King Commandos by Captain W E Johns (38 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Leslie Stead (illustrator). 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.

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.

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.

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 PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Large format with limp cover. Illustrated paper on card. 619 pages with ribbon bookmark. Comprised of four previously published titles : King of the Commandos; Gimlet Goes Again; Gimlet Comes Home; Gimlet Mops Up. Has a tiny crease to rear panel, else Fine. Covers clean and tight. Selling quality books for 35 years.

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.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Walter Foster (illustrator). 158 pages. Cover very worn. Text tanned.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. October, 1943. Publication of 192 pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and a touch edge worn. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is strong. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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 & white illustrations. Expanded condition report/scan on request.

Condition: Good. First edition (ie first impression), hardback. 12mo (19cm by 13cm), 192pp. Colour frontispiece, 10 text illustrations. Original red cloth. The binding is a little rubbed and bumped, and the contents are a little tanned; overall, this book is in good condition.

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 France, 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.

(2nd imp) Or.bds. 186pp. col.front. & b/w ills. Sl. foxing else a very good copy.

(2nd imp) Or.bds. 189pp. col.front. & b/w ills. Sl. foxing else a very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 'King of the Commandos' by Captain W. E. Johns. University of London Press 1943 first edition. Slight foxing. VG in edge frayed dust jacket with some chipping.

reprint hardback in decorated cloth Nice copy small octavo 185pp., col. frontis., illusts., No dust jacket o/w a nice copy.

2nd imp. hardback in original cloth Very Good small octavo 189pp., frontis, text ills.,

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 LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Book Condition ? Fine: Signs of age/shelf wear across original dust jacket (creases, scuffs, small tears etc). Now protected by plastic slip cover. Original red cloth binding with black lettering and artwork is mint. Text block has some foxing and discolouration, but mostly clean with decent edges. Pages are clean and tightly bound. Illustrations and plates are unblemished. First edition, first printing. A work of his 'Worrals of the W. A. A. F' series. Copies featuring the original dust jacket are scarce, especially in such great condition. A wonderful collector's item for any fans of the author. King of the Commandos by Captain W. E. Johns is a high-energy wartime adventure featuring bold commando raids, daring heroics, and fast-paced action. Following a fearless leader and his team behind enemy lines, the novel delivers thrilling battles, clever tactics, and a strong sense of wartime camaraderie, perfect for readers who enjoy classic military adventure stories.

Octavo, 190 pages, original boards in edgeworn dustwrapper, foxing to foredges, a very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Complete with 11 illustrations. 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 PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

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 library copy, no inscriptions, some wear to dustjacket edges, foxing to page block. (27/3).

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).

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.

PARIS, Presses de la Cité - Edition de 1948 à 1959 - In-8, 19x12,5, cartonnage éditeur rouge, bleu ou brun avec petite illustration - avec jaquette illustrée, des fois coiffe usagée - Bon état général Les titres suivants sont sans jaquette et vendus à 8 pièce : Flamme mène l'enquête, Retour de King, King répond à toutMERCI DE NOUS INDIQUER LE OU LES OUVRAGES CHOISIS. Biggles et Scotland Yard, le puzzle chinois, enterre la hache de guerre -3 ouvrages Livres.

Condition: Acceptable. JOHNS, Captain WE King of the Commandos (Armada Paperbacks for Boys & Girls) May Fair Books, London, 1963, 1st thus, paperback, fair, illustrated from six line drawings by Walter Foster, 158 Areciable shelf wear to paperback wraps and spine strip (see scans), 15cm by 1cm chip at spine tail, 1cm split to one side of spine strip, shaken with several loose pages, pages clean, tanned Reading copy CHIDREN'S COLLECTABLE, CAPTAIN WE JOHNS, GIMLET ADVENTURE STORY 46723 CHILD'S COLL/JOHNS £1650 158.

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 is chipped and torn at the head and tail of the spine and boards. Otherwise overall condition is Good.

University Of London. 1944. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Blue cloth, black lettering. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. Boards are a little soiled, lean to spine and front board. Inner hinge cracked, and occasional foxing to o/w clean and sound contents.

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.

1st edition hardback in decorated cloth Nice copy small octavo 185pp., col. frontis., illusts., No dust jacket o/w a very good copy.

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.