Search Results: Adventure from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1930 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos and Drawings. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth lettered in orange on boards. Strained gutter at 192-193 glued. No writing. Sixth Printing, August, 1930. A man from Kansas longs to visit the Bedouins. Eventually he becomes a writer in Greenwich Village, where he seeks out anyone of Arab descent. Married now, the couple meets Daoud, whose father is a Druse historian in Beirut. With the father's help, they are soon on the way. .

London: James Nisbet & Co., 1889 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fully illustrated red cloth on boards. Minor corner and edge wear, and lightly cracked hinges. Gift note dated 1889. In the words of a reviewer for The Academy, this is Ballantyne's best work. Much more than a novel for juveniles, it provides an all-round understanding of the 1883 explosion of the Krakatoa volcano. There is romance and comic relief, too, as Nigel meets Winnie. It might best be described as one of those "shots heard around the world." 438 pp..

London: Collins, 1942 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pink cloth on boards. Initials EAM inside back cover, the only marks. The author passes on a story written by his father about the author's grandfather, who witnessed the French and Indian War, among other adventures. 255 pp..

London: William Luscombe, 1975 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth on boards. Colour photo DJ not price-clipped. Equipment, Photography, Wrecks, Archaeology, Biology, First Aid, Seamanship. The fastest-growing sport in Britain ! 176 pp..

Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1893 Book. Illus. by Hyde. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original pictorial tan cloth lettered and decorated in black on boards. Lake and Forest Series. Author was known as an author and publisher of several books on northern Maine. "A story founded on fact." - title page. Hinges cracked. Map of the Richardson Lakes after p. 122 is nearly separated by a gutter tear (not repaired). No writing except previous owner's name. Nine South-End boys from 15 to 18 are planning a two-months' trip. Their first goal is to purchase some rowboats and begin practice in handling them. The last page, 364, promises a second volume of this series, entitled "A Trip to Parmachenee." Catalog of Elijah Kellogg's Books..

Hartford, CT: Columbian Book Company, 1874 Book. Illus. by Many Drawings and Maps.. Fair. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original full brown leather on stiff boards. Title page missing, and pp. 367-8 separated but present. Binding shaken, but holding. 800 pp. Heavy book might need extra postage..

Garden City, N.Y.: Star Books, 1927 Book. Illus. by Portrait Frontispiece and Other Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards. Gilt spine titles. Previous owner's name. A privileged New Yorker sets out to duplicate the travels of Ulysses. 354 pp..

Paris: Fernand Nathan Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original colour-illustrated paper boards. Text in French. Traduit de l'anglais par Suzanne Clot. Bookplate of Beaverbrook (Lord Beaverbrook - Max Aitken) and stamp of The Old Manse Library, Newcastle, N.B., his home town. Date Due slip removed. Cover bright, interior clean. Paper at rear of spine cracked. Some wear to lower corner tips. 255 pp..

London: Blackie & Son, Ltd. Book. Illus. by Uncredited Frontispiece. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original illustrated green cloth on boards. Large initials, G.T.P. stamped on first free endpaper. Story is divided into three parts corresponding with three voyages over a period of twelve years. New to me was the knowledge that natives have been surfboarding since at least 1780 ! 192 pp..

London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd. Book. Illus. by Photos and Map. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original grey hardcover on boards. Cover states The Evergreen Library, and lower spine states Simpkin in usual publisher's name spot. Front hinge lightly cracked, and first free endpaper missing. Over 50 illustrations highlight the adventures and explorations of Nansen, a brilliant inventor, explorer, and (eventually) Nobel recipient. This book is confined to events of 1880-1899. 449 pp..

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860 Book. Illus. by Maps and Illustrations. Fair to Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Front hinge cracked and showing binding cords. Binding loose but complete. Laid in are newspaper clippings from 1926 and 1930 related to the search. Large foldout map. 375 pp. with appendix. Green cloth on boards. Previous owner's name..

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1946 Book. Illus. by Henry E. Vallely. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Whitman 2315. Brown paper boards. Patty O'Neal is an aviation student at Carter College. When she loses confidence she switches to becoming a stewardess. However, when the pilot of the new stratocruiser runs into trouble, Stewardess Patty steps in and takes it over the Hump...alone ! 248 pp..

Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1915 Book. Illus. by C. W. Jefferys (et al). Good to Very Good. Full Leather on Flexible Board. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue leather on flexible board. No. 22 in the Chronicles of Canada Series. The Golden Hind. Juan de Fuca. Vitus Bering. Sea-otters. Russians and Aleuts. Cook and Vancouver. 139 pp. with index..

London: Immel Publishing, 1987 Book. Illus. by Photos, Maps, and Drawings. Good Plus to Very Good. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original photo cover trade paperback. Previous owner's name the only marking. The Arabia Felix expedition, Two centuries of discovery, Adventurous waters, Mantas, Mermaids, White sharks, Turtles, Sea of life, Secrets revealed, Ship-wrecked sailors, Precious mud, From Solomon to sand, Appendices, Bibliography, Index. 206 pp..

London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1967 Book. Illus. by B/W Photos. Very Good. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original red cloth on boards, pictorial DJ. Gung-ho real-life escapades of Scouts around the globe. B/W photographs. 180 pp..

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1932 Book. Illus. by R.R. (DJ). Very Good. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Copyright by Ridgwell Cullum, 1932. Original bright red cloth on boards. DJ has been carefully repaired inside to prevent further damage (Please see scan). There were tiny starting tears at head and foot of spine, and a 3-inch tear in front cover of DJ. 471 pp. plus ads..

N.Y.: Pageant Press, 1957 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original red cloth on boards. Slight fading to spine. The author and her ulcer-nursing husband take off from their Idaho home in a "covered wagon" complete with canvas which they hitch behind their car. The first night they learn about waterproofing. In hindsight she says, "Vacations spent in our 'covered wagon' have cured him of insomnia, tax jitters, and 'world situation blues'." Humorous and fast-moving true story of a couple who succeeded in getting away from most of life's headaches. 178 pp, including a Bill of Materials for a Covered Wagon. No writing or damage. No other copies found for sale !.

London: Phoenix House Ltd., 1959 Book. Illus. by Photos. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original salmon cloth on boards. Plastic wrapper over corner-clipped DJ. Library bookplate, card pocket, and stamps. No writing. Emerging from a sheltered middle class existence, and still a student of geology, Fuchs signed on for an expedition to Greenland at the age of 21. After several trips to Africa he turned his attention to the South Pole. 110 pp..

London: Bles, 1933 Book. Fair. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black cloth, corners worn through to boards, small tears top and bottom of spine, rear hinge cracked. The author shares incidents and anecdotes from his life as a dealer in pearls and gemstones for many years. 279 pp..

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1910 Book. Illus. by Photo Frontispiece and 100 Others. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original maroon cloth on boards. Frontispiece and attached leaf re-inserted. Young American student circles the globe with very little money, no weapons, and no baggage. Wisely, he took a lot of photos with his "Kodak." Endpapers grubby. 502 pp..