Stewart Maxwell Editor (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1942 printing, no later printings indicated; [2], 93pp. Saddle-stapled in illustrated card wraps. Cover illustration by LaVerne Riess. Binding firm and fully intact; mild toning, light wear to wraps, three-color illustrations on front and rear covers remain bright and bold; small and light damp-stain on rear cover; text very good throughout; gift inscription on front cover verso. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Vintage 1943 hardcover edition of Our Neighbors Across the Pacific, edited by Maxwell S. Stewart and published by Webster Publishing Company. Produced during the World War II era, this volume presents a broad survey of the nations and cultures of the Pacific region, including Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and Australia. Developed in cooperation with the Institute of Pacific Relations, it reflects the American educational and geopolitical perspective of the early 1940s. Illustrated throughout with maps and period graphics. Condition is Good: illustrated cloth boards show moderate wear and some rubbing at edges; spine ends lightly frayed. Interior is clean and readable with light age toning. Binding remains sound. No dust jacket. Includes a vintage card pocket and handwritten card on the rear endpaper. A visually appealing and historically interesting mid-century volume, suitable for collectors of WWII-era materials, Pacific studies, or vintage educational books.…

Octavo, paperbound (stapled illus. grey wrappers), 94 pp. Illus. with b&w photos, maps. Very Good+, with former owner info. Contents: Inida Old and New; The Peoples of India; Village Life in India; Wealth and Poverty; How India is Governed; Growth of Indian Nationalism; India and the War. Asian History, India.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Usual ex-library features, some marked through. The interior is clean and tight. Binding and cover are good. The book has been library hardbound. 94 pages. Illustrated with photographs. Ex-Library.

Reprint ed. Paperback octavo (with flaps), very good plus condition, single-colour drawings, minimal edgewear. 118 pp. This memoir was written on Norfolk Island in 1842 by convict James Porter, who was sent to the Island prison from Van Diemens Land after a sentence of death (later set aside) which was incurred for the piracy of the ship Frederick from Macquarie Harbour in 1834 (ten escaped convicts sailed the ship to Chile). This story is about the mastermind of the Frederick mutineers, scallywag and swashbuckling romancer James (Jimmy) Porter, whose desire for freedom takes him around the world. Prepared for publication by Richard Innes Davey, from a manuscript in the Dixson Library, State Library of NSW, Sydney. Afterword by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart. (Originally published, September 2003, by Round Earth Company. Hardback and paperback have the same ISBN. This copy is the 2014 paperback reprint with new cover design.).…

94p., 6x8 inch staplebound pamphlet; photos, spine slightly toned, else very good.