Wead Frank (31 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Fair. 1938. First Published in Great Britain. 240 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Quarter bound in leather with cloth covered boards. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white photographic plates. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Condition: Fair. 1938. First Published in GB. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Black and white illustrations and photographic plates throughout with colour illustrated frontispiece. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper and half-title page. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping.Light tanning to spine and edges. Staining to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to boards due to age and use. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Minor scuffing along cover edges. Inner hinge of cover is slightly detaching. Pages are tanned.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Good. No Jacket. Minor rubbing to the edges and corners. No DJ. Minor bumping to the corners. Binding is fine. Pages are moderately tanned.

Hard Cover. Condition: Worn but Complete. Front and back covers detached but present. Resembles an oversized Big Little Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: VG-. 1st UK Edition. History of this US seal-catcher and later Revenue Cutter built for Antarctic service. 240pp, illustrated. Some scattered spotting, otherwise a good clean copy in original cloth boards, spotted to spine. No dust wrapper.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. A Very Good copy in embossed black hard covers, with a small soil spot at the bottom corner of the rear cover. Sound binding, clean/unmarked within, and not ex-library. No dust jacket. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. Laune, Paul (illustrator). First Edition. Small Hardcover 1936, school stamp on endpaper (Our Changing World).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photoplay edition; Cagney and O'Brien photo on front pictorial cover; full page black and white photos; complete in 124 pages; edges toned and modest wear to covers. photos;com.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: NEW.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. 8vo. Condition: Good. Pont, Charles E (illustrator). Assumed first without any other copyright dates listed- bound in gray cloth with blue titles on cover and spine. Small blue boat illustration on cover. Mapped endpapers. 272p. Deckled pages are warmly toned though unmarked. Ex-libris stamp to upper and lower edge of text block. Binding is slightly loosened. Boards sunned around margins and over spine. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photoplay edition. VG+. Slight wear to spine ends else a very nice clean unmarked bright tight copy.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Illustrated from the photoplay produced by Warner Brothers. 124pp., small 8vo, illustrated boards; minor edgewear. New York: Lynn Publishing, (1936). A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Yellow-stamped navy cloth boards have light wear and shelf stress to edges; softening at spine ends; spine is slightly cocked; toning to interior. Property stamps and plate on front endpaper; blacked out stamp over plate. No marks in text; no loose pages. A well preserved copy of this scarce title.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. (no dust jacket) [sharp-looking copy, nice and clean with very slight wear to a couple of corners and a tiny white stain at the bottom edge of the rear cover; one-time owner's name and date of purchase written at top of front pastedown]. Novel centered around the building of a mighty dam in the American west, to tame the waters of a mighty river. Obviously inspired by the construction of Hoover Dam, which was dedicated and already functional (although not 100% completed) on September 30, 1935, the novel was not especially well-reviewed (one reviewer called it "a hodge-podge so bewildering and repetitious that the plot becomes inarticulate), although the power of its imagery and the treatment of details attendant to the construction of the dam were generally recognized. One reviewer perhaps nailed its problems when he wrote that "in this story the individuals are unimportant [but] the canyon, the treacherous river and the toil of men to conquer both are engrossing." (Another commented that the authors "write like engineers"; I don't think it was intended as a compliment.) The authors had both done some screenwriting, and according to several reviews they had collaborated on the script for HELL DIVERS (1932) -- but the only problem with that "fact" is that although the movie was based on an original story by Wead, River isn't among the film's half-dozen or so contributing writers. (It's.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. CORNERS SLIGHTLY BUMPPED, SPINE SLIGHTLY SPLIT, COVER SLIGHTLY RUBBED. COLOR COVER PLAIN GOING DOWN ,BOTH STAR IS ON COVER. Non-Authorial Signature(ON FRO.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 424. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1931 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 424.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Presentation copy from Frank "Spig" Wead to director Howard Hawks, written on the front cover. Wead was a famous naval aviator who later became a Hollywood screenwriter after a fall down a flight of stairs. His best known works are "Test Pilot," "The citadel," and "They Were Expendable." Covers worn.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1938 film, showing actors Myrna Loy and Clark Gable in an intimate moment, while Spencer Tracy waits patiently on the left. A test pilot's daredevil stunts and recklessness cause pain to his devoted wife and mechanic best friend. The second of three films to co-star Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy, preceded by "San Francisco" (1936) and followed by "Boom Town" (1940). Set in Kansas, shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with old cello tape at the corners.

Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1938 film, showing actors Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, and Clark Gable. Mimeo snipe and 1937 advertising advisory stamp on the verso. A test pilot's daredevil stunts and recklessness cause pain to his devoted wife and mechanic best friend. The second of three films to co-star Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy, preceded by "San Francisco" (1936) and followed by "Boom Town" (1940). Set in Kansas, shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.