Allen Captain William (25 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine-. No Jacket. Third Printing. Illustrated throughout with B&W art reproductions and photographs. Pages [415 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, mild soiling at bottom page edges. Blue cloth boards, clean, a little shelf wear at extremities, decorated endpapers. Material collected from all over the world about the Selachians - the sharks, skates, rays, and their allies. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Various Artists (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Clean. Black and white illustrations. Pictures on request.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in wrappers, a paperback. First by this publisher. Pages clean. Illustrated. Small green blot on top corner on half-title page. Light shelf rubbing to cover.

Condition: New.

8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xii, [ii], 415 pp, numerous illustrations from photos and drwgs, tables, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, dj (large chip on rear panel), else near fine in good dj. A detailed work, including history, biology and recipes. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st printing (last title listed on flap and in ads); dj w/moderate wear and chippping, clipped price, in mylar; beige pictorial c w/black titles; 208 clean, unmarked pages; slight foxing on end papers. W.A. Rogers (William Allen) (illustrator).…

Condition: New. KlappentextbTitle:/b A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majestys Government to the River Niger in 1841, under the command of Capt. H. D. Trotter. [With plates.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/Th.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Hardback. Ex-Library book. Dust jacket in plastic cover.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First British Edition. Some slight dampstaining to boards, D/w chipped, creased, rubbed and torn with very slight loss Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition 2 volume set, original green cloth. Spines sunned to brown. 2 maps in fine condition, numerous text illustrations Previous owner slip affixed to top left of both inner covers (Eliza W. Osbourne, Case 24). Frayed at top of spines.

1st edition chipped dust jacket Nice copy octavo 415pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index.

PF. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. xxiv, 65-126 pages. Features: Return from the Dead - three fishermen face hell adrift for months in the Atlantic - with map and photo; Awakening to Nightmare (on Elephant Island); The Train Jumpers - Francis Dickie recalls a nightmare journey jumping a train from Portland to San Francisco - with photos of the author; The White Rhino Hated Cars - article with photos; 50 Tons of Gold - the ongoing search for "Valverde's" Inca gold - article with photos and map; Terrorists On My Tail - A reporter under attack in Morocco - article with photos; Ringing Gannets off the coast of Scotland; Men of Site "X" - the ice and blizzard-ridden existence of men on the DEW line across northern Canada and Alaska; The Terrible Carpet of Bones - the terrible slaughter of the buffalo herds; The Curse of Pulo Jehat - the evil of a witch doctor survives his death; The End of the Hoodoo 'Bambo'; Pirates Aboard! - China Sea pirates board the s.s. Hong Bee - article with map and photo of the ship; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Nicolson, W.C. (cover) (illustrator).…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cloth. Re-backed some time ago, with most of both spines laid down.

First edition. Two volumes. Title vignettes, 9 plates (of which 8 coloured) and two folding maps (of which 1 coloured). 8vo (7 3/4 x 54 3/4 inches), pages: xvi:374 & vii:384, contemporary full calf, spines gilt with double lettering pieces, gilt crest to upper boards & Harrow prize label on front pastedown of vol.1; bindings very rubbed and scuffed, upper joints cracked, lettering pieces chipped. Endpapers foxed, some foxing to frontispieces but largely noticeable to the reverse, some light age toning to the margins, a few creases to the maps where incorrectly folded but no tears; overall internally good.…

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. bound in 1. 8vo (19 x 11.5 cm). pp. xvi + [2] + 374 + vii + 384. Half plum morocco over ochre cloth boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered, compartments decorated in gilt, all edges gilt. Very light toning and occasional very light scattered foxing. Generally an excellent example. 8 full page colour lithographs, 1 full-page plate depicting inscription, large (29 x 57 cm) folding colour map of Palestine, 4 maps on folding sheet (overall 24 x 29 cm) depicting Jerusalem and Galilee. The author's "principal object" is to "call attention to the extraordinary nature of the Dead Sea, to account for its probable formation and to show how it may be made the means of ocmmunication with our East Indian possessions." (Preface).…

, 2 uniform volumes, xviii, 509; & viii, 511 pages, complete with 18 plates and 29 wood engravings, which includes 3 maps (2 folding), folding Panorama, colour Geological Section and frontispieces First Edition , tanned at spines, volume one has been rebacked with original spine laid down and with hinges reinforced, small tears at head and tail of spine volume 2, covers faded at edges and with some light stains, previous owner's name on front free endpaper of volume one, pages and plates are nice and clean, the books are in good condition , original plum cloth with blindstamped decoration, gilt titles on spine Octavo, 23 x 14.5 cm Hardback ISBN.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 554.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 554.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 554.

Paperback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Paperback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.