Quest In Paradise

London: Lutterworth, 1959. A first edition, first printing published by Lutterworth in 1959. A near fine book in very good wrapper with wear to the spine tips and corners and some fading to the spine and a little to titles on the front panel. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Letter on BBC headed notepaper and typed to… Saber más sobre este artículo

SIGNED BY DAVID without inscription directly to the title page with a very beautiful well-crafted early signature. A 3rd printing of the original 1960 Lutterworth edition in very good condition with clean bright text and attractive boards (bumped at lower corners). There is wear on the price-intact dust jacket including small tears (please see photos) but still quite appealing with… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Lutterworth Press, 1965. Green boards are clean and unmarked with no wear. Internally there is light foxing to closed edges else clean, tight and unmarked however frontispiece illustration is loose. Dustjacket has chipping and wear with a small loss to back and 2 small taped repairs. 224 pages. 48 photographs including 5 in colour. Comprises: Part… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lutterworth Press, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1965. Third Impression. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over turquoise cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are lightly tanned with a few small nicks along text block edge. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper, with occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Plates are bright and clear, with slight tanning to… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lutterworth Press, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. 2nd Impression. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout with colour frontispiece. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lutterworth Press, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. Second Impression. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Published by Lutterworth Press, 1960. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The author's two remarkable expeditions to the South Seas in search of people and their primitive way of life, although it was the lure of seeing birds of paradise in their natural surroundings that drew him… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Quality Book Club. Edge-worn jacket. Minimal wear to book. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1962.

Pan Books, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. First Thus. 191 pages. Paperback book. B&W photographs. Moderate brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Notable foxing, staining and tanning to covers, with sticker remnant to front.

Lutterworth Press, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white and colour photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Stamp to rear free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lutterworth Press, 1960. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1960. First Edition. 224 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour plates. Clean pages and plates with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Hinges are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Binding is slightly loose. Boards have mild… Saber más sobre este artículo

Pan Books, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. No edition remarks. 191 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages are moderately tanned with visible foxing. Mild cracking to front hinge, however binding remains firm. Moderate water staining to pages throughout. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Moderate tanning to spine… Saber más sobre este artículo

Pan Books, 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. This Edition. 191 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning. Binding remains firm. Some page corners folded. Heavy red scribble to page 95. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

London, Lutterworth Press, 196o.. 224pp.8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Coloured and black and white photographs including a coloured frontispiece. Previous owner's name. A very good copy. . First edition. New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa etc.

LUTTERWORTH PRESS, 1965-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. RARE FIRST EDITION with rubbed dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

London: Lutterworth Press, 1960. Includes 48 photographs, with 5 in colour, this book describes two expeditions to the South Seas. Dust jacket bright and colourful, light edgewear, some staining to edges of head/foot of rear cover, closed tear to head of rear cover 2cms, boards very clean and tidy, colour photograph to frontispiece of The Kanana, pp clean, unmarked,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Lutterworth Press, 1965. 3rd. Imp. . Cloth. G to Vg. Bound in orange cloth, no dw, coloured frontis, "The Kanana", 4 colour plates, 32 monochrome plates, 2 maps Text and plates are vg but there is slight fading to the bookcloth of the binding.