Townsend Eric W (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Folio. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Folio. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Folio. Book.

Red Pictorial Cloth. Condition: GOOD (BELOW AVERAGE). No Jacket. Colour Plates and Many Line Drawings (illustrator). First Edition of This Edition. Frontis illustrations is a colour fold out "Pacific Type Express Locomotive", The first story is "The Greyminster Mystery" by Hylton Cleaver.part spine repaired.POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES! AND FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY).Please e-mail for further details and don't hesitate to ask if you require pictures Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Not Inscribed or Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No 18 Volume 2. 42 page story comic/mag of adventure for boys, with a football article on transfer fees by "Fanny" Walden of Spurs + a circus story by Norman Taylor "Donnan The Daring" + Renegade Camp by Eric W. Townsend, etc. some small adverts illustrated, stapled, some wear, but a good to Vg copy of this scarce comic. Smaller than a Beano, larger than a Readers Digest!

Condition: Poor. The book binding is loose and in rather a fragile condition, it remains bound together though. Formerly owned, with some obvious signs of use/wear. The content has some foxing, dedication to the inside page. Fine to read/reference.

Condition: Good. Publisher's original stapled paper covers with wonderful period graphic colour art work to the front cover. 8vo. 7'' x 5½''. Contains 64 printed pages of text. Diagonal loss of paper cross the bottom of the front cover and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 70 other titles from The Boys' Friend Library. Member of the P.B.F.A. PICTURE COMICS.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). A very scarce story from the weekly periodical 'The Boys' Friend' by Eric W. MacLean, a unique proof copy with annotations and corrections by the author. A very scarce short story from the weekly periodical 'The Boys' Friend,' which ran from 1895 to 1927 and published one thousand seven hundred and seventeen issues.A popular boy story paper comprised of many adventure stories and serials including Nelson Lee, Sexton Blake, Ferrers Lord.An undated copy, dated from No. 571 in the series c1921. This story if from No. 581, 'The Red Fighter' by Eric W. Townsend, pseudonym for Eric W. MacLean.A uniquely annotated copy with many corrections by the author. Inscribed 'but to approx 45,000 words' and 'all second serial and book rights available' to the front pastedown, indicating the author was preparing for a book or a serial publication of this work following this printed appearance in 'The Boy's Friend'. The author has shortened the work, and has given it to his literary agent hence the c/o Mr John Farquharson to the front pastedown.The corrections involve the removal of many terms and some changes, for example 'from which' instead of 'that many' to page 3 and 'Royal CANADIAN Mounted Police' to page 7. Other corrections regard grammatical amendments. In a full cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The cloth is slightly rubbed on the front board and marked on the rear, faintly. With inscriptions on the front pastedown 'but to approx. 45.000 words. All second serial and book rights available,' undated. Internally, firmly bound. The first page of text is slightly chipped at the top margin. With some browning to the pages. Annotated with corrections throughout. Very Good. book.

Publisher's original stapled paper covers with wonderful period graphic colour art work to the front cover. 8vo. 7'' x 5½''. Contains 64 printed pages of text. Age tanning to the page margins, small loss of paper across the spine ends, priced 4d. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Boxing].