shaw g herbert (9 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Hardcover book bound in vellum-finish boards adorned with stamped foil coat-of-arms. 45 pages; color illustrations. No writing in book. Holding up very nicely. Some discoloration from sunning to head of spine; light rubbing to rear side.

First Edition. Churchill By His Contemporaries, Hutchinson, 1953, first edition, vg+ in vg dust-wrapper missing a shallow 1/8" chip across the head of the dust-wrapper spine. Contributions by: Eisenhower, Hitler, Muggeridge, G. Bernard Shaw, Compton MacKenzie, Low, Joad, Herbert, et.al.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. xxiii, 242 p. 1 vol.

Hardcover. Condizione: New.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Fair. Wightman, W.E.; Woodville, R.Caton; Cleaver, Reginald; De Walton, John; Inns, Kenneth; Nicolson, W.C.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Gillett, Frank; Burns, Inder (illustratore). First Edition. Features: The Derelict; The Vengeance of Devi Chand - the revenge of a bereaved father in India; A Donkey in Spain - the author planned to take a walking trip through Spain with a donkey carrying his baggage; An Arctic Outpost - what happened to three members of the RCMP's Craig Harbour Detachment - article with photos; Through France with "Sylvabelle" - I - a yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera - article with great photos; The Netik - native 'magic' on a south sea island; Aerial photo of dozens of log booms at Vancouver, B.C.; "The White Man's Great War-Game" - II - amazing photo-illustrated article of the savages of Sura, Angas and other primitive tribes of northern Nigeria; Truffle-Hunting - a description of the industry in Italy and France - and a description of the manner in which the pigs and dogs are trained to search for them - with photos; The One-Legged Kea - a tale from the South Island of New Zealand; Behind the scenes in American crime - "a veritable hell-brew of wickedness and intrigue that has no counterpart in Europe - article with photos of Mrs. Margaret Whittemore and Richard Whittemore; Besieged by Crocodiles; The Lost Safe - a detective story; Lee Sum's Lucky Day - a 'gang-robbery' in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. Multiple pieces of red and clear tape holding covers in place. Brown tape securing fore-edges of each cover. A worthy vintage copy.

Soft Cover. Condizione: VG-. Low [David] (illustratore). First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (silverfishing to fore-edge of front cover and first few pages (a little marginal loss), slightly rubbed & marked generally, occ. spots, else clean & neat)); pp. 48 (last colophon), with three illustrations. An otherwise very good copy of an uncommon work.

11 volumes. 16.3 cm x 22.7 cm - 18.5 cm x 25 cm. Circa 3,500 pages. 10 volumes of the C.T.C Gazette total circa 3,300 pages and 244 pages for the single volume of the Cycletouring Hardcover [publisher's original green cloth] with gilt lettering on either spine or front boards. Some minor staining to a few pages in the volume for 1944. Otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interiors lightly tanned and clean throughout. All bindings firm and square. Includes, for example, the following regular features: Editorial Opinions / Country Lore for Cyclists / Our Readers in Council / A Roadfarer's Log-Book / Notes from a Nomad / Official Notices, News, Bulletins, Reports etc / Candidates for Membership etc. Selected non-repeating articles include: E.J Fasham, 'Claerwen Valley,' (Vol.65, No.3, 1946) / Norman Teasdale, 'Black Mountain Magic,' (Vol.65, No.6, 1946) / Nevull Whall, 'In Switzerland Once More,' (Vol.65, No.8) / 'Marcel Servant, 'There were Ten Cyclists,' (Vol.69, No.1, 1950) / W.P. Corum, 'Camper's Delight,' (Vol.69, No.4, 1950) / Normam Beeching, 'Arctic Adventure,' (Vol.69, No.6, 1950) / Jospeh Lyster, 'Pilgrimage to Rome,' (Vol.69, No.7, 1950) / Hilary Newman, 'Oberammergau Journey,' (Vol.69, No.11, 1950) / M.E. Fulford, 'Cycling Days in Morocco,' (Vol.71, No.4, 1952) / W.E. Simnett, 'Exploring London by Cycle,' (Vol.72, No.3, 1953) / Norman Chilcott, 'A Day in the Dolomites,' (Vol.72, No.9, 1953) / H.S. Newcombe, 'How to Take Perfect Colour Pictures,' (Vol.78, No.3, 1959) / Ellen Wright, 'A"Bank" Holiday in Yorkshire,' (Vol.80, No.4, 1961) / George Horrocks, 'From Moselle to Hunsruck,' (Vol.80, No.9, 1961) / A.G. Russell, 'Hot and Cold in Sardinia,' (Vol.80, No.11, 1961) / Reg Gammon, 'Irish Evergreen,' (Vol.81, No.2, 1962) / Bernard Newman, 'Macedonia: Land of Colour,' (Vol.81, No.10, 1962) / Dick Knight, 'Ups and Down in Fjordland,' (Dec/Jan, 1974) / Paul M. Brighton, 'Trans-Eurasia,' (April/May, 1974) / Sandi Stromberg, 'Cycling and Cornwall,' (June/July 1974) / Irene Kerwin, 'Dream Trip to Ireland,' Aug/Sept, 1974) etc. Sprache: english.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . Twenty Volume Hardback set. No Dust jackets. 1926 to 1930 dates for all tttwenty volumes. First Printing. Bound in green cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine. Good to Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with with dust soiling to top edge, minor brown stains and spots sprinkled through out the twenty volumes, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. Nice complete set otherwise. Section 1, Shelf 5. No Signature.

Brochure/Pamphlet. Condizione: Near Fine. Not Stated (illustratore). First edition. A pamphlet proposing plans for a memorial to T. E. Lawrence in St. Paul's Cathedral, and for Clouds Hill to be given to the National Trust. The first edition of this work. A single sheet of paper, folded in half to form a pamphlet. This pamphlet discusses plans, as well as a prepared space, for a memorial of T. E. Lawrence in St. Paul's Cathedral. It states that this memorial will be a bronze head sculpted by Kennington, and that Clouds Hill will be offered to the National Trust. The pamphlet also calls for contributions to the memorial. It is undersigned by Edmund Allenby, Herbert Baker, Winston Churchill, Lionel Curtis, Augustus John, George Bernard Shaw, and Evelyn Wrench. A single sheet of paper, folded in half to form a pamphlet. Externally smart, with faint marks to the front. Internally, bright and clean. Near Fine. book.