Archive for September, 2008

Journey Among Warriors

Pencil inscription on verso of title page. Text clean and binding firm. Corners of boards bumped and marks of insect damage at edges of boards.

The Navy of To-day

Revised by B. Webster Smith. Presentation inscription in ink on front fep. Foxing to fore edges of pages, fading and creasing to top and bottom of spine. DW has stain on back panel, tears to top and bottom of spine (with pieces missing).

Because of These: Verses of the Royal Air Force

Past owner’s name in ink on front endpaper. Text clean and binding firm; boards scuffed near edges with small marks. DW badly torn at top and bottom and spine with pieces missing.

Tusschen Mijnen en Grondzeeen

No date of publication; probably 1945. Exciting tales of sea rescues off Dutch coast during World War II. Text in Dutch. Text clean and whole although pages browned especially at edges. Boards have insect damage at edges; corners bumped.

Loginov: Spy in the Sun


Norton’s Star Atlas and Reference Handbook


K. 14. - O.M. 66 : Adventures of a Double Spy


Twenty-five Years in the Secret Service: The Recollections of a Spy


The Lonely Sky


An Illustrated Guide to Modern Elite Forces

Past owner’s sticker and date on half-title page. A clean copy.

Life Stories of the Nicaraguan Revolution


Lead Soldiers and Figurines


Boldness be My Friend

Text clean and binding firm, foxing to fore edges of pages. DW has faded spine with chipping top and bottom and small piece missing at top.

Rambles in Greater London


New Zealand: The Country and the People


Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp: a Tale of Transvaal Officialdom, Being Incidents in the Life of a Transvaal Official, as Told By His Son-In-law, Sarel Erasmus

Originally published 1898. Paper cover lightly scuffed and soiled. Chips to top and bottom edges with pieces missing at spine.

Let’s Visit the U.S.S.R.

Clean tightly bound copy of this elementary introduction. DW has slight chipping at top of spine.

Outdoor Survival

Clean crisp copy.

Elephant Island: An Antarctic Expedition

Past owner’s signature in red ink on half-title page. DW torn at top edge.

Travellers in Time: Seven Epic Stories of Early Exploration

A Queen Anne Press book. Excellent clean copy, dw spine slightly faded.