Published by Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, London / Oxford, 1937
Seller: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. H.M. Brock, Terence Cuneo, et al. (illustrator). Unpaginated, large 8vo (9 7/8" H, approx 1 7/8" wide) - pictorial hard cover (boy playing water polo). 4 colour plates, numerous b&w illustrations. Contents: The Pathan Syce (Lt.-Colonel A. Lloyd Owen); The Misnomer (drawing) (Tom Talbot); Down in the Desert (Air Commodore L.E.O. Charlton); Justin's Unaccountable Impulses (Gunby Hadath); The Tawnley Marten Hunt (J.C. Bristow-Noble); Building the Cricketer (R.M. Lloyd); The Dream (Claude Flight); The Mantle of Elijah (Leslie Beresford); The Black Mew (Captain G. A. Hope); The Writing on the Wall (K. Wallis Coales); Camp Craft in the African Wilds (Wilfrid Robertson); Pilots, According to the Bo'sun (Lawrence R. Bourne); Scout Shanties - Fire Lighting (J.H.); Fair Fighting (Fishing) (Commander J.G. Bower); Grimshaw Comes Back (Michael Poole); Nature's Enchanting Puzzle Book (Marcus Woodward); The Secret Range (G. Gaston Vincent); The Ju-ju Man ('Selim'); Donkey Work (L.R. Brighwell). Scattered tiny foxing marks on the preliminary pages and on a few rear pages, slight browning to pages, browning to edges of text block, light to moderate edge wear, wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, fading to spine colour, book slightly cracked in two places, areas of light discoloration on rear board, light rubbing and a few tiny scuffs.
Published by Milford & OUP, UK, 1924
Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Saville Lumley et al (illustrator). Hbk in pictorial boards; G++; cover grubby/browned; covers shows boy in blazer with cricket bat; , 1st story is The Golden Cave by L B Thoburn-Clarke; ; Big Book for Boys; 4to 11" - 13" tall.
Published by Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press [OUP], London, 1927
First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. First Edition. 250mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). 240pp + plates. 6 colour plates. Includes excerpts on buying and repairing second-hand motorcyles Formation Flying amidst a collection of short stories ranging from 'On Patrol in Papua' to 'Torpid Bumping Races at Oxford'. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed Illustrated hardback board cover.
Published by Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1928
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Wigfull, W. Edward & Bates, Leo & Hamilton, W. Bryce & et al., (illustrator). 1928. Very good condition with no wrapper. Pictorial front board showing man in flying gear with aircraft and hills in background. Pictorial onlay to spine on grey cloth. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "The Race Home" by Lawrence Bourne. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some hinges pulled. Foxing throughout, especially to textblock. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!.