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8vo., First Edition, First Issue, a few scattered individual fox-marks; original plain boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly soiled and chipped at extremities. First Issue, with the wrappers glued to backstrip rather than boards. With the errata slip pasted to p.26. Fifoot, OA5.
82 pages. Features: Medieval Pilgrimage - the accounts of Brother Felix Fabri Ulm; Military Surgery; Robin Hood - Birth of a Legend; Fish and Firepower - pirates and piracy in the medieval world; The Border Reivers - a stain on the image of Tudor England; Medieval weapons of mass destruction; The Font at Sutton; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
66 pages. Loaded with reproductions of great black and white photos. This issue features: The Beatles; Denis Payton; The Dave Clark 5; Hayley Mills; The Lovin' Spoonful; Bob Lind; Burt Ward; "Robin"; Paul McCartney; Sally Field; Chad & Jeremy; Ringo & John (2-page colour illustration); Paul & Barry Ryan; David McCallum; Keith Allison (color pin-up); Rolling Stones; George Harrison; Dino, Desi & Billy; Chris Jones; Lou Christie; Herman; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Faint date stamp on front cover. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Magazine
Unpaginated. Traditional tales of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, and the merry outlaws, as depicted by the Muppet Characters. Abundant illustrations throughout. Book
This is a fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Spine not creased, binding firm. Essays by Robin Peck and Robin Laurence. Illustrated in black & white. Exhibition history. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide, 64 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.
8vo., First Edition thus, with title in red and black, and decorative head-pieces in the text, light tape-marks on endpapers; green cloth, gilt back, red top, pale blue endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly browned at backstrip and fold-ins. With personal bookplate on front paste-down, and striking dustwrapper artwork by Robin Jacques. First appearance of Magarshack's translation and the first new edition in English for over half a century. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER.
8vo., First Edition thus, with title in red and black, and decorative head-pieces in the text; handsomely bound in full dark green crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of the first appearance of Magarshack's translation and the first new edition in English for over half a century.
Features include: The World's Loneliest Island - Arthur Scholes on Heard Island, Antarctica; All Aboard for Adventure (part II) - Five young Americans set out in a sailboat for tropic seas; The Indians of Guatemala - colourful glimpses; Mountain Rescue - A Night Adventure on Bedean nam Bian, the loftiest mountain in Argyllshire, Scotland; The Warning - a tale of premonition; The Mysterious Stranger - a tale from the wilds of Tibet; Poll Chunk's Son - A Drama of Real-Life in the mountains of Kentucky; Noosing Wild Buffalo in Ceylon; The Hidden Pass - A strange story of the early days of Canadian railway development and the "Ice-Man of Revelstoke"; Land Without Women - the holy community of Mount Athos and its monestary of Simonpetra; A Riddle of the Bush - an Australian story; The Robin Hood of Sicily; In the Shadow of Ju-Ju - remarkable cases from West Africa; Pirate Treasure - Pirates were not unknown in Newfoundland at the time of the American War of Independence; Quack Doctors in Burma. Illustrated in black and white. Above-average wear to exterior with openings at covers. Contents good. Magazine
Features: Australia's first air V.C. - Wing Commander H.I. Edwards; Photos of Italian and German POWs in Africa; Presentation of the Polish air force flag in England - six photos; Russia bombs Rumanian oil-fields; Diagram of German gliders used at the battle of Crete - landing air troops; Four fantastic low-level daylight photos of the R.A.F. attack on Rotterdam - 100,000 tons of enemy shipping crippled; Russia's resistance - article by Cyril Falls; Photos from Russia - where Soviet troops are at death-grips with the German enemy; Centerfold illustration of 'Winnie", a huge camouflaged English gun which hurls vast shells across the channel into German-occupied territories; Two full-page illustrations of giant English guns mounted on rail cars; Photos of England's 'Front-Line" Town - Dover; Photos of leading personalities of the week; Two-page map of the western Pacific illustrates America's strategic air and naval position in relations to Japan and Singapore; Photos of the "Robin Moor" being blown up by the Germans - the first U.S. ship torpedoed by Germany; Three photos of the Robin Moor's survivors at sea; Full page family photo of the Duke and Duchess of Kent with their two children, aged five and four; Article on the Plover; Full-page Dunlot ad shows how they serve agriculture; Full-page ad for The Nuffield Organization shows air crews with their planes in background. Average wear. Faint ink stamps to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
Former owner's name in ink on front endpaper. Spine leans slightly to the right. Minor bumping and edge wear. Robin Hood gets the King's gold... again! Book
300 pages. Signature and inscription of Burt Ward, the Robin character from the 'Batman' television show, atop half-title page. A revealing look behind the scenes at all the sizzling secrets you were never supposed to hear... the explosions, the injuries, the feuds, the vendettas and 'Superhero' sex with young fans. The true story of what really went on in and out of the BatCave... vividly unmasked for the first time in the Boy Wonder's own words. "I advise all who are planning to read it to invest in a pair of asbestos gloves for page-turning duties!" - Yvonne Craig, Batgirl. Clean and bright with very light wear. Excellent copy. A wonderful gift for your special Batfriend! Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrated title-spread, 32 full-page coloured plates and numerous monochrome illustrations in the text; sand cloth blocked in green, upper board and backstrip lettered in red, red endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case.
301 pages. Signed by author upon title page. "A masterpiece of stories and history." - from back cover. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
1st edition. Hardback in dust jacket. Fine/VG. ISBN 028399469X. 17210. eng