Lady Olave Baden Powell (41 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, glossy cover with an attractive illustration of Baden-Powell on the front, excellent condition, a small tan blemish on the fore-edge is the only remarkable flaw to this clean, attractive copy which is well-illustrated throughout, included with this copy is a 15-page booklet published as a memorial to the author who wrote more than 30 books on Scouting and the outdoors, it is also in excellent condition and illustrated with photos; ; 466 pages.

Hard cover. Book is clean and tight, jacket is in a protective cover, looks good or better, ex library with the usual markings. Very good in good dust jacket. Ex-library.

Glossy Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Size: Large Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library hardcover with dj. Usual ex-library markings. Light shelfwear to dj. Contents clean and tight. 457 pages, index, notes, bibliography, b&w photos and illus.

VG in G DJ. Inspiration for scouting in E. London, England. Owner stamp, DJ chipped & sl soil. Illustrated by Henry Cockshott.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The hinges are in good condition. The text to the spine is clear and bright. Photograph available on request.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Minor shelf wear, and a tan to the page edges. Otherwise, a good, clear copy within.

Condition: Good. 1964. First Edition. 457 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

1st American edition stated. 457pp, (6x9 inches), b&w photos and drawings, noves & index. Near Fine/Very Good, hard cover with a dust jacket. Book is clean and tight, corners sharp, no markings. Unclipped jaket is worn with light chipping at spine ends and rubbing to edges, Two little tears (under 1/2 inch and tape mended inside). Now in a DJ protector. His life as a soldier and as the founder of the Boy Scouts.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Kathleen Peyton; (illustrator). First Edition. 64 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some rubbing on the front cover; price intact. The Contents are: Forewrod by Olave, Lady Baden-Powell; Introduction; Keeping Up to Date by Elizabeth Hartley; As Others See Us by Diana Clegg; Service by Elizabeth Hartley; Education After Schooldays by Brian W. Schneider; The Joy of Being Fit by Hether Kay; Public Speaking by G. M. Place; You and Your Club Committee by Hether Kay; You and Your Town or Village by A. W. Curry; You and Your Country by Warren Taylor; The Nation's Health by The Rt. Hon. Patricia Hornsby Smith; Preparing to Vote by Sir John Wolfenden; The British Commonwealth by Peter Cooke; and World Outlook: Guiding in Other Countries by Dame Leslie Whateley. Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and edge wear. There is a tear to the top spine end and top front spine joint of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and chips. The top spine end and corners of the reverse of the dust jacket have some tape added by a previous owner. The dust jacket has ground-in dirt and spots of rubbing. "Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (22 February 1857 8 January 1941) , was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Boy Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement. Baden-Powell authored the first editions of the seminal work Scouting for Boys, which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement. " (from Wikipedia).

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.98.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No Dust Jacket. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY; ; 6.25" x 9.25"; 457 pages Very Good AUTHOR, William Hillcourt, inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition hardback in near fine condition, green boards with some marks, bright lettering on spine. Near fine dust jacket in protective wrapper. Numerous photographic illustrations and line drawings. (Book ref. 6033).

Softcover. Uncorrected proof copy. Octavo, x, 457 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is white and blue with black print. Cover has mild edge wear, tape stains, creasing, smudging/shelf wear. Text block with cocked spine, penciled note on title page, spine break at page 310. Illustrated: b&w text drawings, b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P(ds). 1392418. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First UK Edition. London: Heinemann, 1964. BOLDLY SIGNED "William Hillcourt" on the title page (his signature only). In addition, the author has INSCRIBED & SIGNED this copy on the free front endpaper as follows: "The British Edition of the latest Hillcourt opus to THEIR ROYAL MAJESTIES, the KINGS, from the author, Bill Oct. 3, 1964." Near Very Good condition (covers moderately rubbed at the edges). NOT a library discard. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Biography of the man who became a British national hero during the Boer War and later founded the Boy Scouts. First British printing with "First published 1964" so stated on the copyright page, and NO indication of any other printing. Illustrated with drawings in the text, and 16 pages of photos on glossy stock. List of chapter notes/sources. Appendix: Last Messages. Index. Bound in the original dark green cloth, stamped in shiny silver on the spine. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by William Hillcourt. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. x, 457pp. + 16 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Publisher Heinemann, London 1964. First edition reprint. Good condition. In green boards with silver lettering. Wear to corners and ends of spine. Water damage to lower front corner and lower edges. Some foxing to top edges. Tight binding, all pages intact, no markings or inscriptions. Original unclipped d/j in fair condition, several small tears, discolouration and water damage. Heavy book which may incur extra postage charge.

1st edition of report of World Tour undertaken with the Chief Scout. and their two daughters in 1934-1935. Very good condition, may be missing front free end-paper. Some light foxing. Pale blue cloth boards, no dustjacket. Very scarce. (Book ref 2060).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. An illustrated biography on Robert Baden-Powell, signed by his wife, Olave Baden-Powell. The first edition, third impression.Inscribed by one of the authors, the widow of the subject of the biography, to the half-title. "To His Excellency the Chief Scout of Victoria and Lady Delacombe, our State Guide President, with warmest appreciation and gratitude for a wonderful week of memorable events and most kind hospitality, Olave Baden-Powell, Melbourne, May 1967".In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.A biography on the founder of the Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, Robert Baden-Powell. This is a definitive biography, written from his diaries, sketch books, and letters.Illustrated with sixteen plates, and in-text line drawings. Collated, complete.By Baden-Powell's friend William Hillcourt, who was an influential leader in the Boy Scouts of America.Written with the assistance of the subject's wife, Olave Baden-Powell, who was the first Chief Guide for Britain. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the cloth. Signed to the half-title. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with small closed tears. Spine is age-toned. Light handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. signed by author. book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Scarce Korean or Japanese edition. Book is soft cover, but has a matching dust jacket. Many internal photographs on coated paper and a color illustration on coated paper. 248 pages. A very unique addition for any Boy Scout collector.

First edition in near fine condition in very good dustjacket. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper (Book ref 2457).

VG. Pictorial cover shows Powell in his Boy Scout uniform. The 7th son of an Ocford professor who lived two very different experiences - the first in the British Army, the second in service to the youth of the world. Nice copy, slight edge wear. Illustrated by Photos, drawings.

First edition generally in very good condition in worn and torn dustjacket, piece missing from front cover. Signed by Olave Baden-Powell on half-title where a gift card has been stuck on with sellotape and remains of sellotape are present and visible on page facing title-page. Sellotape remains also on front and rear endpapers and flaps of dustjacket.(Book ref 2059).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Autographed by author. Clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. In mylar. Heavy wear/tear to dj. Ships daily. Signed.