Charles Coombs, Signed (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardback in very good minus condition with fair condition dust jacket. Signed by author, dated 1956. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed , inscribed by author Pick up In Sherman Oaks Okay First edition very good condition hardcover no dust jacket , gently read clean pages with address of owner. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author on front free end page in brown pen, "For the young readers at John H. Eader School Best wishes and Ride 'Em, Cowboy! Charles Coombs January 25,1990" First edition stated with complete number line. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight, mild bumping to top corners else boards straight and clean; mild soiling to top edge with school stamp covered in black felt pen to front paste down and unmarked check out sleeve to rear paste down else text free of marks, appears gently read. Dust jacket ($11.95) has mild bumping to spine and top flap fold ends with mild fading to spine. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several photographs. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1982, 1st edition, 1st printing, with #1 Intact Number Line, Dates Match on Title & Copyright pg, F-/VG, DJ light rub, wear & Small Tear on front edge, light Creases, 128 pgs , Index, Interior nice tight clean, Blue illustrated Boards with White cloth spine with Black Lettering, it has a mylar plastic cover on Dustjacket, .is fast becoming a favorite pastime for anyone seeking fun, adventure, and a challenge. Here Charles Coombs has gathered the latest information on this most popular activity. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 256pp. illustrated blue cloth-covered boards. Illustrated with black and white photos throughout. Signed / inscribed by the author on free front endpaper. Light wear/scuffs on cover, especially corners and top/bottom of spine. Binding solid. Text clean and unmarked. A bright, attractive copy. First Edition. Size: 4to - over 9 3/4 in - 12 in tall. Year: 1954. Signed.

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. 256 p. Includes: illustrations, index. Contains 141 photographs. Good in fair dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has wear, soiling, edge tears, chips, and scuffs. Gift inscription inside front cover, authors inscription on fep.

Blackler's papers are in the New Bedford Whaling Museum. 4pp, foolscap 8vo. Eighty lines of text, with last page written crosswise. On wove paper with stationer's embossed mark. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper with light staining at edges. Text clear and entire. Begins: 'Contract for building a Schooner made this day March 20th 1866 by and between Wm G. Blackler of New Bedford county of Bristol state of Massachusetts of the first part and Ebenezer Brayden, [sic] George Eldridge John Brown - Robert Robeson - Benjamin Westage - Charles Coombs [blank] ship carpenters of Fairhaven county and state aforesaid of the second part as follows'. The six carpenters undertake 'to make, build and finish complete, all the carpenters labor required, in a good and substantial manner, the same schooner agreeable to the model and moulds of the Schooner "Ida L" built in 1865 by the same parties, under the control and superintendance of Moses H. Delano of Fairhaven, county and state aforesaid'. Specifications and financial arrangements are fully described. Signed by 'Wm G Blackler' at the foot of the third page, and by 'E Bryden', 'George F. Eldred', 'John Brown', 'Robert Robinson', 'Benjamin Westgate' and 'Charles H Coombs'. 'M H Delano' signs twice, for both parties.

Condition: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original simply illustrated yellow card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 220 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Light rubbing to the covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Leonard C. Coombs' whose family had for over 200 years ran the village shop and Post Office in Ickham, retiring at the age of 70, Leonard decided to put pen to paper, one of the illustrations shows the shop and Post Office with the family sign 'C. A. Coombs & Son, Grocers, The Stores, Ickham' Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Ickham, Wickhambreaux].