Parkinson John Editor (15 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. (viii) 406 pp. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine and some rubbing on the front cover; clipped on the upper right corner of the front endpaper; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by Victor Ambrus; cover art by John Butler. This story collection contains: One of Those Funny Little Mishaps by Elizabeth Lindsay; The White Knight by Lewis Carroll; The Pony Club Camp by C. Northcote Parkinson; Gulliver Meets the Houyhnhnms by Jonathan Swift; Munchausen's Mounts by Rudolf Erich Raspe; For Cow Read Horse by Donald Lightwood; Bonny's Big Day by James Herriot; Show Time by Sandy Ransford; The Splendid Reality by Patricia Wrightson; The Horse and the Colt by Florian; Zeus and the Horse by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing; The Wild White Horses by Joyce Stranger; The White Horse of Zennor by Michael Morpurgo; The Chimera by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Bone of Contention by Josephine Pullein-Thompson; Across the Deserts of Peru by A. F. Tschiffely; Fire by Anna Sewell; Winding-Up Time by Jean Ingelow; The Magician's Horse - retold by Andrew Lang; Dapplegrim - retold by G. W. Dasent; Black Shadows of Palms by Elyne Mitchell; The Fall of Troy - retold by James Reeves; The Tale of the Ebony Horse - retold by Geraldine McCaughrean; Jane Betsy and Blanche by Theophile Gautier; A Wayside Adventure by C. S. Lewis; A Horse Called Terror - retold by Felicity Trotman; The Ghost Horse by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance; Taming the Colt by Louisa M. Alcott; The Seven Foals - retold by G. W. Dasent; Sure Magic by Monica Edwards; The Perfect Partnership by CAroline Plaisted; The Valiant Chattee-Maker - retold by M. Frere; and Beach Ponies by Linda Jennings. Size: 8vo. Victor Ambrus; John Butler; (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. (xiii) 418 pp. Quarter-bound in yellow cloth on violet boards; red lettering on the spine; headband. Light wear at the corners and upper front edge of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Keith Parkinson. Introduction and appendix by Theodore Goodridge Roberts. This anthology contains: The Quiet Monk by Jane Yolen; Sir Agravaine by P. G. Wodehouse; The Coming of the Light by Phyllis Ann Karr; Belle Dame Sans Merci by Vera Chapman; The Winning of a Sword by Howard Pyle; The Storming Bone by Ian McDowell; The Oath of the Saxon by Peter Tremayne (Peter Berresford Ellis); Blueflow by Don Wilcox; The Brotherhood of Britain by Keith Taylor; Morte D'Un Marcheant by Maxey Brooke; Sir Lanval by A. R . Hope Moncrieff; The True Story of Guenever by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; The Sad Wizard by John T. Aquino; Told by Moonlight by Darrell Schweitzer; Sir Borlays and the Dark Knight by Anthony Armstrong; The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Hilaire Belloc; and a traditional tale, John the Knight of the Lion. Size: 8vo. Keith Parkinson; (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First American Edition. (xiii) 418 pp. Quarter-bound in yellow cloth on violet boards; lettered in red on the spine; headband. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; discreet ink mark on the lower edge of the text block; no interior markings. Dj art by Keith Parkinson. Introduction and appendix by Theodore Goodridge Roberts. This anthology contains: The Quiet Monk by Jane Yolen; Sir Agravaine by P. G. Wodehouse; The Coming of the Light by Phyllis Ann Karr; Belle Dame Sans Merci by Vera Chapman; The Winning of a Sword by Howard Pyle; The Storming Bone by Ian McDowell; The Oath of the Saxon by Peter Tremayne (Peter Berresford Ellis); Blueflow by Don Wilcox; The Brotherhood of Britain by Keith Taylor; Morte D'Un Marcheant by Maxey Brooke; Sir Lanval by A. R . Hope Moncrieff; The True Story of Guenever by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps; The Sad Wizard by John T. Aquino; Told by Moonlight by Darrell Schweitzer; Sir Borlays and the Dark Knight by Anthony Armstrong; The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Hilaire Belloc; and a traditional tale, John the Knight of the Lion. Size: 8vo. Keith Parkinson; (illustrator). Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. multilingual edition. 244 pages. 10.50x8.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very Good hardcover in a Good dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Overall a bright and attractive copy. Former owner's name to the front end page, otherwise the book is clean and bright. No markings to the text. The unclipped dust jacket is shelf worn with chips to the edges. 326 pp.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Light edge rubbing to the spine with a little rubbing at the top and chipping at the bottom. Brown spotting to the white areas of the front cover and around the edges of the insides of the covers. Pages browned but otherwise unmarked. Contains 'Pilot Plant' by Shaw, 'The Ultimate Artist' by Gordon, 'Rumpelstiltskin' by Castell, 'Unification Day' by Collyn, 'Secret Weapon' by Tubb, 'Fountaineer' by Newton, 'Fifth Person Singular' by Tate, 'A Man Like Prometheus' by Parkinson, 'Girl' by Butterworth, 'Clean Slate' by Nicholas, 'A Different Kick' by Brunner, book reviews by Jones and Colvin (Moorcock) and an editorial by Moorcock. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. Joseph Kerman on William Byrd / Christopher Palmer on C W Orr / John A Parkinson on Agus / Rudolph Angetmuller on the NMA / John Trevitt on Franck / Roger Smalley on Maxwell Davies / Winston Dean on Owen Wingrave / Frank Dawes on William Norris (M13).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xvi, 192 Pp. Hardcover, First Printing. Classic Collection Of Humorous Science Articles And Stories. Lightly Used Book, Very Good + In Lightly Worn Very Good Dj With A Few Very Short Tears And Minute Edge Losses, Price Clipped. Drawings By Stanley Wyatt (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. multilingual edition. 244 pages. Latin language. 10.25x8.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 332 pages. 11.02x8.27x0.78 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 311 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 161 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 335 pages. 10.50x7.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

8 Volumes, 4to; Atlas, folio. Vols: (11 1/4 x 9 inches). Atlas: (22 x 16 inches). Contemporary tan calf paneled with gold floral tooling, spines elaborately decorated with gilt foliate in six compartments with raised bands, red morocco lettering-piece in second compartment with brown letter-piece in third compartment giving the years covered in each volume in gilt. Atlas bound to matching style in half-calf with contemporary marbled paper boards, spine in seven compartments with red morocco lettering-piece in second compartment and brown morocco lettering-piece in third compartment Provenance: Bookplates of Rev. William Goodall, Samuel Alexander Cooke, and G. N. R. A magnificent complete set of Cook's three voyages in eight volumes with very fine uniform original full calf bindings, paired with an unusually fine atlas. "Captain Cook's three great voyages form the basis for any collection of Pacific books. In three voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors had done together. He was the first really scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge." (Hill) The set comprises: An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. Vols. I-III. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1773. Three volumes. Second edition. Vol. I: [12] [i]-xxxvi [12] [1]-456. 21 cuts. 516 pp. Title, Dedication, Contents, Introduction, Nautical Terms, Cuts Description, Cuts Placement, Preface, Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Compass Table. Vol. II: [i]-xiv [1]-410. 22 cuts. 424 pp. Title, Contents, Introduction, Cook's Voyage. Vol. III: [1]-395. 8 cuts. 395 pp. Title, Contents, Cook's Voyage. 51 engravings, folded maps, and charts. A classic work of exploration, this is the official account of Cook's first voyage commanding the Endeavour, edited from his journal by Hawkesworth. It also contains the official accounts of the voyages of Commodore John Byron (1723-1786), Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1795), and Captain Philip Carteret (1733-1796). Cook herein travels to Tahiti where he observed the Transit of Venus, then mapped New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. [With] A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Vols.I-II. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand. 1784. Two volumes. Fourth edition. Vol. I: [i]-xl [1]-378. 37 engraved plates. 418 pp. Frontispiece portrait by J. Basire after William Hodges, Title, Contents, Introduction, Plate List, Voyage Towards the South Pole. Vol. II: [8] [1]-396. 27 engraved plates. 404 pp. Title, Contents, Advertisement, A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Around the World. 64 engraved plates of maps, portraits, and views, many of which folding. "The voyage where Cook proved there was no 'Terra Australis' which supposedly lay between New Zealand and South America and was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle. This voyage produced a vast amount of information concerning the Pacific peoples and islands, proved the value of the chronometer as an aid in finding longitude, and improved techniques for preserving scurvy, in addition to the aforementioned discoveries." (Hill). [With:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Vols. I-III and Atlas. London: Printed by H. Hughs; for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1785. In three volumes 4to with an atlas folio. Second Edition. Vol. I: [10] [i]-xcvi [1]-421. 7 engraved plates with the rest in the Atlas. 528 pp. Title, Contents, Introduction, To the Memory of Captain James Cook, List of the Plates with Directions for Placing Them, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. II: [14] [1]-548. 11 engraved plates with rest in Atlas. 562 pp. Title, Contents, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. III: [14] [1]-556. 6 engraved plates with the rest in the Atlas. 570 pp. Title, Contents, Appendix, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, Appendices I-VII. Atlas: 63 engraved plates including 2 fold-out maps. Cook's third and final voyage was a search for the Northwest Passage, during which he anchored in Hawaii, explored the Alaskan coast, the Bering Strait, and the Arctic Circle. On his southerly return, Cook was killed in Hawaii. The expedition was then taken over by Charles Clerke, and following Clerke's death, John Gore. While en transit back to the UK, the voyagers sighted Japan, anchored in China, and circled the Cape of Good Hope. Provenance: William Goodall (1757-1844), Lord of the manor, Dinton Hall, Buckinghamshire, and an English artist known for his detailed watercolor illustrations of birds and animals. Beddie 648-50, 1216-7, 1543, 1552. Forbes, Hawaiian National Bibliography, 62, 85. Hill 358, 361, 782-3. Holmes 5, 24, 47A. Howes C729a. Howgego I C174. Jenks, The Great Events, Vol XVII, p.238. Kroepelien, 535. Lada-Mocarski 37. Mitchell Library, Cook, 648. O'Reilly, Tahiti, 433. Printing and the Mind of Man 223 (Second voyage). Rosove 77 (Second voyage). Sabin 16245, 16250, 30934. Spence 314.…