Will E Wood (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No missing or clipped pages. Front cover detached but included. Pages clean with moderate toning (age tanning). Some pages with light creases or bent corners. Covers are soiled, water stained, with various creases, chips and small tears. Some of the spine has peeled away. In general, fairly worn but completely intact and very clean inside. This issue includes: "Technical Department"; "Our Special Study Course: Bell Ringers, Sanders and Lubricators"; "Operating the ET Brake, and Troubles Due to Irregularity of Air Pressure, Etc." by Will E. Wood; "Inventive Genius and Industrial Progress" by Frederick J. Prior; "Answers to Examination Questions on the Westinghouse Air Brake" by John Hamilton; "Electrical Railroading" by Elwood Grissinger; "Movement of Trains" by G. E. Collingwood; "Questions and Answers" by F. P. Roesch; "Industrial Department: Discussion of Current Topics: "The McNamara Case--Judge Remster Renders Important Decision"; "Arbitration of Railroad Labor Disputes" by 'Vice-President' in Railway Age Gazette; "The Big Boston Union Meeting--Something About Historical Boston"; "From the General Secretary and Treasurer"; "Forum"; "Correspondence"; "Official"; andd "Ladies Society of B of L F & E".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First printing signed by the editor on the title page. Minor shelf wear to binding. Text and images unmarked. Two gift inscription on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket is in good condition with rubbing and chipping to edges, a small hole to front panel, in a mylar cover. Signed by Editor.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine+. Fine+ hardcover in a Fine+ dust jacket which has been wrapped for protection. Flat signed by the author on the title page. No names or other marks. ; 12.20 X 7.30 X 1 inches; 374 pages; Signed by Author.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 242, No. 1. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by C. C. Beall for "The Purple Ball" (pt. 1 of 6) by Frank L. Packard. Includes "Two Wrongs" by Jack Allman; "Notre Dame to Beat" (novelette) by Lieut. John Hopper; "The Jon of the Blue-Faced Man" by Will McMorrow; "Men of Daring: Sgt.-Major Daniel Daly, 'Devin Dog Dan" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Bee Bait" by Hal Davenport; "Trail of the Buzzard" by Hapsburg Liebe; "Sons of Gun Fighters" (pt. 2 of 3) by Walt Coburn; "Captain Redspurs" (pt. 4 of 6) by F. V. W. Mason. Features: "Freak European Newspapers" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Pull Cart Man" by Colin K. Cameron; "Across Europe by Torpedo-Boat" by Albert Martin; "Mexico's Unusual Pawn Shop" by J. E. Gibson; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Tanning; creassing; standard edgewear with nicks, dings and small losses; minor soiling and stains. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 233, No. 5. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by Paul Stahr for "Shotgun Creek" (novelette) by J. Allan Dunn. Includes "The Captain's Trousers" by J. Lane Linklater; "A Time-Honored Game" by Fred MacIsaac; "The Dying Caravan" by Lowell Thomas; "Men of Daring: Frank Luke, World War Balloon Buster" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allan; "The King of Thunder Mountain" by Howard E. Morgan; "Crime Exchange" (pt. 1 of 3) by Will McMorrow; "Burn, Witch, Burn!" (pt. 2 of 6) by A. Merritt; "Vikings of the North" (pt. 3 of 3) by George Allan England; "The Red Scalp" (pt. 5 of 6) by J. E. Grinstead. Other Features: "Death of George Washington" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Blacksmith Diplomats" by Arthur Woodward; "Canada and California in Same Latitude" by James Montagnes; "Scrambled Names" by W. Smith; "The Men Who Make the Argosy - Will McMorrow. Tanned; tears and small losses with soiling at lower edge of front cover (see scan) - front cover much worse than rear which is rather nice. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 233, No. 5. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by Paul Stahr for "Shotgun Creek" (novelette) by J. Allan Dunn. Includes "The Captain's Trousers" by J. Lane Linklater; "A Time-Honored Game" by Fred MacIsaac; "The Dying Caravan" by Lowell Thomas; "Men of Daring: Frank Luke, World War Balloon Buster" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allan; "The King of Thunder Mountain" by Howard E. Morgan; "Crime Exchange" (pt. 1 of 3) by Will McMorrow; "Burn, Witch, Burn!" (pt. 2 of 6) by A. Merritt; "Vikings of the North" (pt. 3 of 3) by George Allan England; "The Red Scalp" (pt. 5 of 6) by J. E. Grinstead. Other Features: "Death of George Washington" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Blacksmith Diplomats" by Arthur Woodward; "Canada and California in Same Latitude" by James Montagnes; "Scrambled Names" by W. Smith; "The Men Who Make the Argosy - Will McMorrow. Tanning; standard edgewear and tear with minor losses; stress; mark on cover. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Somerfield, T.; Reynolds, Warwick; Wigfull, W.E.; Wood, Stanley L.; Burton, H.M.; Soper, George; Pape, Frank; Evans, Treyver; Evison, G. Henry (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 485-577, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: With the Dynamite Squad - among warring factions in Mexico; A Sportsman in the Wilds - an African hunting trip; When the "Norther" Broke - windstorms off the west coast of South America; James "Jimmy" Inness of Juneau, Alaska and his feud against bears; Jimmy's Bear; Curiosities of the Holy Land - part I - peasant life in Palestine - many sensational photos; An Unexecuted Sentence - George Singer was condemned to be hanged; Harnessing a Million Gallons - a farmer builds a reservoir in South Africa; A Prisoner of the Gitanos - author was a prisoner of gipsies for six months; Lost in the Everglades; The Wanderings of an Entertainer, Part II - Robert Ganthony; My Escape from Venezuela - what happened to an Englishman who meddled in the politics of this nation; Odds and Ends. Average wear. Binding intact. Bit of clear tape at each end of spine. A sound copy of this wonderful issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Elcock, Howard; Hodgson, E.S.; Tennant, Dudley; Prater, E.; Holmes, Fred; Wood, Stanley L.; Peddie, Tom (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Michel the Spy - a remarkable WWI character; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part II - "Shooting" big game with a camera - article with great photos; A Bid for a Bride - love finds a way in the lonely outpost of Mersa Matruh, Egypt; Four-Figure Milestones; Seeking Six Million Pounds - recovering gold and silver from the White Star liner 'Laurentic' which was sunk off the coast of Ireland in January 1917; Through the East By Air - Part IV - The adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline who were commissioned by the National War Museum to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia; Diamond Cut Diamond - farmhand matches wits with farmer who cheats his men of their wages; Adrift in Mid-Air - French artilleryman M. Clinckmaille was carried high in the air by a runaway observation balloon - suspended by his leg!; Restoring the Dead to Life! - The Secrets of Katsu, known to the Japanese for two thousand years, but jealously guarded from the outside world - fascinating article with photos; A Race for Life in Death Valley - The ordeal of two motorcyclists who attempted to drive through Death Valley during the hottest month of the year - article with great photos; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part IV - A trap is set for George Keene; Magalloway's Grizzly - life and death encounter with a Wyoming rancher; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.