Gimlet King Commandos by Captain W E Johns (28 results)
Language: English
Published by Armada Books, UK 1963
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Mad Hatter Books, Auckland, New ZealandMad Hatter Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Paperback: illustrated by LESLIE STEAD, cover edges are slightly rubbed on the edges and spine, corners very slightly bumped, some foxing on the foredges and endpapers, pages are tanned, else vg. 156pp. Leslie Stead (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by The brockhampton Press Ltd 1951
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2rd impression . Second impression, 1951. Gift inscription from the previous owner on the front free end paper page. complete with all plates. Publication of 189 pages. Frontispiece. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, closed tears and chipped pieces along the edges.… The boards are in good condition. There is foxing on the block of the book and on the first and last few pages as well as on the inner jacket. All pages are accessible. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by The Brockhampton Press, Ltd. 1950 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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No Jacket. Hardcover octavo (VG-, scruffy), lacks d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Language: English
Published by Brockhampton Press, Leicester, UK 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Klanhorn, Queanbeyan, NSW, AustraliaKlanhorn
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Original price: US$ 40.01; 40% offCurrent price: US$ 24.01
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Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG, Shelfwear, dealer sticker, School Prize-plate, foxing, browning/VG, Price-clipped, edgewear, tears, abrasion, perforation, foxing. Adventure in the Siamese jungle. With a colour frontispiece by Leslie Stead, and eight black & wh…ite illustrations. Expanded condition report/scan on request.
Published by THE BROCKHAMPTON PRESS 1948
- Hardcover
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. THE BROCKHAMPTON PRESS 1948. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLE…ASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by University of London 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 185 pages (complete). Boards worn, cocked, marked. Previous ownership inscriptions and stamp, tanning, a bit stained, foxing. However, it is still in fair condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st printing. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Language: English
Published by Youth Book Club Ltd., London 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, , United KingdomEdinburgh Books
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. No stated date but understood to be 1950. First edition thus. 185pp., colour frontispiece and 9 black and white illustrations. First published in 1944, this is the second of W.E. Johns's "Gimlet" books. Captain "Gimlet" King parachutes into Fra…nce, and into a Naxi plot. This is a hard-to-find 'Youth Book Club' edition, and is bound in the original blue boards with gold titling on the spine. The case of the book is in very good condition with a tough of fading rto the spine ends and top edge of the boards. The contents are tight and clean with foxing to the top and fore edges of the text block, and on some pages this has seeped a little way into the top and/or fore margin. There is no inscription. The unclipped dustwrapper has some shelf wear with light soiling and foxing and the spine is browned. The corners and spine ends are lightly bumped and nicked and the spine ends and top front corner have been reinforced on the reverse with strips of document repair tape.
Published by University of London Press, London 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, AustraliaArapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex
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Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Reprint. 12mo. original blue boards (a little rubbed & sunned, some spotting; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 186 (last blank), with colour frontispiece and text illustrations. A very good copy. No. 2 in the Gimlet series, this one set in wartime France. Leslie Stead (illustrator).
Published by Leicester. Brockhampton Press/ 1951
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, AustraliaThe Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB)
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(2nd imp) Or.bds. 189pp. col.front. & b/w ills. Sl. foxing else a very good copy.
Published by University of London Press. 1949
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, AustraliaThe Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB)
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(2nd imp) Or.bds. 186pp. col.front. & b/w ills. Sl. foxing else a very good copy.
Published by University of London Press London 1949 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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reprint hardback in decorated cloth Nice copy small octavo 185pp., col. frontis., illusts., No dust jacket o/w a nice copy.
Published by Brockhampton Leicester 1951 1951
- Hardcover
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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2nd imp. hardback in original cloth Very Good small octavo 189pp., frontis, text ills..
Published by University of London Press, London 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, AustraliaArapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex
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Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Reprint. VG+/VG-. 12mo. original light brown boards (a trifle rubbed, prev. owner's name to FFE, occasional offsetting and leaf edge speckling) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, rubbed & frayed with some chipping to extremities); pp. 186, with colour frontispiece and text illu…strations. A very good copy. No. 3 in the Gimlet series, this one set in Scotland. Leslie Stead (illustrator).
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No jacket. First edition, first printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE L…OCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Leicester, Brockhampton Press, 1949. 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, AustraliaGrant's Bookshop
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Octavo, 190 pages, original boards in edgeworn dustwrapper, foxing to foredges, a very good copy. First edition.
More images- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, , United KingdomAddyman Books
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The Brockhampton Press, Leicester. 1950. Second Impression of First Edition. Colour frontis. Top margin of boards faded, fore-edges foxed. Wrapper clipped, but price still intact, extremities worn and slightly creased. Contents clean and sound.
Published by The Brockhampton Press Limited, Leicester, England 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: CURIO, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, United KingdomCURIO
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in green cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine. Unclipped dustjacket (6/-net) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 191pp. Colour frontispiece, full page b/w illustrations throughout. Not libra…ry copy, no inscriptions, some wear to dustjacket edges, foxing to page block. (27/3).
Published by University of London Press Ltd, London 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: CURIO, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, United KingdomCURIO
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in green boards with black lettering and illustrations, no dustjacket, 185pp. colour frontispiee, b/w illustrations throughout (both full page and within text). Not library copy, no inscriptions, few light marks to boards. (18/3).
More imagesPublished by The Brockhampton Press, Ltd., Leicester, UK. 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United KingdomCamilla's Bookshop
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Bound in green cloth with black lettering to spine and front board, this hardback book is in Good condition. The book has 191pp of text in 14 chapters, and a colour illustration opposite the title page. Some slight foxing at the head and foredge. Dust wrapper i…s chipped and torn at the head and tail of the spine and boards. Otherwise overall condition is Good.
Published by University of London Press Ltd, London 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United KingdomBarter Books Ltd
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Red hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd impression. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 192pp.
More imagesPublished by The Brockhampton Press 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, , United KingdomAddyman Books
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The Borckhampon Press. Leicester. 1949. First edition. Hardback with DW. Extremities worn with pages slightly browned and foxed otherwise a lovely clean copy in a slightly worn wrapper.
Published by Brockhampton Leicester 1947 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition hardback in decorated cloth Nice copy small octavo 185pp., col. frontis., illusts., No dust jacket o/w a very good copy.
More imagesPublished by University of London Press, London 1950
- Hardcover
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, , United KingdomSt Marys Books And Prints
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Hard Back. Reprint. A Story of Combined Operations Illustrated dust jacket with slight discolouration some wear and closed tears to the extremities Not price clipped Original red cloth boards with black printed illustration and titles in good condition despite a little fading along the top edge Light foxing to the prelims otherw…ise a good clean copy with colour frontispiece and several monochrome illustrations throughout pp 192 Overall a good copynbsp. book.
More imagesPublished by University of London Press 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. In removable protective plastic jacket. Some small nicks to edges of jacket. Previous owners inscription on FFEP. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM T…HE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Published by Brockhampton Leicester 1948 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine small octavo 191pp., col. frontis, b/w text ills., Nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.
More imagesPublished by London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
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dj. First Edition. [Children's adventure story collection] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.227; [1], blank. With six green-tinted double spread illustrations by Stead, colour frontispiece and title page on pale green coated paper. Bound in publisher's blue cloth blocked in gilt, pictorial price-clipped dust-jacket. Edges l…ightly spotted, jacket with some chips to spine ends and a few short edge tears. Very good.
Published by London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
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dj. First Edition. [Children's adventure story collectionl] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.227; [1], blank. With six green-tinted double spread illustrations by Stead, colour frontispiece and title page on pale green coated paper. Bound in publisher's blue cloth blocked in gilt, pictorial price-clipped dust-jacket. Lacks…free endpaper else a pleasing copy in a lightly nicked jacket. Uncommon in bright condition.
More imagesPublished by The Brockhampton Press, Ltd., Leicester 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A first edition of Gimlet's Oriental Quest by Captain W. E. Johns. With illustrations, and a coloured Frontispiece. William Earl Johns (5 February 1893 ? 21 June 1968) was an English pilot and writer of adventure stories, usually written under t…he pen name Captain W. E. Johns although he never held that rank. He is best remembered as the creator of the ace pilot and adventurer Biggles. In a green cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper in an acetate protective covering. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.
