Richmond P Hobson (255 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good.

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Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may include underlining highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

paperback. Condition: Good. The item is in good condition and works perfectly, however it is showing some signs of previous ownership which could include: small tears, scuffing, notes, highlighting, gift inscriptions, and library markings.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: GOOD. Old bookstore stamp on first page. Previous owner's stamp inside front cover. Pages tanned. 252 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. Ships in protective packaging with tracking and insurance.

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SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 100, No. 1. Besheet-sized pulp. Edited by Maxwell Hamilton. Cover art by Fred Freeman. Includes "Drifter's Gold" (Book Bonus) by A. V. Loring; "Side Trip" by Wayne F. Hyde; "Passage Home" by James Merriam Moore; "Thrill of Conquest' by G. G. Revelle; "Super Star" by Tom McMorrow; "Pinch" by Will Cook; "R.S.V.P." by Jack Dillon; "Locked Door" by Henry A. Milton; "The Yankee Spy Who Drove the Kremlin Crazy" by Ladislas Farago. Aricles: "The Little Box That Killed Boxing"; "Night of the Navy's Biggest Bing" by Theodore Irwin; "Black Thursday" by Joseph Lawrence; "The Red Line of Death" by Richmond P. Hobson, Jr. Illustrated by Norman Eastman, George Wilson, Oscar Liebman, Vic Prezio, Bruce Minney, Basil Gogos, and photos. Spine and front hinge sunned; creasing; tanning; small corner loss; 2.5" upper frotn hin ge tears.

Hardcover. Condition: About Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Classic true story of a pioneering Cattle Rancher in the wilderness of Northern British Columbia. This is a 1974 reprint of the 1955 first edition in the Canadian Nature Classics format. 8vo, 252 pages. Hardcover in bright blue cloth with gilt leaf patterns and titles. Clipped DJ is clean with some light edge wear and a faded spine. Book is clean and tight and is unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Vintage stapled off-print speech concerning US naval policy in the early 20th century. Rubbed edges, storage wear, 15 pages. A very good reading copy. Revealing history of the ideas, including racism, and American exceptionalism (assumed) at this time in history. Mentions Japan, China, Hawaii, Samoa, Central America, etc. "It was nature's purpose not to have all the races mixed.".

Mass Market Paper Back. Condition: Good. Good paperback.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Reprint Edition. The thrilling true story of the American tenderfoot from the city who discovered the last great North American frontier. Hobson describes how in the 1930s he and two other cowhands crossed the mountains to start a huge cattle empire in Northern British Columbia. 256 pages ; 21 cm. Interior of the book is bright and clean, pages bright white. Unmarked except for a gift inscription to the ffde. Binding is tight and square, hinges sound. The price-clipped dustjacket shows slight wear to the extremities of the spine. Very attractive copy. Unpacked weight, 477. This book is too thick/heavy to qualify for the rate shown which applies only to 500g or less, and/or under 20mm thick [CPO Lettermail]. Both ABE & our Online Site are unable to calculate correct rates because their systems are unaware of the actual weight or dimensions of the shipment, the exact details of the distance/location to be shipped, or the speed & other factors required. The 'estimate' thus shown is not a guaranteed rate. The same rate is shown for ALL shipments no matter the weight/size or destination. When a destination is known we will calculate the best options, at cost - and notify you. No obligation to purchase at the adjusted rate.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and clean.

Paper Back. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Reprint. 252 pages telling the TRUE story of a young American who sets out, the year is 1939, to make his mark in the cattle ranching industry of British Columbia. Read about the Frontier Cattle Company, Pan Phillips, Sugar Loaf Mountains, rip gut grass, Stobie, the Jack Diamond outfit, a pole bunk, Cultus Johnny, the horse cavvy, Nechako, Mrs. Jiggy, Judge Holmes, Jimmy John, and Chinee Lake . UNillustrated. Cond : Boards are bluey green with gilt leaf decoration. CNC logo on board front. End-papers are white. D.J graphic shows a lone cowboy observing cattle from a height. D.J. corners are sli.soft. edges lightly chipped. Volume is tight and bright and mostly clean. D.J. lightly soiled, as is volume. No marks, names, creases, nor tears. Excellent reading copy !! Quote (p. 47) : " ._._. when the job was over. I wrote out a check, on brown wrapping paper, to Little Thomas and his wife for their superb job of punching cows, and told them I would land the one hundred head of contract cattle at his Uncle Lashaway's sometime between ._._._. ." Size: Octavo.

Condition: Good. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Sunning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair.

Condition: Good.

Condition: Fair. 1956. First Published in GB. 252 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. More pronounced to endpapers, pastedowns and text block edges. Binding remains firm. Thumb-marking present. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Marked tanning to spine with some crushing to ends. Water staining to boards. Gilt lettering is heavily dulled.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Not as pictured. Books covers are slightly faded, front cover has a tiny white spot, front endpaper has some yellow residue, very light fraying to corners of covers. Otherwise pages are clean, binding is tight, overall a neat copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Reprint. This is volume three in a Hobson trilogy about ranching in British Columbia's interior - west of Quesnel - in the 1944 to 1950 period. He discusses such local phenomena as the Tatuk Grizzlies, Panhandle Phillips, chopping holes in ice for cattle to water, and staying on the friendly side of local Native groups. UNillus. Cond : Paper wrapper is sky blue . Front cover graphic (wraps to spine) is a silhouette photograph of a cowboy riding along a ridge. Lead corners are v. lightly chipped. Edges better. SPINE is fine. Almost UNsoiled. Colours bright, binding tight. No names, creases, stains, marks, nor folds. Small tear in back cover. EXCELLENT reading copy !! Quote (p. 139) : " When we finally came out of the mountains beyond Elijah Hargreaves' farm, on the shortcut trail to Rimrock, both the horses and the cattle stampeded when one of the leaders ran into the first barbwire fence any of the stock had ever seen. ".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Reprint. This is volume three in a Hobson trilogy about ranching in British Columbia's interior - west of Quesnel - in the 1944 to 1950 period. He discusses such local phenomena as the Tatuk Grizzlies, Panhandle Phillips, chopping holes in ice for cattle to water, and staying on the friendly side of local Native groups. UNillus. Cond : Paper wrapper is sky blue . Front cover graphic (wraps to spine) is a silhouette photograph of a cowboy riding along a ridge. Lead corners are v. lightly chipped. Edges better. SPINE is fine. Almost UNsoiled. Colours bright, binding tight. No names, creases, tears, stains, marks, nor folds. EXCELLENT reading copy !! Quote (p. 139) : " When we finally came out of the mountains beyond Elijah Hargreaves' farm, on the shortcut trail to Rimrock, both the horses and the cattle stampeded when one of the leaders ran into the first barbwire fence any of the stock had ever seen. ".

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dustjacket. 8vo pp.256, book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A near fine first edition copy in a very good price clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Classics Of Naval Literature Series. Introd. by Richard Turk. 320pp. 59 ill.

Hardcover. Condition: Befriedigend. Ln gb o.SU, neue Erlebnisse in der Wildmark von Nordwest-Kanada, 240 S, gut erhalten 350g, lgk 2207_kottek.

Condition: very good. 8vo pp. 10 252. book.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.