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New York: Pyramid, 1966. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Paperbound Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fine/none used, pb, perfect bound color illustrated stiff paper wraps, 318 pages plus ads to rear. Interior clean, no marks, pages near bright, binding tight. Slightest of edge wear to wraps, no chips or tears, corners square T-1481.

Great Britain: Britain in Pictures Limited. AFRICA- This thin 47 page hardback is in NEAR FINE condition with a NEAR FINE dust jacket. It has a bookplate on the back of the front cover. It is a BEAUTIFUL copy with some foxing and handwear but otherwise CLEAN AND TIGHT. Includes 12 color and 17 black and white illustrations through out. Faded gold spine with red lettering. .

London. hardcover. Illustrated in color and black and white. 48pp. Slim 4to. London, n.d.<br/><br/>

Chatto & Windus, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. Third Impression. 366 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Black and white photographic plates. 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 light marking and sunning.

Britain in Pictures Limited. 1941. Hardcover. UsedGood. Hardcover, with 12 plates in color and 17 illustrations in black and white; fading and shelf wear to exterior, with dark marks along top front edge; f ading to pages; otherwise in good condition with clean text and tight bindi ng. Dust jacket shows fading, spotting, and a few small edge tears. .

Chatto & Windus, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 365 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pull-out map to final page. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to pastedowns. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

London: William Collins, 1941. First edition hardcover with clipped dust jacket, in very good condition for its age. Jacket is tanned and foxed throughout. Boards are bowed and lightly foxed. Pastedowns and endpapers are also lightly foxed, and spine is slightly cocked. Binding remains sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

Chatto & Windus, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 366 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and rear folded map. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front pastedown and free endpaper. Pencil annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible wear marks to boards.

Hastings House , ND (1941). 1st US. Hardcover. Lite foxing to endpapers, VG+ tight copy in a VG+ bright price clipped dj.

Hastings House, 1941-01-01. Hardcover. Good. [From the library of Benjamin B. King.] Hastings House printing. Bound in yellow cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Shelf wear. Moderate toning/foxing. Edges bumped. Owner's name (King) on front end page, else unmarked. <br> "Benjamin B. King was an intelligence officer for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. After World War 2 broke out in Europe in September 1939, he joined the British Royal Air Force as a 'penguin' who could not fly because of eyesight problems. He was assigned to Coastal Command at the airbase in Wick in the very north of Scotland, which provided defense for Britain in the North Sea, engaging the Germany Navy and Air Force. After his stint at Wick, Ben was transferred to the vital but vulnerable British base at Gibraltar off the coast of Spain, where the British monitored German and Italian military operations in the Western Mediterranean. While in Gibraltar, one of his tasks was to listen to… Read More

Chatto & Windus, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. No Edition Stated. 365 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth with gilt lettering. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Notable sunning to spine.

UsedGood. Hardcover copy is in good, solid condition, DJ has some wear, tearing, unmarked text, first blank page may have inscription, a good copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1948. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. First edition 1948. Book in good condition with b/w photographs. Map intact at rear of book. Owner inscription. Spine faded but intact. Pages undamaged. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: William Collins; Penns in the Rocks Press, 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition first printing. Octavo hardback. 48 pp. 12 colour and 17 black & white illustrations. Very Good condition in Good price-clipped dust jacket (tiny loss of material at head of spine area of jacket) No inscriptions.

Chatto & Windus, 1949. 2nd Impression. hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 6x1x9. Second impression. Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London:: William Collins,, 1941. First edition. Pictorial Boards. Good in Fair DJ. 12 plates in colour and 17 b/w illustrations. Cover worn and marked; chipping and creasing along top and base edge; foxing to eps. Dw very worn and stained; chipping and creasing along edges; a few small tears along top and base.

William Collins, 1941. 48, 12 col plates, 17 b/w photos, 1 map. . HB. Binding cracked in several places, one page becoming detached; gift inscription to half-title. Good in d/w (price clipped, foxed and worn at spine).. .

William Collins, 1941. 48, 12 col plates, 17 b/w photos, 1 map. . HB. Vg in d/w (minor chipping to front cover). From the library of Prof. J. Green (1928-2016) with his name to endpaper.. .

Chatto & Windus, London, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xviii + 366pp. Binding firm. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Dust Jacket marked and chipped with some loss. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Illustrated. Fold-out map at rear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Travel & Places; 1940s; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52704. .

Collins,, 1950. 4to., First Edition, with 12 coloured plates and 17 monochrome illustrations in the text, endpapers mildly spotted; original series binding of pictorial boards, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. One of the scarcer titles in Collins' well-known 'Britain in Pictures' series. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Carney 6; Cross & Perkin A6.