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Horwitz Publications, Melbourne, 1965. First Edition. Softcover. Ordinary/No Dust Jacket. 130 pages. Illustrated front cover, showing 2 fighter planes and the German U-boat, against a white background with black, yellow and blue writing on the front panel and black and blue on the spine. The book is rubbed, faded and the white of the background has become yellowed and dull. Rubbing and creasing to all corners of the book and to the head and to the heel of the spine. There is a crease running the spine length and the lower lefthand corner of the front panel, the spine gutter, has a very small split. The covers of the book all show show handling marks. Browning and foxing to the paper edges and to the endpapers. Internal pages showed tanning and the occasional foxing spot. A pulp fiction novel set during World War II about Australian Fighter Pilots and a German U-boat. Part of the Horwitz Publications Series -- this being number 19. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 12mo… Leer más

J.M. Dent & Co and in New York E.P. Dutton & Co, London . New York, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Philip Gough. 600 g.; VIII, 214 pages, last two pages blank, a further four pages of further titles in Illustrated Classic Series. Illustrated endpapers, and dustwrapper by Alexander H. Williamson. Colour Illustrated frontispiece by Philip Gough, who also drew the three other colour illustrations and 10 black-and-white illustrations within the text. Illustrated cloth covered boards with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Minor bumping to the backstrip edge and rubbing to the book corners. Dust marks and browning to the top text block edges and like browning and foxing to the other edges. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with white and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper are corners and backstrip edges. Rubbing to all edges of the dustwrapper and dustwrapper panels. Browning and handling marks to the… Leer más

Blackie & Son, Limited, Glasgow and Dublin, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Gordon Browne. list of illustrations. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece by Gordon Browne, who also did the other seven black-and-white illustrations within the text. Green/gilt coloured tint to all edges of the text block. Illustrated cover, showing a young man with a gun and a game bag on his shoulder ( showing a dead bird in the bag ) standing amongst some grass, all rendered in gilt. He has a background of brown coloured cloth. There is an insert of green which shows a jungle lagoon with a crocodile's head on the water against a background of darker green and there is a touch of gilt in some of the grasses as well, on the lower right hand corner of the front panel. On the back strip there is a gilt insert which has some gilt floral decorations but the writing has been rendered in green. A smaller gilt insert with the author's name.… Leer más

Blackie & Son, Limited, Glasgow and Dublin, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Gordon Browne. list of illustrations. Gray coloured endpapers. Eight illustrations by Gordon Browne within the text, the frontispiece is not present and appears not to have been a part of this publication. Green/gilt coloured tint to all edges of the text block. Illustrated cover, showing a young man with a gun and a game bag on his shoulder ( showing a dead bird in his bag ) standing amongst some grass, rendered in gilt. He has a background of red coloured cloth. There is another illustration which shows a jungle lagoon with a crocodile's head on the water against a background of darker green and red colouration and there is a touch of gilt in some of the grasses as well, lower right-hand corner of the front panel. On the back strip there is a gilt insert which has some gilt floral decoration but the writing has been rendered in red. A… Leer más

The Amalgamated Press Ltd/ Sexton Blake Library, London, 1954. First Edition. illustrated Paper. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Black-and-white illustration at the beginning of the story, showing a policeman and another man going towards a drowned aeroplane. Illustrated front cover, showing a policeman restraining another man, with yellow and blue coloured titles to the front panel and blue on the spine. The illustration on the front cover is in colour. The story has been written in panel form -- as for a newspaper. A " Thrilling Detective Novel", part of the Sexton Blake series -- number 295. "A pilotless plane crashed into a swamp. It was the private property of Lord Hullingsford; the fact that he was missing developed into a first-class mystery.". The book is rubbed, very grubby and a faded. Creasing and scuffing to all edges and there is chipping to the head and to the heel of the spine with a little loss. The spine is somewhat faded and chipped as well.… Leer más

Blackie and Son Ltd, London and Glasgow, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Ordinary/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: E. S. Hodgson. 320 pages, last blank. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece, by E. S. Hodgson, who also executed the 5 black-and-white illustrations within the text. Blue coloured boards with an illustration of a flying boat in white, black and blue on the front panel and an illustration of a man in a flying helmet and a trench coat on the spine. Blue, white and black writing on the front panel and black on the spine. There is rubbing, bumping and fraying to the head and to the heel of the spine and the top spine edge has two small tears as well. Bumping and rubbing to book corners and the lower book corners have the underlying board visible. The illustration on both front panel and spine have suffered heavy rubbing the spine illustration particularly affected to where the illustration has faded to invisibility. The remaining cloth is rubbed, heavily… Leer más

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1950. Seventh Impression. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Stead -- Cover Art. Red coloured boards with blind decoration and blind stamped publishes initials on the front panel with black coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dust wrapper, by Stead, with yellow coloured background and blue and black coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. A novel about a Captains' first voyage to Australia as commander of a fast passenger liner. Book was first printed in 1938. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and rubbing to the book corners. There is fading to the extreme edges of the spine, commensurate with dust wrapper loss. Spine is cocked. A little rubbing and scuffing to the book panels and there is browning and foxing to the top paper edge and browning to the other paper edges. Offset tanning to the endpapers along with some browning. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower… Leer más

Arrow Books, London, 1964. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. VIII, 9-192 pages. Colour illustrated front cover with orange and white titles to the front panel and red and black titles to the backstrip. Minor rubbing and creasing to the book edges. Some rubbing to the book panels and the remnants of a sticker can be seen to the top edge of the front panel. Browning to the text block edges and of the internal text, commensurate with poor paper used in book's production. A previous owner has placed a stamp with the date, in purple ink, "3 Mar 1965" to the top edge of the half title page. " While searching for treasure in the great Gobi desert, Burke Blake, adventurer and mercenary, is captured by Lovonan Black Magicians in the eerie region of Lob Nor, the cradle of Satanism. There Blake and his party meet the Grey Riders of the Dead and their spirit leader --Shadna Rana, the greatest sorcerer of all time." -- from the verso of the… Leer más

Arthur Baker Ltd, London, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 370 g.; VI, 304 pages, last two pages blank. Turquoise coloured boards with blue titles to the back strip. Bumping rubbing and very light fraying to the head and to the heel of the back strip and book corners. The lower book corners have the underlying board visible. Fading and discolouration to the top book edge and shelf wear to the lower edges. The cloth of the board has become faded, stained rubbed and marked. Fading of the back strip, to the point where almost total loss of colour. Very slight cocking of the spine. Heavy browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning to the endpapers and previous owner's name to the top edge of the free front end paper. Internally the pages are brown and foxed. " Bradford, J. S. [ ? - ? ] UK author of Even a Worm [ 1936 ] A novel similar in content to Arthur Machen's The Terror: A Fantasy [ 1917; rev 1927 ]: the animal kingdom revolts… Leer más

Horwitz Publications, London, 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Colour illustrated cover with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and pink and black coloured titles to the backstrip. Number 74 of the J. E. McDonnell series of pulp Naval War fiction. A 'Duchy' Holland novel. Creasing to the book corners and reading creases to the back strip. Sunning of the panels with quite noticeable cocking of the spine. Light browning to the pages. A previous owner has made various dates across the top edge of the rear panel, top edge of the back strip and top right hand corner of the front panel. A previous owner has placed the major character to the top edge to the verso of the front panel. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). (4), 7-130 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Fiction -- Vintage; Pulp Fiction; Australia; WW II; Ships & the Sea. Inventory No: 0122002. .

The World's Work (1913) Limited, Kingswood, Surrey, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. VIII, 156pp. 1/4 yellow cloth spine with black writing and 3/4 dark blue-grey boards. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and shelfwear to the top and bottom book edges. Foxing to the cloth of the spine and to the paper edges. Browning has also occurred to the paper edges. Offset tanning to the endpapers on with quite significant foxing. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right hand corner, front paste down. Some handling marks internally. The dustwrapper is illustrated, showing a futuristic aeroplane taking off, with white background, and blue writing on the front panel and spine. The dustwrapper is rubbed, faded and quite grubby. Chipping, with loss to the top dustwrapper corners and just chipping to the lower dustwrapper corners. Chipping with loss to the head and to the heel of the spine. There is a small punch market in the top half of the… Leer más

William Heinemann, London, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Note. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. A series of linked stories about a possible future written in the 1930s. In this book a global transportation system -- International Aircraft and Airways, Inc., becomes the new global government "..... it was armed with a superb ambition, to dragoon the nations of the world into a colossal scheme of tidiness." – from Note, page IX. Softening to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the book corners. Underlying board visible to the book corners. Flecking to the board edges with the results of insect activity seen to the front fore edge. Coffee cup ring can be seen to the rear panel. There is a 0.25" tear to the top left-hand corner of the backstrip and the lower 1.5" of Cloth of the board has split along the spine data region. Browning to the textblock edges and pages. Marks to the top… Leer más

Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, London, 1934. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Albert Morrow. 77 pages. The text is illustrated with 4 black-and-white full page illustrations by Albert Morrow. Illustrated front cover, showing two young people in a shed and an older man sitting down, and are so small illustration of the young girl on the spine. Black-and-white writing on the front panel and red and blue on the spine. The book is quite heavily rubbed and marked. Rubbing and bumping to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the spine the paper of the board has become a little detached to the top left-hand corner of the spine. The white of the back cover has become yellow. Browning to the paper edges. Browning to the endpapers and to the internal pages as well. A children's book from the early part of the 20th century. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Albert Morrow. Quantity… Leer más

Horwitz Publications, Sydney . Melbourne, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Colour illustrated cover with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A 'Duchy' Holland novel. Creasing to the book corners and reading creases to the back strip. Sunning of the panels with quite noticeable cocking of the spine. Light browning to the pages. A previous owner has made various dates across the top edge of the rear pane. Previous owners rubber stamp to the top left hand corner of the half title page. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [4], 5 - 128 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Fiction -- Vintage; Pulp Fiction; Australia; WW II; Ships & the Sea. ISBN: 0725501731. ISBN/EAN: 9780725501730. Inventory No: 0122004. . 9780725501730

J.F. Shaw, London, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Coloured illustrated frontispiece by Chris Temple. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with black decoration and titles to the front panel and backstrip. A novel from the early part of the 20th century about the land just beyond the horizon. This book is definitely showing signs of age and use. Heavy rubbing bumping of the book corners and backstrip edges. The book panels, either side of the backstrip and the book edges also quite noticeably worn and in some cases staining. There is browning and foxing of the text block edges along with the internal text. Browning and foxing to the endpapers and the front hinge has been over opened and underlying webbing is visible as has also happened between pages 158 through to page 184. There is a prize plate afixed to the free front end paper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. IV, 5-212 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s).… Leer más

Constable, London, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 345 g.; V, 224 pages, last two pages blank. Black coloured boards with gilt titles to the back strip. Minor rubbing to the head and to the heel of the back strip. Light browning to the text block edges. Illustrated dustwrapper, with green background and white and black titles to the front panel and a white to the back strip. Rubbing and a little chipping to the dustwrapper corners. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges, with loss of dustwrapper colour. There is a horizontal crease measuring 2.5 ", 0.25 " from the lower back strip edge, in the middle of the back strip. Light rubbing and some fading to the dustwrapper. The back dustwrapper panel has become somewhat dull and yellow. Creasing to the lower right-hand corner of the front fold over panel and to the top right-hand corner of the rear fold over panel. The Protectors are six members of the International Security Service, who are a small company… Leer más

Horwitz Publications, London, 1967. Reprint. Softcover. Good. Colour illustrated cover with black and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and red and black coloured titles to the back strip. Photograph of author to the rear book panel. Creasing to the book corners and there is a large triangular crease to the lower right hand corner of the front panel reading creases to the back strip with rubbing of the book edges and panels. A previous owner has made various locations in a black coloured marker to the front panel and "dates read" to the top edge of the rear panel. Browning to the text block edges and pages. Previous owner has placed some notes to the top edge of the verso of the front panel. Number 48 of the J. E. McDonnell series of pulp Naval War fiction. Captain Bentley adventure. Second Edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). (4), 7-130 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Ships &… Leer más

Fantasy Books/ Cherry Tree (Kemsley Newspapers Ltd.), London, No date. First British Paperback Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Cartier. 192 pages, last two pages for further books published by " Cherry Tree Books ", foreword by author. The text is illustrated with four black-and-white full-page illustrations by Cartier. Illustrated front cover, showing pale purple spheres and in the distance a man which is attached to one of these spheres and in the foreground a very frightened young woman -- 1950s style. This book is definitely showing its age. Rubbing, creasing and slight chipping to the book edges. Age marks to the front and back panel. Heavy browning and foxing to the text block edge. There are also other marks to the front fore edge. Foxing and age, owning to the internal pages. Numerous pages have become dogeared to the top and bottom page edges. A 1940s science fiction novel dealing with what maybe in the future and not so friendly… Leer más

Horwitz Publications, London, 1967. First Edition. Softcover. Good. Colour illustrated cover with orange and white coloured titles to the front panel and black and red coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. Creasing to the book corners with reading creases to the back strip. Rubbing of the book edges and panels and there is sunning and some staining to the rear panel. A small pieces missing from the lower edge of the rear panel and also to the second last and last page. Browning of the text block edges and pages. The previous owner has placed dates along the top edge of the rear panel. J. E. McDonnell series of pulp Naval War fiction fiction, number 81. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). (6), 9-162 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Australiana; Fiction -- Vintage; Pulp Fiction; Australia; WW II; Inventory No: 0121556. .

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, London and New York, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: H. Johns -- Cover Art and Frontispiece. IV, 5-256 pages, last two pages blank. Colour illustrated frontispiece, by H. Johns. Green coloured boards with red titles to the front panel and backstrip. Bumping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Wear to the book edges and there is light staining to the front book panel but significant staining to the backstrip and back book panel. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning and foxing to the endpapers and to the internal text. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, again by H. Johns, with white and yellow titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping, significant, to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Numerous small tears and chips to the dustwrapper edges with creasing also present. Rubbing to the backstrip edges and fold over creases. Browning and staining to the back… Leer más