Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
US$ 20.46
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Language: English
Published by Blackie & Son, London
Seller: The Raven and the Writing Desk, Ruawai, NORTH, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Thomas Henry, T.W.Holmes, Henry Evison and Others (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by The Sheldon Press, London UK
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
US$ 13.84
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Fair. Evison, Henry (Frontispiece by) (illustrator). 160 pages+16 pages publisher's adverts to rear. Dustjacket has heavy wear with chipping & creases to spine-ends, edges & corners, 4.5 loss to rear opening edge centre, light surface edges rubbing. Book has clean attractive khaki boards, black pictorial design & titles to front & spine, some wear with slight creases to spine-ends, light wear to corenrs, frontispiece is FREE/loose, ink sunday school prize inscription to flyleaf dated 1931 - the only date on book. Endpapers have light browning, browning to half-title page, foxing to title-pages, slight foxing to initial pages & page-edges which are lightly yellowed. Text is otherwise clean, binding very sound.
Published by Society of Antiquaries of London; Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press, 1975
Seller: Bailgate Books Ltd, Doncaster, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 12.17
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Grey paper covers are lightly sunned at spine. Sound binding. Clean pages and plates, including crisp clean fold-out plans. Contents include: Anniversary Address by J N L Myres; Excavations at Carthage 1974 - First Interim Report, by Henry Hurst; A Silver Trumpet-Brooch with Relief Decoration, Parcel-gilt, from Carmarthen, and a Note on the Development of the Type, by George C Boon & H N Savory; A Roman Christian Silver Treasure from Biddulph Staffordshire, by K S Painter; Pagan Saxon Whetstones, by Vera I Evison; Mitcham Grave 205 and the Chronology of Applied Brooches with Floriate Cross Decoration, by M G Welch, with a note on the pot by J N L Myres; Excavations at Winchester 1971 - Tenth and Final Interim Report - Part I, by Martin Biddle; Notes, reviews, etc. 1-213 pages. Contains black and white plates and illustrations. No dust jacket, as published. Stamps for Halifax Antiquarian Society and "Withdrawn" stamp on inside front cover. Pages of main text and plates (including reverse of plates) are free from stamps. Hand-written reference numbers on lower spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40119091200. All our books are sent by tracked mail.
Published by Blackie N.D., London
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
US$ 13.84
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Henry Evison (illustrator). Hbk; no d/w; attractive art Noveau Style cover - yellow back ground with red/black decoration and flowers intertwined; b/w frontis; 1 more plate & 1 plate missing; Vg-; an adventure set in barcombe; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
US$ 36.00
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US$ 38.46
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Published by Whitcombe & Tombs, New Zealand
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. g henry evison (illustrator). 255 pages. backstrip has been reglued-foxing.
Published by Wide World Magazine, Newnes, 1913
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical
US$ 22.42
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Add to basketBooklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. G. Henry Evison (illustrator). 5 pages, illustrated. The Wide World Magazine (1898-1965) captured the thrill of real-life adventure, bringing readers daring tales of exploration, survival, and discovery from across the globe. From treacherous expeditions to remote lands to gripping escapes from danger, it showcased the spirit of adventure that defined its era. The magazine also documented historical events and emerging travel trends, immersing readers in the unknown. With vivid illustrations and detailed narratives, it inspired generations to dream of far-off places, embodying the belief that "Truth is stranger than fiction." This is a genuine, original article, carefully extracted from an historic volume, not a reprint or reproduction! A rare chance to own a true artifact from the past. Size: 16 x 22 cms. Illustrator: G. Henry Evison. Category: Wide World Magazine Articles; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.
Language: English
Published by The Epworth Press, London
Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
US$ 48.43
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Add to basketPurple Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Henry Evison (illustrator). Undated Circa 1924. Browned pages , grubby spine.Faded Boards.Please email for further details Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". "Ronald Alford" Milton Abbott.
Published by Sheldon Press, London, 1928
Seller: Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Henry Evison (illustrator). First. Original brown cloth lettered and illustrated in black on boards. A co-operative effort between the publisher, Sheldon Press, and the SPCK, this book was also awarded first prize as the "best boy's story with a missionary interest" by the United Council for Missionary Education, London. Previous owner's name, Betty Short, together with the very good condition, suggests that the book was hardly read. Satisfies First Edition guidelines in that it has the prescribed 160 pp. and the 16-page catalog at the back is dated 1928. I re-inserted the frontispiece. The author was Headmaster of Bristol Grammar Preparatory School as well as a popular playwright and author of children's books. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by John F. Shaw (1928) & Co., Ltd., London, 1928
Seller: Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB), South River, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. G. Henry Evison (illustrator). n.d. early reprint; gray-green original publisher's cloth. lettering in black on spine and on front cover; elaborate art nouveau design in black on front cover and spine; 252 pp.; hinges tight; no foxing.; all four full page illustrations by Evison are present in excellent condition.
Published by Harrap, GB, 1927
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
US$ 11.38
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: G++. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. G. Henry Evison (illustrator). Reprint.
Published by George G Harrap, London, 1927
Seller: Silver Trees Books, Malvern, WORCS, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 33.21
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. G Henry Evison (illustrator). First Edition. Very good book in pictorial light green cloth covers; front cover shows a man with a rifle amidst trees coloured in white green and black Internally very good and free of inscriptions; coloured frontispiece and four b/w plates [one re-fixed]; front edges untrimmed; binding tight. No dust jacket. A scarce first edition by this New Zealand author about the Hawkes Bay uprising.
Published by George G Harrap & Co Ltd, London, 1930
Seller: CURIO, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 24.91
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / Second Print (first printed 1928). Hardback copy in blue cloth pictorial boards, no dustjacket. 255pp. Colour frontispiece, and 3 of 4 b/w plates throughout (plate to page 168 missing). Not library copy, no inscriptions. Light page foxing. (15/6).
Language: English
Published by George G. Harrap, London, 1923
First Edition
US$ 172.97
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. G. Henry Evison (illustrator). 1st Edition. Published in 1923, this is the First Edition of this Lost World / Lost Race novel featuring dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, book features a pictorial decorated binding, 8 inches tall approx., 252 pages plus four pages of illustrations by the artist G. Henry Evison. The books cover has some rubbing wear to the pictorial binding, internally old ownership inscription to front endpaper, endpapers browned, some occasional foxing marks, mainly to outer page edges, else in good general condition.
US$ 41.51
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Add to basket, 288 pages, illustrated with colour and black and white plates Reprint , previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, a nice bright copy, the book is in very good condition , dust-jacket protected in plastic sleeve, torn in two pieces at spine edge, small chips to edges, in fair condition , dark green cloth with gilt titles and decoration, colour inset to front 22 x 15 cm Hardback ISBN:
Published by David McKay Co, Philadelphia, 1923
Seller: Shadyside Books, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. G. Henry Evison (illustrator). 1923. Hardcover. Fair. No Dust Jacket. Bumped corners. Wearing and damage on covers and spine. Some rubbing on covers. Repaired hinges. Some pages reattached. Taped damage on third illustration. Some staining on interior pages. Includes three illustrations. 251p.
Published by Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd 1928, 1928
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
First edition in scarce d/w, octavo, green buckram boards with pink lettering to spine & front board and pink&black illus to spine & front board, frontispiece, 256pp, illus, VG (v. slight bruising to spine extrems, inscription in black ink to fep, some tanning & foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (8cm x 3cm tear with loss to upper spine/rear repaired with archival tape, archival tape repairs to lower spine extrem, some creasing to upper edges, moderate soiling).
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. Print on Demand.
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Print on Demand.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co LTD, London, 1920
First Edition
US$ 124.54
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. G. Henry Evison (illustrator). First edition. A scarce first edition of this novel from T. C. Bridges Adventure Book Series. This novel is a first edition of the work, in the original publisher's blue cloth binding with a aeroplane motif to the front board. T. C. Bridges was a French-born author, living in the UK since childhood. He is particularly known for his works of children's fiction, including this novel which was part of his adventure series, and his Lost World novels. This particular novel tells the story of Martin Vaile, named in the title as Martin Crusoe, as he adventures to Wizard Island, which turns out to be a relic of Atlantis, the lost city. This work has been illustrated by G. Henry Evison, a English artist and illustrator known for his strong line drawings in books and magazines. With five plates throughout, including a colour frontispiece of a Golden Eagle defending itself in flight. Collated, complete.Mark A. Lee Stationers, Aylesbury label to front paste down. In the original publisher's blue cloth binding. Externally, smart, with slight bumping to the extremities and two small closed tears to the cloth at the head of the spine. Slightly cocked. Fading to spine. Age toning to endpapers. Mark A. Lee stationers label to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Occasional chip of page causing loss to fore edge, not affecting the text. Very Good. book.
Seller: Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Germany
Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. Print on Demand.
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Print on Demand.
Published by The International New Company, New York, 1915
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Roger, Biron; Evison, G. Henry; Webb, A.; Gordon, Alexandre; Hunter, Leslie; et al (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: A Dead Man's Diary - Dmitri Garkin's body - and his diary - were discovered in the summer of 1913 on a desolate island in the Arctic Ocean; Three Thousand Miles On A Raft - an adventurous voyage down the Amazon from Central Ecuador to Northern Brazil; A Railway Race With Robbers - A Sheriff pursues three desperate bank robbers in New York State; The Mutiny of the "Ziba" - part II - Captain John Hart relates how he was eventually able to escape and see justice brought to the murderers; The Land of the North Wind - P.H. Godsell describes his experiences in Keewatin; A Christmas Crime - story from the Australian back-blocks; The Great Cook Problem - the amusing story of how a resourceful woman tackled one part of the "Yellow Peril" in Nevada's "Bean House"; Tight Corners - part I - E.Torday recounts some of his African big game hunting adventures; "Smut" (short story about a queer pet and some of his doings); The Tree Spirit (short story from the area near Singapore); Our Travels in Safari-Land - part II of Edith Cecil-Porch and her journey through the wilds of British East Africa travelling with a wagon pulled by six oxen; Cupid and the "Wireless" - Sidney Lehre recounts a telegraphic affair while he was in the wireless service; Wonderful one-page photo of "An Eastern Venice", the town of Brunei, Borneo, once the headquarters of the dreaded Borneo pirates. Photo of a Kikuyu warrior buying a wife, paying with goats. pp. 8 [ads], 197-292, 9-32 [ads]. Tight, clean and unmarked with light wear. A high-quality copy.
Published by The International New Company, New York, 1915
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Whitaker, W.G.; Somerfield, Thomas; Wood, Stanley L.; Soper, George; Evison, G. Henry; Jackson, A.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Circle of Death - dangerous fall into the great drum of the winding-engine at a Pennsylvania coal mine; In Search of Adventure part II - the story of a chequered cruise aboard a six-ton yacht; "Kermis" Time in Belgium - an annual week-long celebration during which young and old alike compete in curious races and competitions - article with many interesting photos; Trapped in a Furnace - terrible experience for Ira MacDonell at a Lewis Run, Pennsylvania brick plant; The "Apache Kid's" Last Fight - F.S. McDonald describes his terrible death-duel in the desert with a notorious Indian outlaw; A Memorable Man-Hunt - tracking down murderers Jimmy and Joe Governor in New South Wales; "Dangerous Jobs" - bronco-busters, steeplejacks, bridge-builders, shrapnel-shell makers, underground miners, steel-makers, firemen, window cleaners, undersea divers, sewer workers - article with great photos of each of these occupations; Behind the Nailed Door - Englishman A.H. Hinde posed as an Arab traded with the Moors of the African coast while trying to locate a lost silver mine; An Ill-Starred Elopement - disaster strikes two unfortunate lovers; A Woman Alone in China - part IV - Mary Gaunt set forth in a Peking cart with an interpreter and her cart men, meeting many odd experiences; ; Petre's Island - a bit of New Zealand history, showing something of the lives of the earliest settlers among their Maori hosts. pp. 6 [ads], 387-480, 7-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.
Published by George Newnes Limited, London, 1917
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Evison, G.Henry; Henry, Thomas; Wright, Frank; Gillett, F.;Wood, Stanley L.; Coller, Hy (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 474-560 + 32 pages of ads. Features: The Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reformation of Bill Allerday - an amusing Australian story; The Human 'Tank' - Mike Inik constructed a suit of armour out of solid steel and schemed revenge for twenty years; The Boat-Dwellers - wonderful photo-illustrated article on the thousands of British families who live on boats; "R.N.-W.M.P - The Riders of the Plains - authoritative stories of some of their exploits; Strange Stories of the War, including "Maroc", mascot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; On the Borders of Tibet, Part VI - article with amazing photos; The Trouble at Punta Gorda - a planter's struggle with drink-crazed labourers in British Honduras; Circumstantial Evidence - the October 4th, 1900 tragedy at Rochester University, New York state; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; Railway Building in the Wilderness, Part II - fantastic photo-illustrated article on the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad through the Canadian Rockies; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear with openings to bottom of backstrip. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World - The Magazine for Everybody, October 1917, Vol. XXXIX, No. 234 - The Human Tank Tong Royal North-West Mounted Police of Canada Inspector W.J. Beyts Sergeant Calkin Six Skulls, Part II (sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings";The Reform.
Published by George Newnes Limited, London, 1919
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Evison, G. Henry; Somerfield, Thomas; Thomas, W.E.; Bates,Leo; Wigfull, W.E.; Reynolds, Warwick; Peddie, Tom; Boyer, Jacques;Prater, E.; (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 180-262 plus 16 pages of ads. This is a particularly excellent issue jammed full of fascinating accounts. Features: Terrible Experiences in the Arctic - a whaling schooner is crushed by ice and its crew exists on moss and snow for nearly a week; Amat Sik - Hero of the Singapore Mutiny - he avenged the killing of his employer, an English officer; The Trade Guilds of Constantinople - article with truly amazing photos; The Yaqui Luck-Piece; My Brumby Hunt; When Everything Happened to Me - hauling timber in the 1870s; Salving (Salvaging) Fifty Million Pounds' Worth of Shipping - fantastic photo-illustrated article on some of the 500 ships saved by the Admiralty Salvage Section in WWI; The Sun Dance - photo-illustrated account of a trip to Alberta, Canada to witness the Sun Dance, an annual festival of the Indians; My Dashes fro Freedom - Lieut. E.H. Garland's account of how he escaped from 12 German prison camps in WWI - article with illustrations and photos of the Holzminden Tunnel; ; In Search of Gold - John A. Jordan in East Africa; Our Disastrous Cattle Drive - tale of an horrific Australian cattle drive; Fascinating photo of a "Tramps' Hotel" in the fashion of a jail - they are required to break a quantity of rock for use in road construction before they can leave; The Kaiser's Girls - a tale of 'amazing political intrique and cold-blooded devilry' from German-occupied Russia; The Serpent Garden of Butantan, near Sao Paulo, Brazil - photo-illustrated article; My 'Roo (Kangaroo) Hunt with the 'Flying Gang' - hunting on the banks of the Murray River; With the Ortolan Trappers - photo-illustrated article on how these birds were caught; and more. Half-page photo ad for the Granliden Hotel of Lake Sunapee, N.H.; Lovely illustrated one-page ad for Canada Steamship Lines - "Shooting the Rapids of the Historic St. Lawrence in 1819"; Uncommon ad for "Tobacco Redeemer" by Newell Pharmacal inside back cover claims to help smokers kick the habit in 48 to 72 hours. Covers detached as one, but present. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A wonderful vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Wide World - The Magazine for Everybody, July, 1919, Vol. XLIII, No. 255: Amat Sik - Hero of the Singapore Mutiny Turkey Holzminden Tunnel Snakes Terrible Experiences in the Arctic - a whaling schooner is crushed by ice and its crew exists on moss.
Published by George Newnes, London, 1915
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. Somerfield, T.; Reynolds, Warwick; Wigfull, W.E.; Wood, Stanley L.; Burton, H.M.; Soper, George; Pape, Frank; Evans, Treyver; Evison, G. Henry (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 485-577, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: With the Dynamite Squad - among warring factions in Mexico; A Sportsman in the Wilds - an African hunting trip; When the "Norther" Broke - windstorms off the west coast of South America; James "Jimmy" Inness of Juneau, Alaska and his feud against bears; Jimmy's Bear; Curiosities of the Holy Land - part I - peasant life in Palestine - many sensational photos; An Unexecuted Sentence - George Singer was condemned to be hanged; Harnessing a Million Gallons - a farmer builds a reservoir in South Africa; A Prisoner of the Gitanos - author was a prisoner of gipsies for six months; Lost in the Everglades; The Wanderings of an Entertainer, Part II - Robert Ganthony; My Escape from Venezuela - what happened to an Englishman who meddled in the politics of this nation; Odds and Ends. Average wear. Binding intact. Bit of clear tape at each end of spine. A sound copy of this wonderful issue.