John Noy (16 results)

Condition: Fair. No edition stated. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. The Ace Series. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. More pronounced to endpapers, pastedowns and text block edges. Noticeable cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding is weakened, however text block remains secure. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. JOHN PLANT (illustrator). 1st Edition. *1ST EDITION* ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN PLANT. DUST JACKET HAS MINOR SCUFFING ON THE SPINE. PRICE NOT CLIPPED. PAGES APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Orr, John T. (illustrator). 1st Ed, 1st Prt. RARE VOLUME- WESTERN THEME. 1ST ED (no later prt noted). A rare volume. Profusely illus. with photos. Fascinating western tale about two boys who live on a westen ranch- the WX- in Montana. Dedicated to the photographer's mother "who gathered a living on a Montana ranch". 131pp. Apricot/brown cloth. No paper DJ- custom mylar DJ included. 1933 gift inscription on flyleaf.

Condition: Good. Originele bedrukte hardcover, oblong, 85 kleine illustraties in kleur.

Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, front board is loose. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bradshaw, Stanley (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing. [1938]. 224pp, with black and white plate frontispiece and three further black white plate illustrations, publisher's catalogue at rear. In red cloth-covered boards, with bevelled edges and black titles on spine. 12mo. Cloth is rubbed around spine and on corners; corners rounded, the leading corner heavily so, some minor soiling. Text block edges toned. Two previous owners' names on front free endpaper, visible dimples on front hinge, else otherwise internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A hard to find adventure story.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey and tan paper covered boards with black paper covered spine, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, red end papers. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 57 printed pages of large text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Corners and spine ends a little creased, ink message to the front free end paper. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 20 mm closed tear to the upper rear gutter, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEOLOGY & RELIGION.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket as issued. Classic legal treatise examining the principles and maxims underlying English common law. Original brown leather with morocco spine label. Moderately edgeworn, rubbed, and soiled with heavier wear along spine. Binding firm. Contemporary written price at head of title page, and small tear along blank portion of upper edge. Contents clean and toned. Sixth expanded edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Rare copy of the series. Believed signed by the author on free end paper, we have been unable to corroborate the signature. 222pp plus further 38 pages of publisher adverts. Blue cloth boards with water staining. Spine cloth is faded. Pages yellowed. No date, BL lists thus. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Published by John Hamilton Ltd. London (1937) Dustjacket illustration by Stanley Orton Bradshaw date 1937. No marks or inscriptions. Clean and bright pages. Very occasional spotting, Clean and bright Blue cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped (3s 6d. net) General wear and creasing to edges. Tape reinforced to rear. Protected in archive cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition 1938, Pages generally clean and bright with some minor spotting, Binding firm, Light wear to edges, Previous owner inscription/stamp in pen to flyleaf. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. ace series. inscription to fep dated 1942. nd. red bds with black titles to spine, spine detached. illus facing p96 not 94 as stated. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

The "Ace" Series, not dated, edition not stated; perhaps the 1st edition of 1939. Light foxing and bleached spots on page edges. Blue cloth faded and stained; short tear with small loss at base of rear joint. Dust jacket not price clipped (priced at 3/6); sunned around front panel edges and part of spine; a few short tears and small losses along top edges; protected in removable clear film. Used - Good. Good hardback in Good dust jacket Used - Good. Good hardback in Good dust jacket.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered black back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains frontispiece, 222 + ii pp with 4 period monochrome illustrations throughout. Foxing to the page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with chips to the spine ends, not price clipped with red 4/- sticker, deep flaps. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR BOYS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 311. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered black at the spine and front cover. In Bleiler: futurity, imaginary wars, inventions. It is known that the jacket (not present) reads: 'An old professor, crazed but possessed of supernormal powers, holding the Deity responsible for his own misfortunes in life, determines to revenge himself by compelling the abandonment of all religious practices. After a campaign of terrorisation he issues his ultimatum, following this up with a terrible act of blasphemy. A journalist who, under romantic conditions, had met and fallen in love with the professor's niece, discovers the identity of the modern Antichrist.' Very slight rubbing at extremities, spine a little faded else sound clean very good with clean text.