Slessor Captain (5 results)

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5ĵ''. Contains 237 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs. Minimal sun fading to the cover edges, foxing and dust marking to the closed page edges, feint foxing to the first and last few pages and some margins. Very Good clean condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubs, creases and chips to the cover edges, closed tears to the front cover corners, not price clipped 10'6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. CUTHBERT ORDE, Captain (illustrator). January 1943 reprint of September 1942 edition. Rare, particularly with jacket. Previous owner signature 'Bill Cressy-Marcks, Ceylon 29/7/43' (Born 1922 Myanmar, died 29 Mar 1956. Flight Lieutenant, RAF Volunteer Reserve 356 Squadron). Bookseller stamp to FFEP. Ink annotations to List of Portraits indicating killed, prisoners of war, missing, or off flying due to injuries. Pencil annotations to portrait margins with rank, decorations, occasional 'shot down' and if 'bought it' or 'missing'. Fascinating historical document. Blue and beige cloth boards with white lettering to spine. Boards are marked and generally grubby. Corners are bumped. Top right corner of rear board is bent. Slight wear to board edges. Spine has mild bumping to top and bottom. Endpages are a little grubby. Front inner hinge is starting to crack. Rear inner hinge is starting to crack. Textblock is just starting to give. Textblock has one or two grubby marks but is generally clean. 96 pp. 64 b/w illustrations. Beige paper dust jacket with yellow lettering to front. DJ is rather tatty, with quite a bit of loss. Spine area is missing. Rather grubby. Not priceclipped. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 613g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 024788:1-G5) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall Language: ENG 613 G. Book.

SCARCE, FIRST EDITION, ex-library, imperial octavo, beige buckram boards, grey lettering to blue buckram spine, 64pp, illus, VG- (usual library markings, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate to heavy soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing & soiling sporadically throughout, moderate cracking to gutters).

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover book, first edition, 187 pages. Portrait frontis plus 1 foldout map detailing the operations of the Tirah Expeditionary force plus five other illustrations. A Very Good copy in red cloth covers with regimental crest to front. . Small marks to rear cover with lightly bumped corner edge.The Binding is tight but bowed as a result of being badly stored. Previous owners name. Pictures available.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xvi, 187pp, small folding map (fold repaired), sketch map, illustrations, Rolls. No.5 in the Derbyshire Campaign Series. Boards are poor with bleaching to front and spine, browning to eps but otherwise clean and tight. 500g.