book. …

One of an edition limited to One-Thousand. Octavo, blue textured boards (Hardcover), xvi, 153pp. Very-Good. Military History, U. S. History, Americana, American History, Military Biography, American Biography. YSLIC.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Exlibrary marks. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, bright pages. Cloth over boards has minor edge rubbing with label at lower spine. Civil War correspondence by Illinois volunteer. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Ex-Library; 8.75" tall; 153 pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. This old book is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a Limited Edition hardcover book with 153 pages including some illustrations. This Edition is Limited to 1,000 copies. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1961 as the published date. The blue covers with gold lettering are clean and in great shape. This old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Clean text. Some discoloration due to age at the endpapers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 2, No. 4. Edited by John Carnell. Cover art by Dennis. Includes "World in Shadow" (novelette) by John Brody; "The Cireesians" by Norman Lazenby; "Edge of Night" by John K. Aiken; "The Rebels" by E. R. James; "Position Line" by A. Bertram Chandler. Article: "The Shape of Ships to Come" by Arthur C. Clarke, B.Sc. Features: "Editorial"; "The Literary Line-up". Illustrated by Dennis and White. Heavy edgewear with chips, creasing and short tears; old tape at spine ends, heel piece is off with loss to heel; rubbing; minor soiling; marks in pen on rear. Book. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Collects 26 essays. Very good with light wear. clph.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. 153pp. A few illustrations. The glue used to secure the endpapers to the boards is staining through at the gutters of the endpapers (probably true of most if not all copies), else a fine copy without dust jacket, as issued. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: very good. Information Circular 99. water resource aquifer DI1. stapled binding, binding very good, pages clean, 43 pages, foldout on rear inside cover.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

114 pp.; 27.8 x 21.5 cm.; glue bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Second issue of Box Car: A Magazine of the Arts, edited by Paul Vangelisti. Contributors include: Paul Vangelisti, Don Suggs, Judith E. Simonian, Charles Garabedian, Ed Moses, Robert Ackerman, Joel Bass, Ron Linden, Michael Davidson, Nathaniel Mackey, George Butterick, Edwin Denby, Robert Crosson, Julia Brown, Hiro Kaizan Kosaka, Jill Giegerich, Rick Stitch, Deirdre Bair, Betty Brown, Peter Liashkov, Alison Saar, Michael Dvortcsak, Jim Morphesis, Ellen Lampert, Ruth Weisburg, Rosmarie Waldrop, Bob Perelman, David Bromige, Norman Weinstein, Stephen Kessler, Zeke Berman, Barbara Drucker, Stephen Moore, Kim Baker, Don Boyd, Joyce Lightbody, Gerald Burns, John Taggart, John Clarke, Jed Rasula, Stephen s'Soreff, Flyghts of Fancie, Erika Suderberg, Mike Crane, Dennis Phillips, Anselm Parlatore, Norman Klein, Kei Takei, Bruce Edelstein, Lois Colette, Anni Jackson, Monique Safford, Fanny Howe, James Haining, Mary Haynes, Helen Adam, Charles Stein, Michael C. McMillen, Carl Cheng, James Doolin, Paul Dillon, Stephanie Jackson, Maxwell Hendler, and Margaret Nielsen. Cover design by Bruce Edelstein. Good. Significant rubbing of covers with edgewear and bumping of corners. Wear to verso including 6 mm. surface tear to bottom edge, 2.4 cm. crease to top left corner, and 1.5 cm. of black soiling to verso. Contents clean and unmarked. Due to the size of this item, additional shipping charges will be required for international orders.…

Condition: New.

Ex-library copy. FIRST EDITION LIMITED TO 100 UNNUMBERED COPIES. Unpaged - 27 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. No dust jacket (as issued?). Original undecorated beige cardstock boards with white title label affixed upon front cover, soiling and toning to boards and spine with scuffing along edges, library shelf sticker affixed at front cover's bottom left corner. Library stamp upon fore-edge; library stamps and marks upon both recto and verso of front free endpaper; shallow chipping at bottom edge of title leaf; remnant of peeled library pocket on rear free endpaper verso. Binding is still firm and interior leaves are clean. Features a six page essay on the history of early 19th century imprints in Detroit, Michigan with, of course, a focus upon the efforts of Father Gabriel Richard (1767-1832) whose printing press was active from at least 1809 to at least 1816 and perhaps as late as 1823. The remaining pages comprise Clarke's bibliography listing 43 titles under various imprints but all attributed to the Richard Press. Includes an unmarked errata sheet for bibliographic entry #19 laid-in between pages 19-20. The book's limitation is cited upon the title leaf verso. A scarce bibliographic reference.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Clarke Historical Collection: Mount Pleasant (1961). Portrait, 8.5 x 5.5", cloth, 153pp, covers a bit yellowed. LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Faint bowing to boards otherwise very good indeed. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 207 pp ; photographs in black & white and in color ; 25 cm. ; green textured cloth with gold lettering and decorations ; several photographs of important hybridizers and rose growers, and several color plates of new roses for 1961, including Super Star, Daily Sketch, Mischief, Stella, Lucy Cramphorn, Sabrina, Memoriam, Dearest, Fritz Thiedemann, Lilac Cream, Miss Ireland, Orange Sensation and Pink Parfait ; numerous interesting and important articles on rose growing ; Contents : Patrons, Officers And Council -- Arrangements For 1961 -- Report Of The Council -- Balance Sheets -- Presidents And Awards -- The President's Page, By F. Royalton Kisch, M.C., President -- A Great Venture, By F. Fairbrother, M.Sc., F.R.I.C. -- Recent Research On Roses, By E. F. Allen -- The Rose Garden Of Rome, By Stelvio Coggiatti -- The Late Charles Mallerin, By André Leroy, Louis Laperrière And M. Perroud -- Looking At Roses, By Constancewheatcroft -- Rose Arrangements, By Ena Harkness -- Book Review, By F. Fairbrother, M.Sc., F.R.I.C. -- My Grandmother's Roses, By Arbel. M. Aldous -- Rose Culture In The Tropics, By Rev. P. Soares -- The Local Incidence Of Rose Disease, By A. Dick, B.Sc., M.D.,J. Clarke, Lieut.-Col. D. Pope, F. H. Morse -- Lessons From Derriaghy, By Sam McGredy -- Red Roses, By C. Walter Gregory -- The "Floiuade" At Rotterdam 1960, By A. P. C. Dickson -- Common Mistakes In Rose Growing, By R. L. Pallett -- The Yellow Roses, By Bertram Park, O.B.E., V.M.H., Mtrite Agri -- The Unorthodox Rose Grower, By F. C. H. Witchell -- By The Way, By W. J. W. Sanday -- Fifty Years Of The Rose Annual, By A. Norman -- Garden View, By J. H. Wilding -- A Modern Approach To Rose Deterioration And Disease, By Aphra P. Wilson, M.B.E., A.R.C.S. -- "Overhead Watering Prevents Black Spot?" By Roy Hay -- Whose Roses? From A Correspondent Of The Times -- Display Gardens, By Sir Harry Pilkington . -- What's In A Name? By W. C. Thom -- Special Encouragement For Amateur Hybridists, By Edgar M. Allen, C.M.G. -- Highlights In A Veteran Rose Grower's Life, By Edgar M. Allen, C.M.G. -- An Itinerant 'Frau Karl Druschki', By Mrs. F. M. Briscoe -- Roses Which Deserve Greater Recognition, By Rosemary James -- Plant Breeders' Rights, By Gordon Edwards, C.B.E. -- The Spring Competition, By A. J. Huxley -- The Great Summer Rose Show, By A. G. L. Hellyer -- The Artistic Classes, By Julia Clements -- Bristol Group's Annual Show -- Northern Rose Show, By Mr. And Mrs. Joseph C. Watson -- The Great Autumn Rose Show, By Gordon Forsyth -- The Trial Ground, By H. Edland -- Show Awards And Trial Ground Awards 1960 -- International Awards 1960 -- The Rose Analysis, By H. Edland -- Monochrome Plates -- The President -- New Headquarters Of The National Rose Society, Bone Hill, Chiswell Green, St. Albans, Hertfordshire -- Royal Lodge, Windsor -- The Municipal Rose Gardens, Rome -- The Late Charles Mallerin -- The Silver Plate And Spoons -- The Poulsen "Family" -- Alain And Michke Meilland -- "Just Don't Get Him Started Talking About His Roses" -- 'Vanity' -- Colour Plates -- Super Star -- Daily Sketch -- Mischief -- Gold Crown -- Golden Giant -- Stella -- Lucy Cramphorn -- Sabrina -- Memoriam -- Dearest -- Fritz Thiedemann -- Lilac Charm -- Miss Ireland -- Orange Sensation -- Pink Parfait ; no dustjacket ; G. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4", unpaginated. Bibliographical work with detailed information, Book has pencil notes.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1951 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 and contains approximately 34 pages. 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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited ed. One 50 copies only, slamon colored paper covered boards with printed title lable. 12 pp. with two illustrations. Very scarce bibliographical essay concerning priority and issue points of Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Very good, some light figering and a small bit of loss to the front free endpaper caused by a paper clip whose outline still shows minimally on the top egde of the title page. Bit of fade to the spine strip.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "Find The Woman" - What happened in Central Africa when word spread that a venerated witch-doctress had invented a potion to render the white man's bullets harmless - with photo of Maria N'Koy in her ceremonial regalia; At Grips With the Desert - Part III - Donald R.G. Cameron's party set out to cross the Sahara and became lost for ten dreadful days - with photos and map; A Tenderfoot in Argentina - Englishman G.H. Mummery went to Argentina to try his luck on a big estancia; The "Eggers" of Yorkshire - Article with amazing photos of the people who scramble the towering cliffs of the Yorkshire coast to reap a harvest of sea-bird eggs; Brigand-Hunting in Anatolia - Capt. S.H. Woolf was stationed on the Bagdad Railway with a small detachment of Indian troops; My College Adventures - Young Carl N. Taylor was wandering around America when he decided to study in Indiana - he provides an interesting glimpse into a novel phase of American college life; The Sanyasi's Curse - A tale from construction of one of the Southern Indian railways in 1887-8; Tapu - A weird little New Zealand story from Ken J. Royal, who went hunting for Maori curios on an old native battleground; Twelve Days on a Burning Ship - The coal cargo of the old windjammer Fanny catches fire far to the south of Cape Horn; My Trip to "Devil's Island" - Excellent photo-illustrated article describing Arthur Mills' visit to the notorious French penal establishment in Guiana where Dreyfus endured his martyrdom and the betrayer of Nurse Cavell is presently imprisoned; Shorty the Sheepherder - Edith Ammons Kohl describes a strange character she met while newspapering in Montana; Rough Luck - Johannes Else's nearly successful escape from the prison at Cape Town; A Deal in Diamonds - The curious experience of an Eastern merchant while visiting Marseilles on business; The Lost Mine - Part II of II - A. Hyatt Verrill seeks a mysterious native "King" in Panama - with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away so covers loose but present, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. de Walton, John; Tresilian, S.; Prater, Ernest; East, Laurence; Hiley, F.E.; Sindall, A.W.; Wenban, R.; Wigfull, W.E.; Abbey, S.; Sutcliffe, Norman; Inns, Kenneth; Holloway, Cyril (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Hidden Bay - A member of the Cape Police investigates a series of missing boats and their crews; The Parson - A Tale of old frontier days in Marshall, Texas; A Gambling Raid in Malaya - A white police officer single-handedly attempts to raid a gambling-den in the Malay States; Through Arctic Seas - Part III - The continues adventures of the Hudson Bay Company steamer Baychimo in the Western Arctic as it studies the Eskimos and wild life - with map and many nice photos; Among the Kazak Nomads - Matthew Edwards describes his time with these hardy riders of the plains, who enjoy hunting with trained eagles - including many very nice photos; On Tour With a Puppet Show - Part I - Walter Wilkinson travels through the West of England with his glorified Punch-and-Judy outfit; George's Crocodile - an amusing tale from the coast of China; "Bimbo" - Russell Afzal's dog killed a sacred monkey, was cursed, and died a mysterious death; Pat the Teacher - He drifted to a remote Australian sheep station and proved his manhood to the full; The Isle of Rip Van Winkle - A visit to the quaint and beautiful island of Banda, the "Pearl of the Moluccas" - with photos; The Romance of Pearls - An excellently photo-illustrated account of the fisheries of Ceylon, with some interesting stories concerning pearls; Across Central Africa from East to West - Part II - The continued tale of Major Jackson's year-long, 6,000 mile trip from Beira to Banana - with interesting photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Moorsom, F.G.; Sutcliffe, Norman; Holloway, Cyril; Brock, H.M.; Holloway, Cyril; Goss, G.W.; Potts, Leonard (illustrator).…