Alfred Batson (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, 307 pgs., pages clean and bound in green cloth, yellow designs and lettering. very light staining, otherwise a nice copy. No d.j.

Wraps. Condition: Good. Vol. 259, No. 4. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover is uncredited for "Wings of Treachery" (pt. 1 of 2) by Eustace L. Adams. Includes "Eagle's Eye" (pt. 2 of 5) by Allan Vaughan Elston; "Minight Taxi" (pt. 3 of 7) by Borden Chase; "Bowie Knife" (pt. 4 of 6) by H. Bedford-Jones; "The Red Scorpion" (novelette) by Anthony M. Rud; "Face" by Alfred Batson; "Men of Daring: A. Henry Savage Lando, artist-explorer" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Thunder Deck" by R. V. Gery. Other Features: "Wonders of the World - No. 43" by Alfred George; "Bitten Bullets" by J. W. Holden; "A Hard-Working Hound" by Delos White; "Freak Showers" by Kenneth P. Wood; "The Men Who Make the Argosy - Eustace L. Adams"; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Heavy edgewear with small losses; creasing; rear copver glued on at hinge which is rough; tanning; tape ghosts. Magazine. …

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, blue cloth lettered gilt to the spine, remains of a shelf label to the spine, mild fading to the heads of the boards. The binding remains tight, the contents free of marking. Map to the endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback book in very good+ condition,stated-first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Thus. 288pp. HARDCOVER Clean copy internally. No inscriptions. Some spotting/browning apparent to prelims. & external edges. Generally clean internally. External cloth is fairly clean although occasional marks are visible. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. Book.…

Loose Leaf. Condition: New. Reproduction. Original title: Babbicombe, from the Beach German: Babbicombe, vom Strand French: Babbicombe, de la plage Spanish: Babbicombe, de la playa High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Met. Creation period: 19th century (1857). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Matt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 265, No. 1. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner] Cover art by V. E. Pyles for "Henry Rides the Danger Trail" (pt. 1 of 4) by W. C. Tuttle. Includes "White Adventure - No. 21" (true story) by Lt. Com. Geo. O. Noville; "Tough Guy" by Judson P. Philips; "The Alligator Ring" (pt. 3 of 6) by Fred MacIsaac; "Marvine the Marvelous" by William Merriam Rouse; "Men of Daring: Floyd Bennett, Byrd's Ace Pilot" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Murderer's Paradise" (pt. 5 of 6) by George F. Worts; "The Strangest Beast' by Anthony Rud; "Big Game" (conclusion) by Max Brand; "Bad Dog" by Frank Richardson Pierce; "Set a Thief" by Alfred Batson. Features: "Eat It or Die!" by J. Wentworth Tilden; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Tape inside foredges; 1.5" tear at lower front hinge; creasing. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 282, No. 4. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Chandler H. Whipple.] Cover art by R. Belarski for "Senor Coyote" (pt. 1 of 2) by Max Brand. Includes "One Good Turn" by Alfred Batson; "Picador" (novelet) by Robert Carse; "Men of Daring: Bill Tilghman - Gun-Wise Marshall" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "The Long Knives Ride" (novelet) by Foster-Harris; "The Rogue" (pt. 2 of 5) by Richard Sale; "Next of Kin" by John Randolph Phillips; "The Man with the Magic Face" (conclusion) by Robert Smith; "Knight's Gambit" by Kenneth B. Atkinson. Features: "Du Shalt Not" by Eric Sharpe; "Laugh at the Birdie" by John Nelson; "Exit the Saint Bernards" by Augustus Harden; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" General handling wear; mild tanning. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Beacon Library edition hardback (number 4), 1937, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - blue cloth boards rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotations or inscriptions - owner's bookplate to front paste-down; toning and light spotting to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.…

New edition. New edition, 1937. Beacon Library no.4. Binding tight; edge of front board dented, with wrinkles in blue cloth; spine a little bumped at head & foot. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair-to-Good to Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. NOTE FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS: HEAVYISH BOOK TO SHIP FROM THE UK WHICH MIGHT POSSIBLY REQUIRE A SLIGHTLY INCREASED POSTAGE FEE IN ADDITION TO OUR STANDARD RATES SHOWN, PLEASE EMAIL FOR PRICE-DETAILS IF RELEVANT. Good clean firm interior generally with no usage marks or inscriptions but toned/dulled to closed-edge of pages, boards have light shelfwear for the age and a hint of spine-lean (minimal) but good appearance mostly with bright bold-lettering to spine and all tightly-bound; d/j shows general usage, chipping to top spine/top front corner, paper-rub to spine area as shown, light soiling but all intact with no large tears/loss, covered with a new removable sleeve-protector./.…

Condition: Very Good. 9 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 22 cms. Category: Wide World Magazine Articles; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 265, No. 1. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner] Cover art by V. E. Pyles for "Henry Rides the Danger Trail" (pt. 1 of 4) by W. C. Tuttle. Includes "White Adventure - No. 21" (true story) by Lt. Com. Geo. O. Noville; "Tough Guy" by Judson P. Philips; "The Alligator Ring" (pt. 3 of 6) by Fred MacIsaac; "Marvine the Marvelous" by William Merriam Rouse; "Men of Daring: Floyd Bennett, Byrd's Ace Pilot" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Murderer's Paradise" (pt. 5 of 6) by George F. Worts; "The Strangest Beast' by Anthony Rud; "Big Game" (conclusion) by Max Brand; "Bad Dog" by Frank Richardson Pierce; "Set a Thief" by Alfred Batson. Features: "Eat It or Die!" by J. Wentworth Tilden; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Minor bug nibbles to spine. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, but remain strong and square, with gold gilt to the spine. Internally, the pages are tanned throughout, but there are no other markings or inscriptions and the pages within are crisp, clean and complete. The binding is sound. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Publisher Jarrolds, London 1934. Good condition. Blue boards with gilt lettering. Corners bumped, wear to ends of spine. Pages tanned, some foxing. Tight binding, no markings in text. Gift inscription on half-title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 281 pages, photos, Very good hardcover. SCARCE title.

Hardback. Condition: VG. G++ DW. Reprint. Very clean tight book but quite heavily spotted edges. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age. In a loose polythene protector.

Wraps. Condition: Good. Vol. 66, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Donald Kennicutt. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops. Includes "Diamond in Spain" (novelette) by Ared White; "Robbery of Convenience" (novelette) by Robert R. Mill; "Pianos for Shanghai" by William J. Makin; "The Hands of King Pi" by James Weber Linn; "The Lynching of Poker Dick" by Jay Lucas; "Warriors in Exile: VII The First American in the Legion" by H. Bedford-Jones; "Son of the Dragon King: Ships and Men XII" by H. Bedford-Jones and Capt. L. B. Williams; "Two Yards of Soldier" by Meigs Frost; "Tarzan and the Elephant Men" (pt. 2 of 3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Prize Stories of Real Experience: "A Wanderer's Scrapbook" by James Francis Dwyer; "Flowers of the Sea" by Bill Adams; "Spy Scare" by Fulton Grant; "The Wise Cat of China" by Alfred Batson; "Spanish Battle-Fronts" by Marquesa Nena de Belmonte. Illustrated by John Clymer, Gratton Condon, Peter Kuhlhoff, Jeremy Cannon [Herbert Morton Stoops], Austin Briggs, John Richard Flanagan, Yngve Soderberg, and others. Dampstains; rubbing with some loss of color; tears and creases; a little wavy; pages only lightly tanned. Magazine.…

Condition: Good. 4to. Very Good. 4 pp fold out in cardstock. B & W Plates. Includes letter from gallery stapled.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Was Buried Alive - Part I - The Amazing Adventures of the "Marquis de Champaubert"; The "Fool Afoot" in Italy - Part VI (conclusion) - John Gibbons wraps up his amusing walking tour of Southern Italy; A Himalayan Marriage Market - A wonderfully photo-illustrated article about a quaint annual fair where all eligible girls of the district assemble to be inspected by young men with a view to marriage; Filming in the Wilds - Part III of Major C. Lestock Reid's account of his major adventures attempting to film an adventure story in the Far East, this time in Indo-China - with two photos of Angkor Wat; A Deal in Diamonds - Dr. T. Hilding Svartengren was nearly swindled out of a fortune in Paris; The Town of Ghosts - Walter F. King discovers a deserted mining camp in the High Sierras which was abandoned in haste; Wreck-Hunting - For fifty years Herbert J. Gibson of Penzance, Cornwall, has built a photographic record of the ships driven onto the local rock-bound coasts - article with many dramatic photos; "Monty" The Man-Eater - Part I - One of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; The Ship of Mystery - The strange last voyage of a vessel to Manila where a soldier of fortune hoped to profit by the ship's cargo; Premonition - Can a man prevent his death after he has had a premonition of it?; and more. 84 pages plus 32 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A lovely vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Robinson, T.H.; Cleaver, Reginald; Goss, G.W.; Inns, Kenneth; Perinni; Tresilian, S.; Holloway, Cyril; Peddie, T.H. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Fought a Regiment - Bandit, murderer and escaped felon, "human monster" Paul Jawarski was pursued by over 250 heavily-armed policemen; The Optimist - The moving story of a gentleman who thought he could make a profitable living out of elephant-hunting; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record - Part I - Robert Copeman and John H.E. Nolan set out from Edmonton for the Gulf of Mexico over 6,000 miles away! - article with photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part III - The continued misadventures of John Gibbons as he tramps from the French coast to Lourdes; "Hitch-Hiking" Across the United States - Alfred Batson hitch-hiked from New York to San Francisco and had some very odd and exciting adventures - includes map and photo; Byways of Old Pekin [Peking / Beijing] - A wonderfully photo-illustrated presentation of the quaint street-life of the unspoiled native quarters of the Chinese capital, where things still go on much as they did in the Middle Ages; What Happened at "Warne's Folly" - A prospector's terrible predicament in an abandoned Queensland mineshaft; The Horns of a Dilemma - A Queensland bushman's amusing account of an argument with a bad-tempered old cow; Saved By Man-Eating Sharks - A deep-sea diver's terrifying experience in the Sulu Sea; "The White Brother of the Sheik" - Part II of W.B. Seabrook's adventurous trip to meet Mitkhal Pasha, Sheik of Sheiks of the Beni Sakhr, with photos; Photo and bried write-up of a large sink hole near Sharon Springs, Kansas; The Mystery of Crocodile Pool - A weird adventure that befell a young police corporal who is now one of the leading officers of the South African C.I.D. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Sutcliffe, Norman; Sindall, A.W.; Tennant, Dudley; Cleaver, Reginald; Leigh, Conrad; Sherie, E.F.; Gale, W.G.; Peddie, T.H.; De Walton, John (illustrator).…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 314. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1931 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 314.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1931. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 314, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 314 314.…