hedley a chilvers (179 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In brown cloth. Name in ink. A couple corners lightly bumped. No jacket.

OLn., 8°, XIII, 386 (14) S., mit 18 farb. Tafeln von Chas. E. Peers, Rücken gebräunt, vorderes Innengelenk etwas lockert.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 394 pp., Color, BW Illus Plts, Map e.p., Orange-Red Hardback, Gilt title (Bright), VG & Crisp (Neat), no DJ, 1st ed.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. The Seven Wonders of Southern Africa, Chilvers,Hedley A., South African Railways and Harbours, 1929, 386p, hc no dj, boards bumped/scuffed, clean text, solid binding, spine cocked---9.00.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy in the publisher's brown cloth The binding is clean and unworn, with strong gilt lettering to the spine. Slightly cocked spine. This copy is gently ex-library, the markings being largely confined to rubber stamps to the prelims. Otherwise the contents are clean and bright with no ownership markings of any kind. An interesting history of the gold fields of South Africa.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Chas. E. Peers (illustratore). lower part of front spine crease on front panel has several very small pin holes. leading edge of front cover worn for lower 3 inches. small stamp on inside front cover from Harvard Gifts and Exchange Division. 386 pages plus index Harvard Library blind embossed stamp on lower part of title page. ; 5 3/4 x 8 1/2".

hardcover. Condizione: very good(-). Illustrated with phots plus 18 coloured plates by Chas E. Perrs. 8vo, cloth. Johannesburg, 1929. A very good (-) copy.

Condizione: Good. 1929. 386 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Condizione: Good. Boards may have light wear, fading or slight soiling. Cracking to hinge. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

hardcover. Condizione: very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good(-). And an epilogue 1929-48: The incredible City, by Alexander Campbell. Illustrated with 14 drawings by Timlin. 298pp. 8vo, cloth. Johannesberg: Juta & Co., (1948). A very good copy.

Condizione: Good. 1929. No edition remarks. 273 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by William M. Timlin. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Book has slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The boards are rubbed, edgeworn and a bit soiled but have suffered little loss. Internally clean (some light foxing) and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condizione: Good. 1929. Reprinted. 274 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Signed by Mayor of Johannesburg J.S.Fotheringham on front free endpaper. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Corners are bumped a bit, bottom of front cover has some stains, slight cock to spine, period name on endpaper, some foxing to outside page edges. otherwise a clean and attractive copy, with a solid binding.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd edition . With eight illustrations by Alfred Palmer and Eight Maps by H.E. Winder. Bookplate from the previous owner tipped in on the front inner board. 3rd edition, September, 1932. Publication of 241 pages. Frontispiece. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very good. Book has small spots on inside front cover rubs on spine edges and corners.

First Edition. First Edition. Very Good condition.

Condizione: Good. Light wear to boards. Content has light toning to page ends. Previous owner name to ffep. Good DJ with some edge wear, tears and loss.

HARD BACK ORANGE. Condizione: GOOD. CHAS E. PEERS (illustratore). Color and Black & white illustrations. Gold gilt on cover/spine. General wear and rubbed cover. Tight binding. Bookplate. DATE PUBLISHED: 1929 EDITION: 386.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condizione: Used-Acceptable/Used-Good. Black & White Plates (illustratore). 6th Edition. London, UK: Cassell and Company. Used-Acceptable/Used-Good. (1932). 6th Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 8vo., 274 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, tear, cover stained, pages lightly toned .

hardcover. Condizione: very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good(-). With 16 drawings by William M. Timlin. 274pp. Short 8vo, cloth, worn d.w. London: Cassell & Co., (1932). 6th edition. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. G+. Dampstains to boards otherwise light wear. Binding is strong. Interior is clean. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships in a box packed with care.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Used - Good. Binding good with no breaks.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. No date found.c.1930. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers (maroon boards with gilt lettering) show light edge wear with a small tear on top spine edge. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Octavo hardcover (VG-) boards stained; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1931). 1931 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 218mm). Pp174. B/w illustrations, map. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Foxing to edges and end-papers. Frontispiece illustration detached and loosely laid in. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. ".with a section on the National Parks of Southern Africa by C. Selwyn Stokes, and illustrations and map by H.E. Winder. A contemporary account of the 3-year-long, 500-mile wanderings across southern Africa of Huberta the hippo". She became a minor celebrity in South Africa, revered by Zulus and Xhosas, and her journey was keenly followed by readers of Punch, The Morning Post and The Chicago Tribune, before she was shot to death by farmers in April 1931. "The book is a record of the animal's adventures, in association with comment on the fierce war that goes on ceaselessly in the bush-wild, together with some of the history of the territory through which Huberta passed" (from the author's Preface). .

Condizione: Good. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 298 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Ex Libris plate to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. A very good copy of the first edition of 1933. The red cloth binding is clean and shows only very light wear. Bold gilt lettering to the spine. Everything is sound and tight, with unbumped edges and square corners. Inside the contents are clean and bright, with only some mild spotting to the prelims. There is a neatly inked owner's name to the front pastedown and ownership stamps from the Redemptorist Fathers of Pretoria Common Room to the ffep and the title page. Otherwise there are no markings of any kind.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy in red cloth binding. The binding is clean and undamaged, showing only minor bumping and a little wear to the spine ends. The gilt lettering to the spine is somewhat worn and dulled, but still entirely legible. Inside everything is clean and tight with no ownership inscriptions or other markings, other than a neatly inked owner's signature to the top of the ffep. The eighteen full-page plates are all present, as are numerous other full page monochrome plates. From the author's preface: "The purpose of this book is to tell the splendid story of Southern Africa, and of the men who adventured far and suffered much to make it great. The aim has been to treat the subject broadly; and not only to combine the topographical and industrial facts of the Present with those of the picturesque Past, but also to stress adequately the real-life adventure stories of our own times. Without these the picture must be incomplete".

Fourth Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273 pages; Physical desc. : xiii, 273p. Front. , plates, ports. 23 cm. Subjects: Transvaal (South Africa) - History. Johannesburg (South Africa) - History. Witwatersrand (South Africa) - History. South Africa - History. 3 Kg.