Prester John

London : Thomas Nelson & Sons, (1910). First edition. Buchan in South Africa with a Haggardesque tale of uprising, myth, fabulous necklace, etc. Crown 8vo (180 x 116mm). vi,(376),viii pp. Frontispiece map. Bound in an attractive recent half green morocco, banded and gilt; original cloth backstrip preserved at rear; a very good and clean copy. Attached to the verso of… Read more about this item

BUCHAN, John Prester John Thomas Nelson & Sons, London, 1910, (assumed 1st), hardback, Gd+, green cloth, front cover has red / gilt decoration and full colour paste down picture, decorative spine in gilt, blue and red design. 376 pp, seven full colour plates and a b/w frontis. plate. Inscription on front end paper dated 1914, book plate. No other inscriptions. Page edges… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. First edition with the Pitz illustrations, title page dated 1928. Lght brown cloth with color illustration mounted on the front cover, six full color plates, illustrated endpapers, 272 pages. Good condition with some cover rubbing, mainly to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, pages adjacent to plates lightly age-toned, minor wear… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. 1938 edition; brown c w/pictorial inset on front; brown titles; owner's name; 272 clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Henry Pitz. 8 Vo.

Penguin Group, 1956. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Pan Books, London, United Kingdom, 1950. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. 222 pages. First PAN edition. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges are clean, neat and free of foxing. Items are in stock and will be shipped same… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, (1910). first edition. hardcover. Very good. Octavo. green cloth covers, gilt titles and rules on white background. 376 pages, + 8 pages of publisher's ads. No dust jacket. Former owner's bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Black and white map frontispiece. Small inscription on a preliminary blank. Light wear to covers. Studio

House of Stratus. Paperback. Used; Good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are… Read more about this item

London: Nelson, 1949. Reprinted Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Provenance; from the personal library of Professor Lloyd Austin, University of Manchester. Physical description; 245 pages. Summary; Nineteen-year-old David Crawfurd travels from Scotland to South Africa to work as a storekeeper.… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [no date]. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. 284pp. Red cloth boards with faded gilt titles. Illustrations by A.S. Forest and Stephen Reid. Bumped spine ends with a short tear on the spine crown and boards lightly rubbed, very good.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1910 Illustrated paste down front cover publisher's brown boards. Copyright date of 1910, no indication of first edition or first printing. With black title on front and spine. Clean text and interior. Illustrations and frontispiece by Henry Pitts. Tight, square binding. Poor dust jacket, not pictured, will be included. Repaired with tape, not by a professional. Missing… Read more about this item

Penguin Group, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Adventure novel about the young Scotsman David Crawfurd and his adventures in South Africa, where a native uprising under the charismatic black minister John Laputa is tied to the medieval legend of Prester John. Octavo: 376 p. with a frontispiece. In the variant blue cloth binding, with… Read more about this item

London: London: Pan Books 130 1950 First Pan Paperback Printing, 1950 GD+ Moderate edgewear, creasing to spine, and age-toning to pages. Cover art by George Woodman.

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1942. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1942. Reprinted. 245 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1994. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Circa 1910? adventure novel set in the UK and South Africa about a Zulu uprising. With nice color illustrations by the famous Henry Pitz. By the author of THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS.

This is a lovely old copy of a classic tale, beautifully iluustrated and a joy to read for both children and adults. There is a former owner's name inside.

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1935. Vintage Copy. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket chipped with small tears, spine sunned. Argosy Books. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., 1942. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1942. Reprinted. 245 pages. Red dust jacket over red cloth and gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has… Read more about this item