Search Results: Authors starting with C from Fortuna Books

London: Muller, 1958 unclipped DW, lightly rubbed, book faint foxing to closed edges, name to fep, 287pp autobiography of Air Vice Marshal Bennett. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Robert Hale, 1954 book tidy with red endpapers and name to fep, dust soiled and aged closed edges, dust wrapper spine faded almost totally white, all edges of wrapper are worn with edge tears and some chipping losses, 302pp + frontis, French explorer and missionary in Morocco and the Sahara, secret agent for the French Government also?. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Dean & Son, 1952 cloth spine rubbed and frayed at ends, corners rubbed to boards, wear to edges of papered boards, this book belongs box has pencil name in it, internally VG and tidy copy, 92pp, illustrated endpapers, cover has Bonzo riding a firework rocket, with the moon in the background. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by G E Studdy. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1950 DW shows some age fading and minor wear to edges etc, 251pp + plates, biography of one of the founding fathers of New Zealand's Canterbury settlement.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1950 blue cloth shows insect damage around the margins of the pastedown endpaper, ink name and date to fep, top edge dusty, DW some chipping to the top edge, bottom of spine. price clipped. small scuff to cover and short tear to top left corner, 251pp + plates, biography of one of the founding fathers of New Zealand's Canterbury settlement.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: George Philip & Son, 1889 tidy copy, tan boards with titling, original black endpapers, front paste down some surface lifting where a bookplate has been removed, faint foxing to closed edges, viii 270pp +frontis and tissue guard, plates, folding map and colour map plates at rear, + adverts, one page has some light foxing to it offset from a plate, account of Palestine by the leader of the Palestine Exploring Expedition . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1916 (500 gram rate) assumed first edition, dated 1916 to title with no other publication dates given, red cloth with black design of a rabbitter, sunned spine, light rubbing to edges, pictorial endpapers, 159 (+1)pp with a two leaf colour pictorial title and frontis,small slip tipped in by publisher advertising other titles available in uniform size. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hal Gye. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1918 (500 gram rate) no edition stated, assumed first edition, red cloth with black design of a sack of spuds, a fork and a paling fence, light rubbing to edges, pictorial endpapers, 113pp + col title and frontis +4pp adverts for 'Angus and Robertsons Announcements', also with a two leaf pictorial title and frontis. Small name to verso of frontis. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hal Gye. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1919 (500 gram rate) fifteenth thousand, first reprint with slight alterations after the first edition, green cloth with black design of a sack of spuds, a fork and a paling fence, light rubbing to edges, pictorial endpapers, 113pp + col title and frontis +4pp adverts for '1918 season', also with a two leaf pictorial title and frontis. reprint. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hal Gye. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1916 (500 gram rate) assumed first edition, dated 1916 to title with no other publication dates given, green cloth with black design of a rabbitter, light rubbing to edges, pictorial endpapers, mild foxing to prelims and closed edges, 143pp with a two leaf colour pictorial title and frontis. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hal Gye. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1916 (500 gram rate) assumed first edition, dated 1916 to title with no other publication dates given, green cloth with black design of a rabbitter, sunned spine, light rubbing to edges, pictorial endpapers, mild foxing to prelims and closed edges, 143pp with a two leaf colour pictorial title and frontis, this has a copperplate name and adress to the verso, pen name to dedication. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hal Gye. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1920 (500 gram rate) 19th impression, green cloth with black design of a cherub, pictorial endpapers, this has a copperplate inscription to fep. Nineteenth Impression. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hal Gye. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1918 (500 gram rate) assumed first edition, dated 1918 to title with no other publication dates given, verso of frontis has a pencil name and the date 1936, green cloth with black design of a pipe smoking woodsman with axe and hat, light rubbing to edges, light handling soiling, pictorial endpapers, 150pp +1 +4pp adverts for '1918 season', also with a two leaf pictorial title and frontis. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hal Gye. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1971 (500 gram rate) price clipped DW has light residue of tape to bottom edge, also light tape stain to the vertical edge of the fold in flaps, minor foxing shows to the white titling, book ex-library with stamps, reader pen marks, wear and foxing, two leaves have some tape repair to the lower margins, a good reading copy, but a better DW, short stories, 194pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ex-Library.

London: Michael Joseph, 1958 small name to fep, sunned spine and top of upper board, lacks DW. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Bodley Head, 1930 RARE Forester title, black cloth lightly soiled, rubbed to joints, backstrip a little faded, spot of discolouration to upper board, fore edge of upper board has a bump, faint scattered foxing to closed edges, tidy but shows age, travelling through Weimar era Germany on a motor boat along the rivers and canals, well illustrated, vi 311+ 39 illustrations and 2 folding maps, + 8pp adverts. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1948 DW unclipped, with wear and chipping to the spine ends with some loss. short tears to edges at top and bottom. pen inscription to fep, minor discolouration to spine ends where not covered by DW. top edge dusted red. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1953 (500 gram rate) small ink name to fep, spine leans a little, cloth, 302pp, tidy condition. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1954 unclipped DW VG but short tear down at top left corner of front panel, light dust soiling, book has remains of a prize plate to fep, otherwise tidy, volume Two in the cadet edition of the Hornblower series, contains the full story, has a col frontis and many b&w illustrations by Geoffrey Whittam, 223pp (500 grams) . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Geoffrey Whittam. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.

London: Michael Joseph, 1951 (500 grams) unclipped dust jacket with edge wear including light chipping or short edge tears, sixth imp. of the 1949 new edition, 198pp. reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.