Patrick Playfair (23 results)

First Edition. Good copy only in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands worn and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owner's inscription. Date is suggested. Physical description: 256 pages: ill., maps; 23 cm. Subjects: Military art and science. Military history. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Undated (circa 1940s). 256pp, black and white photographic frontispiece. Blue cloth-covered boards; blue decoration on front, blue titles and decoration on spine; pictorial monochrome endpapers. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and board edges. Rubbed corners and spine ends cloth wearing. Quite cocked. Dusty top text block edge, remaining edges just starting to fox and tan. Hinges stretched at rear endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Black and white photographs in text throughout.

First Edition. Near fine copy bound in the original cloth paper decorated boards. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright, tight, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 124 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm. Subjects; Musical revues, comedies, etc. Librettos. Illustrated books British Isles 1926. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Good copy only in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands worn and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Hinges starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owner's inscription. Date is suggested. Physical description: 256 pages: ill., maps; 23 cm. Subjects: Military art and science. Military history. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Jacket price clipped, in an archival sleeve. All pages unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. Illustrated. CHUNG LING SOO -full-page photograph / John Kenyon "'Twists On Tricks'" / Peter a McDonald "Talking About Magic" / Oswald Rae "Magicians I Have Met - E A Ford" / Patrick Playfair "The Self-Raising Flower" John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 - 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with many other Victorian-era devices. Working with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, many of his illusions are still performed today. [Davenport's and Maskelynes at L. Davenport & Co.,] Ira Erastus Davenport (September 17, 1839 - July 8, 1911) and William Henry Davenport (February 1, 1841 - July 1, 1877), known as the Davenport Brothers, were American magicians in the late 19th century, sons of a Buffalo, New York policeman. The brothers presented illusions that they and others claimed to be supernatural. (VM10).

Condition: Fair. Original decorated cloth, decorated endpapers, numerous (full page) illustrations in b/w (including photographs), 8vo.; Dust jacket missing, spine seriously discoloured, edges seriously discoloured, corners bumped, name in pen on title page.

First Edition. Near fine copy bound in the original cloth paper decorated boards. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; bright, tight, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 124 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm. Subjects; Musical revues, comedies, etc. Librettos. Illustrated books British Isles 1926. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. nice copy; with card to friend from Lady Playfair (Pip's wife).

Condition: Good. Original decorated cloth, damaged dust jacket, decorated endpapers, b/w illusrations, 8vo. On dust jacket: "Warfare Today": all about Britain's Navy, Army & Air Force.; Dust jacket damaged (small pieces dust jacket missing); small tears dust jacket, spine dust jacket discoloured; name on endpaper, title page and contents page.

Condition: Good. Original decorated cloth, damaged dust jacket, decorated endpapers, b/w illustrations, 8vo. On dust jacket: "Warfare Today": all about Britain's Navy, Army & Air Force.; Dust jacket damaged (small pieces dust jacket missing); name etc. crossed out on title page.

1st Edition. Hb in Dw 256pp illustrations maps and diagrams. How modern battles are fought on land, at sea and in the air . Former owners label to fep o/w A Vg copy in repaired Vg Dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book is in a plastic dust cover. Book kept in good condition. Pen inscription on first page. Please refer to the photos.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 125 pages; Description: 125 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Twentieth Century English Literature. Genre: Drama / Play Script. Impressively illustrated throughout with colourfully illustrated end-papers. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Octavo, 256 pages. In Good condition with a Poor plus dust jacket. Spine is pink with white print. Dust jacket is orange and black with white and red print. Large tears to spine ends, edge wear with short tears toning to spine, peripheral toning, shelf wear. Price unclipped: "5/-". Boards in blue cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, peripheral toning, mild shelf wear. Text block has cracked rear hinge. Illustrated: b&w photographs, drawings. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P(ds). 1391650. FP New Rockville Stock.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 125 pages; Description: 125 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Twentieth Century English Literature. Genre: Drama / Play Script. Impressively illustrated throughout with colourfully illustrated end-papers. 1 Kg.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 28. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1928 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. 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 Pages: 28.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 64. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1938 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. 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 Pages: 64.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 54. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1939 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. 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 Pages: 54.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 68. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1939 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. 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 Pages: 68.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1910 edition. 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. Pages: 8 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. 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. Pages: 8 Laidlaw, Patrick P. (Patrick Playfair), Sir, 1881-1940.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1913 edition. 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. Pages: 16 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. 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. Pages: 16.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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 1928 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. 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. Pages: 28 Language: English Pages: 28.