Blacker John (63 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Light edge wear to covers. Clean pages free of writing, marks or tears. Binding is secure. No spine creases. We package our items carefully, so you receive them in the advertised condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. John Moodie (illustrator). Squarish octavo, softcover, near fine in black pictorial wraps. 48 pp. with tri-color illustrations from the 60's. clean, unmarked. Why does water turn to ice when it gets very cold? Why can an airplane go through the air without falling? Why is it always dark in outer space? Scientists know why. You will know too- when you read this wonderful book of real science.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 0850527295. with dustjacket, 2000 bright clean copy.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No marks or highlighting in the book. Our copy is hardback, no dust jacket, showing shelf-wear.

Soft Cover/Stiched. Condition: Very Good. Unstated. Text/VG; Near New w/faint margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF. No publication date; Preface dated 1933. Adventur/expedition. Chronicle of the first successful flight over Everest. The early 1930's marked a historic era of aviation 'firsts'. Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing and Byrd's reach to the poles sparked the race to fly over Everest. This is the story of how England earned that fame. Funded by Lady Houston, the acheivement is known as the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition. 10 chapters: I, First Over Everest; II, Preliminary Steps in Technical Planning; III, Oxygen on the Everest Flight; IV, Air Photographic Survey; V, The Flight to India; VI, Nepal; VII, The Flight to Everest; VIII, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga & the Second Flight to Everest; IX, Filming the Flight; and, X, The Authors' Appreciation of Those Who Contributed to the Success of the Expedition, followed by 2 appendices, the 2nd of which describes the "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine.

Condition: Very Good. New/unused condition with small scuffs and scratches to the dust jacket. The content is in new condition.

Condition: Very Good. Some shelf wear, dust jacket does have a few light scratches, otherwise book content is in very good condition.

8vo, 321pp, with black and white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. Various (illustrator). 112 pages. 10.25x6.75x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Two vintage black-and-white British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1962 US film. A relatively unknown low-budget jungle film, the only film credit for director Jack Warner, Jr., son of the then-head of Warner Brothers Studios. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with one with pinholes at the corners, one with a short closed tear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 264 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly rubbed; spine ends bumped. Illust. from b/w photos. Contents nice.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 224 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fair. paperback.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper.

Super octavo hardcover (G+, scruffy: spine shakey, segments lost, cracked, viewing glasses in pocket at rear): 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo in blue cloth binding. B&W photographs, 2 maps, charts and one anaglyph 3D photograph with 3D view in pocket at back of book. Condition: wear, soiling & rubbing to binding; corners bumped with minor fraying; else a good, tight copy. Pages: xix, 279.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in near fine condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is ex libris with usual stamps and labels it lacks its f.e.p. it is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in as new condition and has been covered in clear, removable protective film. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This book tells the story of an infantry officer on the Western Front from 1915-1918. For the majority of this time the writer was in the Fourth Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, which had been designated as a "pioneer" battalion keeping open the lines of communications. As they were not called upon to 'go over the top', their casualties were lighter than those of other battalions. This so preyed on the author s conscience he applied for, and was granted, a transfer to the Second Battalion. He was wounded in September 1918, and was hospitalized for three weeks. By the time he rejoined his battalion, the Germans were in full retreat, and the book ends with a moving description of the liberation of French towns which had been under German occupation for fours years. The book differs from others of this genre by virtue of several features: the writer's introspective reflections on the traumatic events in which be was involved; his shrewd character sketches of his fellow officers; his strange mystical experience on the banks of the River Somme; the poignant juxtaposition of desolation wreaked by the war and his intense love of natural history, particularly birds and wild flowers. Above all he believed that the whole war was a hideous mistake. Ref R 2.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition, First Thus. Stated First American Edition. Text/Bright, clean As New. Gilt embossed black linen boards/VG; Strong & sound w/light rubs to corner tips & upper/lower spine, and fading to spine. DJ/None. PO label to front cover verso, and name & date to fEP. Photographs of the two participating Westland aircraft to endpapers. Frontispiece: Photo taken 100 feet above Everest. Chronology of the Everest Flight precedes text. Aircraft used were the original PV-6 prototype, registered G-ACBR (and also known as the Houston-Wallace) along with the Westland PV-3 G-ACAZ. Both airplanes were modified to inclued heating and oxygen equipment, fully enclosing the rear cockpits and using highly supercharged Bristol Pegasus IS.3 engines. Text, supported by photos, in 10 chapters: I, The Challenge of Everest!; II, Strategy & Preliminary Tactics; III, Final Tactics & Objectives; IV, The Flight to Indian; V, Flights Across India; VI, Nepal, Land of Mystery & Contrasts; VII, The Flying House-Party at Purnea; VIII, The Great Adventure; IX, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga; and, X, The Second Assault of Mout Everest. 3 appendices follow: I, Oxygen, Special Masks & Clothing; II, Duties of the Observers; and, III, The "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine. Fine copy less dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This offer contains two publications by J G Blacker: The Use of Nidderdale Marble and other Crinoidal Limestones in Fountains Abbey, and The Stone Industry of Nidderdale (17pp). Both are in very good condition though the first is faded on the spine.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

frontispiece and 18 two sided photo plates, photo endpapers. (illustrator). First edition, 8vo (9.5 x 6.25 inches), pp. (1-8), 9-264, frontispiece and 18 two sided photo plates, photo endpapers. Original white cloth with pictorial gold medallion on the upper side. Near fine with slight wear to edges and extremitied. Sheets and plates clean, unmarked, complete. No owner names or inscriptions. H11196 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 2 to 5 days of cleared payment. The estimated shipping times and estimated arrival dates given in the listing are not provided by us and are usually wrong or very misleading. We do not pay for any foreign taxes or customs duties and have no information about them. These are the responsibility of the buyer. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9781849731461.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 321 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Just a little foxing to the upper closed edges. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0850527295 FIRST WORLD (Great) WAR.

Boards. Edited by John Blacker (illustrator). pp xii, 321, Index, b/w plates, orig boards, fine in like d.j. Thoughts and recollections of a Guards officer, including previously unpublished letters by George Bernard Shaw and Rudyard Kipling.