Captain W E John (45 results)

Comb Bound. Condition: Fine. Compiled from excerpts from various volumes of the Kansas State Historical Society. Book.

first edition, 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.

Condition: Very Good. 1954. First edition. hardback. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing some shelf wear and age, tears and partial missing. Gift inscription on ffep. Lightly toned, spotting on edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. First edition copy. . . .

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. American Forces Institute of Pathology softcover, 1987 (2nd edition) printing; clean/tight, no marks/creases or signs of use; bit of surface wear else Fine. We will bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Wear, tears, creasing and some loss to the corners and edges - particularly at the top and bottom of the spine. The spine is slightly faded. Internal Condition: An inscription on the front endpaper. Some grubby marks on the endpapers and infrequent grubby marks on the edges of the pages. Author/Editor: John, Captain W E. Publisher: University of London Press. Year: 1943. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, colour and B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 192. Keywords: military, combined operations, commandos. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Second edition large softcover in excellent, unmarked, near-pristine condition (slight handling). 244 pages, with photographs of antique microscopes throughout. [2 lbs]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Undated edition, probably 1950s, the first story inside is "Biggles Lays a Ghost" by Captain W.E. Johns. Minor handling wear on illustrated cover. Pages are slightly tanned. Jacket has handling wear with chipping, creases and dust spotting on cover and spine. Gift inscription inside.

Condition: Very Good. 1954. First edition. hardback. Fine in original dust wrapper. DW showing some shelf wear and age, tears and partial missing. Gift inscription on ffep. Lightly toned, spotting on edges, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. First edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated paper covered boards. 4to 9½'' x 7ĵ''. Contains 201 pages with colour and duo-tone illustrations throughout. The first story is 'Biggles Lays a Ghost' A story by Captain W. E. Johns. Age toning to the page margins. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with chips and related closed tears to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped 8/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth effect covered boards, blocked and lettered black back and front. 8vo. 7½'' x 5ĵ''. Contains 192 pp with 8 black and yellow tinted illustrations throughout. From the private library and estate of Frank Williams. Foxing to the page edges. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with piece of paper missing to the foot of the spine, not price clipped, 7/6. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated paper covers. 4to 9½" x 7ĵ". First story is 'Biggles Lays a Ghost' A story by Captain W. E. Johns. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. Age toning to the page margins. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with chip and related closed tear to the top front cover, not price clipped 8/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.

Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated paper covers. 8vo 8ĵ" x 6" 40 pp. Front and back cover illustrated in colour and depicting scarce artwork from the books of W. E. Johns [Red Fox]. Monochrome internal illustrations, articles and advertisements. Good resource material. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R300315813: 1950. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 190 pages. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 10'' x 6½''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations. Cheap paper browning to the margins, tears and small losses of paper to the spine, closed tear across the front cover. We currently hold in stock 7 other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated 'First edition 1966.' Faint spotting to page edges. Dust jacket is price-clipped, in a protective cover.

Original stapled souvenir theatre programme 10'' x 7½''. Contains 12 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated advertisements. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.

First trade edition. First trade edition. Colored frontispiece of salmon flies and many other illustrations. x, 440, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The section on "The Artifical Fly" pp. 359-426 is by John Harrington Keene. Green gilt-decorated cloth, t.e.g. Fine Colored frontispiece of salmon flies and many other illustrations. x, 440, [2] pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A pair of informative and richly illustrated guides to contemporary motor cars. A smart, 2 volume set of this comprehensive work.Edited by technical journalist and consultant Arthur William Judge, who published several similar titles throughout his lifetime.Volume 1 features a frontispiece, a colour flip diagram to the front paste down, and 7 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Volume 2 features a frontispiece, a flip diagram with colour detail, and 7 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Lacking volume 3. Bound in original blue cloth. Externally, smart. Mild rubbing to extremities. Marks to rear boards. Small marks to vol2 front board. Mild age toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated paper covers. 8vo 8ĵ" x 6" 40 pp. Front and back cover illustrated in colour and depicting scarce artwork from the books of W. E. Johns [Det Forsvunne Dagboksblad, The Missing Page]. Monochrome internal illustrations, articles and advertisements. Good resource material. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Publisher's original stapled colour illustrated paper covers. 8vo 8ĵ" x 6" 40 pp. Front and back cover illustrated in colour and depicting scarce artwork from the books of W. E. Johns [Det Forsvunne Dagboksblad, The Missing Page]. Monochrome internal illustrations, articles and advertisements. Good resource material. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R300315814: 1952. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 189 pages. Jaquette déchirée en coiffes. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne.

First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 10'' x 6½''. Contains printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations. Contains Aerial Enemy No. 1 by Captain W. E. Johns. Cheap paper browning to the margins, tears and losses of paper to the spine. We currently hold in stock 7 other titles from this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. JOHNS, Captain W. E.

Condition: Good. - Small octavo [approximately 6 inches high by 4 inches wide], limp dark brown leather titled in gilt. The binding is rubbed with small areas of the surface rubbed away & the covers are warped. 125 pages. There are several pinholes in the front endpaper. The contents are very good. Second edition.From the library of S. H. Gruber with his leather label mounted under the title on the front cover, his signature with the date July 18th, 1882 on the front endpaper and an additional signature on the flyleaf.This work is dedicated to Sir Vincent L. Hurlbut, Grand Master of the United States. A note indicates that the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of the States of Wisconsin and Vermont have adopted the tactics and drill here set out.The compilers write in their preface that their tactics can be easily understood by those unfamiliar with military terms but would meet with the approbation of military men.Rare.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). The complete contemporary guide to the mechanics of motor cars from Arthur William Judge, delightfully and resourcefully illustrated in colour and black and white. Complete in four volumes.In the publisher's original green cloth binding.Each text features a monochrome frontispiece and two colour plates tipped in to the front paste down. Volume I also contains seven further monochrome plates; Volume II contains five additional monochrome plates; Volume III contains two and Volume IV contains six, alongside a folding diagram. Collated, complete.Undated, dated from copies held by the British Library.Publisher's pamphlet tipped in to Volume I, with questions to test the reader's knowledge upon completion of the collection printed alongside a resourceful index spanning all four volumes.A contemporary, in-depth guide to the mechanics of motor cars, featuring chapters on engines, clutches, tyres and all manner of car components. Chiefly written by technical journalist Arthur William Judge, who published a number of texts on motoring, mechanics and engineering. With contributions from Captain W. E. Dommett, Major A. Garrard and John Phillimore, among others. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Relevant publisher's pamphlet tipped in to Volume I. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, very minor loss of cloth at spine head, tail and tips, light sunning along spine and a few marks to boards. Internally, generally firmly bound with only a couple of marginally more delicate pages throughout the collection. The colour plate to Volume II is present but loose, and one colour plate to Volume III is lightly creased. Bright and clean collection with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good. book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Cleaver, Reginald; ZMoorsom, F.G.; robinson, T.H.; Wightman, W.E.; Prater, Ernest; Peddie, Tom; Brock, H.M.; Holloway, Cyril; Sindall, A.; Tresilian, S.; Piffard, H.; Mills, Reginals (illustrator). First Edition. Features: Through Spain in Disguise - Part I of the story of an odd wager, by the Countess Guerrini Malmignati; The Tiger-Man of the Whynooche - locals of Chehalis and Mason counties in Washington state feared this killer; The Ghost of Ozwatini - a strange story from Natal; "Quarrelsome Mac" - a nautical story; The "Hell-On-Earth" Legion - five years with the French Foreign Legion; Starting Life Afresh in South Africa - Our experiment in orange-growing (with wonderful photos) - part II; Nature's Nightmares - ugly animals; Nurse Warburton's Ordeal - she became lost while tramping from Hope to Princeton, British Columbia; Hunting the Australian Buffalo - article with super photos; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part III of a trip from Shanghai to Copenhagen in a forty-foot yacht; Trial by Jury - an awkward trial in India; Tuk-Took - a little Eskimo girl, her step-mother, and her dog - with nice photos; A Dead Man's Diary - an unknown white man perishes in the African wilds, but leaves his diary; The Mystery of "Dutch Henry" who was wanted "dead or alive" by two governments; nice vintage ads. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Honore, Paul (cover); Fitzgerald, W.O.; Clarke, W.W.; Harper, George; Graham, J. (illustrator). First Edition. 32 pages. Features: A Wasted Sugar Supply - Honey from Honeybees; Wild Youth Proves a Myth - 'girls and boys' between 35 and 45 are rolling up the crime wave; Making the Government Efficient - reorganization would cut 100,000 unnecessary employees from federal payrolls; The White House - a Mecca for Cranks - Secret Service men must be ever alert to guard the President from the Unbalanced; Missionaries and Machine Guns - many preachers of the gospel do not want the protection of bullets; Tom Learns to Play the Game - an American boy who on mastering himself was able to direct others; Henry Ford's Page - Lower price no longer means lower equality; Editorials - making the movies dry, the value of vulgarity, Mussolini forbids earthquake prophet,exams proposed for ministers of religion, Washington's inability to think in other than political terms; Writing Verse for Composite Readers - some versifiers cultivate eccentricity, others are themselves, and therefore poets; Sad Men Who Look So Wistfully at the Sky - author, William F. Hopp has been chaplain of the Michigan State Prison for over seven years - article with photos; Duelists (Fighter Pilots) of the Sky - a tale of knights-errant and their deeds - of their light-heartedness, and their gallant, tragic fate; Under the White Tops with 'Gil' - (part 3) The Big Snake and the Little Dog - and how a darky made millions from circus side shows; Chats with Office Callers - Christmas cards began with Jewish Adolph Tuck, controversy in Canada over union with the U.S., sighting of monster near Prince Rupert, B.C.; The Virginia Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Fascinating illustrated ad for homes which can be built for under $1k in materials; I Read In the Papers - article by Nathaniel Zalowitz in the 'Jewish Daily Forward' declares ".For the overwhelming majority of Jews in American assimilation in any true sense of the term is absolutely out of the question."; The Barefoot Boy - poetry by J.G. Whittier inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Gale, W.J.; Wightman, W.E.; Goss, G.W.; Tresilian, S.; Soper, George; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Robinson, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Leigh, Conrad; Prater, Ernest; De Walton, John; Wightman, W.E.; Tresilian, S.; Sindall, A.W.; Brock, R.H. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Dead Men's Tracks - Part I - A story from Western Australia about a lost mine; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part II - How the first white woman in history succeeded in entering Lhasa, the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet; Stumbling Pete (Peter Dawson) - a tale of two trappers on the northern coast of British Columbia; Down the World's Most Dangerous River - A thrilling 750 mile boat voyage down the Colorado River, with photos; Muskrat Farming in Canada - One of the latest industries to be established in Canada - breeding muskrats for their pelts on a commercial scale; Marooned in the Swamps - A veteran hunter is abandoned in the heart of Africa; Murder will Out - How R.N.W.M.P. Constable Pennecuick searched for three missing travellers - one of the most remarkable cases in the annals of the famous Mounted Police of Canada, with photos; The Gorilla of Ubangui - A trip to French Congo in search of a huge gorilla; The Promotion of Constable Sidi, a Nigerian Policeman; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part III - The continued adventures of two city-bred sisters who took up homesteading in South Dakota. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Potts, Leonard; Robinson, T.H.; Edward, Lionel; Gillett, F.; Woodville, R. Caton; Eyles, D.C.; Gillett, Frank; Somerfield, T.; Goss, G.W.; Brock, H.M.; Prater, E.; Vedder, S.H.; Hiley, F.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Babes In A Boat - Part I - A couple knowing nothing of navigation decides to set sail from Victoria, British Columbia and cross the Pacific; The Big Redwood - Story of a dog's uncanny instinct; A Holiday in the Sunderbunds - Pursuing a Royal Bengal Tiger - with great photos; A Matter of Habit - An amusing tale of two mean men at that 'sun-baked cinder-heap Aden'; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part III of an amazing expedition from Sollum to El Obeid, over two thousand miles, across the Sahara, visiting much previously unexplored territory, with nice photos; The "Lone Star Kid" - Young Harry Wells purchases a pony, sombrero and revolver before proceeding to carry out a 'hold-up'; Ram Kumar's "Cure" - a common fraud/confidence trick practiced in India; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part III of the extraordinary adventures of G.M. Dyott, who was abandoned by his guide in the upper Amazon - includes photos of shrunken heads; The Great Snake - A native Basuto legend comes true in the Orange Free State; Full-page photo of the 'Santa Cruz Monster' that washed up on shore; Photo of the Emir of Kano's Bodyguard; "Black Foxes" - An amusing story from near Mink Landing, Alberta which proves not every black fox pelt is worth the money; Two Men and a Leopard - Story of a terrific hand-to-hand battle with an infuriated leopard; A Weird Quest - Daily seances are held to aid in finding lost California gold mines; Up and Down in Kurdistan - Nicely phtoto-illustrated article about David F. Anderson and his flying excursion in Mesopotamia which began as an ibex hunt and ended with a bear. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Wightman, W.E.; Hiley, Francis E.; Goss, G.W.; Cleaver, Reginald; Holloway, Cyril; Thompson, Kenneth; Sherie, E.F.; Prater, Ernest; Vedder, S.H. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Poachers - An amusing story of a chase after a wounded African elephant; The Mystery of the "Mary Clyne" - A chief officer's story of a weird and nerve-trying affair that happened on board a tramp steamer; Housekeeping in the Wilds of Bechuanaland - Vivian France explains how she set up her home a month's ox-cart journey from civilization - with nice photos ; Following the Frontier Trail - Part II - The continued adventures of Edith Ammons Kohl in Wyoming; Our Caribou Hunt - How four young Newfoundlanders went into the interior one winter to shoot caribou, and what happened to them; Pekin [Peking / Beijing] to London - Mostly By Car - Part II - A most adventurous 15,000 miles, with nautical detours around civil war in China, and floods in Siam and Burma - with nice photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part I - The amusing narrative of a decidedly unathletic 46-year-old Londoner who decided to tramp from the French coast to Lourdes; The Black Trackers of Australia - follow-up to "The Great Boulder Murder Case" which appeared in the prior issue; Photo of sheep being used as pack animals on the way from Tibet to the Rampur Fair; A Chinese Night's Entertainment - A lively interlude in the peaceful routine of life at a mission-station in a remote Chinese town; Buddy Assheton's Return - A tragic story from Western Canada, as told by a member of the Mounted Police; My Room-Mate - The amusing story of what happened one night at a hotel in a Queensland township; The Unmasking of Gola Singh - A member of the Indian police goes bad, creating the need for a delicate investigation; A "Creeper" in Ceylon - Part I - C.V. Warren travels to a tea estate in Ceylon and describes his experiences and the general routine of the tea-planter's life, with photos. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.