Adventures Unknown, Signed (12 results)

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Softcover, VG, trade size, inscribed by author, bumped at top of spine, very clean inside. 287 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. Pictorial wraps, 285pp, inscribed by author on title page. Cover is rubbed but book appears unread. -- Author's ". feelings about the situations he encountered selling his first book across America under the cover of anonymity.". Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4to, illustrated boards, 301pp., ills. First edition/printing. No jacket. Warmly inscribed by Nadel to a friend at the half title page. A VG+ copy: clean, bright, sound and appealing. Extra postage may be asked (4). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Many original photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. New and signed. A 900 mile journey through the Andes in the 1920's. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover; First Printing. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust. First Edition. The dustjacket is now protected in a new, removable archival sleeve. ; SIGNED by the author with an inscription. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9".

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. An attractive first edition/first printing in As New condition in about Fine dust-jacket with short hairline tear to front panel. Boldly SIGNED and dated (May '10) by author Dan Nadel directly on the half-title page; The companion volume to Nadel's 2006 anthology Art Out of Time, Art in Time focuses on some of the lesser-known comics by a few Titans of the industry including: H. G. Peter (Wonder Woman) , John Stanley (Little Lulu) , and Jesse Marsh (Tarzan); 4to; [7], 8-301, [3] pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Print. 302 pages. Inscribed on the half title page. The author focuses on the lesser-known comic books and stories by the writers of the more popular and mainstream comics. Features the unheralded works of Pat Boyette, Bill Everett, Matt Fox, Sam J. Glanzman, Harry Lucey, Jesse Marsh, Michael McMillan, Willy Mendes, Mort Meskin, Pete Morisi, H. G. Peter, Sharon Rudahl, John Stanley, and John Thompson. Includes a brief comic chronology and great reproductions of both color and black & white comics. In Very Good plus condition. Slight ding and bowing to the foredge, otherwise Like New inside and out. Nice illustrated boards of vintage comics. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. We accept all major credit cards and paypal. Additional photos emailed upon request. Overseas shipping is $59.95 Priority Mail. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New York: (2010). First edition. First printing. Hardbound. NEW/NEW. A pristine unread copy, very fine in all respects. Comes with mylar jacket protector. Purchased new and never opened. Shipped in well padded box. (Smoke-free, no marks, no bruises, etc.) Signed and dated by Nadel on half-title page in May 2010. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Glenn Chadborne (illustrator). 1st Edition. NEW UK HARDBACK in Beautiful FULL-COLOR, Printed SLIPCASE. SIGNED by GLENN CHARBORNE, BARRY FORSHAW & PETER CROWTHER on a limited edition print of Re-imagined cover of Issue 2 by Glenn Chadbourne. LIMITED Ed. 300. Full-Color Facsimile of Originals. NO DJ, as Published. NO remainder mark. | SHIPS AIRMAIL INTERNATIONALLY! [Extra Postage for International Delivery]. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, fine full calf. AN EXTRAORDINARY TALE | A SUPERIOR COPY | EXCEPTIONAL PROVENANCE ***From the estate of the late multi-world-record-holding extreme sport adventurer and billionaire explorer extraordinaire, Steve Fossett.*** SYNOPSIS The amazing tale of adventure and survival of explorer John Cockburn who fought and lost an epic battle to pirates off the coast of Jamaica, was left naked and stranded in Central America, escaped from a Honduran jail, and travelled across Central America for two years until being rescued after reaching an English factory in Panama. An extraordinary account! CONDITION: VG+ to NF FULL TITLE A Journey Over Land, From the Gulf of Honduras to the Great South-Sea Performed by John Cockburn, and Five other Englishmen, vis Thomas Rounce, Richard Bannister, John Holland, Thomas Robinson, and John Ballman; Who were taken by Spanish Guarda-Costa, in the John and Jane, Edward Burt Master, and set on Shoar at a Place called Porto-Cavalier, naked and wounded, as mentioned in Several Newspapers of October 1731. Containing variety of extraordinary distresses and adventures, and some new and useful discoveries of the inland of those almost unknown parts of America: As also, an exact account of the manners, customs and behaviour of the several Indians inhabiting a tract of land 2400 miles; particularly of their dispositions toward the Spaniards and English. To which is added, a curious piece, written in the reign of King James I and never before printed, intitled, A Brief Discovery of Some Things Best Worth Noteinge on the Travells of Nicholas Withington, a Factor in the East-Indies. BOOK INFO Published in 1735 by C. Rivington in London. First edition, first printing. Rebound in full speckled fine calf by Cecil and Larkins in the latter half of the 1800s: triple gilt tooled filet paneling with corner gilt emblems; spine with five raised bands separating compartments ruled and tooled in gilt; two morocco spine labels; all board edges with gilt rolls; gilt inner dentelles; all edges stained yellow; marbled endpapers. Octavo, 7 7/8" x 5". Collated and complete, including the scarce engraved folding map of Central America and publisher ads: viii, 349, [3]. Several engraved head- and tail-pieces and decorated initials. The Withington narrative, with its own title page (dated 1734), comprises the final 85 pages of text. Signed by Cecil and Larkins on a front blank. PROVENANCE Steve Fossett was a record-setting adventurer and explorer. In February 2006, Fossett flew the Virgin GlobalFlyer for the longest uninterrupted and unrefueled aircraft flight in history, covering 25,766 miles, becoming the first person to complete a solo circumnavigation of the Earth in a hot air balloon. He broke records of speed and distance as a sailor. He participated in the Iditarod, Ironman and Paris to Dakar Rally, swam the English Channel and climbed some of the highest mountains on Earth. CONDITION REPORT The book is in VERY GOOD+ to NEAR FINE antiquarian condition. Refreshed endpapers and blanks. Exterior and Binding: Square spine, firm hinges and joints, sharp corners. Leather is supple, glossy, rich in color, and vibrant. A shallow 1/4 gash to fore-edge of top board. Very light rubbing to extremities and boards. Page edge yellow staining in excellent condition. Spine a bit sun-darkened. Interior: The pages are white and the text itself is clean and bright with an occasional stain or spot of foxing. Most signs of handing are along the margins - thumbing mostly. Offsetting from frontispiece map onto title page. Edges of map trimmed a bit tight, Some very small fore-edge nicks on last few pages and a small chip to top margin of FFEP. No marginalia, no worming or water dampening. No bent page corners or tears (scarce!) Steve Fossett Collection of Adventure and Exploration bookplate on front pastedown and some pencil writing on a rear blank. Overall, a beautifully bound, complete copy of an important and exciting travel and exploration first edition with exceptional provenance.

First edition thus, with Grant's illustrations and Laing's text. Illustrations by Gordon Grant and with a SIGNED DRAWING BY GRANT in red and black inserted before the half-title. 1 vols. 4to. White linen with purple leather labels lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine. Spine darkened, otherwise a very good copy Illustrations by Gordon Grant and with a SIGNED DRAWING BY GRANT in red and black inserted before the half-title. 1 vols. 4to First edition thus, with Grant's illustrations and Laing's text.