A Fight For Fortune

Blue boards with black border and lettering, decorative flourish on spine. Colour frontispiece. 248 pages. Presumably the 1943 edition. An adventure tale for young adult readers in which two 17 year olds set sail to find fortune in the South Seas. The author was a journalist and a prolific writer of imaginative boys' stories, creating 'lost civilisation' stores and… Ler mais sobre este item

Nisbet & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 280 pages. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Sticker to front pastedown. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Notable crushing to spine ends. Some tanning to spine… Ler mais sobre este item

London: UK: Dean, n.d.. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. Hardcover. Hbk in d/w; Vg-/G++; light tanning of pages, no handwriting such as names inside; colour frontis, nicks to d/w edges; thick spine with illustration of diver on; ; Deans Rewards Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Musson edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A pair of seventeen-year-old boys leave home to fight their way to fortune in the Far Eastern seas. Blue cloth, 280 pages. Light corner/spine end wear, dusty/tanned edges, moderate general wear. Dust jacket w/some edgewear, moderate wear to corners/spine ends, 1"… Ler mais sobre este item

Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. 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 wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some… Ler mais sobre este item

London: James Nisbet and Co, 1914. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". Arthur Twidle. The very scarce first edition of this adventure fiction novel by T. C. Bridges, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Twidle. The vanishingly scarce first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with gilt details to the spine and an embossed colour illustration to the… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Dean, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Nisbet & Co Ltd, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Undated c. 1933. The Champion Series. Green cloth, black titles and borders. B/w frontis. Corners lightly rubbed, minor vertical crease to front cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. A few pale foxspots and one hinge pulled. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Category: Children;… Ler mais sobre este item

Dean & Son Ltd, No date. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Blue cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. Spine & corners bumped, covers lightly rubbed. Front endpaper stuck to front pastedown. Pale foxing present. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Category: Children; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No:… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Dean & Son, 1941. believed first edn. . Hardcover. G-/Poor. 12mo. Å good reading copy only. n.d. but dedication to half title dated 1941. Damp affected boards, dw stuck to boards. Light stain and wrinkle to leading edge of frontis. Slight tanning to edge of pages. Pale pink stain to side pegs. Dw has wear tears and… Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto, CANADA: Musson Book Co., 1939. First Canadian Edition; dj w/chipping, closed tear; ownr's insc; 280 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12 vo.

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd. 280 pp. White endpapers. Green cloth with black titles. Colourfully illustrated DJ. Small chips, wear along the edges. VG+/VG.

London: Dean & Son Ltd. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. No date but circa 1930's. Colour frontispiece. Blue cloth boards with black lettering to front and spine. Binding firm with light pushing to spine ends. Slight scuffing to surfaces. Pages browned but content clean. Previous owners inscription dated 1943 and small pink date stamp to front endpaper. Dust jacket split into… Ler mais sobre este item