Rodney Whitaker (27 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. A collection of Mythras rules for combat, conflict and character creation and much more.Like all good stories, Mythras has grown in the telling. As the game has expanded through supplements and settings, the rules have evolved to include a variety of additional systems that, while not essential, may prove useful to Games Masters and players alike.The Mythras Companion collects some of these rules together. Much of the material has appeared elsewhere, but some of it is new: Social Conflict and the Chase rules, for example, were written specifically for this supplement.All the material herein should be considered optional. None of it replaces the mechanics found in the Mythras Core Rules, and Games Masters are, as ever, encouraged to use what suits their game style, modify what they need to, and discard or ignore what they don't.What's inside?- Tactical Combat - Social Conflict - Sanity and Corruption - Vehicles - Races and Chases - New Character Creation Options. Please note that this edition does not include colour images.…

Hardcover_boards. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 5.75"x8.5" 512 pgs. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), & unmarked. Mild edge wear to dj. Faint foxing to edges. Secure ship w/track #. THE EIGER SANCTION: Jonathan Hemlock lives in a renovated Gothic church on Long Island. He is a art professor, a mountain climber, and a mercenary, performing assassinations for money to augment his black-market art collection. Now Hemlock is being tricked into a hazardous assignment that involves an attempt to scale one of the most treacherous mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps, the Eiger. THE LOO SANCTION: Hemlock has gone to England to rest, but his vacation is interrupted when the head of British Intelligence needs his highly skilled services. Jonathan must take over the mission of an agent whose murder was so bizarre and terrifying that no other agent was willing to replace him. His task: to locate a set of secretly made films that incriminate a number of high-ranking British officials. His target: a top underworld figure who delights in debauchery and torture. Facing this threat, Jonathan is drawn into a labyrinthine network of intrigue and depravity. As all the pieces in the dangerous puzzle begin to come together, Jonathan is trapped, almost fatally drugged, and forced to attempt one of the most daring escapes ever conceived.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 56 pages. 10.83x8.23x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book and one spot of discoloration to the top front panel. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some fading / lightening of the spine and spine joints. "The time is that golden summer of 1914, a summer remembered for its glorious sunny days that seemed to roll endlessly forward until the guns of August changed the world forever. The place is the small French Basque village of Salies." "Rodney William Whitaker (June 12, 1931 Dec 14, 2005) was an American film scholar and writer who wrote several successful novels under the pen name Trevanian. Whitaker wrote in a wide variety of genres, achieved best-seller status, and published under several other names as well, including Nicholas Seare, Beñat Le Cagot and Edoard Moran. He published the non-fiction The Language of Film under his own name. Between 1972 and 1983, five of his novels sold more than a million copies each. He was described as "the only writer of airport paperbacks to be compared to Zola, Ian Fleming, Poe and Chaucer." Whitaker adamantly avoided publicity for most of his life. His real name was a closely held secret until 1998, when a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman published it." (from Wikipedia). Illustrated by Paul Bacon (illustrator).…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 512 pages. 7.80x5.08x1.30 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. Des règles pour mettre en scene des aventures inédites.Vous voulez mettre en scene de spectaculaires duels oratoires ou des courses de voitures haletantes, concevoir les vehicules de vos reves ou encore creer des personnages dignes des heros de votre enfance?Mythras Compagnon vous fournit de nombreuses regles tirees de divers supplements de la gamme Mythras. Vous n'aurez pas forcement envie de tout utiliser, mais vous trouverez bien une regle a votre gout!Pour ne rien gacher, nous vous proposons aussi du materiel inedit, notamment pour gerer les conflits non violents (proces, negociation, etc.) ou les poursuites.Pour profiter de cet ouvrage, vous devez posseder Mythras Fondamentaux ou le livre de base de Mythras. Bien sur, tout le contenu de Mythras Compagnon est optionnel.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Very Good+condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book and one spot of discoloration to the top front panel. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some fading / lightening of the spine and spine joints. "The time is that golden summer of 1914, a summer remembered for its glorious sunny days that seemed to roll endlessly forward until the guns of August changed the world forever. The place is the small French Basque village of Salies." "Rodney William Whitaker (June 12, 1931 Dec 14, 2005) was an American film scholar and writer who wrote several successful novels under the pen name Trevanian. Whitaker wrote in a wide variety of genres, achieved best-seller status, and published under several other names as well, including Nicholas Seare, Beñat Le Cagot and Edoard Moran. He published the non-fiction The Language of Film under his own name. Between 1972 and 1983, five of his novels sold more than a million copies each. He was described as "the only writer of airport paperbacks to be compared to Zola, Ian Fleming, Poe and Chaucer." Whitaker adamantly avoided publicity for most of his life. His real name was a closely held secret until 1998, when a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman published it.".…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 64 pages. 10.98x8.50x0.16 inches. In Stock.

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Soft Cover. Condition: VG. Reprint. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased); pp. 270 (last blank), [2 (pubs. advts.)]. A very good copy. [Neate X379: Secret service killings. Climbs and climax on the Eigerwand. Filmed with Clint Eastwood].

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket. Soiling. First Edition stated.; 8.90 X 6.80 X 1.40 inches; 242 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition; Second Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Slight crease to front flap.

name on flyleaf, soft covers good to very good. Rodney Werden (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Fourth Printing. VG/VG. 8vo. original orange cloth (spine slightly slanted, small stains at spine ends, leaf edges slightly spotted, upper forecorners a bit bruised) in dustwrapper (spine slightly faded, edgeworn with no appreciable loss); pp. [iv], 316. A very good copy. [Neate X379: Secret service killings. Climbs and climax on the Eigerwand. Filmed with Clint Eastwood]. …

Hardback. Condition: New. Classic Fantasy brings Old School dungeon crawls to the Mythras rules. This book contains everything you need to emulate the fun of class and level-based adventuring, against the classic coterie of monsters, with the classic armoury of spells! If you've ever wanted to convert those old dungeon modules to a d100 system, then Classic Fantasy is for you.Packed with information and new rules additions, Classic Fantasy features a different approach to character creation based on classes such as the bard, cavalier, fighter, magic user, paladin and thief. Choose your race - human or demi-human - and then customize according to class, race and personal preference. If you're a magic user or cleric, the new magic rules for Arcane and Divine spells take the old staples such as Magic Missile, Charm, Fireball and more, and tailor them for the nuances of the Mythras system.For the more combat-oriented, the Classic Fantasy rules provide detailed miniatures-based combat adaptations for the traditional battle-board, complete with guidance on facings, positioning, and handling detailed movement.And of course, no book like this would be complete without monsters to kill and treasure to take! All the old favourites are accounted for, from Basilisks to Displacer Beasts, Grey Ooze to Gelatinous Masses, Kobolds, Gnolls, Hobgoblins and more. Forty pages of treasure and magic items helps you equip even the deepest dungeon with enough loot to satisfy the keenest adventuring party.…

Paperback. Condition: New. A collection of Mythras rules for combat, conflict and character creation and much more.Like all good stories, Mythras has grown in the telling. As the game has expanded through supplements and settings, the rules have evolved to include a variety of additional systems that, while not essential, may prove useful to Games Masters and players alike.The Mythras Companion collects some of these rules together. Much of the material has appeared elsewhere, but some of it is new: Social Conflict and the Chase rules, for example, were written specifically for this supplement.All the material herein should be considered optional. None of it replaces the mechanics found in the Mythras Core Rules, and Games Masters are, as ever, encouraged to use what suits their game style, modify what they need to, and discard or ignore what they don't.What's inside?- Tactical Combat - Social Conflict - Sanity and Corruption - Vehicles - Races and Chases - New Character Creation Options. Please note that this edition does not include colour images.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Des règles pour mettre en scene des aventures inédites.Vous voulez mettre en scene de spectaculaires duels oratoires ou des courses de voitures haletantes, concevoir les vehicules de vos reves ou encore creer des personnages dignes des heros de votre enfance?Mythras Compagnon vous fournit de nombreuses regles tirees de divers supplements de la gamme Mythras. Vous n'aurez pas forcement envie de tout utiliser, mais vous trouverez bien une regle a votre gout!Pour ne rien gacher, nous vous proposons aussi du materiel inedit, notamment pour gerer les conflits non violents (proces, negociation, etc.) ou les poursuites.Pour profiter de cet ouvrage, vous devez posseder Mythras Fondamentaux ou le livre de base de Mythras. Bien sur, tout le contenu de Mythras Compagnon est optionnel.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Classic Fantasy brings Old School dungeon crawls to the Mythras rules. This book contains everything you need to emulate the fun of class and level-based adventuring, against the classic coterie of monsters, with the classic armoury of spells! If you've ever wanted to convert those old dungeon modules to a d100 system, then Classic Fantasy is for you.Packed with information and new rules additions, Classic Fantasy features a different approach to character creation based on classes such as the bard, cavalier, fighter, magic user, paladin and thief. Choose your race - human or demi-human - and then customize according to class, race and personal preference. If you're a magic user or cleric, the new magic rules for Arcane and Divine spells take the old staples such as Magic Missile, Charm, Fireball and more, and tailor them for the nuances of the Mythras system.For the more combat-oriented, the Classic Fantasy rules provide detailed miniatures-based combat adaptations for the traditional battle-board, complete with guidance on facings, positioning, and handling detailed movement.And of course, no book like this would be complete without monsters to kill and treasure to take! All the old favourites are accounted for, from Basilisks to Displacer Beasts, Grey Ooze to Gelatinous Masses, Kobolds, Gnolls, Hobgoblins and more. Forty pages of treasure and magic items helps you equip even the deepest dungeon with enough loot to satisfy the keenest adventuring party.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in goldenrod cloth, in a Fine glossy dull dark orange dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 282pp. The second novel by Trevanian, featuring the same hero Jonathan Hemlock. Q22163.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. dj. First edition (& 1st printing). Thriller, made into a 1975 film, directed by Clint Eastwood, who also starred as the main character, Jonathan Hemlock. Priced $6.95. First printing. Faint spotting along page edges else a fine copy in a near fine dustjacket with fading along the pint/red spine.…

Five vintage color studio still photographs from the 1975 film. Based on Trevanian's 1972 novel, wherein an art historian, mountain climber, and former government assassin is blackmailed into executing one last kill, to be performed during an ascent of the Eiger's north face in Switzerland. Set and shot on location on the Eiger, with sequences filmed in Monument Valley and Zion National Park in the US. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Sorcerer of Nerac - The disappearance of a young farmer leads to the discovery of an amazing tragedy of superstition, leading to Frenchman Pierre Faget, the stoop-shouldered old wizard of Nerac, being sent to prison for trial; Our Crocodile Hunt - a Lake Nyassa tale involving a brush fire, a crocodile hunt, and the Kaiser's elephant gun - a lifetime of excitement in a few hours; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part II - the most mysterious one-man robberies to ever take place in America; At the Back of Beyond - photo-illustrated account of some experiences in remote Chitral; The Mutiny of the Athol - a very exciting story of the old whaling days in the Pacific, obtained from the ship's original log; Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part IV - conclusion of this thrilling story of adventure in the turbulent negro Republic of Dominica; P.M. Clarke - Correspondent - the story of an odd character whose pretty exterior concealed plenty of pluck and inexhaustible energy; "Honeymoon Island" - Photo-illustrated feature on idyllic Norfolk Island, originally a convict settlement, in the lonely Pacific; Through the East by Air - Part II - The memorable adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline, who were commissioned to make paintings of scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia for the National War Museum; The Banker's Bet - the tale of a cautious banker, an unwary Scandinavian, and two clever rogues; Photo of "The Peanut Office" and its Nantucket, MA proprietor; and more. 86 pages plus 8 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A high-quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Elcock, Howard; Holloway, W.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; Rogers, Stanley; Robinson, T.H.; Gillett, F.; Whitaker, W.G. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: 'Twixt Sunset and Sunrise - Mining Engineer William Bartle relates a story from Mexico where, outside the large cities "no foreigner's life is worth a farthing"; The Cannibal Islands - Part II - photo-illustrated article by Clifford Collinson who has lived in the Solomon Islands for several years and, in this instalment, visits the little-known atolls of Ong-Tong-Java, with nice photos; The Disappearance of Annie Mooney - A thirty-year-old mystery is solved in a strange and unlooked-for manner - was she kidnapped by the Chinese all those years ago?; The Most Wonderful School in the World - A remarkable "sun-cure" establishment at Aigle in the Swiss mountains where children - recently hopeless cripples - learn their lessons and romp in deep snow clad only in loin-cloths and boots! - with photos; Obyada, Bad Indian - story related by a member of the Royal North-West Mounted police about a troublesome individual near Red Deer, Alberta; The Rum-Runner - the story of a sea captain's first smuggling voyage, as told in St. Pierre, headquarters of a fleet of ships engaged in the liquor-running business; Soliman the Seer - the mysterious fortune-teller of the Pyraid of Cheops; The Children of the Wilderness (Conclusion) - Juliet Bredon's photo-illustrated travels in little known Mongolia; A Wildfowling Adventure - a nasty little adventure on the Solway Firth; Fishing for Crocodiles - using a special hook and line; On Patrol - a quaint little experience related by a flying officer of the Royal Air Force; The MIssing Links - An Indian magician discovers a thief when the police had failed; Round the World With a Lasso - former Texas Ranger Captain George Ash tours the world giving exhibitions and training troops in the use of the lasso - article with photos; The Strangest Mutiny on Record - The Schooner Pedro Varela; Six Hundred Thousand Francs - One of the most audacious jewel robberies ever perpetrated (in Paris); and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Wood, Stanley L.; waters, D.B.; Nicolson, W.C.; Robinson, T.H.; Hiley, F.E.; Sindall, A.; De Walton, John; Edwards, Lionel; Whitaker, W.G.; Elcock, Howard K. (illustrator). …

Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Clint Eastwood and a cameraman on location for the 1975 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Trevanian's 1972 novel, about an art historian, mountain climber, and former government assassin who is blackmailed into executing one last kill, to be performed during an ascent of the Eiger north face in Switzerland. Set and shot on location on the Eiger, with sequences filmed in Monument Valley and Zion National Park in the US. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine.…