Cyril cook (32 resultados)

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Mellen Poetry Press 1992. Trade Paperback. 0773427864 . First edition 56 pages. Fine copy. mag9E.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket. Ex-college library marks, shelf wear; pages yellowed; a sound binding; good overall. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiques & Collectables; Inventory No: 232867.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. minor wear, some edge tears. The book is in good condition, with a hardcover binding that remains intact. The dust jacket shows minor wear, including some edge tears, typical for a publication of this age. The interior pages are clean and free of inscriptions or library markings.…

DVD. Condición: Used - Good.

Hardcover. Condición: very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: good. First Edition, no additional pri. NOT an ex library book. 88 pages including the index. Plus Appendix which lists 120 Items. 120 Items are listed individually each with a photograph and a page of narrative Dust jacket has chips along the rear of the spine. Price is not clipped.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Chapman and Hall, 1948. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is a very good ex-library copy with book plate on the front pastedown, typical library markings, underlining on the title and copyright pages, and a bump to the bottom edge of the front cover. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

hardcover. Condición: Good. The previous owner's bookplate is inside the front cover. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Original dark blue cloth with gilt stamped spine. The first comprehensive work on Robert Hancock, generally regarded by the experts as the man who above all others is entitled to be called the creator of English transfer-print. With biography, bibliography, and 120 of his designs illustrated. A very good copy in a worn and tape mended jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

1st ed. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), purple endpapers, black & white cartoons & frontispiece portrait, some foxing top edge, spine minimally faded jacket as common (some foxing top edge reverse side), owner's written name. 191 pp. A selection of 73 whimsical Lennie Lower columns in the Daiy Telegraph and other newspapers of the 1930s that celebrate his legacy. These short improbable tales are the showcase for Lower's natural anarchy - the fruits of his years as Australia's leading columnist and humorist of the 1930s. Cartoons by Patrick Cook. First edition.…

8vo, xiv+176p. extreme outer margins lightly browned. Externally a good copy in original boards, dustjacket.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very clean copy with a faint crease in the front cover.

Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt lettering; xvi, 88, [3] pp., followed by 120 bw plates. No dj. Extensive index and profuse annotation on the bw plates. Uncommon. Includes all that was known, at time of writing, on the work of Robert Hanckock. The 120 plates are the works traced/authenticated by the author but not necessarily Hancock's complete works. This was, however, the first comprehensive work on Hancock. VG+ clean, bright, tight contents; very light rubbing to corners and head of spine. A lovely copy.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near fine. Small octavo. 60 pages black & white plates, with accompanying descriptions, supplementary bibliography and index. New copy, kept in storage, with very slight wear to the dustwrapper and very minor browning to both free endpapers. Priority orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail TRACKED 24 or courier (particularly if over 2kg). Standard mail will be dispatched by Royal Mail TRACKED 48 (up to 2kg), heavier items by courier . Overseas orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail International.Tracked. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MY PRIVACY POLICY. …

Soft cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. THE FRONT AND BACK BOARD COVERS ARE CLEAN WITH MINOR SCUFFING TO THE CORNER EDGES OF THE BOOK. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Very good tight copy in dust wrapper, light age spotting to the wrapper, small tear at base of spine.

Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Lacking jacket. Blue cloth binding. Slight bumping to board edges. A few marks to the boards. Light browning and slight foxing to page edges and endpapers. Good solid binding. Very clean text throughout. Illustration from front cover of jacket has been pasted to front pastedown endpaper, and blurb from front flap of the jacket is pasted to rear pastedown endpaper. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xvi, 160.…

Hardcover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. As new, unread copy.

hardback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. First Edition. Dust jacket price clipped. First edition, first printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. Some light rubbing to corners and edges of spine. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Ex library stamp on rear of title page. First edition, first printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. Rubbing to corners and edges of spine. No jacket. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Condición: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDBig chip out of front panel of dust jacket. Still a very good copy and an important work.

First Edition. Near fine copies both in the original gilt-blocked blue cloth boards, the primary work housed in a very good dust-wrapper (now mylar-sleeved), the supplement now housed in a protective plastic sleeve. Dust-wrapper somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled. Both volumes' endpapers and edges lightly foxed, with the interiors remaining bright and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : illustrations, plates, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Vol. 1: The life and work of Robert Hancock (1948). xvi, 88, [127] pages of plates. Vol. 2: Supplement to the life and work of Robert Hancock (1955). Unpaginated. Subjects; Hancock, Robert. Engravers. Transfer-printing. Worcester porcelain. Bow porcelain. 18th century. 20th century. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Condición: Used - Good. Good hardbacks. 1st ed. Photocopied pages in 2 binders. Published between 1948 & 1955. An account of the life of the 18th century engraver and of his designs on Battersea and Staffordshire enamels and Bow and Worcester porcelain. Appears to have been photocopied from library books. These books weigh well over 2kgs packed; extra shipping may be required Used - Good. Good hardbacks.…

First Edition. Near fine copies both in the original gilt-blocked blue cloth boards, the primary work housed in a very good dust-wrapper (now mylar-sleeved), the supplement now housed in a protective plastic sleeve. Dust-wrapper somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled. Both volumes' endpapers and edges lightly foxed, with the interiors remaining bright and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : illustrations, plates, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Vol. 1: The life and work of Robert Hancock (1948). xvi, 88, [127] pages of plates. Vol. 2: Supplement to the life and work of Robert Hancock (1955). Unpaginated. Subjects; Hancock, Robert. Engravers. Transfer-printing. Worcester porcelain. Bow porcelain. 18th century. 20th century. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Somerfield, T.; Drigin, Serge; Sutcliffe, Norman; Holloway, Cyril; Cameron, John; Hiley, F.E.; De Walton, John; Inns, Kenneth (ilustrador). …

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. First Edition. Pages 265-352 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano, Central America - with amazing photos; The Radio Man's Adventure - terrible experience for Ross Knight in the High Sierras of California; The Golden River - The Kawarau River in New Zealand is to be dammed so its bed may be mined for gold - photo-illustrated article; The Missing Necklace - a tale from the Malay Peninsula; The Lady and the Python - photo-illustrated story from Port Elizabeth; My Novel Holiday - Mercer Sherwood Maloney works as a 'messman' on a cargo-steamer in order to visit Europe; My Search for the King's Treasure, by Lieut. Colonel K.M. Foss, Late Indian Army; The Case for the Sea-Serpent - the log of the "St. Francois Xavier" reports a sighting, according to a 1903 news clipping from the 'Vancouver Province'; Where Cannibals Roam - part 3 - wonderfully photo-illustrated article from Papua; The Looker-on - how card sharks on an Atlantic liner were unmasked; Saved by "The Wide World Magazine" - how reader Hubert H. Arthur benefitted from a 1922 article on a Japanese science called 'Katsu'; Johnny Mackay's Last Hand - a half-breed card player in Canada's northland; Man Versus Lion - South African game ranger is forced to kill lion with sheath knife; Remains of man found in hollow tree - news clipping from the World Herald of Omaha, NE; Two Years in Borneo - part 2 - a strange story of love potion; Some Adventures with Bears - bear stories from Alberta and British Columbia; One-page General Electric ad features 'electric logger' in the Washington woods; One-page Lionel Strongfort ad entitled "When Marriage is Fatal". Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World Magazine - True Stories of Adventure, August (Aug.) 1925, Vol. LV No. 328 - Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano / Two Years in Borneo Hunting the Giant Crocodiles of the Bayano, Central America - with amazing photos; The Radio Man'. Illustrated by Nicolson, W.C. (cover); Goss, G.W.; Hiley, F.E.; Gillett,Frank; Skelton, J.R.; Briault, S.; Prater, Ernest; De Walton, John; Dewar,W.; Carruthers, G.P.; Carruthers, G.P.; Eyles, D.C.; Holloway, Cyril;Goss, G.W. (ilustrador).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. First Edition. Pages 353-440 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: What Happened to Mary Clark near Indianapolis - her car was hit by a train and she ended up on the front of the train which thundered on through the night!; The Haunted Bungalow - extraordinary story from South Africa; A Thousand Miles From Anywhere - Reverend Martyn Rogers and his family spent three years on the island of Tristan da Cunha - where mail came only once per year!; The Living Death - an eccentric chemist marries an Aztec girl in the hope of discovering the secrets of ancient Aztec dyes; Sands of Destruction - the fierce Atlantic is destroying the coast of Donegal in the north-west of Ireland - article with graphic photos; How I Lost My Job - the author worked as a teamster in British Columbia, until he lost a wagonload of explosives near Burns Lake; Two Years in Borneo - part 3 - the exciting outbreak at the Lubuk Estate; Trial by Ordeal in Africa; A Woman in Unknown Morocco - Fay Sutton's photo-illustrated narrative; Where Cannibals Roam - part 4 of 4 of this photo-illustrated article on a trip to the interior of Papua; The Stolen Telluride - A West Australian gold-miner's story; A Double Event - members of the South African Constabulary gets involved with horse racing; The Montreal Hold-Up - Canada's most daring armoured car robbery in broad daylight; The Downfall of "The Colonel" - a very clever American crook; Anderson's Pole-Cat - an exhausted British Columbia prospector stumbles upon a fortune in a trackless wilderness. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Nicolson, W.C. (cover);Davis, G.H.; Leigh, Conrad; Lloyd, Stanley; Wood, Stanley L.; Holloway, Cyril; Sindell, A.; Soper, G.; De Walton, John; Wightman, W.E.; Gillett, F.; Wood, Stanley L.; Peddie, Tom (ilustrador). …