Talbot P H B (11 results)

Softcover. viii, [1], 244, [1] p.; 19.5 cm. Lacks portrait. Proof copy, good sewn in tan wrapper.

Hardback. Condition: Good. First edition. Attractive illustrations, including colour plates. Pretty cloth backed picture boards of children in swingboat. Rubbed as ever! Good overall. Circa 1930's. JAXON, AND MANY OTHER ILLUSTRATORS (illustrator).

Paper Wrappers. Condition: Fine. All the advertisements are intact (they're missing from reprints or scans). Jourdain's article corrections to his article on Bertrand Russell a year earlier. Mach's article is "Psychic and Organic Life". Bode's is on Pragmatism. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Publication of 49 pages. The wraps are as little shelf rubbed and a few marks. There are a minor pen markings and underlining's. All pages are accessible. Staple bound. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Publication of 49 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are clean and complete Staple bound. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 4to; hardback; G++; red cloth spine; cover corners a little worn; nice bright covers this book has some gorgeous plates, as well as stories ; some Louis wain style cat line drawings (uncredited) to the last story 'Why there was no ice on the Duck Pond'; fascinating articles; another really interesting mixture of items that give an insight into the time it was written. ; The Children's Companion; Vol. 1; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Illustrated by Saville Lumley; Francis E Hiley; K W Coales; W B Handforth; (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Ex-lib with usual stamps etc. 49pp. + numerous fullpage colour plates. Side-stitched. Wraps sl. soiled and a crease line running down the length of the front wrap. Some superficial surface loss where a label has been removed. Endpapers browned. Good to VG. Scarce.

Condition: Fair to good-. Dealing with mushrooms which are common and easily recognised. Care has been taken to choose examples of some of the best edible species and to contrast them with some of the most poisonous species known to us here. 20 Colour plates. 'Erratum' note pasted to the top edge on Page 41. Scattered foxing to text and some of the plates. Foxing to all edges. Toning to title page and Page 49. 49 Pages. Contents clean and well bound. Dimensions: 24.5cm x 16cm x 0.5cm.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 303-396 plus 28 pages of ads, many wonderfully illustrated. Numerous black and white illustrations and photos in text. Features: Saved by Two Inches - How a big-horn sheep brought a veteran hunter to the verge of destruction in Montana; Gun-Running with Mexican Outlaw Emiliano Zapata - article with great photos; A Terrible Trip - Gold Searching in German New Guinea; Twenty Years in Newfoundland (Part II) - article with nice photos; Fishermen's Luck - a story from New Zealand involving T. Colthart, H. Hewlett and D.G. FitzGibbon; Across the Andes and Down the Amazon - the story of an adventurous journey (part II); The Well of Skulls - a story from Hyderabad; The Lake of Life - the Idiong secret society in Africa; The King Who Met His Match - a story from Sierra Leone; Trapped in a Tank (cover illustration); Captured by the Monkey-Men - an explorer's tale from the Orinoco River; The Smugglers of Gibraltar; Pete the Pup - an adventurous dog in New Mexico. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Minor chipping to back strip. Three inch opening between front cover and base of spine. Overall a pleasing copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Barr, William; Dunn, H.H.; Nicholls, G. HeatonGrenfell, Wilfred T.; Fagan, D.W.O.; Pratt, A.E.; Burton, Colonel R.G.; Talbot, P. Amaury; Blake, Harry M.; Guinand, W.B.; Villepion, Guy De; Barracliffe, Captain James The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine f. Illustrated by Evison, G. Henry; Robinson, Wyndham P.; Wigfull, W.E.;Somerfield, Thomas; Peddie, Tom; Holmes, Fred; Burton, H.M. (illustrator). …

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Mystery of the Missing Nun (part 1) - Sister Janina vanished from Isadore, Michigan and it was 12 years before the mystery was solved; Post-Hole Pete - an amusing bear story from the Alaska wilds; The Maddest Exploit of the War - Trooper Gerald Fitzgerald No. 1313 1st King Edward's Horse was unaware of the Armistice so single-handedly pursued the retiring German Army; The Ship That Came Back - the liner "Sesostris" was wrecked off the coast of Guatemala, lifted into a jungle by a volcano, then salvaged to resume her career! - article with photos; Short Stories; The Great Zeebrugge Raid - and After (part 1) - Sergeant H. Wright, D.S.M., of the Royal Marine Light Infantry provides striking narrative; Ants and Other Pests - Mining Engineer E.T. McCarthy's thrilling experiences; Across Unknown Arabia in Disguise - part 4 - Mr. Philby describes his travels in central Arabia among the Wahhabi (Wahabi) Arabs - article with photos; The Hunting of Felizardo, a notorious brigand in the Philippines - photo-illustrated article; On Foot Through South America - part 7 of 7 - travels in the "Great Wilderness" of Bolivia, and a meeting with "Jack Thompson" - photo-illustrated article; With a Bristol Fighter Squadron on the Western Front - part 4 (illustrated); Down at Iceland - sights and events on a trip to Iceland in a typical Grimsby trawler ; A Battle with Bears - an exciting story from the wilds of Wyoming, by Frank M. McMaines; Nice illustrated B.V.D. underwear ad on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Nicolson, W.C.; Whitaker, W.G.; Prater, Ernest; Reynolds, Warwick; Gillett, Frank; Hodgson, E.S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Wood, Stanley L.; Horne, A.E.; Avis, W.; Wigfull, W.E.; Small, A.G. (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Please contact O'Connell's Bookshop Adelaide (est. 1957) to check availability etc. We have many thousands more books in our shop than appear on line. (A4, pink with no text on spine, in case).