One Upmanship Being Account Activities by Stephen Potter (63 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.7.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Condition: Good. 1962. No Edition Remarks. 151 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 151 pages. Paperback with orange striped paper cover. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1962. Published in Penguin Books. 151 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lt Col Frank Wilson (illustrator). 1st Printing. vg+/g+, dj medium chips/tears, else nice tight copy. Illustrated by Lt Col Frank Wilson sketches. 1st (stated). Binding is blue cloth. Size 5x7 with 177 pages. Second copy available, 1955 printing, vg+ in vg+ dust jacket.

Condition: Good. 1962. Reprinted. 150 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Penguin Books No. 1828. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Pen and pencil marks to half title page. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DUST JACKET. First Edition. First Edition. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Dust jacket has some tears. Binding is tight/good.

Condition: Very Good. 1962. Reprinted. 151 pages. Paperback with orange striped paper cover 1828. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. Later Printing. Very Good condition book, with some browning to edges of interior pages, minor rubs to cover corners, in a Good Condition dustjacket with multiple small closed tears, chips, rubs and creases to edges, some browning along jacket edges, brownspotting along jacket spine. Tight, sound, unmarked copy except for previous owner's name and address written on front endpaper, date written on inside back cover. $3.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 160pp. D.j. very good, with three 1/8" tears at top front and a small stain of unknown origin at bottom corner. (48761).

Condition: Good. 1952. No edition remarks. 160 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York, 1958; blue cloth covered boards; mild edge and corner wear; illustrated jacket with edge and corner wear, housed in a Bro-Dart like cover; 12 mo, 6 3/4"-7 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 177 pages.

Condition: Fair. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 160 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably tanned. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Old label to front free end paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Silver lettering is bright and clear. Boards have minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean. Board corners are bumped. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Foxed flaps.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated FIRST EDITION hardback with dust jacket. Dj has edge tears and edge fading. Solid spine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. very good hardcover with no dust jacket.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (humor, Correspondence, schools, courses) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.7.

Condition: Good. 1952. Second Impression. 160 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering. Flat signed by author to front free end-paper. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Silver lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with tears and creasing.

Condition: New. SUPER FAST SHIPPING.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. First Edition. Good Hardcover, no dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Original blue cloth. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Not Price Clipped (2.75). Wilson, Lt. Col. Frank (illustrator). First Edition (so stated). New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1952. 5.25" wide by 7.5" tall. Fine condition in Very Good Dust Jacket (light wear to edges of jacket). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably never read. A classic of tongue-in-cheek humor by the author of GAMESMANSHIP; and LIFEMANSHIP. From the Dust Jacket: "Subjects as wide apart as bird watching and bedside mannership, the art of not rockclimbing or the technique of the experienced winesman are taught -- less as activities in themselves (hackneyed themes of our older-established seats of learning), more as the 'doing of that doing'." . First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Original blue cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (2.75). Illus. by Wilson, Lt. Col. Frank . ix, 177pp. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. Sixth impression. 160p. Black and white illustrations by Lt.-Col. Frank Wilson. A very good copy, blue boards slightly faded at head, some offsetting to endpapers, in an unclipped dust jacket worn at all extremities, flaps browned at head and tail. Owner's name on front free endpaper.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. ~TITLE CONTINUES: and Gameslifemastery. ~ A few small tears to dustwrapper. ~Robust packaging. All UK orders trackable, others on request. Size: 160pp. Binding tight, text unmarked.

Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar). 177 pps.

3rd Impression. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Bookplate from previous owner. Physical description: 160 pages illustrations 20 cm. Subjects: Correspondence schools and courses; Anecdotes. Correspondence schools and courses. Correspondence schools and courses Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. LT.COL. FRANK WILSON (illustrator). 1st Edition. Blue Boards with silver blocked titles to spine, 190 x 130 mm approx. 160 pp.35 line fig. illustrations by Lt.Col. Frank Wilson. First Edition 1952. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good/ Fair (Book- Spine faded where loss to jacket, a little dust spotting to top edge of book block. No previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- chipped to head and tail of spine with a couple of small nicks, price clipped. No other notable defects to book or jacket). Please state when placing order if you would wish that a removable proprietary protective sleeve be fitted which would avoid further degradation and improve appearance.