Quesne Bird Nicholas (40 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. VG/none, used, color illustrated slick paper over boards, 192pp. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior, corners are not woen.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine hardback,no inscriptions,in very good un-clipped d-j.1978,1st edition.Print No.2701.278.Observer book no.75.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. APPEARS UNREAD. No wear to hard back book/dust jacket. D/j not price clipped. Pages are clean,bright and tight. No name or inscription.Cyanimd slip inserted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. dust jacket is in a clear protective wrapper, clean condition, price clipped, 192pp, pages clean and VG condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minimal wear. Owner's blind stamp to jacket and endpaper. Price stamp to endpaper.

inb. Condition: Very Good.

inb. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. This brilliant vintage edition of The Observer's Book of Firearms (#75) by Nicholas Du Quesne Bird would make a great addition to any home library. This pocket guide is fully described, and there are numerous illustrations both in colour and black and white. This is the 75th title in the Observer guides, for which there are 100 titles altogether on many varying topics including nature, sport, transport, history, Britain, hobbies and more. With attractive pictorial dust-jackets and full of interesting facts, these little pocket books are a welcome addition to any bookshelf. Title: The Observer's Book of Firearms (#75) Author: Nicholas Du Quesne Bird Publisher: Frederick Warne Publication Date:1978 Format: Hardback in jacket Condition: This book is in good condition for its age with minor jacket wear and marking, may have front inscription.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The Observer's Book of Firearms - Observer's Book No. 75. The book was published in just this single printing, with a single jacket design. With the printer's code: 2701.278 which I believe indicates that the book was printed in Feb 1978. With 119 black and white photographs and 9 line drawings. ***Very good in dark-green textured boards with white titles to the spine and front board. The covers are quite clean with just some light rubbing to the edges in places. Head and tail of spine slightly creased, otherwise no bumps, creases or tears. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Page block fore-edge has a patch of darkening due to handling over the years. Internally the book is near fine, with just some light marks to the endpapers. No previous ownership inscriptions or other annotations. No creases or tears. No cracking to the binding. Spine tight. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has been price-clipped by the publisher, with a new £1.80 net F. Warne price-sticker to the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete without any loss, but with some rubbing and creasing at the extremities, commensurate with age and handling. There is a vertical crease to the spine - otherwise no serious creases or tears. No chips or loss. There is overall light browning to the mainly white dustwrapper. Very slight fading to the red titles on the spine. ***147mm x 95mm. 192 pages including an Appendix, Bibliography and Index at the back of the book. ***'This profusely illustrated book traces the history and the development of the gun, from the most primitive hand-held cannon introduced some six hundred years ago, to the sophisticated prototypes under trial today, which may be the antecedents of the next generations of firearms. Between these two extremes lies an enormous variety of guns, ancient and modern, from all parts of the world, many of which are available to collectors and to shooting enthusiasts. A detailed account is given of the introduction and use of each type and class of gun. Particular emphasis has been given to varieties of guns not commonly encountered, and seldom described or illustrated elsewhere. The first part of this book describes how a collection of guns and other related objects may be built up, and an account is given of the care and restoration of firearms. Directions in which the collector may research his own material are described.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A 1978 first and only printing, in very good original condition. Whilst this title in the Observer's books series is not all that uncommon, many of the books were handled by children and consequently show a lot of wear and tear. They can prove to be quite hard to track down now in nice condition in the original dustwrapper. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. No 75, green boards, with Cyanamid dw. Illustrated a lovely tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes from the Observer's Pocket book series, both first editions, first printings from 1978 and 1974 respectively. (1) Firearms (printer's code 2701-2780). 192pp. with 119 monochrome photographic illustrations and nine line drawings. Deep green cloth-covered boards with white lettering front and spine. 16mo. Previous owner's stamp on front free endpaper, a little dust marked on the upper text block edge else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original, slightly toned dust wrapper, fading title on spine, lightly bumped on extreme edges. Not price clipped showing a price of £1.25. (2) Awards and Medals (printer's code 8.774). 192pp, with 186 monochrome illustrations and eight pages of colour illustrations. Deep blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering front and spine. Upper text block edge a little dust marked, previous owner's initials neatly inked on front paste down else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original glossy dust wrapper, lightly sunned over spine. Price clipped but carrying a publisher's price label showing £1.80. Observer's Pocket books is a series of pocket-sized books published by Frederick Warne and covering topics such as hobbies, art, nature and history. The first in the series - British Birds - was published in 1937. The 99th title, the Observer's Book of Observer's Books was released in 1999 (by Peregrine Books) in a matching format. The series was rounded to 100 with the publication of Wayside and Woodland in 2003. Many of the titles have been revised, reprinted, updated and released in different dust wrappers over the years - it is estimated that there are some 800 variations - and have become collectible: the earlier numbers and rarer issues can be hard to find We have many books from the Observer Pocket Book series in stock and can offer generous discounts to those ordering more than one at a time. Please inquire.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprinted 1982. Excellent clean condition & very carefully read. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Clean pure white clean laminated hardcover and was issued without a jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 160x100x20mm+230g . . Bloomsbury. London. 1992. . . . : Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$11.60. Contains, Illustrations (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Copy in illustrated paper on boards. Spine lightly sunned. free of inscriptions. Cl;ean text with b/w illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Second British printing, 1982 (first printing was 1978). No jacket as issued. Small format. Index. Profusely illustrated. Observer's series book number seventy five. Still has the original F. Warne price sticker to back (£3.95). Pictorial boards are near fine with very minor pushing to head/tail of spine and very minor pushing to a couple of corners. Pages are clean and the binding is tight. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. 192pp, index, 119 bw photos + 9 line drawings. Or pictorial laminated boards. Covers lovely and white but aprox 4mm split at top of spine and what appears to be a fault in the cloth on the front cover (looks like crease but cover not bent to match). Observers Book #75. Traces the history of firearms over 600 years from the earliest hand held cannon to the guns of today. Size: 16mo. …

Condition: Fine. Très bon état. 14 224x1 778x9 398cm. 1985. Relié. 192 pages. Fine.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1982. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. Observer's Book no. 75. With 119 Black and white photographs and 9 line drawings. Laminate Edition. Reprint. Spine lightly browned, red title to spine is sunned/faded to pink. Small grubby mark left by a label to rear board. Contents clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 192 pages. 119 b/w photographs and 9 line drawings. Dark green boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 14.5 Cm x 9.5 Cm.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Observer's Book No. 75. With 119 Black and white photographs and 9 line drawings. Small format. Dark green boards. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Old price (10p) written in red biro to front free-endpaper. Light mark to same page. Price-cut wrapper is lightly browned (darker browning to vertical edge of front panel), title to spine is slightly faded. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original emerald green paper covered boards, blocked and lettered in white. 5¾'' x 3¾''. Warne print code 2701.278. Contains 192 pp with 19 monochrome photographs and 9 line drawings throughout. Tear to the front gutter. Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £1.25. Member of the P.B.F.A. OBSERVER'S (Series).…