Macdonald Captain John (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo. Orig. navy cloth. 255 pp. Spine shaken and tilted, rubbing to corners, a few light spots to boards. Wear to title page. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Age toned to interior.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 124 pages. Captain John Graham and Jack MacLeod "A Soldier of Fortune" / Anton Hauptmann and Elliot Bailey "In the Hands of the Bedouin - II" / Captain George Browne "The Matador" / James Vance Marshall "Hitting the Iron Trail - II"/ John Gibbons "The 'Fool Afoot' In Italy - III" / Henry G Lamond "The Best Policy" / G Ireland "The Queer Side of Things - The Case of Mr Pillai" / Captain G A Williams "At Twelve Midnight" / Captain A H Parsons "The Outcast" / Robert M MacDonald "The Mysterious Stranger" (SL#253).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED FIRST PRINTING! Inscribed on the front endpaper "Hey Roger- I can visualize a nice stack of these in your office to be given (or sold) to your cruise pigeons. Best regards, John D. MacDonald 3 Sept '81". FIRST printing of the FIRST EDITION with full number line. Hardback book with dust jacket. The bright jacket is NOT price-clipped and has a fold on the front flap and light edgewear. It looks SUPER under the fresh mylar cover I've added. The book is sturdy, crisp and clean with spine ends lightly crushed. Fun inscription from the witty MacDonald! Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY JOHN D. MACDONALD: "FOR ROB & HELEN AND THE GROUP, GRATEFULLY, 4 SEPT. '81." ALSO INCLUDED IS THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE PAPERBACK EDITION. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 305 pp. Association copy. First Printing. Signed by author on title page, "John D MacDonald Sept 1981," with inscription to friend and fellow writer Joe L. Hensley on front free endpaper, "For Joe and Charlotte, Somebody sent me a tear sheet of Don's article in GAMES saying 'This guy will write for ANYBODY!' Am soon sending you a fantastic pic of Nussbaum, with a letter. Best, John and Dorothy." Quarter dark blue cloth over light blue paper-covered boards. Stamped foil silver spine lettering. Slightly canted, very light shelf wear, slight bumping at top and bottom of spine, outer corners front and back slightly rubbed, three-quarter inch crease at top of leaf 149/150. Glossy pictorial dust jacket has light browning along top-inside edge, slightly bumped at top and bottom of spine, else Near Fine with price of $15.95 unclipped. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Gale, W.J.; Wightman, W.E.; Goss, G.W.; Tresilian, S.; Soper, George; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Afghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Wightman, W.E.; Woodville, R.Caton; Cleaver, Reginald; De Walton, John; Inns, Kenneth; Nicolson, W.C.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Gillett, Frank; Burns, Inder (illustrator). First Edition. Features: The Derelict; The Vengeance of Devi Chand - the revenge of a bereaved father in India; A Donkey in Spain - the author planned to take a walking trip through Spain with a donkey carrying his baggage; An Arctic Outpost - what happened to three members of the RCMP's Craig Harbour Detachment - article with photos; Through France with "Sylvabelle" - I - a yachting voyage from Brittany to the Riviera - article with great photos; The Netik - native 'magic' on a south sea island; Aerial photo of dozens of log booms at Vancouver, B.C.; "The White Man's Great War-Game" - II - amazing photo-illustrated article of the savages of Sura, Angas and other primitive tribes of northern Nigeria; Truffle-Hunting - a description of the industry in Italy and France - and a description of the manner in which the pigs and dogs are trained to search for them - with photos; The One-Legged Kea - a tale from the South Island of New Zealand; Behind the scenes in American crime - "a veritable hell-brew of wickedness and intrigue that has no counterpart in Europe - article with photos of Mrs. Margaret Whittemore and Richard Whittemore; Besieged by Crocodiles; The Lost Safe - a detective story; Lee Sum's Lucky Day - a 'gang-robbery' in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. Multiple pieces of red and clear tape holding covers in place. Brown tape securing fore-edges of each cover. A worthy vintage copy.