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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1826511
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Light bumping to top of spine (minor). A few minor foxspots mainly to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small chips and tears.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES TAKES IT ROUGH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1826509
Published by The Children's Book Club.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine. Front endpapers are maps of the island of Tola. No other illustrations despite accreditation to Leslie Stead. 184 pages. Foxing to text block and some page margins else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn, rear panel is foxed.
BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1826508
Published by The Children's Book Club.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biggles & Co. are on a trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back. Blue boards, black titles. Not illustrated. Minor bump to middle of spine and light shelf wear to base of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, a little rubbing to pictorial front panel of dustwrapper has removed surface paper to one area, rear panel is browned and slightly crinkled.
BIGGLES ON MYSTERY ISLAND
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1826507
Published by The Children's Book Club.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Cream boards, black title to spine. 6 colour plates. Base of spine lightly bumped. Text block and endpapers browned. Some foxing to page margins. All plates present. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, browned to spine and rear panel, minor chips to edges.
BIGGLES AND THE LEOPARDS OF ZINN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1826506
Published by The Children's Book Club.
Circa
1960.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
In Central Africa Biggles & Co. free a primitive race from sinister influences and expose a plot. Green boards, black title to spine. 6 colour illustrations. Light discolouration to top of spine. A few minor margin marks. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with slight loss to corners, 0.5" loss to top of spine and a little loss to base of spine, Spine is faded and has a few light splash marks, horizontal crease across the middle, rear panel is browned and has a few marks.
THE CASTLE OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1826505
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1963.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The second volume of the Adventure Series. Cream pictorial cloth with green titles. B/w illustrations. 318 numbered pages. Spine lightly faded with light discoloured patches. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing present. Tape marks to endpapers. Some minor foxing to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned with minor foxing to flaps, spine has what looks like snail damage (a little surface paper loss) and is slightly chipped to top and tail.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BLYTON ADVENTURE SERIES
- ENID BLYTON
ENGLAND UNDER THE TUDORS
Written by Geoffrey R. Elton.
Stock no. 1826503
Published by Folio Society.
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A History of England series. Blue cloth, gilt decorations. Colour and b/w illustrations. Top edge blue. Seventh printing.Some faint scuff marks to spine of book else contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- TUDOR
THE DUEL AND OTHER TALES
Written by Joseph Conrad; Giles Foden.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1826502
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduction by Giles Foden. Pictorial blue boards, silver title to spine. Dramatic, stylised black & white illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some very minor scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE CRETAN RUNNER
Written by George Psychoundakis; Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Stock no. 1826500
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
The author's story of the German occupation of Crete in World War Two. Translated and with an introduction by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Colour pictorial boards. B/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- WORLD WAR II
- CRETE
- MILITARY
RELATIVITY: THE SPECIAL AND THE GENERAL THEORY
Written by Albert Einstein; Robert W. Lawson; Roger Penrose.
Stock no. 1826499
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2004.
Nearly fine condition.
Grey patterned boards. Authorised translation by Lawson, introduced by Penrose. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with very light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PHYSICS
- MATHS
THE RESCUE: A ROMANCE OF THE SHALLOWS
Written by Joseph Conrad; Richard Woodman.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1826498
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduction by Richard Woodman. Blue pictorial cloth. 351 pages. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some very minor shelf-scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
MEMOIRS OF A FIGHTING CAPTAIN
Written by Admiral Lord Cochrane; Brian Vale.
Stock no. 1826497
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduction by Vale. Cochrane was an inspired naval commander in the Napoleonic wars, a leading figure in the Radical movement but he was also guilty of making disastrous decisions on land and being pig-headed and vindictive and he used his memoirs to settle old scores. Colour illustrations. Dark blue cloth, with gilt title, border and vignette. 311 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in almost fine condition.