Gimlet Map by W E Johns: First Edition (18 results)
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Language: English
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd. Brock Books, Leicester, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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US$ 13.75
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Add to basketOriginal Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Boards have light bumping to corners and to the top and bottom of the spine. Spine has some light browning. Page edges are browned and spotted. There is a small bookshop label to the base of the front pastedown. Endpapers and pages are lightly browned with light spotting at th…e front and back of the book. The book has a slight musty snell but the pages are otherwise unmarked. Illustrated by Leslie Stead. No jacket. First printing. Stead, Leslie (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: kellow books, chipping norton, United Kingdomkellow books
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US$ 19.25
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 919 pages Illustrated by Leslie Steadname on ffep ow book vg cond Jacket chipped and creased on edges ow fair cond.
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Language: English
Published by The Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Browsers Books, Hamilton, NZ, New ZealandBrowsers Books
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US$ 29.86
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Brockhampton Press Ltd Leicester 1951 First Edition VG (grey cloth w title in black on spine and front board, sl worn, head and foot of spine v sl bumped, edges sl foxed, binding sl cocked) in VG DW (sl rubbed and worn, head and foot of spine sl…creased and chipped, price clipped).
Published by Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Abbey Books, Lifton, Devon, United KingdomAbbey Books
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Add to basketGrey Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 191pp B/w frontispiece plus 3 other b/w illustrations. Boards and spine have the diamond/Scottie dog pattern. Black lettering to spine. Damp (tanning) marks to spine and top edge of front board and some spotting to all edges. Dust jacket has price 6/6 net and… is clipped, has some tape repairs and a 'new' copied section of jacket inserted. Rear panel of jacket a bit grubby. Feel free to request immages of this item. Leslie Stead (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New ZealandThe Secret Bookshop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Some light foxing. Very slight forward lean and firmly bound. The jacket has Shallow chipping and some closed tears. Not price clipped at 6'6 net.
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Language: English
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: D & M Books, PBFA, Mirfield, United KingdomD & M Books, PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 'Gimlet Off the Map' by Captain W. E. Johns. Brockhampton Press 1951 first edition. Some foxing. Inscription. VG in slightly torn and frayed dust jacket with some creasing.
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Published by Brockhampton Press, London, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Map
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United KingdomBarter Books Ltd
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketGrey hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Cover gaded, 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 191pp.
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Karl Eynon Books Ltd, tywyn, United KingdomKarl Eynon Books Ltd
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 191 pages illustrated. A good copy 1951 1st impression. Dust jacket has a few small chips to the edges and is price clipped( 985 there ) now protected by loose fitting plastic.
Published by Leicester UK: Brockhampton Press, 1951, Leicester UK, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BOP Books, Tauranga, New ZealandBOP Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 19cm. VG h/c, no DJ. Inked greetings top FFEP, dealer stamp lower left. Few tiny marks on covers, slight fading to spine. 191 pages, 4 full page b/w plates by Leslie Stead Another Gimlet (and regular sidekicks) adventure by the creator of Biggles. Set in the dangerous ju…ngles of Central America the group is assigned to discover why white men are operating a mysterious factory deep in the interior.
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd., 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United KingdomStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a dustwrapper in fair condition. Grey boards, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Covers lightly marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and text…block. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, rear panel slightly grubby. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Stead, Leslie (illustrator).
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Published by The Brockhampton Press, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear. Complete with 4 illustrations by Leslie Stead. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEA…S 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.
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Published by Brockhampton Press, London, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, AustraliaBlack Stump Books And Collectables
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. Cream binding, black title with diamond shaped blind embossed pattern on cover. 191 pages. Frontis plus three b/w full page pictures. A worn, but complete and intact ex-library First Edition. Stead (illustrator).
Published by The Brockhampton Press, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United KingdomHAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A.
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Condition: Used
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4 black & white illustrations. The book is very clean and firm inside and out just some light foxing to closed page edges and a light fingermark to free front endpaper. A bright and complete dustjacket with some edge wear and a light crease leng…th of front panel. Stead, Leslie (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Brockhampton Press, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Barely Read Books, Limpsfield, United KingdomBarely Read Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Tiny fade to top and bottom of spine faint mark to title of front panel otherwise really bright clean boards no bumps. No foxing to textblocks or pages no marks no inscription unread Fine. Dust Wrapper minor creasing to front panel top edge, tiny rubs to corne…rs and front flap fold. Slightly grubby to rear panel no tears or loss not price cut fine. Leslie Stead (illustrator).
Published by Brock Books, London, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: St Paul's Bookshop P.B.F.A., Peterborough, United KingdomSt Paul's Bookshop P.B.F.A.
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition hardback copy in jacket. Generally Vg+, though the jacket has some foxing to its verso, which shows through on the front cover illustration, as some speckled darkening. Smudging to back cover. Not price-clipped or torn at all, no annotati…ons.
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Published by Leicester: The Brockhampton Press Ltd., 1951, 1951
- 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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Add to basketdj. First Edition. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.191 [1]. With four black and white illustrated plates, including a frontispiece by Leslie Stead. Publisher's grey cloth with black titles to spine and upper. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Stead, priced at 6s. Heavy spotting to… edges, otherwise internally clean, with some spotting also to cloth. Bright jacket shows light general wear and chipping to edges. Very good.
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Published by The Brockhampton Press, Leicester, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rare Aviation Books, Millers Point, NSW, AustraliaRare Aviation Books
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Octavo, grey cloth, 192 pp., frontispiece, three plates. Cloth foxed at spine, spotting throughout, previous owner's inscription on front inner board ' David Hartado 22nd April 1952' in blue ink, otherwise a good copy. First edition. Biggles' adventures in the forest of Central America.
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Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd; University of London Press 1946-1951, Leicester, 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A bright collection of largely first impression novels from Captain W. E. Johns' 'Gimlet' series, with the original dust wrappers. All first editions, first impressions except for 'Gimlet Goes Again', which is a second impression.With the publisher's origin…al dust wrappers, with 'Comes Home', 'Mops Up' and 'Goes Again' being unclipped. Clear protective wrap adhered to the dust wrappers of 'Lends a Hand' and 'Bores In', unable to be removed.The 'Gimlet' series, which were published during and after World War II, centres around the adventures of explorer-soldier "Gimlet" King, and his daring band of followers. Gimlet and his team of commandos were designed to represent the multiple ethnicities of the British Empire; along with the English characters, French-Canadian, Scots, and European-educated Asians co-operate for the good of Britain.Several of the novels are set during World War II, especially in occupied Europe, whilst others revolve around treasure, and the post-war struggles in Britain's colonies and former colonies.Gimlet Comes Home (1946) - The first post-WWII story. No rear free endpaper as issued due to wartime paper shortages. With a colour frontispiece and eight full-page black-and-white illustrations.Gimlet Mops Up (1947) - With a colour frontispiece and eight green-colour plates.Gimlet Goes Again (1949) - With a colour frontispiece and nine in-text and full-page black-and-white illustrations.Gimlet Lends a Hand (1949) - With a monochrome frontispiece and three further plates.Gimlet Bores In (1950) - With a monochrome frontispiece and three further plates.Gimlet Off the Map (1951) - With a monochrome frontispiece and three further plates.Collated, complete. In the original cloth bindings. With the original dust wrappers, 'Comes Home', 'Mops Up' and 'Goes Again' being unclipped.Externally, smart, with minor fading to the spine of 'Off the Map', discolouration to the spine head and tail of 'Mops Up' and occasional marks to the boards. Minor bumping to the spine head and tail of 'Goes Again'. Dust wrappers are generally smart, with only edge wear to the majority of volumes. A couple chips to the wrap of 'Mops Up'. A small closed tear to the spine head and a couple tide marks to the wraps of 'Comes Home'. Closed tear to 'Mops Up' spine tail. Tape marks from adhered protective wrap to 'Goes Again'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers of 'Mops Up', the occasional spots to 'Off the Map', 'Bores In' and 'Lends a Hand'. Ownership ink inscriptions to the front free endpapers. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
