John Prentice Langley (73 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Haass, Fridolin (illustrator). Rear catalog page lists two titles in series, this being the first. Most likely first edition. Blue buckram binding with black stamping on front board of airplane. Boards with normal aging and wear, spine with lean. Head and heel rubbed. Binding lightly cracked with webbing visible at title page, starting at ear hinge. Bookplate, ownership signatures on front end paper, canceled in pencil. Otherwise, contents unmarked and clean.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Fridolin Haass (illustrator). Sound copy with a prononced lean, inscription on flyleaf, moderate wear, several pages have a small stain. Part of 'The Aviation Series'. Nice reading or loaner copy.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. John M. Foster (illustrator). Bumps to corners and spine ends, minor edge wear, prev owner's name stamped on paste down and flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked. "Headed South, Algiers to Cape Town".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Full Title: The Staircase of the Wind: Or Over the Himalayas to Calcutta.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Foster, John M. (illustrator). 209pp. Blue cloth, corners bent, slight loss at head and tail of spine. Name stamp on end papers, 2 pinprick/small holes through all pages, not affecting readability. B&W frontispiece plate + 3 B&W drawings by John M. Foster.

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

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

Hardcover. Blue cloth, black lettering, no dj, edges rubbed, text vg. Arctic; 12539.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fridolin Haass (illustrator). 12mo. 216 pages. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. The binding is worn and has some pale spotting about the edges. Spine a little dulled and with a tear at the headcap. Text is toned but clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Foster, John M. (illustrator). Reprint. Aviation series, volume 8. Bound in blue cloth with titles and decorations stamped in black. 212 pages. With a frontispiece on coated paper. 1932 reissue of the Barse & Company original, this copy with the new illustrated endpapers by N. Braley. Ads at the rear list titles through 1932. The cloth shows on a touch of edgewear, with solid hinges and a square binding. Spine is lightly sunned. Former owner's stamp and gift inscription dated 1935 to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A clean, tight copy of the penultimate title in this series. Mattson & Davis 04300, format 2.

Hardcover. Blue cloth, black lettering, no dj, lightly rubbed, spine faded, owner's plate on cover page. Juvenile; 14906.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. John M. Foster (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; blue pictorial c w/black titles, rubbed edges; 216 clean, unmarked pages;lite toning of end papers,

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John M. Foster (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. blue pictorial c w/black titles; 216 pages; some wear at spine/tips; ex-library.

Condition: VERY GOOD. Vintage reprint. . A title in a series inspired by the interest in aviation and the feats being performed by pilots - features Amos Green and his chum, Danny Cooper. "For boys from 8 to 80 (and girls too)" Illustrated by John M. Foster with a glossy frontispiece and 3 internal illustrations on plain paper. 209 pp. Fair condition in blue boards with black lettering (toning and wear to the spine, some edgewear to the boards and corners), no dust jacket.

Condition: GOOD. Very early printing (lists to #8 in this series in the back of the book). The 7th book in a series inspired by the interest in aviation and the feats being performed by pilots - features Amos Green and his chum, Danny Cooper. "For boys from 8 to 80 (and girls too)" Illustrated by John M. Foster with a glossy frontispiece. 212 pp plus 4 pp publisher's ad. Good overall in blue cloth with black lettering and airplane (usual toning to the pages, some corners creased, gift inscription dated Christmas 1931), no dust jacket.

Condition: GOOD. Very early printing (lists to #8 in this series in the back of the book). The fourth book in a series inspired by the interest in aviation and the feats being performed by pilots - features Amos Green and his chum and navigator, Danny Cooper. "For boys from 8 to 80 (and girls too)" Illustrated by John M. Foster with a glossy frontispiece and 3 internal illustrations on plain paper. 206 pp plus 3 pp publisher's ad. Good overall in blue cloth with black lettering and airplane (usual toning to the pages, soiling to pages 38-41, prev owner's name), no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover /edges have light wear. Pages are clean/intact.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Book has only light wear. Very clean square and solid.

Hardcover. Presumed first edition (no additional printings listed) . Original blue cloth, 216 pp, illustrated with plates (all present) . Hardcover, very good+, no dustjacket. Corners bumped, spine moderately tanned, 1 inch drop mark on rear board. Internally, paper lightly age yellowed, small previous owner's gift inscription, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked. Children's; aeronautics; airplanes; aviation; aircraft; adventure.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Very light wear. Blue cloth binding that is solid and square. Spine shows a bit of soil otherwise exterior is very clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. John M. Foster (illustrator). 1st Edition thus?. Navy-stamped blue cloth, no dust jacket, a few minor white spots to spine, inked name FEP, clean text. With ads. "The Aviation Series." Tight, solid 800 CF shelf 206 p. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Clean unmarked. NO WRITING NOR HIGHLIGHTING. NOT a former library book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. very minor shelf wear to covers, minor scuffing to rear cover, pages clean, binding tight, DJ has corner & edge wear with large chips at bottom of spine & rear, chips, folds, closed tears at top of spine, DJ front flap missing, ship by MediaMail.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Owner name. Blue binding has minor edge wear, faded spine, and overall soiling. Pages and hinges tight. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 212 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 212 pgs., illustrated, pages clean, bound in blue cloth, like new and wrapped in dust jacket. A large chip on top section of back jacket, edge wear along edges, whats funny about this book is its published by Barse but the dust jacket is Grosset & Dunlap, otherwise a good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fridolin Haass (illustrator). dj w/lite rubbing and chipping, in mylar; blue pictorial c w/black titles; lite wear; owner's stamp; 216 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Clean hardcover book in illustrated dust jacket. Blue pebbled cloth boards with black airplane and lettering on cover, black lettering on spine, some call numbers on spine. From "The Aviation Series" by this publisher. No bumping or fraying. Hint of slightest fading to board edges. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Previous owner name on front free endpaper. Piece of front flap info on "The Aviation Series" neatly glued to front fixed endpaper. Pages are clean. Four full page illustrations (b&w). 206 pages. Clean illustrated jacket has corner chip at top spine edge, a few short closed edge tears, piece missing from rear panel; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus/No Jacket. John M. Forster (illustrator). New York: Barse & Co. Good Plus/No Jacket. 1930. . Hardcover. Front and rear free endpapers neatly removed. Otherwise, contents clean and tight. Covers and spine are slighty worn/soiled. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall .

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Fridolin Haass (illustrator). Rubbing to spine extremities and top corners. Top corners are bumped. Spine twist. Spine cloth is sunned; lettering mostly unaffected. Some fading, light rubbing around edges of front board. A bit shaken. Pages age-toned, but clean. ; FFH19C; 216 pages.