Porteous, R S (41 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Jacket. A Dust Jacket IS included. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover, sound, no browning, gift inscr. & owner name fep. Author / title clear on spine. Early Aust. novel.

Condition: Good. 1960. First British edition. 247 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Book has slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book Club Edition. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Cattleman by R. S. Porteous. 1960 Author: R. S. Porteous Publisher: The Companion Book Club. London Year Published: 1960 Edition: Book Club Edition Dimensions: 19cm x 13cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: Notes: SKU: VSS / 157 / G / 2440 / 1558 / BW Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Rubbing, wear, chips, tears, handling marks, marks, foxing Book condition: Fair. Rubbing, handling marks, marks, foxing to text block edge Binding: Intact Pages: 255 pages.

Condition: Good. 1961. Reprinted. 247 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name and tape marks to endpapers. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book Club Edition. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Cattleman by R. S. Porteous 1960 Author: R. S. Porteous Publisher: The Companion Book Club. London Year Published: 1960 Edition: Original Dimensions: 19cm x 13cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: Notes: SKU: VSS / 187 / G / 3392 / 2373 / BW Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Rubbing, wear, closed tears, foxing, handling marks, marks. Book condition: Good. Rubbing, age toning, handling marks, marks Binding: Intact Pages: 255 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 189 Pages. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Library stamp front free endpaper and next page, else near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Moderate wear and scuffing to boards and dust jacket due to age and use. All pages are intact, binding is sound. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. This copy is the First Edition of the published work. This copy is the First Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good ++/Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Good ++. Reprint. 255 pages. Brown and cream patterned dustjacket which has moderate wear to edges and corners. Clean orange hardback binding with light wear to spine-ends and boards' corners. Clean and tidy pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition 1963. This book is in very good condition - pages lightly tanning; top edge a little dirty; mild edge wear. The dust jacket is in good+ condition - not price-clipped; covered by non-adhesive covering which is attached by several pieces of sticky tape; mild edge wear; spotting on the underside.

Condition: Good. 1955. First Edition. 178 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth with black lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners. Notable tanning to spine, with small stains and soiling to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue Boards with gilt titles to spine and facsimile author signature to front board, 215 x 140 mm approx. 190 pp Collection of stories based on the author's maritime adventures.The author's second book, his first recounting his experiences on a Central Queensland Cattle station. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ VG (Book- a little soiling to top edge of book block. No other defects. Dust Jacket - mild shelf rubbing with 14 mm approx tear to head/rear panel fold and some shelf soiling mainly to rear panel, white to spine a little tanned. Non price clipped, cover13/6. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue Boards with gilt titles to spine and facsimile author signature to front board, 215 x 140 mm approx. 190 pp Collection of stories based on the author's maritime adventures.The author's second book, his first recounting his experiences on a Central Queensland Cattle station. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ VG (Book- a little soiling to top edge of book block. No other defects. Dust Jacket - mild shelf rubbing with 14 mm approx tear to head/rear panel fold and some shelf soiling mainly to rear panel, white to spine a little tanned. Non price clipped, cover13/6. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition collection of adventure and naval stories from a former WWII allied ship captain and Great Barrier Reef tour operator. In original unclipped jacket in protective sheet. Minor wear at edges and one chip toward head of spine. Blue cloth over boards with gilded facsimile signature on front and gilding on spine. Slight lean, else fine. Minor spots on edges. Interior is clean, clear, and crisp. Pages:189 Dimensions:8 x 5½ x 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket. Spine faded with some fading to covers. Small partial piece of paper glued onto first page, rubbing to covers ; "Standby" R. S. Porteous ; 5 x 7 1/2"; 250 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. slight wear to covers and cover edges, library marks endpapers, remains of DJ front, otherwise book clean and tight. see images for contents. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. THE COVER IS HEAVILY RUBBED AND FADED. THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE BUMPED AND CREASED. THE SPINE IS RUBBED AND THE EDGES ARE SCUFFED. BOTH ENDS OF THE SPINE ARE SCUFFED. THERE IS A PENNED MARK TO THE REAR COVER. THE PAGES AND EDGES ARE HEAVILY YELLOWED. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 247pp. c.19.5cm. Hard covers in a poor dust jacket. (The Brisbane Courier-Mail, Queensland, Centenary Award £1,000 Prize Novel. The 1st. UK edition).

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

1st Ed. (Jan. 1955). 240 PP. Hard cover, spine a little sunned, light foxing around edges, o/wise a very good clean copy. 20.3 x 14. Stories of ships & sailors by an Australian author & seaman with experience along the coast including the narrow waters of the Great Barrier Reef.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 220 pp. Wraps have light rubbing and edgewear. Leaves tanned - o/w unmarked. Spine straight - lightly creased.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Printing of this Edition. A straight unmarked book, 222 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book condition is very good. Hard cover. Published 1962. Dust jacket very good, light tear on front right-hand corner and minor tear on top of spine area, other all other part very good. Book boards clean front and back. Book block clean all sides, light golden colour. Spine intact. Text body clean throughout the book. Ex-owner inscribed note on page 4. See photos for more information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 247 pages (complete). Jacket chipped, creased, marked. Boards shelf rubbed and marked. Previous ownership stamp, mild tanning, markings. However, it is still in a very good condition, tightly bound and intact. Reprint. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Gebunden. 169 Seiten. Ausgeschiedenes Bibliotheksexemplar (Signaturaufkleber auf dem Rücken, Stempel im Buch). Einband etwas berieben und lichterandig, Kanten stellenweise etwas bestoßen; textsauber und stabil. - A clean and sturdy former library copy (label and stamps!) with slight exterior wear; no dust jacket. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Box #1.

hardbound. Condition: Very Good in Good dustwrapper. 1st Edition of this novel set in the Australian outback, telling the story of Bob Anders, late of the Light Horse in the First A.I.F., and his trials and tribulations on a remote station property; gift-inscription to front endpaper, endpapers, prelims and text block, o.w. Very Good throughout; dustwrapper rubbed and foxed, worn patch top front, o.w. Good Dustwrapper. 240pp. 8vo. Very Good in Good dustwrapper.