Published by Staples Press, London & New York, 1954
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Spine of book cover has a couple dents. Sticker of owner is on inside front cover page. Half title page is slightly browned. ; Photographs.
Published by The Travel Book Club, London, 1953
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Book club edition hardback viii + 227 pages illustrated with photographs and drawings Page edges embrowned good condition Original owner's name and date (1954) on front free end paper.
Published by Morrow, 1950
Seller: river break books, Fort benton, MT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover without a dustjacket is very clean throughout, square along the edges, and tightly bound. Dampstain to lower edge of rear cloth is only mark.
Language: English
Published by Roy Publishers, New York, 1954
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Plates (illustrator). First American Edition. 190 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. First American Edition, Using Sheets And Dust Jacket Printed In England. Near Fine Book. Dj Bright, Unfaded, Light Wear, Priced $4.00 At Top Of Front Flap, Lower Corner Clipped With Loss Of A Few Letters Of Text.
Published by TRAVEL BOOK CLUB,UK, 1958
Seller: S.Carter, NEWPORT, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.12ST.PRINING THUS-FIRST TRASVEL CLUBBOOK EDITION.GOOD HARDBACK-NEAT NAME/DATE FEP IN A GOOD DUSTWRAPPER.SOME BROWNING.
Language: English
Published by Arthur Barker Ltd, London, 1954
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First English Edition. First English Edition, 175pp, well illustrated with black and white photos, very good condition with no markings or annotations, Arthur Barker Ltd, London, 1954. * the author was a prospector in the Upper Guinea, Liberia & the Ivory Coast & writes with knowledge of the countries & their peoples.
Language: English
Published by Reynal & Company, New York, 1955
Seller: Pages Past--Used & Rare Books, Greensboro, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Octavo. 276 pages. Hardcover bound in black cloth. The binding is worn and bumped. Panels are rubbed. The edges are bumped and just beginning to fray at the head cap and foot of the spine. Outer edges of the text block are toned. Part of an old price sticker as well as previous owner's name in ink on the front end papers. Hinges are secure. The text is lightly toned but clean and sound.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. 238 pages. , dj chipped, light foxing.
Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited, London, England, 1961
Seller: Reading Habit, Buttaba, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second Impression. Hardcover with light green boards, dust jacket missing, second impression, 400gms, 191 pages, illustrated map endpapers. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and light page discolouration throughout. Boards are in good condition with minor shelf wear to edges and corners and some fading to cloth, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.
Language: English
Published by Travel Book Club, UK, 1955
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Leslie Wood. (illustrator). Book Club Edition. Book Club Hardback in jacket. 20.5x14cm. 238 pages. There are no illustrations. Clean and tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has only a little edge wear. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref zx-SPK Matto Grosso by Waclaw Korabiewicz. Translated from the Polish by M. A. Michael. Travel Book Club English Language Edition. Jacket illustration by by Leslie Wood.
Published by The Travel Book Club, London, 1952
Seller: Polar Books, Llandudno, CONWY, United Kingdom
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Early Edition. Travel Book Club Edition: 227 pages, illustrated with chapter headings by the Author and b/w photos. Original covers, no dust jacket. Shelf wear, spine slightly sunned, contents clean. The history of whaling up to the 1950s factory ships. Describes in graphic style of a life aboard a whaler, vivid description of the harpooning of the whales. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Whales; Antarctic; Exploration. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2487.
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. A hardback in good condition, missing the dust jacket. Boards are lightly stained to the front and back with significant fading to the spine. Foxing on the textblock and endpapers, with ex libris sticker to front endpaper. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition.
Published by William Hodge and Company, Ltd London, 1954
Seller: Lansdowne Books, PORT FAIRY, VIC, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Cloth cover with pages clean and tight. 249 marginal sketches. Dust jacket (price-clipped) with a few chips and now in a protective sleeve. A light hearted autobiography. 244pp with b/w illus 22 x 15.5.
Language: English
Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1975
ISBN 10: 0316803723 ISBN 13: 9780316803724
Seller: Bowman Books, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First English Language Edition stated. Previous owner's blind stamp on the half-title page, else a clean, tight hardcover bound in full cloth with unmarked interior and text. The dust jacket remains unclipped ($8.95) and is attractive and whole with light handling wear at the corner folds. NOT ex-lib. A clean, tight copy in jacket. Indexed. xii, 308pp.
Published by An Oldbourne Book, published by Macdonald Technical & Scientific,London, 1968., 1968
Seller: City Basement Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
4to (26x18cm), hardback, xviii + 265pp. Good condition in good dustwrapper (unclipped, sunned spine and edges, bumped, creased, several tiny tears, chip to surface of upper spine, a few marks). Bumped, some foxing, tiny white spot at rear. Review copy, with compliments slip from publisher laid in. SBN: 35602329X. Pictures available on request.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Published by Published by William Hodge and Company Limited, Glasgow First Edition . Glasgow 1949., 1949
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First edition hard back binding in publisher's original racing green cloth covers, yellow title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 343 printed pages of text with monochrome sketches by the Author throughout. Spine ends and corners slightly softened, ghosting to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 80 mm piece missing to the top of the front panel, rubs to the fore edges, chips to the corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. RUSSIAN & SOVIET HISTORY.
Published by Boston Technical Publishers, Inc., 1970
Seller: BookDepart, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover, Volume 2 only; surplus library copy with the usual stampings; fading and edge wear to exterior; corners bumped; otherwise in good condition with clean text, firm binding.
Language: English
Published by The Lapis Press, Santa Monica, 1987
ISBN 10: 0932499228 ISBN 13: 9780932499226
Seller: MODLITBOOKS, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, limited signed edition of 150 copies with an original lithographic cover by Sam Francis. Signed by both Sam Francis (artist) and Michael Taylor (translator) on the colophon. Oblong hardcover with clear acetate dust jacket as issued which has the title printed to spine and printed on flaps but clear at cover to show the Sam Francis lithograph which is in shades of black and gray. A fine clean tight copy the only markings are the signatures on the colophon. Acetate dust jacket is fine with a flattened crease to rear flap. Uncommon in this signed limited edition. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by The Lapis Press, Santa Monica San Francisco, 1987
ISBN 10: 0932499228 ISBN 13: 9780932499226
Seller: Jerry Shepard, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. One of 150 signed copies by Michael Taylor and Sam Francis. Original Sam Francis lithographic cover. Original mylar Dust Jacket. Brilliant fine copy. Signed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 2nd edition. 516 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.
Published by London Jonathan Cape 1954, 1954
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
FIRST UK EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY 8vo. blue cloth hardback, gilt, in unclipped dust jacket. 238pp. Ink inscription to ffrp reads "To Mrs. and Mr. L. Horn with compliments from Author, London 25.XII.1954". Light foxing to endpapers and small stain to top edge of first few pages. Light wear to dust jacket edges, particularly top and base of spine. A VERY GOOD COPY in GOOD+ DUST JACKET. (Shelf 65) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1955
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Edition; First Printing. London: Jonathan Cape. 1955. First English Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First UK edition of the author's first work to be translated into English. The author along with Eyvind Johnson was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1974. "A picturesque story of the wanderings and adventures of one, Bolle, a cigar-maker who became a professional vagabond and whose varied and strange experiences cause him to evolve a philosophy which runs counter to convention". Blue boards with gold gilt spine lettering, 276 pages. A very good or better copy with light dust soiling and text paper age-toned in a very good dust Jacket that is edge worn with a few short edge tears dust soiling. See photos clphE.