John Taylor Compiler (14 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Gently used, in very nice shape. The pages have tanned due to age.

Not stated, presumed 1st edition. Over 800 types of aircraft described, illustrated, and evaluated. Over 2000 illus, historical introduction. Bright tight clean PB copy. 8-1/2 x 11, 646 pp, index, b/w photos & dwgs, VeryGood+ unmarked, corner cover crease. Oversize trade paperback in black illus wraps.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 4 pages in the book with highlighting (fairly neat). The remainder of the text appears to be clean, but it is possible I missed something. There are also 4 tiny nicks in the outer layer of the back cover near the hinge.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, edges and corners a little creased and worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but yellowing.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd new edition. 328 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd new edition. 328 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. illustrated (illustrator). DJ is colorful, nicks & small tears along edges, a bit brittle from age., some light soil from handling. Boards are well-bound, a 1" tear at upper end of endpapers, in gutter, off-setting on front & rear endpapers, pages are clean throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good glassine DJ. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Library, 1971. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Very Good original glassine dust jacket (3 closed tears and 1 tiny chip). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently never read. Foreword by Lawrence C. Wroth. 410 entries, cross referenced to standard authorites. A bibliographical checklist of an important collection of books, manuscipts and maps "on the science and technique of navigation [and] by and about the men who discovered and explored the coasts and lands of America." - from the author's Introduction. Includes all 11 works recommended in 1627 by Captain John Smith as important for a "well-found ship." Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with the scarce original glassine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good glassine DJ. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxii, 88pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Condition: Very Good. London: Frederick Muller 1944. 1st edition. Hardcover 8vo 121 pgs. B/w and yellow lithographs by John Piper. Very good in a good dust jacket. Light wear to corners and spine ends. 4 names in ink on front endpaper. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket edgeworn, chipped and rear panel is toned at ends. Price clipped. (Great Britain, Landscapes, Poetry) Inquire if you need further information.

Condition: ex-library copy w/marking on spine & label on 1st pastedown. Minor soiling & wear to binding, else in very good condition. Illustrated by B&W illustrations. 1st edn thus. Binding is cloth.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Very clean inside and out. No Dust Jacket, as issued. Signed; ; 6.25" x 9.25"; 131 pages Very Good by editor Dean Jessee on reverse of Title page, number 333 of 500.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1975). 1975 1st edition. 4to paperback (218 x 280mm). Pp94. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Ted Andrews, adverts throughout. Original price 50p. Staples rusted and cover loose. Rusty paperclip mark to several pages else good. Errata slip laid in. A magazine format paperback published in association with The Angler's Mail. Certainly one of Taylor's harder books to find. Lots of good coarse angling tips split over five main sections - Section One: Tackling up, care of tackle, emergency repairs; Section Two: All about reels; Section Three: Floats, leger rigs - and their uses; Section Four: Baits and lures; Section Five: Improvisation, tackle making and do-it-yourself ideas; Tailpiece. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1975). 1975 1st edition. 4to paperback (218 x 280mm). Pp94. Colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations by Ted Andrews, adverts throughout. Original price 50p. Slightly frayed, as usual, but a good-plus copy of a scarce item. Errata slip laid in. A magazine format paperback published in association with The Angler's Mail. Certainly one of Taylor's harder books to find. Lots of good coarse angling tips split over five main sections - Section One: Tackling up, care of tackle, emergency repairs; Section Two: All about reels; Section Three: Floats, leger rigs - and their uses; Section Four: Baits and lures; Section Five: Improvisation, tackle making and do-it-yourself ideas; Tailpiece. .

2. London, The Cranbrook Tower Press, 1960, in-8°, 96 pp, publisher's red cloth with dust wrapper. Wrapper slightly discoloured but still a fine copy.