Hides Jack (7 results)

xviii+204pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. B&W plates. A very good copy. The story of "the most difficult and dangerous patrol ever carried out" in Papua New Guinea.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Reprint. Soft covers are well rubbed and creased at the corners. Head and tail of spine are creased and showing wear. Scuff marks and moderate discolouration front and back. Pages are lightly discoloured. General discolouration and sunning of covers. Simple binding is tidy, yet stiff. Spine is well sunned and showing wear and tear. This book is described as being in fair condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously - they often present better than they sound.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 174 pp., illustrations. Reprint edition. light cover wear, spine creased. Beyond the Kubea is the gripping account of an expedition to central new Guinea undertaken in 1937 by Jack Hides, David Lyall and their 54 native carriers. Making their way up the swiftly-flowing Strickland River, fighting the ever-increasing current mile by mile, they struggled overland and succeeded, in spite of fog, rain and landslides in crossing the Kubea Mountains. Lyall's illness, the failure of wireless and an outbreak of beri-beri made the journey down the mountain to the river, and down this rushing torrent 600 miles to the coast, a terrible experience.

xx+204pp. 8vo. Original pale green cloth . Black and white plates and frontispiece. Map endpapers. Some light spotting to edges, a very good copy. First edition. The story of the most difficult and dangerous patrol ever carried out in Papua New Guinea. A facsimile dustwrapper supplied.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. "The story of what Sir Hubert Murray KCMG, Lieutenant-Governor of Papua described as "The Most Difficult and Dangerous Patrol Ever Carried Out". Reprint. Hardback, with dust wrapper. Brown boards with white lettering on the spine. Binding is neat and tidy. Page edges are discoloured, more at the head and fore edge. Some light thumbing. Gently handled. Pastedowns and free endpapers are very lightly thumbed and also bear some discolouration and foxing. This book is in fair condition. Dust wrapper has some creasing at the edges and general discolouration. Covers have some wear, especially at the corners and edges. Back cover has some markings and discolouration. Spine sunned. Price clipped. Head and tail of spine thumbed and bearing wear, otherwise this dust wrapper is in fair condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously; they usually present better.

xx+204pp. 8vo. Original cloth in slightly repaired dustwrapper. Black and white plates and frontispiece. Map endpapers. Some light spotting to edges, a very good copy. First edition. The story of the most difficult and dangerous patrol ever carried out in Papua New Guinea.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. 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. Pages: 226. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1939 edition. 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. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: English Pages: 226.