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The Antarctic Treasure
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The Antarctic Treasure

by Westerman, J.F.C

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Geoffrey Cumberlege/Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Victor Cooley. The text is illustrated with eight black-and-white full page decorations by Victor Cooley. Illustrated front cover, showing a black illustration of a ship against a tan coloured board. Black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Pat Terry, with brown and yellow titles to the front panel and black titles to the backstrip. "This is a first-rate adventure story, telling the voyage to the Antarctic made by " The Evening Star," on which the hero, Dick Hulston, is senior wireless operator." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Bumping and rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. Very heavy browning of the text block edges and there are a few stains present, as well light browning and offset tanning to the endpapers and very heavy browning of the internal text. The real… Read More
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The Courtneys of Africa; The Burning Shore, Power of the Sword, Rage

The Courtneys of Africa; The Burning Shore, Power of the Sword, Rage

by Smith, Wilbur

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First Edition
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9780434714216
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0434714216
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William Heinemann, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. XI, 1334 pages, last page blank, 10 pages following, of which the last two pages blank, further books from the author. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Browning and some marking of the text block edges and age toning of the internal text. Plain text dustwrapper with gilt, white and yellow titles to the front panel and white and gilt titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges. 1" tear top right of rear panel. Scuffing of the gilt titles and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. An omnibus of The Burning Shore, Power of the Sword and Rage -- Wilbur Smith's African saga of the Courtneys. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Fiction… Read More
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A Falcon Flies, The Dark of the Sun, The Sunbird

by Smith, Wilbur

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Reissued, 1st thus
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9781850521938
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185052193X
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Peerage Books, London, 1991. Reissued, 1st thus. Hardcover. Good/Good. Colour illustrated laminated boards with black and purple coloured titles of the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing to the book corners but the major fault is browning of the text block edges and internal pages, commencement with poor quality paper used in the book's production. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying board, with black and purple coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little chipping in to the dustwrapper corners and fading to the backstrip. Minor rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Three titles from Wilbur Smith: -- " A Falcon Flies, The Dark of the Sun and The Sunbird ". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (11) 12-843 pages (5].. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Adventure; ISBN: 185052193X.… Read More
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Mingo Dabney

Mingo Dabney

by Street, James

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Invincible Press, Sydney, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Brown coloured cloth boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with white, yellow and black coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white illustration of the author to the rear dustwrapper panel. A novel set in both Mississippi and Cuba in the years 1895 to 1896. Part of the Mingo Dabney series. Bumping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Fading along the backstrip area and a top edge to the rear book panel. Light browning to the text block edges and light age toning to the internal text. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges and to the backstrip edges. There is a 0.75 " tear to the top edge of the rear dustwrapper panel with associated creasing. There are a few smaller tears… Read More
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Mysterious Valleys
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Mysterious Valleys

by Hairs, Jack

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Colorgravure Publication, Melbourne, No date. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrated endpapers showing small vignettes of the internal text illustrations, against a green coloured background and between each small vignettes is a black-and-white illustration of an African warriors head. The text is illustrated with black-and-white illustrated frontispiece and seven full page black-and-white illustrations, unfortunately no indication of the illustrator is given. There has been a duplication of the text: -- after page 96 the pages re number from page 65 through to the end of book. Dark red coloured cloth boards with self embossed illustration to the front panel and gilt titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white illustration of the author to the rear fold over panel. An adventure set in Africa were a young man goes in search of the fabulous ruins of Zimbabwe.… Read More
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Ted of the Mounties

by Heming, Eileen

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Third Impression
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Lutterworth Press, London, 1959. Third Impression. Hardcover. Good/Good. 250 g.; (6) 7-96 pages, last page further information about Pathway Series. Colour illustrated frontispiece, showing a Mountie on his horse, illustrator not credited. Red coloured boards with black titles to the backstrip. A little bumping to the backstrip edges and robbing to the book corners. Browning and foxing to the text block edges and browning to the internal text. A prize plate has been affixed to the free front end paper. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as for frontispiece, with tolive and red titles to the front panel and yellow titles to the backstrip. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Heavy rubbing to the spine edges and lighter rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Handling marks present to the rear dustwrapper panel. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. As a reward for saving some children from a grizzly bear, Tim Thorne is… Read More
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A True Cornish Maid
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A True Cornish Maid

by Norway, G. (George)

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Edition Unstated
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Blackie & Son, Limited, London and Glasgow, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Illustrator: J. Finnemore. VIII, 9-288 pages, list of illustrations. Black-and-white Illustrated frontispiece and 2 other illustrations within the text by J. Finnemore. Light brown coloured cloth boards with green decoration to the top and bottom edges of the front panel and backstrip. Green titles to the front panel and backstrip. Bumping and slight rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners. A few marks to the cloth of the boards. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning, offset tanning and a few foxing spots to the endpapers and light browning to the internal text. Prize plate affixed to the free front endpaper. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, illustrator not credited with black and red titles to the front panel and the backstrip. Rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the backstrip edges and to the fold over panels and either side of the… Read More
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Yule-Tide Yarns
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Yule-Tide Yarns

by Henty, G. A. -- Editor

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First Edition Thus
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Longmans, Green & Co, London and Bombay, 1899. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. list of illustrations. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white illustrations and part page illustrations by various illustrators including -- Gordon Browne, J. B. Greene, R. Wheelwright and Launcelot Speed. Illustrated covers, showing a heraldic shield with a suit of armour's head piece in the middle of the shield, with crossed halberds at the back of the shield against a tan coloured cloth board with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. A series of 10 short stories by late 19th-century authors, including G.A. Henty, George Manville Fenn, Harry Collingwood and W. C. Whistler, written for the young adolescent reader with lots of derring-do. Part of the Longmans' Colonial Library series. Bumping, rubbing and fraying to the backstrip edges and book corners. There has been flecking,… Read More
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