Samways George (13 results)

First Edition. Light foxing to page edges; otherwise a clean, tidy copy in tight binding. Dust jacket not price-clipped; faded on spine. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 192pp, illustrated, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0703002627.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. original black cloth hardcover, fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the Kingdom. Shelf B27.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Howard Baker, 1984. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 192pp, illust. D/j slightly bumped. A good copy. 0703002627/0.4uk.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good 1st edition copy in publisher's black boards. Unclipped dust jacket is bright and has only a little edge wear with some sun fading to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "The Road to Greyfriars" by George Richmond Samways is an autobiography. It tells the story of the author's life, focusing on three significant periods or "life's schools" that shaped his experiences and perspectives. Originally orphaned the author was self taught and eventually joined the editorial staff at The Gem and The Magnet which featured legendary characters of boys fiction, this book offers a personal and reflective journey through the author's life. …

Condition: Very Good. 11 pages, illustrated. With list of books. This is an original article separated from an issue of The Book & Magazine Collector publication. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 14 x 21 cms. Category: Book & Magazine Collector; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: dw V good. FIRST, PROBABLY UNREAD, MAY HAVE FADING OR SOME FOXING ON TO TOP.

Hardcover octavo (near fine) d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 192pp. 1984. First edition. 8vo. A lovely, clean, tight near fine copy in very good jacket. No inscriptions. Original publisher's black boards - gilt embossed to the spine. A light bump to the upper rear board corner. The text supported by a few illustrations. The jacket has not been price-clipped but is faded to the spine and to the spine margin of the jacket panels. A near fine copy in very good jacket. …

First Edition. Foreword by Derek Adley. Pp. 192, 4 plates, appendices; demy 8vo; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; fore-corners of lower board lightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased, the backstrip and flap folds faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Howard Baker, London, 1984. First edition. *Autobiography of one of the substitute writers for 'Frank Richards' [Charles Hamilton]. G. R. Samways (1895-1996) was 'responsible for much of the success of the Magnet and Gem. Apart from penning almost a hundred Greyfriars stories for the Magnet, he also contributed well over fifty yarns of St. Jim's for the Gem. His output in the form of verse, jingles and short pieces written under the names of boys at the schools was simply "terrific" . . . . Often he contributed almost the entire contents of the Greyfriars Herald week after week' [Foreword p. 7].…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 72. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1917 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 72.…