Peter wightman (17 résultats)

hardcover. Etat : 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 good condition copy complete with age toned jacket that has small tears and minor loss to edges with creasing. Boards slightly knocked at corners with rubbing to cloth edges. Contents have age toned marks and thumbing to textblock edge but overall a good clear book.…

hardback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents. The dust jacket chipped and creased to the edges, now protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve. Illustrated by Austin Hatfield.196pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Landscape format. 76 b/w postcard reproductions with text.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 63 pages. Illustrated. (SL#119).

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition, large 8vo, 196pp, line illustrations Austin Hatfield, VG Copy in VG DJ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Paperback booklet in good condition. General wear to covers with some damage to rear cover. Staples rusting. Pages lightly tanned. 12mo. 63pp.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Folded and pop-up invitation card to an Open Day at the Libanus Press' restored premises at Rose Tree House, Marlborough in 1993. Engravings by Peter Forster. Printed in light blue and brown on cream card. Peter Forster (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : VG+. No DW. 1st Edition. Green cloth, gilt. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Austin Hatfield (illustrateur).

Hardback. Etat : VG+. VG- DW. 1st Edition. Green cloth, gilt. Datein biro on half title page. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Spine ends a little bumped. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is entire BUT spine ends rubbed / creased and tape marks to spine on the inside. Austin Hatfield (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. 196pp. Illustrated. Publisher's green cloth, gilt title to spine. In the green illustrative dust wrapper, edge worn with nicks, chips, creases, etc. Former owner's name and address to rear end paper. Otherwise a 'Good' copy. Austin Hatfield (illustrateur). …

Hardback. Etat : VG+. Etat de la jaquette : VG-. 1st Edition. Bottom corner of front cover is slightly bumped. DW has slight edge wear. Austin Hatfield (illustrateur).

Etat : Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sage green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 196 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Shallow rubs to the spine ends and corners, small tan tape trace to the foot of the rear free end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with shallow rubs and creasing to the top edges, not price clipped 35s. 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. LANCASHIRE.…

Publisher's original illustrated card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 6'' 112 pp ISBN 0902907816. Archive monochrome illustrations throughout. From page 58 onwards the pages have worked loose from the delicate binding, the photograph to page 96 someone has written in small text 'Albert Road, our house', no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. MODERN FIRST EDITIONS.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. A near fine copy of the first edition in good jacket (unclipped) showing short closed tear at spine and front panel and small chip lower edge of back panel.

Paperback. Etat : Good. First Edition. Pages 170-252, plus 20 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: The Warden of the Marches; Seeds of Fortune; An Elephant-Poacher's Odyssey; Through the Inner Deserts of Arabia - part 2; "Denied Admittance" - an Ellis Island Story; The Shrine or Ordam Padshah; The Two Portraits; A "New Chum" in New Zealand - part 2; The Isles of the Arafura; Cave-Hunting in New Mexico; A Rolling Stone. Bits of clear tape at each end of spine. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Prater, Ernest; Peddie, Tom; Soper, G.; Woodville, R. Caton; Wightman, W.E.; Potts, Leonard; Tayler, Laurie; Bestall, A.E. (illustrateur). …

Single Issue Magazine. Etat : Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Gale, W.J.; Wightman, W.E.; Goss, G.W.; Tresilian, S.; Soper, George; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrateur).…

Single Issue Magazine. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Terrorists - High-powered motor cars confront U.S. authorities with a new problem of desperadoes racing about the countryside, robbing and murdering almost with impunity - a report from Iowa and Kansas; Murchison's Mine - A lost mine is re-discovered beneath the noses of claim-jumpers at Chillagoe in North Queensland - with photos; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part II of a wonderful expedition across the Sahara from Sollum to El Obeid through much unexplored territory - with many interesting photos; A "Cant. Mag." On Trek - a humorous tale; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part II of G.M. Dyott's adventure in the upper Amazon after he was abandoned by his guide; "On Safari" - F. Ratcliffe Holmes describes the joys and sorrows of life on the march in the heart of Africa - with nice photos; The Passing of the Texas Rangers - A brief account of some of the activities of the Rangers by Alistair Paterson, a man who knew them well; Kruger's Millions - A tale about hidden treasure; The Hut in the Jungle - Chinese detective Ning Wo solves the mystery of a series of apparently purposeless murders on the Malay Peninsula; Revolution A La Mode - An amusing description of a comic opera revolution in a South American Republic; Photo of two Roitscheggen, or "Smoke Men" of the Lotschenthal Valley in Switzerland; Thompson's "Tapu" - A cunning Maori seeks revenge on a white debt collector; Big Game Fishing in New Zealand - Nicely photo-illustrated article on the fighting giants caught in the beautiful Bay of Islands off the New Zealand coast. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Wood, Stanley L.; Carruthers, G.P.; Gillett, F.; Somerfield, T.; Soper, G.; Bird, L. Pern; Gillett, F.; Lane, Harry; Wightman, W.E. (illustrateur).…