Captain w e jones (7 résultats)

Etat : Very Good. 1944. Hardback. First edition. Fine in decorated cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing some age and shelf wear. Ownership details and bookplate on ffep. Lightly toned, text and illustrations are crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. First edition copy. . . .

Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Vol. 96, No. 5. Edited by Howard V. L. Bloomfield. Cover art by William E. Luberoff. Includes "Hard Guys" (novelette) by Thomson Burtis; "Hell for a Guniea" by H. Bedford-Jones; "The Comanche kid" (pt. 3 of 5) by E. B. Mann; "Man Power" by Robert Carse; "Baldy Sours and the Human Race" by Chas. W. Tyler; "Traditions of the Deepwatermen" (feature) by Cedric W. Windas; "Gold Galons" by Frederick C. Painton; "Johnny Gurkha" by Perry Adams; "The Last Shot" by Barry Scobee; "Trail Ahead"; "Red Sky at Dawn" by Captain William Outerson; "The Camp-Fire"; "Ask Adventure". Illustrated by I. B. Hazelton, Josef Kotula, Amos Sewell, and A. M. Simkin. Tears at spine heel; other minor tears; rubbing; tanning; minor creasing. Magazine.…

Etat : Very Good. 1944. Hardback. First edition. Fine in decorated cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing some age and shelf wear. Ownership details and bookplate on ffep. Lightly toned, text and illustrations are crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

1954, cartonnage éditeur avec sa jaquette illustrée, 192pp, collection captain W.E. Johns n° 93 ; bon état.

Etat : Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original moss green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xiii), 188 pp with 6 full-page maps, 26 monochrome photographic plates on 12. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Best Wishes | Ted Maslen-Jones' additional signed label laid-in. SIGNED letter of provenance concerning the signing of the book loosely inserted from the authors private residence in Liss, Hampshire. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BURMA, BURMESE (Myanmar).…

Cloth. Etat : Good. A smart illustrated four-volume collection of Worrals novels from the celebrated creator of "Biggles," blending wartime aviation heroics and post-war intrigue, with three first editions and one newly illustrated edition. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.A smart four-volume run of Captain W. E. John's "Worrals" adventures, centering on flight officer Joan "Worrals" Worralson of the WAAF, the series blends wartime daring with post-war intrigue.A collection of three first editions and one new illustrated edition, compromising:Worrals Carries On (1942). First edition. Illustrated with eight full page illustrations and frontispiece. Collated, complete. Worrals in the Wilds: The First Post-War Worrals Story (1947). First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and six green tone plates. Collated, complete. Worrals Down Under (1950). First published in 1948, this is the new illustrated edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece. Collated, complete. Worrals Investigates (1950). First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece. Collated, complete.Captain W. E. Johns (18931968) was an ex-RAF officer, aviation journalist, and celebrated creator of the "Biggles" stories. In the publisher's original cloth bindings.Externally, generally smart. Wilds," and "Worrals Down Under." Prize plate to front free endpaper of "Investigates" from Headingley Count Primary School. Spines slightly faded, more so to "Down Under." Rear joint and hinge of "Worrals Down Under" cracked, with binding materials exposed, rear board slightly loosened but holding. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to first and last few leaves and fore edges, Spotting slightly heavier to "Investigates." Good. None Stated (illustrateur). book.…

Cloth. Etat : Very Good Indeed. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. A varied and intriguing set of illustrated works on the history and character of London, all in original dust wrappers. A varied and richly illustrated 9 volume collection of works, exploring the history and character of London.Volume one features a colour frontispiece and 11 further colour plates. Collated, complete, in original clipped colour dust wrapper.Volume two features a monochrome frontispiece and 11 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume three features 55 unlisted double sided monochrome plates. No other collation record available.Volume four features a rich colour frontispiece, and 2 further double-sided colour plates, as well as addition vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume five is bound in beautifully illustrated pictorial boards that match its unclipped dust wrapper. It also features a colour frontispiece and 3 further double sided colour plates, in addition to frequent monochrome vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Volume six is almost entirely made up of rich pages of illustration, both monochrome, and in colour, that offers insight into London life through the eyes of the artist. Dust wrapper unclipped.Volume seven features a monochrome frontispiece and 31 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete, in an unclipped dust wrapper.Volume eight, in its original unclipped dust wrapper, features a monochrome frontispiece, and an unlisted double sided folding map, in addition to frequent vignette illustrations, including sketches by Haro.Volume nine is peppered with vignette illustrations, and features a pamphlet - 'The Stewes of Bankside', 'Arranged by Mr. E. H. Burford, and based on his book 'The Orrible Synne' - slotted inside. Bound in original cloth and pictorial boards. All in original dust wrappers, vol5-8 unclipped. Externally, very smart. Mild shelf wear. Occasional fading to boards. Owner's ink inscription to vol3 front paste down. Small tear to vol4 front board. Sticker removal to vol4 rear paste down. Small tide marks to vol6 dust wrapper spine. Small red tide mark to vol7 front endpapers. Vol2 dust wrapper taped into protective film. Closed tears to vol2 dust wrapper spine, evidence of tape mending to to vol2 dust wrapper reverse. Occasional sunning, age toning and chipping to extremities. Vol4 dust wrapper joints breaking. Large loss to paper to front dust wrapper. Tape mending/reinforcing to all vol7 reverse extremities. Small tide mark to vol7 front cover. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional slight strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with the odd spot and handling mark. Occasional spotting to text block edges. Very Good Indeed 9" by 6.5"; 10" by 6.5"; 8.5" by 6"; 6" by 8.5"; 9" by 6". E. W. Haslehust; Not Stated; Various; Imre Hofbauer; Edward Bawden; Haro (illustrateur). book.…