Padday (64 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy in a bright binding with most attractive illn to front and all illns as called for. Formerly owned by Robert Thesiger Daniell. No markings, save signature of Daniell to prelim. Foxing. Some weakness internal hinge at half-title. Fore-edge and bottom adge show an attrractive gr…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. No Statement of Printing. A Good copy in pictorial blue cloth. Tanning to the endpapers and at the outer edges of the text block, clean unmarked within. The frontispiece and seven other plates are all present. No date, but with a 1924 owner's name at the front endpaper. No dust jacket.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket Present. No date listed, ca. 1935 (??), 360 pages. VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER, turquoise blue covers, lettering is bright on the spine and cover. The front blank end paper is missing from this book, else a very good hardcover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. C.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth with decorated boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description; 360 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; First UK edition, 1914. Subjects; Airships Juvenile fiction. Adventure sto…

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 7 pages, illustrated. The Wide World Magazine (1898-1965) captured the thrill of real-life adventure, bringing readers daring tales of exploration, survival, and discovery from across the globe. From treacherous expeditions to remote lands to gripping escapes from danger, it showcas…

Illustrated Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. This book describes the conditions of Royal Navy service in one of its armed launches in the Persian Gulf, and is based on actual occurrences which took place some ten years ago.This copy is not dated. Book first published in 1915.384 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 20 cm. a VERY A…

Blue Decorated Cloth. Condition: Very Good Some Foxing. No Jacket. Undated Circa 1930. The Bookplate Is From "The Sutton Secondary School For Boys, Plymouth" 1930-1931.The Front And Rear Endpapers Are Missing And There Is Childs Scribble On Rear Of The Frontispiece.Please Email for further details Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Il…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blue decorative cloth, 190 x 135 mm approx. 360 pp. Frontis + 3 other illustrations by C M Padday as called for. Undated circa 1916. A tale of adventure written in 1914 at the commencement of the Great War when the Zeppelin the German "Air Dreadnought" was a magnificent but threatening wonder. Good- (…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth with decorated boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description; 360 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; First UK edition, 1914. Subjects; Airships Juvenile fiction. Adventure sto…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. blue pictorial publisher's cloth; lettering in black on spine and on front cover; blue and white pictorial dust jacket; lettering in dark blue on spine; 317 pages; an early reprint; uncommon in dust jacket; the three full page monochrome plates and full page char…

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. Good condition book. Ex librar…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Circa 1919. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. A tale of the Spanish-American War. New Edition. Grey pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 352 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing, mainly to textblock. Packaged with care and…

Hard Boards. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pictorial front board. Pictorial spine. 352 pages. All 6 listed full-page illustrations are in place as are the 2 neatly folded maps. Clean & tight book. Front paste down has a neatly written name. No other inscriptions. SOME FOXING. Flat pages. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class…

Hard Back. Blue cloth boards with illustrations to the front board and to the spine Spine slightly discoloured and little shelf wear to the extremities Previous owners neat inscription to the ffep Frontispiece coming slightly loose from the spine Contents clean Edges lightly foxed Binding tight Overall good 317pp Publishers Page…