James William Holmes (183 results)

Condition: New.

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good-. Street & Smith Publications. July 1962. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good-. Tanned. Interior unmarked. "-20" penciled on cover. 2 inch tear to lower rear hinge. Shelf and reading wear. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover by Schoenherr for "Listen! The Stars!" (short novel) by John Brunner. Includes "Junior Achievment" by William Lee; "The Other Likeness" by James H. Schmitz; "The Rescuer" by Arthur Porges; "Border, Breed, Nor Birth" (serial, part 1 of 2) by Mack Reynolds; "Brain Waves and Thought Patterns" (science fact) by Eric Holmes, M.D. "What's Wrong With Science" (editorial) by John W. Campbell. Illustrated by Schoenherr, Schelling, and Hortens. …

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Good. General shelf wear to cover/spine/binding. Pages are clean. Good reading copy.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st American edition. NYC: Dodd, Mead, 1972. 1st USA edition, NF/NF. Book as some wear to spine ends. DJ has light edge wear. Illustrated with 21 color paintings (all done by the author), 3 b & w photos. First-person account of travels at sea for over 50 years by master mariner Holmes. He sailed from 1869 (at age 14) until 1921. Goughlan was his his daughter and twice sailed around the world. Foreword by John Masefield. Wonderful account. Nice copy. 207 pp.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First American Edition. Full cloth; 8vo.,206pp.Illustrated with twenty paintings by the author in full color.Edited by his daughter, Nora Coughlan : Foreword by John Masefield. Brief gift inscription front endpaper, V.Good in V.Good, price-clipped d/j in jacket protector.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. British sea captain Holmes traveled the seven seas in a variety of ships, all under sail, from the age of fourteen in 1869 to his final voyage in 1921. In this book edited by his daughter, Nora Coughlan, he passes on his recollections of the thrill of pitting skill and muscle against the forces, privations, and the fellowship born of voyaging together. Illustrated with color plates.…

paperback. Condition: Good.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. LXLX, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover by Schoenherr for "Listen! The Stars!" (short novel) by John Brunner. Includes "Junior Achievment" by William Lee; "The Other Likeness" by James H. Schmitz; "The Rescuer" by Arthur Porges; "Border, Breed, Nor Birth" (pt. 1 of 2) by Mack Reynolds. Science Fact: "Brain Waves and Thought Patterns" by Eric Holmes, M.D. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: What's Wrong With Science" by John W. Campbell; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by Schoenherr, Schelling, and Hortens. Creased; rubbed; cover fading; small stains. Reading copy. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. New Edition. New edition, first printing. Octavo hardback, 207 pp. 20 colour plates Very Good + condition in Very Good + unclipped dust jacket.Original gift inscription plus recipient's book plate of front end papers.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. 1st American Edition. First American Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. M ild dust soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. Rubs to the dust jacket's spine tips and corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. clean covers and text-firm binding-green boards-gold title lettering-544 pages-20 page glossary, bibliography, 11 color plates, 10 b/w photos-35 drawings-this heavy book may require extras/h. William Holmes (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Cloth Hardback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First American Edition. 207pp Twenty color plates of ships.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Tight clean book marked only by name to front endpaper. In lightly rubbed dust jacket with light stain to reverse of rear panel; 20 paintings of ships by the author reproduced. 207 pp. Illustrated by Holmes, Capt. James William (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 207 pages. Illustrated with 20 full-color paintings by the author. Dust jacket lightly soiled.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXLX, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover by Schoenherr for "Listen! The Stars!" (short novel) by John Brunner. Includes "Junior Achievment" by William Lee; "The Other Likeness" by James H. Schmitz; "The Rescuer" by Arthur Porges; "Border, Breed, Nor Birth" (pt. 1 of 2) by Mack Reynolds. Science Fact: "Brain Waves and Thought Patterns" by Eric Holmes, M.D. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: What's Wrong With Science" by John W. Campbell; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by Schoenherr, Schelling, and Hortens. Rubbing; minor soiling. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXLX, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover by Schoenherr for "Listen! The Stars!" (short novel) by John Brunner. Includes "Junior Achievment" by William Lee; "The Other Likeness" by James H. Schmitz; "The Rescuer" by Arthur Porges; "Border, Breed, Nor Birth" (pt. 1 of 2) by Mack Reynolds. Science Fact: "Brain Waves and Thought Patterns" by Eric Holmes, M.D. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: What's Wrong With Science" by John W. Campbell; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by Schoenherr, Schelling, and Hortens. Creasing; rubbing; stress. Book. …

Condition: Good. 1966. Second Impression. 207 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. LXLX, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover by Schoenherr for "Listen! The Stars!" (short novel) by John Brunner. Includes "Junior Achievment" by William Lee; "The Other Likeness" by James H. Schmitz; "The Rescuer" by Arthur Porges; "Border, Breed, Nor Birth" (pt. 1 of 2) by Mack Reynolds. Science Fact: "Brain Waves and Thought Patterns" by Eric Holmes, M.D. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: What's Wrong With Science" by John W. Campbell; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by Schoenherr, Schelling, and Hortens. A little creasing and rubbing; slight tanning. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 61 pp. No Date; characteristically, a reprint. presumably, of the only, First Edition. 10 red figure-over-gold background illustrations (6 appearing on the jacket and book cover itself, for example, Paul Revere on his "Midnight Ride", Little Bo Peep, ) decorating text. Dustwrapper and book have identical design, grid of 6 squares, illustrated with images representing the poems with red over gold, or gold over red, figures; Title lettering in white superimposed upon a 5/8" band of dark green across upper middle front cover. Dustwrapper price-clipped with micro chip to surface red at lower right front cover corner; small 1/8" open tear at gutter lower left corner front cover and micro ruffling across spine end; 5/8 x 1/16" missing bit at rear cover lower left corner and on lower edge; micro tear at top right front cover corner: describes worse than it is, but there you have it: essentially Fine with cosmetic flaws and NO fading to spine or covers, like book itself, appearing fresh and newish. Only peccadillo with book itself is tiny chips at lower spine corners, revealing gray beneath missing white bits of surface at those corners: still nugatory. Strong sewn binding; corners sharp (NO bumps or curls); virtually no rubbing wear (dustwrapper did its job); NO previous owner names. Clean text. Arguably, in Gift-Giving Condition. Vera Bock (illustrator).…

Hardcover First Printing. First Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.