Ship Of Force
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1979). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A lovely copy in all respects of this World War I naval action novel. Wrap-around cover art by Mike Trim. Some spotting to the top edge.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1979). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A lovely copy in all respects of this World War I naval action novel. Wrap-around cover art by Mike Trim. Some spotting to the top edge.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1993). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this exciting World War II novel of Naval action off the coast of Narvik, Norway. Beautiful wrap-around cover art by Geoff Hunt.
London: Severn House, 1995. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A re-issue of the 1978 First Edition. A lovely copy. World War I naval action. Very nice wrap-around cover art by Martin Buchan.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1978). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A fine copy of the author's first book for adults. World War I naval action. Wrap-around cover art by Mike Trim.
New York: Pegasus Books, (2014). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. A fascinating work of discovery during the Tudor Era. Illustrated.
New York: Harcourt, Brace And Company, (1941). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Original navy cloth boards lettered in silver on the spine. Farson was born in America, studied at Penn State and subsequently expelled, then took off to explore the world. In this volume he writes of his experiences living in London during the Blitz. Illustrated throughout.....
Salem: The Peabody Museum, 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Previous owner bookplate to the front paste-down and his signature there as well, and on the very top of the title page. Illustrated with photographs, maps, letters and a large fold-out chart opposite page 70. A lovely copy in all respects...
New York: Scribner & Welford, (c. 1887). Hardcover. Near Fine. Probable US edition, second printing. With "The Lion of St. Mark" by Henty listed first in the ads at the rear. No date, circa 1886. The date 1886 is present in the rear of the book regarding ads for other publications. Deep burgundy cloth lettered and illustrated in gilt and.....
London: Hutchinson, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very attractive copy. Tells the story of General Wolfe and the attack at Quebec.
New York: Henry Holt, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. 4to. Jacket with chipping at the bottom edge, from the spine and around to the front board. Lovely woodcuts by Paul Honore. Illustrated endpapers.
London: Wingate, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. With eight drawings by Henry Moore. An exceptionally clean, bright and pleasing copy. The jacket is not price-clipped. A compelling narrative of life in London during the darkest days of World War II.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original blue cloth with illustrated endpapers. The jacket has some rubbing and creases but overall remains very bright and appealing and complete. A featured title in "Jackets Required" by Heller and Chwast, p. 69. By the author of Nanook of the North.
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. No date given. This is a school award volume with a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. The book plate is dated 1928. Originally published in 1892. Lovely dust jacket and extremely scarce. Color frontispiece...
London: Harper Collins, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / fine. A very clean, bright and attractive copy of this thriller from one of the greats. A personal favorite.
London: Michael Joseph, (1938). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. This copy issued one day before the stand alone issue of Flying Colours. Original green cloth, lettered in silver. The jacket is complete. The dust jacket for this copy has had minimal archival repair, mostly to remove tape from the verso. The book is now very clean and.....
Boston: Little, Brown, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very clean, bright and attractive copy. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper. The jacket is price-clipped, else fine. Contains ten stories.
London: Michael Joseph, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. First Edition of first Hornblower book. 12,000 Copies were printed of the First Edition. Extremely scarce. This is a remarkably bright and pleasing copy. There is a faint vertical crease along the spine. There is a previous owner sigature on the paste-down and a Book Society Book Plate.....
Boston: Little, Brown, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Wrap-around cover art by David Cobb. The book has a previous owner inscription on the front free endpaper. The jacket is not price-clipped. The jacket does show some minor rubbing at the head of the spine and a closed.....
Boston: Little, Brown, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. One of 8,175 copies. A clean and solid copy. Some toning to the jacket along the edges.
London: Michael Joseph, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A beautiful copy. Very small previous owner sticker on the ffep, else fine. Cover art by Biro.
Toronto: Ryerson, (1946). First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Original blue boards. The jacket shows moderate overall wear, in particular to the head of the spine. A chip to th rear panel at the top corner.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. Bound in original green cloth. Illustrated map endpapers. The dust jacket is complete. It shows some rubbing and fraying to the spine ends and some minor spotting on the rear panel. Still, a good copy.
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. In original gray cloth. The jacket is evenly worn with a chip at the lower end of the dust jacket at the hinge and several other very shallow chips. There are areas of rubbing as well and some sun fading to the orange jacket near the fore-edge.....
New York: Pocket Books, 1942. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. A very bright and solid copy of the first Pocket Book edition. The pages are remarkably white and clean. Previous owner name on the front free endpaper. Some light rubbing to the spine, else fine.
London: Michael Joseph, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. A clean, bright and attractive copy. The orange on the spine of the dust jacket has faded to a bright yellow as it is almost always found now. Previous owner gift inscription to the front free endpaper, dated April, 1945.