Davis Hassoldt (199 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Edition Not Stated. 224 pages. A reading copy only. A tale of passion in Tahiti. A piece is missing from the top edge of the front cover. The exterior is heavily rubbed. The interior is foxed and age-toned. Spot on the fore-edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Hardcover, stated first edition, dust jacket has some tears and signs of age. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dj has some wear. Inked name on 4th endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Jungle and the Damned, Hassoldt Davis, Harrap, 1954, 255p, hc no dj, boards bumped/scuffed, CLEAN text, solid binding---3.25.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Captain Bill and his beloved steed Elila visiting Captain Bill's young relatives in Connecticut. After 53 years from home as an explorer, Captain Bill as eager to thell them of his adventures around the world. Most especially about the magic tricks that had got him out of some of the darnedest predicaments. Book is in great shape the DJ has some tares - great illustrations. Lohse, W. R. (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: About Good. No Jacket. First Printing. 128 pp. Illus. with B&W drawings. Blue cloth. Cover worn, library stamps, stickers, pocket, etc., back hinge broken. Text clean, no tears. Lohse, William (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 334 pp, ils. DJ has some chipping at edges and spine, a little fading, owner's name inside front board. About a journey into the jungles of the Ivory Coast in search of a secret school of magicians and witch doctors. ID# OR34. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 306 Pages; 3 Sections. Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; No Markings On Pages; Page Edges Somewhat Darkened. Some Smudges On End Pages. Bright Green Linen Like Hard Covers With Gild Lettering On Spine. Moderate Shelf Wear; Corners Slightly Bumped; Dust Jacket Had Illustration And Black Lettering On Front Cover And Spine; Photo Of "Sunset Over Devil's Island On Back Dj. Dj Is Protected By Mylor Plastic With Evidence Of Scotch Tape To Secure Fold Flaps To End Pages. Series Of Photographs In Front Of Book. Frontispiece Is Map Of French Guiana With Inset Of South America, Entitled The Hassoldt Davis Expedition. True Story Of Explorer-Author Hassoldt Davis's Exploration Of French Guiana. Backed By The French Government, He Also Had The Blaessing Of Unesco And Other Companies In Return For Reports Of These Tropical Conditions. Journey Involves Treks Along The Maroni River, Devil's Island, Penal Settlement. Author Provides Fascinating Incidents Of The Essence Of The Guiana Indian Life. Three Sections Are Entitled: The Damned; The Bonis, And The Roucouyennes. Very Rare Vintage Copy. Ruth And Hassoldt Davis (illustrator).…

Paperback. first PB. SP-59, very good , (SUSPENSE NOVEL), paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in very good minus condition. Few black marker lines insides covers. former owners blind stamp title page. Couple of black stains spine and slight opening side of spine. Small splits side of spine. Illustrated with 15 full-page black-and-white photos of inhabitants. Examples include small girls dancing the "Legon," a devil dancer of Bali and cockfighting. Ernest Hemingway once described Davis' writing as fantastic, magnificent. Collectible first edition, first printing of early-century global vagabond Hassoldt Davis' adventures in Tahiti and Bali. Quote open in the time period about the natives ways of sex and nudity. "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. 279 pages.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 283 pages. Ex-library with typical marks, moderate wear; cracked hinges, pages yellowed; a good book still. No jacket. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 188885.

Condition: Very Good. 1/0/00 Binding: Hardcover.

Paperback. first PB. SP-59, very good -fine, , reading crease (SUSPENSE NOVEL), paperback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Inscription to previous owner and stamps on inside of front cover. Sun-faded spine.

Condition: Fair. 1959. First Edition. 127 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over green cloth with brown lettering to spine. Illustrated throughout in black and white by W. R. Lohse. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Pen markings to jacket front. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hi. Welcome to our small, family-owned bookstore. Copyright by the author, Hassoldt Davis, 1955, published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce. Lions, cannibals and magic, oh, my! Hardcover (black with silver lettering on the spine), no dust jacket. Author's adventures in Ivory Coast forest. Very Good condition but for some rubbing and spots on the covers. 334 pages text plus 32 pages of b/w photographs. Stout binding. Packaged using bubble wrap and a sturdy cardboard box. Tracking number provided for no extra cost. Thanks for checking out this book from our small town brick-and-mortar and supporting a small business.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Badly faded due to exposure to sunlight. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. xii, 415p, ills., map on e/ps. Pieces of dj missing, but book is in VG+ shape.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Book of 13 simple magic tricks for children, set in the context of a strange man called Hocus Pocus who shows up at a children's birthday party. Orig. published in 1949, this is the Second Printing (same year) of that FIRST EDITION. Small spiral bound hardcover with stiff decorative paper over boards has 32 pages, with illustrations of tricks throughout. Condition downgraded to Fair because all of the packaged tricks are missing, though many of the glassine envelopes that housed them are still present & attached. However, the tricks can all still be done using household objects (cards, a handkerchief, dollar bill, salt & pepper, bar of soap, etc). Basically a display copy: cover graphics are bright & clean, with light rubbing to extremities. . But the mid-century graphics of , first printing, from this hardcover is in Fine condition: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white with a hint of tanning to edges. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

soft. Condition: See Pic.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1955. Africa. Duell, Sloan and Pearce/Little, Brown and Co., 334p., Very good to good+ black cloth and well worn dust jacket. 7/24.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Edges bumped, worn and frayed. Spine faded. Spine is missing small piece at top edge. Previous owner's name. Spine weak. ; 322 pages. Illustrated by M. Meslin (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. ISBN Hardback. No Dustjacket. First Printing. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with some fade to spine and edges of covers, bumped corners, rubs to edges and corners of covers. Appendix containing information on performing magic tricks talked about in the story.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The dj is scuffed with wear. Pages are clean and text is free from markings. All pages secure in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. A BOOK CROWED WITH DRAMATIC INCIDENT AND MEMORABLE PEOPLE, MAGNIFICENTLY DESCRIBED BY AN AUTHOR WHO IS A MASTER OF WRITING AS WELL AS A VETERAN EXPLORER.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.K. Edition. First Edition in original unclipped dust jacket provided with new clear removable mylar sleeve. Red cloth boards with white lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying; fading to corners of spine ends. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Small previous owner inscription dated 1954 neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper. Pages and edges are clean. Illustrated with full page photographs. 255 pages. Dust jacket is price clipped at bottom corner of front inside flap; chipping at spine ends; a few short closed tears. True adventure of the Hassoldt Davis' exploration of French Guiana, inland from St. Laurent to the Tumuc Humac mountains of the Brazilian border. A fascinating book, giving a unique picture of a little-known part of the world retaining its menace and mystery.…