Talbot Booth Edited (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, oblong, 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches, 732 pages, illustrated. No date of publication, between 1942 and 44. Outer hinges split, re-glued and now solid. Wear to spine ends. Apart from signature of previous owner, William G. Smith radio officer SS Jane Long (a Liberty Ship) on preliminary page, the pages are clean. I will not ship this book overseas.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Firmly bound, navy blue cloth boards. Scuffing, fading and marks on cover and spine. Dust spotting on the last page. No jacket with fraying and tears on the edge of the spine with most of the back external edge of the spine split.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean dark blue covers with lightly scuffed corners, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. ISBN: 0850381398. ISBN/EAN: 9780850381399. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 75316101097. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. Third Edition. xx,746pp, 100s of ills in colour & b&w. , A 'dumpy' book. No date, but circa 1940- war has begun. Owner name, stamp on rear eps, else vg black cloth h/c in good plus dj. Size: Landscape 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Bound of black cloth over boards with gold lettering on spine. Covers are clean with light wear, mild rubbing at crown and foot of spine with partial fraying on top front corner of spine. Binding is loosened but secure; signatures shaken with partial tear along spine gutter on front endpapers. Pictorial DJ is lightly faded and toned with wear along edges, various small tears repaired on front and back with clear tape, wrapped in protective mylar. Pages are in good condition; generally clean with minimal wear and light uniform toning. B&W illustrations printed throughout with various fold-out maps charts, in B&W and color. 752 pages. Title page dated 1936. Ex-Library; blacked-out inventory marking on spine, bookplate on front attached endpaper reads "Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. Research Department, Burbank, California." Loose card with withdrawals and returns of book slipped inside front cover. A nice copy. This volume comes from the Aviation collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling spent his lifetime teaching, writing, and collecting books on civil and military aviation. We are proud to house his Aviation collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: If there is a photo beside this listing, it is a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Hardback, cloth. Condition: As Described. No Jacket. Second Edition. Aircraft of the World, A Recognition Book, Edited by Paymr. Lieut-Comdr. E. C. Talbot-Booth, R.N.R. Drawn and Compiled by Eric Sargent. Hardback, second edition, undated but circa late 1930s-early 1940s (first edition published in 1937), illustrated, published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., London. Measures around 4 1/2" x 5 1/4" x 2 1/4". Pagination: (2) ix (1) 1094 (2) pp. Black cloth binding, faded gilt lettering to spine.Marking and scuffing to binding, some discolouration. Tearing to outer hinges, to head and tail of spine and to bumped corners. Creasing to spine. Slackness to binding. Page edges browned, scuffed and otherwise marked. Some marking to endpapers, gift inscription on front free endpaper. Some light foxing to page surfaces throughout and a little other marking nbut no underlining, marginalia, etc.See pictures for further information. 1094+ pp. Circa 1930s-40s.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback; very good in torn and scuffed dustjacket.; A book of reference on the world's merchant shipping. Illustrated with b/w line drawings.; 458 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Blue boards sharp and square, normal shelf wear to edges. In Fine + condition. Book is firm in binding, b&w illustrations throughout. 1-1/2 inches thickness. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Illustrated by E. C. Talbot-Booth (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. v/g hardback,no inscriptions.569pp,with illustrations and drawings.

1st Edition. Hardback. Near good, no d/w. Spine cocked, faded and bumped; edge of boards dusty and dented; corners creased; boards marked and stained; pages yellowed; edge of pages grubby. Heavy book, will require extra postage - please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts.…

Hardback. Bound in blue cloth boards stained corners bumped with some loss outer front hinge detached and frayed Unpaginated Ffep and rear endpaper has been cut off title page is creased with the corner bottom right hand side torn off half title page creased with closed tear to the base Pencil annotation throughout Although in fair condition the information contained within will be invaluable to anyone interested in the British Merchant Navy. book.…

HC. unpaginated Nice clean copy, bright illustrations - NOTE, 1/2 inch at top of spine backstrip is missing. Light corner wear, and book block tad loose, but hinges are fine. Great reference copy. good, blue cloth (hardcover) - SEE NOTE. color illustrations (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Sixth edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, blue title and author lettering to the spine, black and white end paper world maps. Dumpy. 4¼'' x 5½''. Contains (xvi), 1104 pp + 12 pp catalogue with colour plates and monochrome illustrations [some-folding] and archive photographs throughout, ship silhouettes and over-head plans. Rubbing to the edges of the covers, else in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHIPPING (Liners, Merchant).…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. . SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition thus, Nd. c. 1930's. Fine full page colour plates of flags and funnels and also of the ships. Contents very slightly shaken. Publishers full dark blue cloth very lightly marked. The colour dustwrapper has a tear to the front panel and back panel (no loss) and a few very small chips to the corners and bottom of the spine. It is slightly dusty and darkened. Not price clipped. A remarkable survival in its dustwrapper. Oblong folio format. Rare in this condition. Coloured plates throughout. (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. Sixth edition hard back binding in publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, black and white end paper world maps. Dumpy. 4¼'' x 5½''. A record of the fighting ships of all nations together with brief explanations of some of the many things that go to make up a modern navy. Contains (xix), 720 printed pages of text with colour plates and monochrome illustrations [some-folding] of ships emblems, flags, badges, pennants, naval ensigns and archive photographs throughout, ship silhouettes and over-head plans. Name to the top of the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the edges and corners, spot marks to the rear cover. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHIPPING (Liners, Merchant).…

George Philip & Son. London. 1942. Slim stapled yellow booklet with delightlful colour illustrations to covers. 32pp. Colour illustrations throughout. Covers are very slightly worn and a little soiled. Contents clean and fresh.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A solid, clean copy of the 1942 edition, with its accompanying beige dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (rubbing to the titling along the front panel, bright gilt-titling along the spine) in a crisp, price-intact ($19), VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the tips and along the spine ends, and very mild soiling to the panels. Oblong quarto, assisted by E.B.R. Sargent. "The Standard Work of Reference on Merchant Ships of the World".…

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with a tape repair to the head of the lower panel, 1939 tidily inked to the head of the upper. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Pages very gently age-tanned; Hardback. Dust wrapper over black boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 4¼" x 5½" (0.8 kg); pp (xiii) 569; In the Dumpy Books series; Publishing date unstated, dated from references. Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Plates [15] ; Diagrams; Maps; Tables; Fold-Out Maps [1]; Advertisements [8]; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #177035 ||. …

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. Landscape 4½'' x 6''. Contains xii, 569, xiv, viii printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout, colour plates to the rear. Dumpy Book tie with book mark still attached. Without any ownership markings, light dust soiling to the page edges. Very Good condition book, in scarce Very Good condition dust wrapper with small nicks to the corners and edges, no losses of the paper, not price clipped 7/6, spine colours not faded. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).…

George Philip & Son. London. 1941. Slim stapled yellow booklet with delightlful colour illustrations to covers. 32pp. Colour illustrations throughout. Covers are very slightly worn and a little soiled with mark to upper margin of inside cover o/w contents clean and fresh.