The Wide World True Adventures For Men.

London, Macmillan, 2004 1st Ed., Hard cover black cloth bds, almost VG, silver lettering to spine, rear bd has light indents, unclipped dust jacket, Good, again rear wrap has light indents, lovely colour decorated endpapers, contents fine and tight with colour and b/w illustrations through text, pp184. "Written in the muscular prose of true heroes and accompanied throughout by photographs and adverts of sublime absurdity, The Wide World is a thrilling testament to an age when men kept their upper lips stiff for a reason and the truth was more dangerous than fiction"

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Book number: 14055

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: The Wide World tales thriller adventure Ernest Brockman R Robertson Dr Z E BiraskyW E Stanton Hope Charles Wolcott David Lampe Orrin Dunlap Ivan Calvin Waterbury Brian Cross Maurice Wilson D Roberts 1405049316

Avery, Harold:

The Dormitory Flag.

London, Thomas Nelson, no date Hard cover dec. brown cloth bds, some damage/tearing to top 1.5" of spine, front hinge cracked, title loose, also pges 17-20 otherwise contents sound and tight, b/w frontis and 5 further b/w plates, pp443 + adverts.

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Book number: 10731

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: boarding school story fiction juvenile boy's adventure dormitory 0000

Ballantyne, R. M.:

Ungava: A Tale of The Esquimaux.

London, T Nelson, 1897 Hard cover bright blue decorated cloth bds, gilt title block to upper bd and spine, VG+, spine age-darkened, tiny scuffs to corners, no jacket, contents clean and bright, lovely sharp tissue-protected frontis. and title pge, no names inscriptions etc... pp393 +adverts at rear.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 12524

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: Ungava esquimaux eskimo adventure book for boys North America fur trader Hudson Bay Fort Chimo adventures ice polar bears life

Ballentyne, R. M.:

The Island Queen. A Tale of The Southern Hemisphere.

London, Nisbet & Co., no date H/B red pict. cloth bds, Good+, sl. fading to spine, contents sound and tight with foxing to pge edges, pp261 +pp32 adverts, neat prize inscript to ffep dated 1906.

Little Owl BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 10726

Catalogue: adventure

Keywords: adventure ship boy's novel fiction story 0000

Barrie, Alexander Illust. by Paul Wright:

Jonathan Kane Climbs High.

London, Frederick Muller Limited, 1978 1st Ed., hard cover blue cloth bds, VG, clipped d/w, Good-, some edgewear/closed tears/creasing, spine faded, contents clean and tight, pp161. A Jonathan Kane Adventure.

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Book number: 12928

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: Jonno Kane Jonathan Kane adventure Lonehead team Scotland smuggling flying thriller juvenile fiction 0584630395

Barrow-North, H Illust. by Harold Copping:

Jerry Dodds Millionaire. A School Yarn of Merriment and Mystery.

London, W & R Chambers Ltd, 1901 Hrd cover green dec. cloth bds, Good, a little fading to edge, cloth sl. cracking at spine hinge, spine a bit age-darkened, contents clean and tight, 6 plates by Harold Copping incl. frontis., prize labels to front pastedown and ffep, pp328 + pp32 adverts.

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Book number: 10781

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: school boys story mystery humour millionaire Jerry Dodds Harold Copping boarding school adventure fiction juvenile 0000

Bayley, Viola:

Caribbean Adventure.

London, J M Dent, 1976 Pbk, VG+, sl. scuffing to spine tips, contents fine and tight, light tanning to pge edges, neat pencil name to half title, pp142.

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Book number: 11582

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: Dent Dolphin holiday Caribbean adventure juvenile fiction Grenada suspense thriller Margaret Wetherbee 0460027115

Blackstock, Josephine Illust. by R. Mills:

Island On The Beam.

London, Hutchinson's Books For Young People, no date Hard cover red cloth bds, Good, faded in places, nice colour frontis., pp231, neat pencil name and address to ffep.

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Book number: 10030

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: R Mills adventure juvenile fiction Cave of the Cyclopes Valletta Uncle Umberto Beppo Geckos Tessa Pietru

Blathwayt, Jean Illust. by Cicely Steed:

Peter's Adventure.

London, Lutterworth Press, 1961 Paperback, pict. card wraps, stapled, Good+, minor marking/creasing, contents fine and tight, with blue print and lovely full-page colour illustrations by Cicely Steed, pp32.

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Book number: 11505

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: Peter adventure Cicely Steed sheep dog farm six year old juvenile fiction 000000000

Blyton, Enid Illust. by Eileen Soper:

Five Go Off To Camp.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1958 Hard cover red cloth bds, a little fading/dusty, bk has slight lean, Good-, no dust jacket, ffep neatly cut away, contents nice and tight, b/w and two-tone illustrations throughout, some age speckling to pge edge blocks and occas. in text, pp192. A sound reading copy.

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Book number: 14311

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: Famous Five Timmy George Anne Dick Julian adventure children's fiction camp camping Jock Eileen Soper

Blyton, Enid Illust. by Burgess Sharrocks:

Good Old Secret Seven.

Leicester, Brockhampton Press Ltd, 1960 1st Ed., hard cover pictorial blue cloth bds, sl. fading otherwise VG, unclipped dust jacket, closed tear and some creasing to top of spine and btm edge of upper wrap otherwise Good+, no names, inscriptions etc..., 'Belongs To' clean, blue/black/white frontis. + further two tone and b/w illustrations through text by Burgess Sharrocks, pp120, a little age-spotting to leading pge edge block.

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Book number: 15234

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: Secret Seven children adventure Jack Susie Janet Torling Castle spooky

Blyton, Enid Illust. by Barbara Freeman:

The Treasure Hunters.

London, Collins, 1957 Hard cover blue cloth bds,Good, small dent to leading edge and top edge near spine, bd edges sl. faded, clipped d/w, almost VG, corners have tiny chips, spine has a little loss at the top with some creasing, base of spine has small closed tear at hinge and tiny chips to edge, contents clean and tight, lovely colour frontis., further b/w illustrations by Barbara Freeman, some light tan shading to endpapers and a little light age-spotting, minor age-spotting to pge edge blocks, presentation inscription to ffep, pp192.

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Book number: 12063

Catalogue: adventure

Keywords: treasure hunters juvenile fiction Greylings Treasure secret adventure mystery 0000000000

Bond, Geoffrey:

Luck of the Legion's Secret Mission. An Eagle Novel. Sergeant Luck's Secret Mission.

London, Hulton Press, 1956 1st Ed., Hard cover orange cloth bds, almost VG, a little fading to spin ends, unclipped dust jacket, small piece of tape to inside btm edge, some edgewear, fading and chipping otherwise Good, contents clean and tight, pp160

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Book number: 13641

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: Eagle novel Sergeant Luck secret mission deserter Hapsburgs adventure hall of tombs aztec gold Algeria Legion

Brearley, Hilda:

Island Farm.

London, Thomas Nelson, no date Hard cover blue cloth bds, VG, clipped d/w, almost VG, one or two small closed tears to edges, contents nice and tight, illust. by Edward P Lancaster and Bruce Roberts, some age-speckling to pge edge blocks, pp233.

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Book number: 11976

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: Edward P Lancaster Bruce Roberts Henry Nicolette Jimmy Macleod children archaeologists farm farmhouse cartoonist campaign kidnappers flood adventure 0000000000

Brown, Roy Illust. by James Hunt:

A Saturday In Pudney.

London, Penguin Books, 1970 Pbk, Good+, small bump at top edge, contents clean and tight, pges heavily tanned, neat name in pencil to top of ffep, pp144.

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Book number: 13744

Catalogue: Adventure

Keywords: children's fictionWilly Buntley Saturday disappears jewel robbery gang adventure The Viaduct James Hunt 0140304401