Dark Islands by John Vandercook (16 results)

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.Monroe Street Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Good. None. 367 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Hinges dry. Previous bookplate on rear end paper. Black and white pictures throughout. Record # 2233356.
Published by Heinemann, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Inside the Covers, Frost, TX, U.S.A.Inside the Covers
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Hard cover published by Heinemann in 1937. Black covers with gilt lettering on teal backgrounds. Upper corners of covers are bowed some. Pages have slight toning. Book is in good condition. Dust jacket is in a protective sleeve, and is worn an…d torn, with some small missing pieces, at top of spine and at back corners. DJ is worn at front corners and at bottom of spine, and is in good condition. 8vo, 367 pages, 1.6 lb.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 367 pages.
More imagesPublished by Harper & Brothers, New York/ London, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA]
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Pre-war travel through the Pacific, mainly Papua New Guinea, Fiji & the Solomons, with a stop in Honolulu. Stated first edition. Hardcover, full black cloth blocked in green, gilt titling. Ex-library, with large bookplate, couple of rubberstamps, ink number… on copyright page. Light general wear; jacket spine faded, edgeworn with a few large (inch or so) chips. Text clean; [8], 367 pages + colophon; map frontispiece, 16 b/w photos. Size: Octavo. Ex-Library.
More imagesPublished by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Book Happy Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Book Happy Booksellers
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Cloth in DJ; 367pp; Staining to rear panel of DJ, DJ protected by mylar sleeve, minor staining to boards, brightly decorated endpapers, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+/Good condition. Account of Fiji, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in Melanesia w…hen they were largely unknown to the rest of the world. Illustrated with photos.
Language: English
Published by William Heinemann, 1938
- Hardcover
Seller: bookworms of Cromer, Cromer, United Kingdombookworms of Cromer
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardback without dust jacket, size 8vo, 306 pages. Illustrated with b/w plates. Boards show some edge wear & bumping + light marking. Book plate on the inside front board. Some browning & brown spotting to the fore edges & prelims otherwise contents good & complete.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Uncommon Books, Glastonbury, CT, U.S.A.Uncommon Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 36.76
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Add to basketDecorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. NVG. First Edition. Book has minor wear, on title page the previous owner has written 3 numbers. Dj has edgewear, soiling. Book.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Wyatt Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 367 pages, with 17 monochrome plates. Black cloth covers with gold and green titles, top and base of spine, corners are bumped and lightly worn, a few scuffs and spots, decorated purple, green, and yellow endpapers, a few small tears at hinges, light foxing to edges of text, Very G…ood. Book.

Language: English
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
Contact seller4-star sellerAssociation member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 367 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Green And Gilt. Brightly Colored Endpapers.Stated First Edition. Book Fine, No Wear Or Discoloration Or Marks, Gilt Brilliant, Immaculate. Dj With Slight Usage, Priced $3.50, A Little Fading To Purple Background Of Spine Pan…el. Per Wikipedia, John Womack Vandercook (1902 - 1963) Was A British-Born American Writer Of Mystery And Travel Books As Well As A Radio Commentator. Son Of John Filkin Vandercook, Who Was The First President Of The United Press Association And Margaret Vandercook, A Well-Known Author Of Children's Literature (Most Notably The Camp Fire Girls Series). John W. Vandercook Graduated From St. Paul's School (New York) In Garden City, Long Island And Attended Yale University. In The 1920S, John W. Vandercook Worked As A Journalist With Newspapers Including The Columbus, Ohio Citizen, And The Baltimore Post. He Was Later An Assistant Editor For Mcfadden Publications And Feature Editor For New York Graphic. Vandercook's Radio Career Began In 1940, When He Joined National Broadcasting Company. For Nbc He Covered World War Ii Campaigns In North Africa And Italy. Three Days After The D-Day Invasion, Vandercook Landed In France. He Later Worked For American Broadcasting Company Radio For Several Years. Vandercook's First Book Was Published In 1926. He Went To Write A Dozen More, Many Of Them Based On His World Travels. Vandercook's 1933 Novel Murder In Trinidad Was Turned Into A Film Of The Same Title Starring Nigel Bruce.[5] Two Other Movies, 1939'S Mr. Moto In Danger Island And 1945'S The Caribbean Mystery, Were Based On His Novels. Photographs (illustrator).
Published by William Heinemann LTD., London, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Archive, Sth Hobart, TAS, AustraliaArchive
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Add to basketCloth. With Jacket. First Edition. Very Good ++ in a very good jacket with light shelf wear. PP 306, illustrations. an account of the South Sea islands, the natives and customs, with descriptions of the New Hebrides, Solomons, New Guinea, New Britain and Fiji before the Pacific war Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Published by N.Y. Harper & Brothers Publishers., 1937
- First Edition
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, AustraliaThe Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB)
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Add to basketOr.cl. 367pp. uncut. Frontispiece map & b/w photographic plates. Two postage stamp-size stamps on front pastedown else a very good copy. 1st ed. @Travels in the Pacific.@.
Published by Heinemann London 1938, 1938
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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Add to basket1st edition torn dust jacket Very Good octavo 306pp., b/w pls., Dust jacket rather tatty o/w very good copy.
Published by William Heinemann, London, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Carrick-White Ltd., West Looe Cornwall, United KingdomCarrick-White Ltd.
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£ 15.20
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First UK Edition. HB. Grubby, mottled tangerine cloth boards with gilt lettering on green backround to spine & fnt. Tanned eps; ex-owner's name on f.fep. 306 pages +14 b&w photo illus. Book tight & clean.
More imagesPublished by New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937., 1937
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, CanadaDavid Mason Books (ABAC)
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Add to basketHardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First edition. Cloth, 367pp. Fine in d/w with chipping at the spine ends. A description of Fiji, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. An interesting account.

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1937
- First Edition
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22.5cm); black cloth, blocked and titled in teal and gilt on spine and front cover; color pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; [viii],367,[1]pp, with frontispiece map and 16 plates of illustrations. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, unclipped (priced $3.50), with modest wear to extremities,…hint of sunning to spine, and a few tiny nicks and tears. An account of the author's travels to Fiji, New Guinea, ,and the Solomon Islands.
More imagesPublished by Harper & Row, 1937
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Aeon Bookstore, New York, NY, U.S.A.Aeon Bookstore
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 8vo. Warmly inscribed on the title-page. Half-title, frontispiece, 16 photographic illustrations; short closed tear to half-title at foot, leaves moderately toned throughout, more so at margins. Publisher's black cloth, plain endpapers; lower board fore-edge badly bumped, rubbed at extremit…ies with exposure to corners, tiny nicks and closed tears to cloth at head and tail of spine, endpapers browned, hinges a bit loose but holding. Lacking the pictorial dustjacket. An inscribed copy of this pre-World War II account of the author's travels to Fiji, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Harper & Brothers, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Signed twice by the author. Stated First Published. Original publishers boards. Stated First Edition A-C. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author on the dedication page. Author also signs under his name on the title page. DJ in archival cover, worn, separati…ons, rips, and chips. Signed by Author(s).