Proctor Captain (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clean tight copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. N/A (illustrator). 2002. Scotforth Books, Lancaster, 2002. Pictorial soft cover. Book Condition : Near fine, like new, unread. Very clean. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #005548. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/A.

Paper Back. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FINE P/b.1st ed. A Fascinating story of a Sunderland Seafarer -Born the final year of the 19th century. Eye Witness account by R C Proctor & told through the character of Tom Sloane. illus.29 b/w phot-plates.Intro , 28 chpts.The Tuscan Prince - built in 1913 & wrecked in 1939. 212pp.[ sea warfare] Laminated book as new, no inscsp. 235x155mm. Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated, Presumed First Editions. 141 [2] pages. Black lettering on the spine. Some discolouration to the cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is creased along the top edge, lightly worn along the edges. A very good copy of this biography of Captain Proctor's 50 years at sea. Illustrated with 20 plates.

John Proctor (illustrator). No stated date but the preface is dated 1869. Possible first edition from this date. xi, 532pp., a frontispiece showing a game of cricket and many other in-text and full-page illustrations. All edges gilt. Captain Crawley was a pseudonym of George Frederick Pardon (1824- 1884), an English journalist and writer, especially on sports and games. In this book he describes a wide range of healthy and "manly" games and pastimes for boys, and has divided the work into the following sections: Games without Implements, Games with Implements, Miscellaneous Games, Simple Indoor Games for Winter Evenings, Grand Ball Games, Games of Skill with Various Implements, Aquatic Amusements, Gymnastics, Games of Skill and Science, and Domestic Pets. The book is bound in the original red cloth covered boards with gold and black titling and designs on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear and some soiling and staining to the boards. The spine ends are bumped with a little bot of damage to the cloth at the bottom of the spine and there is a little damage and loss to the cloth on the tip of the bottom front corner. The contents are tight and clean with a number (381) written on the front free endpaper. Slight cup stain to front board, and wanting ffep.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Blue cloth titled in black on spine, b&w illstns. A touch of foxing in the fore edges. Dust jacket is intact, rubbed and faded at the spine, protected in a clear plastic sleeve. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Original Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Nearly Very Good. John Proctor (illustrator). xvi, 344 pages, 54 steel plate engravings and many woodcuts. Spine ends and corners a little rubbed, endpapers split in gutters but binding very firm. Covers clean with strong colours. Occasional interesting pencil annotations (from an expert!!) A much extended edition with chapters on all aspects of the game including manufacturers of tables, balls, etc. Also a bibliography of works on Billiards. A very desirable book on billiards.