2009, ISBN: 9780340961155

Taschenbuch, Gebundene Ausgabe

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrat… Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Some inevitable,but minor,superficial scoring and indents (mainly the upper panel) - but without affecting the boards beneath.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,crisp,and generally clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,16-270pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title page, a blank with publisher advert to recto,another blank with note about author to recto,prose extract (Leisure Hour - Thomas Cook,1860). Second in this series of Victorian train-oriented mysteries featuring Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant Victor Leeming detective crime mystery. Set in Victorian England,'The Excursion Train' is written by the author of 'The Railway Detective'. The memorable characters,first featured in the earlier novel,again lead you down unexpected paths in their quest to solve the mystery of the noose murders.Rich in historical detail,'The Excursion Train' will hold you captivated from the beginning to the end of its journey. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.ALLISON & BUSBY LIMITED,2005., 5, Very Good. Vintage pop culture ephemera. Add to a collection or send as an amusing birthday gift from the month of his birth. Playmate of the MonthPia Reyes photographed by Arny FreytagCovergirlLaura Richmond (Nude inside) photographed by Stephen WaydaInterviewBruce Willis by PlayboyFeaturesSex In Cinema (Starring That Torrid Toon)Election Coverage, Playboy Style: Women Of WashingtonPlanet of the Losers by Thomas BergerWhy Everyone Is Acting So Weird by Jerry Stahl It is still almost possible to complete your entire collection of this vintage pop culture ephemera that reflected the socio-historical and cultural history of attitudes from the post-war 1950s, the Flower Power 1960s, the rebellious 1970s, the hedonistic 80’s, the ‘naughty 90’s’ and the headwinds of the ‘noughties’.Alternatively, it makes a very amusing BIRTHDAY PRESENT related to the year and/or month of the birthday. If you like, we can giftwrap it, send it straight to the recipient of your choice, add a message and not send the usual receipt. (Just put your requirements in the “Comments” box and we promise to do our best.)Because there was only a limited and finite run, Vintage Playboy Magazines are getting quite scarce and Elizabeth’s Bookshop prices are VERY competitive!Adult pictorials, nudity (of course) and interesting retro articles.Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop listed us as a supplier and the vintage Playboy magazines sold out in a manner of minutes… Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA., 3, New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1977. Hardcover. 8vo. Black paper over boards with blue spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 341pp. Illustrations, map. Near fine/very good. Bit of freckling to page edges; minor jacket edgewear. Just a book club edition, but tight and quite nice., David McKay Company, Inc, 1977, 0, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.Simultaneously published by McBOOKS PRESS INC.,NY,USA - seemy book ID rja535015 for an example.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (£18.99) to dw/dj.Bright,clean,colour pictorial artwork by Larry Rostant,illustrated dw/dj,with gilt,white and yellow lettering; with negligibleshelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread.Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,red cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xivpp+1-375pp [paginated] includes Dramatis Personae page,14 chapters,author's note,a glossary.a timeline ('Kydd' through to'Caribee').Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, epigram,4pp b/w region maps,and at the rear a publisher's b/w illustrated advert for a Chapter 1 extract from upcoming published title 'Caribee', chapter extract with website advert to recto of last page. Word has come from the British ambassador Arbuthnot that the neutral Turks are being wooed by the French and if the ancient city of Constantinople falls into their hands,Napoleon's route to India will be completely unfettered andhis plans for world domination a reality. Concerned for his safety,Arbuthnot is demanding a large fleet presence to take him off and bring the Turks to their senses.Braving treacherous currents,unreliable winds,and giant bombards,Thomas Kydd returns to sea and rescues the ambassador,but as Kydd waits for the rest of the expected fleet,the Frenchare able to strengthen the Turkish defenses. Meanwhile Kydd's friend and confidential secretary,Nicholas Renzi,hasassumed a new and dangerous role that he can never make public.He engineers a coup in the Topkapi Palace that turnsthe tables on the French but at the cost of both infidel nations being ejected from the Ottoman Empire.When Kydd learns of Renzi's incarceration in a Turkish prison,he knows it will take superb seamanship and sheer bravado to free his friend.Author's 15th Kydd novel. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, UK.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2014., 5, Times Press and Anthony Gibbs & Phillips, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1965. Republished Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. Originally published as instalments in the 'Isle of Man Examiner' newspaper & then in October, 1935 issued by them in booklet form, this is the first hardback edition with notes by Mona Douglas. Pictorial dust-jacket design showing Ramsey Harbour from a nineteenth century painting by W. Marsden. Pictorial end-papers in b/w. showing Peel Castle from a sixteenth century engraving. A most fascinating human story of the struggles and trials of a fine old Manx family, who left their home in the Isle of Man to seek fortune in the New World. The author of the " Journal," who was married in Ballaugh Old Church to Jane Boyd, left his farm at the Doolough, Jurby, on July 6th, 1827, along with his father, sister, wife, and five daughters, and ten other Manx people. They sailed that afternoon from the harbour of Ramsey. In Liverpool they boarded the "Anacreon" on July 10th, and were 61 days reaching New York, and 80 day in making Painesville, Ohio. Today there are nearly 150 descendants of Mr. T. Kelly settled in the States from coast to coast, the family being now in the eighth generation there. First Thus. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 51 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. Multiple copies available this title. brown cloth. Includes notes on the Kelly Journal. Quantity Available: 3. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Isle of Man; Genealogy & Local History; Ships & the Sea; 19th century; Travel & Places. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3608. ., Times Press and Anthony Gibbs & Phillips, 1965, 5, The Donning Company. 1983. Softcover. 0898653185 . 1990 printing. Glossy paper. B/w and sepia photos. Due to size of book, ships within United States only, and only by media rate mail. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 240 pp ., The Donning Company, 1983, 0, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but a small,black ink initialled stamp to top corner of ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Larry Rostant,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with black inked and fluorescent red gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges still bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent red gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-346pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters, author's note at rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a Bonaparte epigram/ quotation. Author's 10th KYDD title in an original proposed series of 11,which went on to be extended further on. Want more Julian STOCKWIN titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Napoleon's forces are poised to invade Britain,and Commander Thomas Kydd's ship is at the forefront of the fleet defending the English coast.His honour restored after temporary disgrace in the Channel Islands,and reunited with his ship Teazer, Kydd seizes the chance to fight for his country. Then Kydd is abruptly withdrawn from the fleet and sent back to Dover on a secret mission to guard a mysterious American inventor.Having worked his way up from press-ganged seaman to captain of his own ship,Kydd is furious to find he will miss his opportunity to prove himself in battle.And Kydd's baffled superiors are equally angry to lose Kydd and his ship at such a dangerous time. Yet Kydd's role in the approaching war may be the most crucial part he has ever played. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2009., 5<

2009, ISBN: 9780340961155

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but a small,black ink initialled stamp to top corner of ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,cl… Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but a small,black ink initialled stamp to top corner of ffe and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Larry Rostant,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with black inked and fluorescent red gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges still bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog- ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent red gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-346pp [paginated] includes 13 chapters, author's note at rear; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a Bonaparte epigram/ quotation. Author's 10th KYDD title in an original proposed series of 11,which went on to be extended further on. Want more Julian STOCKWIN titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Napoleon's forces are poised to invade Britain,and Commander Thomas Kydd's ship is at the forefront of the fleet defending the English coast.His honour restored after temporary disgrace in the Channel Islands,and reunited with his ship Teazer, Kydd seizes the chance to fight for his country. Then Kydd is abruptly withdrawn from the fleet and sent back to Dover on a secret mission to guard a mysterious American inventor.Having worked his way up from press-ganged seaman to captain of his own ship,Kydd is furious to find he will miss his opportunity to prove himself in battle.And Kydd's baffled superiors are equally angry to lose Kydd and his ship at such a dangerous time. Yet Kydd's role in the approaching war may be the most crucial part he has ever played. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2009., 5<

ISBN: 9780340961155

Hardback. Good., 2.5