Bates P Arthur (43 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. DAW Book 350. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. This anthology contains: The Dwindling Sphere by Willard Hawkins; The Impossible Highway by Oscar J. Friend; Old Man Mulligan - a novelette by P. Schuyler Miller; Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates; The Automatic Pistol by Fritz Leiber; Hindsight by Jack Williamson; Postpaid to Paradise by Robert Arthur; Into the Darkness - a novelette by Ross Rocklynne; Dark Mission by Lester del Rey; It - a novelette by Theodore Sturgeon; Butyl and the Breather by Theodore Sturgeon; Vault of the Beast - a novelette by A. E. van Vogt; The Warrior Race by L. Sprague de Camp; The Exalted - a novelette by L. Sprague de Camp; and Strange Playfellow by Isaac Asimov. Jack Gaughan; (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: Bueno. : Esta emocionante antología reúne en un solo volumen muchas de las mejores historias de guerra jamás escritas, tanto reales como ficticias. Desde la grandeza romántica de la época napoleónica hasta los horrores deshumanizadores de las dos guerras mundiales, desde Europa hasta África, la colección abarca dos siglos e incluso se extiende hacia el futuro. Incluye relatos de escritores de guerra famosos como Nicholas Monsarrat y Alistair MacLean, junto con autores más conocidos en otras áreas, como la aterradora imagen de H. G. Wells de Inglaterra bajo la amenaza de la invasión marciana y el misterio inquietante de Ambrose Bierce sobre la Guerra Civil estadounidense. La panorámica vista de los ejércitos enfrentados de Rusia y Francia en Borodino es descrita gráficamente por Tolstoi. En contraste, se presenta el drama personal de la historia de amor de H.E. Bates, Fair Stood the Wind For France, y la salvaje manía de la novela de realismo bélico, The Naked and the Dead de Norman Mailer. Esta variada y entretenida selección de historias y extractos, que reflejan la amplitud y profundidad de la experiencia humana en tiempos de guerra, proporciona una lectura estimulante y satisfactoria. EAN: 9781850513186 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Heroic War Stories Autor: Alistair MacLean| Robert Graves| Richard Hillary| Erich Maria Remarque| H. G. Wells| Cecil Woodham Smith| Airey Neave| David Niven| Joseph Conrad| Larry Forrester| Norman Mailer| Ambrose Bierce| P. C. Wren| Nicholas Monsarrat| William Makepeace Thackeray| Guy Gibson| Frederic Manning| H.E. Bates| Arthur Conan Doyle| Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoy| Joseph Heller| Richard Alexander Hough Idioma: eng Páginas: 343 Formato: tapa dura.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. With many colour illstns. A fine copy.

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.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A mainly pictorial history of the river. A very clean copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some very light shelf wear only.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Small pen name and some very light shelf wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some very light shelf wear only.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some very light shelf wear only.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very light shelf wear and a faint crease in the rear cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 208p 2nd edition D-J Paper over boards Near Fine With illustrations, the Wanganui River's history through its boats, its people and its places.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Moderate wear and scuffing to boards and dust jacket due to age and use. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. All pages are intact and otherwise clean, binding is sound. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wanganui Newspapers Ltd Wanganui 1984 reprint 168pp ills (bw) VG+ (brown cloth w title in black on spine, sl worn, sl bumped on head and foot of spine, tape marks on boards, sl foxed on edges and prelims, inscription and owners name on fep) in VG- DW (rubbed and worn, bumping, creasing and chipping to dw, pieces missing on front rh cornerand from head and foot of spine, tape repair on front lower rh side ).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wanganui Newspapers Ltd, Wanganui 1972 First Edition VG (brown cloth w title in gilt on spine, sl worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, edges sl foxed) in VG DW (rubbed and worn, spine faded, head and foot of spine sl bumped and chipped, head of spine has small pieces missing, corners bumped and creased).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 96 pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 4th Edition. AN UNUSUAL PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE WANGANUI RIVER IN NEW ZEALAND, TRACING EVERYTHING FROM THE STEAMERS, TO THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. A RICH DIVERSE HISTORY.

Second edition, imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Small inscription. The jacket has some wear. A history of the Mangapurua settlement in the Whanganui region, established after the First World War for returned servicemen and their families. Arthur P. Bates traces the struggles faced by the settlers as they attempted to establish farms in remote and difficult country. The book examines the community's development, isolation and eventual abandonment, and the construction of the bridge that became the enduring symbol of the failed settlement scheme.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Heritage Press Ltd Auckland 1999 First Edition 184pp illus (bw) VG (illus hardback sl rubbed and worn, spine sl faded, scratch on rear board).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A very good clean copy with an inscription. 7th edition 1993. A history of the Mangapurua settlement in the Whanganui region, established after the First World War for returned servicemen and their families. Arthur P. Bates traces the struggles faced by the settlers as they attempted to establish farms in remote and difficult country. The book examines the community's development, isolation and eventual abandonment, and the construction of the bridge that became the enduring symbol of the failed settlement scheme.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very clean copy with only some minor shelf wear to the jacket. Maori Canoes, Victorian Steamers, Paddle-wheelers, Canvas canoes- The Wanganui river has seen them all. She has tolerated their transient intrusions as she gets on with her timeless journey from the mountains to the sea.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. 96 pages.

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Quarto softcover (VG-) illus; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 96p With illustrations, a compilation of stories about the Wanganui River area.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very clean copy with small pen name. The book gathers a wide range of memories from residents, river workers, and families connected to the Whanganui. These stories highlight everyday experiences, river travel, settlement life, and the cultural and environmental significance of the river. The tone is intimate and community‑driven, preserving voices that might otherwise be lost.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 95p (1p) With illustrations, snippets from Wanganui's history, citizens, and landmarks.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. Seventh. Arthur Bates, a respected authority on the Wanganui River and its history, first published what is undoubtedly his most popular title -- "The Bridge to To Nowhere" -- in 1981, with repints in the three successive years, the fifth (with an index) in 1987 with this seventh edition printed in 1993. Topic of the book is the proposed farming settlement of Mangapurua. Situated in a long valler in the Upper reaches of the Wanganui River, the Mangapurua project was the last of the Government schemes to place demobilized soldiers from WWI on land they could transform for farming purposes --- on country that was remote, undevelopend, often ruggedl and mostly bush-clad. Access to the Valley was by road or river, Raetihi being the nearest township, 28 miles from the closest point of the settlement block of which 20 miles was a dray road, the remainder a horse track. With river-boats providing the other practical access, the tracks from the nearest landing to the settlement area was initially only horse tracks cut by the survey parties as they established the project alllotment lines. Returned soldiers planning to take-up the sections had to inspect them before a block was granted, The first allocations of land were made by the Land Board in 1917. Although the project appeared to get off to a good start, problems soon apppeared, mainly caused by ihe remote location, the access difficulties --- as the roading progressed these were often closed by slips and washouts. Transporting essential supplies, farm implements, tools and farming requirement and building materials was difficult and expensive. At the project peak about 40 ex-soldiers had taken up land, with many of them strangers to the bush, to farming and land clearance. The author notes that Mangapurua eventually became a "complete and utter failure." despite the courage, endurance and enthusiasm of the ex-soldiers and their families who "discovered they were chasing a rainbow of illustiona" and had to abandon their farms, without any compensation." The last two settler left in 1942 when the Government closed the "trecherous" access road. The great irony was that in 1936 a solid concrete bridge provided good access to the settlement, but all too late to save the project. All he natural problems encountered were multiplied by the Great Depression which caused many to walk off, leaving their dreams, livlihood and years of endeavour behind them."The Bridge To Nowhere" had no happy ending and today little remains of the settlement,-- except the bridge. In the years since, the settlemen failed the land has mainly regenerated to its original bush state and has been incorporated in th Whanganui National Park. Seventh edition from 1993, 173 pages including index, illustrated with approxc 50 b/w photos, several maps, plans, documentsns etc, with end-paper maps showing the originsl project plan and a location map defining notable fearures and development events .Brown hard covrs are NF with tiny fade bands fronr upper lower edges, the text block is also NF there are no inscriptions etc, The NF DJ has colour photo of birudge on front panel. Photos, Maps, Plans etc. (illustrator).…

octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 208pp, illus, (VG+), d/w (VG+).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. (frontis map) 168p With maps and illustrations, the story of an area of land in the remote Upper Wanganui River opened up for settlement by returned soldiers from WW1, and the failure of the scheme, leaving just the bridge leading to the area.