Carleton Holmes (8 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fair. Illustrated by "Carleton" COVER LOGO (illustrator). Original ed. Fair Cond, .Text paper is toning, endpapers are fragile, showing some wear to endpaper edges.; .Blind embossed border decorations on dark RED Clothbound.Dark red endpapers. ; 331pg+advert pages; Very popular AMERICAN WOMAN AUTHOR, ROMANCE.

very good some edge chipping.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Original wraps 26x33cm colour illustrated with "A Colossal Statue of Ancient Egypt" courtesy of Canadian Pacific Railways. 60pp including wraps, with b/w photos and travel-related adverts throughout. Wraps good, reinforced with archival tape along the length of the spine and to the inner front hinge. This issue leads with Count Malmignati's "Caravaning with the Nomads of Arabia", describing his travels with the Roualla Bedouin in the Syrian Desert courtesy of Emir Sheikh Nouri Chaalan and his grandson Fawaz. Other articles include Carleton Beals on "The Four Kingdoms of Guatemala" and last vestiges of the Quiche Civilisation; Harry H. Franck in Greece; H.V. Morton on Harrogate; Victor K. Eustafieff in Constantinope; Stoyan Christowe on the nomadic Kharkatchans in the Balkans ("probably the least known of any group of people inhabiting the European continent"); Michael R. O'Neil on the grandeur and decay of the Yurok Indian civilisation ("California's Little Known Aborigines"); and Ben Robertson Jr and McCoy Hill on the Great South Australian Desert. Also included is Horace L. Holmes' review of Seabrook's "The Magic Island", and the National Travel Club Bulletin.

8vo. pp.[8], 50. Original cloth a little worn. Presentation copy inscribed "To Arthur Holmes Esq. Town Clerk of Arundel With the Authors Compts. Xmas 1906." With additional manuscript notes by the author in the preface. 2 copies only located; Bodleian and Society of Genealogists.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Nicolson, W.C. (cover); Vedder, S.H.; Gillett, Frank; Abbey, S.; Sindall, A.; Vedder, S.H.; Soper, G.; Tennant, D.; York, W.G.; Prater, E.; Leigh, Conrad; Rogers, Stanley; Holmes, Fred (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 177- 264 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: The Prime Minister's Story - a tiger adventure from India; Filming in a Land of Mystery - amazingly photo-illustrated article on a visit to Lhasa, Tibet; The Road to Timbuctoo - part 2 - funny adventures; Photo of pathetic beggars in India; My First Man-Hunt; The Missing Money Bag a story from Rajputana; Hate - an exciting tale from Malaya; Unknown Peru - part 3 of a photo-illustrated article about investigations in prehistoric Inca towns and treasure caves; Hunting Big Game in India - the Vernay-Faunthorpe expedition - article with great photos; Rescuing the Doctor - a doctor and his wife are surrounded in the Peruvian jungle by cannibal Indians; In Search of Sea-Monsters - part 4 of F.A. Mitchell-Hedges' world travels to catch the largest fish in the world - with great photos; The Gandipur Man-Killer - putting down a brute tiger; The Mysterious Mine - owned by Sir George Cooklin; Revenge! - a young Pole named Leo Leopold (Leo Rogers) vows to get the policeman, Fred Lefbyre, responsible for his incarceration in a Kingston, Ontario penitentiary; Nightmare - terrible experience of an Indian Army officer; photo of wonderfully decorated stern of a Chinese junk (boat); Nice back cover ad for the Security Pen Co. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1922 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 313 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. 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. Pages: 313 Volume no.1074 Language: English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1922 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. 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. Pages: 318 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. 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. Pages: 318 Language: English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1956 edition. 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. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 1300 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. 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. Pages: 1300 Volume 545 (1956) - 624 (1961).