Oliver Elmes (24 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. It was 1918 and the war had changed.it had become more ruthless and cold-blooded.pilot Martin Falconer found he had to change his way of looking at things. An excellent copy. Where possible small books will have postage reduced. Oliver Elmes (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Paperback, edges slightly rubbed, top corners slightly bumped, illustrated by OLIVER ELMES, short black stripe on lower edges, else vg. The first title about Martin Falconer set in 1916, when Germany was superior in the air war. Oliver Elmes (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Thus. Paperback, corners a bit bumped and a few page corners creased, illustrated by OLIVER ELMES, slight musty smell, else g++. Oliver Elmes (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The story of a disillusioned teacher. First edition, first printing 1968. No inscriptions. Dust jacket by Oliver Elmes later famous for his Doctor Who title designs. Tanned at edges and spine. Oliver Elmes (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Ex-library copy of the second edition published by Hutchinson Library Services in 1974. Originally published by Jarrolds in 1955. Boards have rubbing and a little fraying to the edges and corners. Page edges are browned with darker brown patches and some spotting. Front free endpaper has residue from a library label and some small pen marks. There is a library stamp to the copyright page. There are some small pen marks to the front and rear pastedowns. Pages are lightly browned and there are brown patches in a few places. Jacket has some edge wear and creasing to edges and corners. There is some discolouration to the rear panel and fading to the spine. There is some browning to front and rear flaps. Jacket design by Oliver Elmes. Elmes, Oliver (illustrator).…

Soft Cover. Condition: VG. Reprint. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, a few spots); pp. 186, [6 (pubs. advts., last blank)], with illustrations. A very good copy. Oliver Elmes (illustrator).

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition published by Hutchinson Library Services in 1974. Originally published by Jarrolds in 1955. Boards have slight bumping to the spine. Tops of page edges are browned and the pages are a little browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has fading to the spine which has some edge rubbing. Light edge wear with a small nick to the top edge of the front panel. Small dark patch to the rear panel where a sticker has been removed. Jacket design by Oliver Elmes. Elmes, Oliver (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. 1st edition hbk in d/w; vg/vg; no handwriting inside such as names; d/w not price clipped (18s) ; attractive period dustwrapper; attractive clean copy; 2nd novel from this ex policeman; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 184 pages. Illustrated by Oliver Elmes (Jacket Design) (illustrator). …

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Boards have slight bumping to the corners. Page edges are lightly browned with a few brown spots. Endpapers are lightly browned with scattered brown spotting - quite heavy on the pastedowns. Small, faint bookshop stamp to the front pastedown. Light spotting to the half-title page and the equivalent page at the back and the pages are lightly browned and there is an odour to the book, probably from the home of a smoker, but they are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has slight edge wear with slight chipping to the top and bottom of the spine and brown marking to the rear panel. Jacket design by Oliver Elmes. First printing. Elmes, Oliver (illustrator).…

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (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.…

Paperback: 7¼" x 4¾". Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear. 1975 Edition. © 1955: A stand-alone novel by John Wyndham. 1st printing of 1975 edition. Adapted by Sue Gee. Also published in the US by Ballantine under the title 'Re-Birth':- Synopsis:Long, long ago lived the Old People. No one knew just how long ago - perhaps two thousand years. We knew that they had many things we no longer had, like mines and high-powered engines and machines. But something terrible had happened to the Old People. It was worse than fire and earthquakes. We called it the Tribulation. Nearly all the Old People had died in the Tribulation. Our world was divided into two parts. We lived in a land called Labrador. We had farms and fished in the sea. The sea lay round the north and east of Labrador. South of Labrador were the Badlands where the Tribulation had brought the Old People to their end. There was nothing but ruins. And if you went to the Badlands you died. But in many ways Labrador was not safe either:- (original cost unmarked). Cover Art: Oliver Elmes (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. A clean, straight, unmarked book, appears unread. Oliver Elmes (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. UK 1st, brown cloth, vg+ (crimped spine ends) in vg dj with some sunning, wear at spine ends; edges reinforced with tape on the inside. 184 pp. INSCRIBED on ffep and dated 1979. Oliver Elmes (dj) (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Lee's second novel. A freelance photographer hurting for money agrees to an assignment in Algeria, where he is accosted by army dissidents, then blackmailed, and discovers that he is involved in an ominous and far-reaching plot. Dust jacket w/some light edgewear, light rubbing, sticker shadow to front flap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oliver Elmes (dust jacket illustration) (illustrator). Book.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First UK edition. Originally published by Lippincott in the USA in 1960 as by Richard and Frances Lockridge. Boards clean and bright with a little fading to the edges. Page edges browned with some light scattered spotting to the endpapers. The pages have a faint odour but are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has chipping at the top and bottom of the spine with a little loss at the top, a little fading to the spine and rubbing to the corners. Jacket illustration by Oliver Elmes. First printing. Elmes, Oliver (illustrator).…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition. Originally published in the US as 'Dusty Death' by Dodd, Mead in 1966. Boards have light bumping to the corners but are otherwise unmarked. Page edges are slightly browned. Endpapers are lightly browned but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has slight discolouration to the rear panel. Chipping and creasing to edges of the Jacket with a one inch closed tear at the top right corner of the front panel. There is a little fading and edge wear to the spine. Jacket design by Oliver Elmes. First printing. Elmes, Oliver (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners and folds rubbed, some slight overall dust staining, some scratches to front inside flap, not price clipped (15s), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy for its age. 184pp. A novel of the Racing Axemen, taking part in the woodchopping contest at the Royal Melbourne Show. By Australian thriller writer James Preston (1913-2004). A scarce book. Jacket by Oliver Elmes (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in black boards with white and yellow lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in removable protective clear sleeve. 223pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, few marks to page edges. (4/6).…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The boards are clean and unmarked. The page edges are browned and the pages are also quite heavily browned but are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has a little light edge chipping and creasing with a few small edge nicks. There is a little discolouration to the rear panel and to the white lettering on the front panel. Jacket design by Oliver Elmes. First printing. Elmes, Oliver (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small 8vo hardcover with gray cloth boards, black titling on the front board and spine. Translated by A.W Wheen from German. Sequel to the classic, All Quiet on the Western Front, featuring another group of soldiers in the aftermath of the Great War. The condition of the book is Very Good (general aging; binding intact; spots of aging along the top edge of the front and back boards). The condition of the dust jacket is Good- (mylar wrapped; open tear beside the author's name on the spine; open tears at the top and tail of the spine; general aging and spotting; open tears at the panel folds; not price clipped). 344pp. Oliver Elmes (dj) (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A scarce edition in original unclipped dustwrapper of 'Moonlight Flitting', a novel from the 'Chief Inspector Martineau Investigates' series by Maurice Procter. First edition. Dustwrapper design by Oliver Elmes. Maurice Procter (1906 - 1973) was an English novelist best known for his series of police procedural novels featuring Detective Chief Inspector Harry Martineau of the Granchester City Police. In his novels Granchester was an industrial city in the north of England. Procter based the city on Manchester. With Foyles bookseller's label to front pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light shelfwear to the boards. Dustwrapper with only very minor edgewear and slight marginal offsetting and very slight handling marks to rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Fine. Oliver Elmes (illustrator). book.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A producer for the BBC returns to his home in Argyll to film a documentary about a treasure, and senses dangerous undercurrents that lead to attempted murder. Spine head lightly pushed, slight shelf lean, with a name inked out on the front end paper. Jacket rubbed with a touch of wear at the edges, price clipped. Damp stain to the lower rear panel, primarily visible internally, in Brodart. Elmes, Oliver (Jacket) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d. This whodunnit is set on the Hebridean island of Kersivay, where a series of murders confounds locals. Amateur sleuth Jeremy investigates amid island gossip and eccentric characters. A fine copy in very good jacket. Jacket design by Oliver Elmes. (illustrator). Book.…