S B Owsley (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content has toning. No DJ.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Year of publication not stated. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Undated, (circa 1920). 192pp. Quarter bound in red cloth over colour pictorial paper-covered front board and black and white rear illustration; black and white photographs and illustrations throughout in text. 4to. Bumped and rounded spine ends, with soiling and cloth wear. Board edges and corners worn through. Wear to front and rear board illustrations. Text block tanned and foxed. Cracked and stretched front hinge. Some cracked gutters where plates occur. Slight foxing throughout. Newsome, D (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Hardback. No dust jacket. Rubbing and bumping to hardcover. Binding strong.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. H/b; illus boards; g; 8vo; 96pp; spine cracking down one side; paper loss on small parts of spine exposing netting; cover edges rubbed; brown mark inside cover - damp? Name on fep with date 1935 written on fep, and pencil marks; sepia frontis; contents generally clean;; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated by J C B Knight (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. H/b; illus boards; g; 8vo; 96pp; foxing on edges and heavy on eps; some of the paper has peeled off the spine, just leaving the backing fabric; pres label in fep dated 1936; collection of short stories by 2 authors. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated by A B White (illustrator).…

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. 9 Inspiring Short Stories about the courage of Boy Scouts. First Story is "Better Still" about Hunting in Africa. Other include "Deep Water", "The Making of a Brave", "Gold" and "Courage". Paper covered Boards Illustrated in colour with 2 Scouts by a stile on the front and a Scout with a Flag on the spine. Blue & White Illustration of a Scout reading on the back. Frontispiece has a B&W Illustration of the 2 Scouts by the stile. Title Page Illustrated with a Boy by a beached boat. Other B&W In-Text Illustrations throughout. 96 Pages, , 7 1/2" Tall. Undated Edition, Presentation Inscription on front dated 1936. Some edge wear and chipping, mainly around spine edges and corners. Tiny bits of paper missing at spine ends. A little faint browning to title and contents pages but only an occasional spot elsewhere. Hinges sound. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 188 pp A Near VG copy. School prize plate dated 1936. Dust jacket is price clipped and is 98% complete.

Cloth. Condition: VG. None -as Issued. First (presumed). Two authors have written eight SHORT stories about the merits and bravery of boys in the scouting movement. 96 pages with b/w decorative drawings interspersed. Stories are set in German East Africa, Scotland, England and Canada. One story talks about the Great War. Adventure icludes tracking criminals, rescuing a child from a fire and scouting out enemy positions. Cond : Issued w/o dust jacket (??)). Pictorial boards show a scoutmaster and 3 scouts of different ranks around a campfire. The scoutmaster is kilted. Spine and back cover are also pictorial. Spine fine but edges chipped. Two back corners are very soft. Light soiling throughout. Binding is VG but split at p. 32. Two large scuffs on back cover. P/O inscr. on verso front cover. No marks, creases, stains, folds, nor tears. Almost giftable !! Quote (p. 14) : " . wriggled flat on his stomach across the open to where the mast stood. In a second his clasp-knife was out and open. He sprang to his feet, severed the halliyards, and snatched the Union Jack as it came fluttering down. Then he knotted it about . ." Size: 12mo. A. B. White (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Hardback; 8vo; G+; blue cloth cover, cloth faded, a little worn, and a little blotchy on rear; covers decorated with black bunches of grapes; name and prize details hand written inside cover (not author) ; b/w frontis plus another 3 b/w plates; scarce title; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. …

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards. 4to 11'' x 8''. Contains approximately 128 printed pages of text with 6 single-sided colour plates on coated paper, lots of monochrome text illustrations throughout. Age tanning to the text block edges, in tight and square condition with small rubs to the spine ends. Very Good condition book, in Good condition dust wrapper with pieces missing to the spine ends and edges. The first story is 'Nora Investigates' by Francis Cowen, the last story is 'Elspeth: Probationer' by Sibyl B. Owsley and A. C. Osborn Hann. Member of the P.B.F.A. STORIES FOR GIRLS.…

Hardcover. Condition: New.