Isobel ryan (37 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Very Good. 13. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition book. No Dust Jacket. First edition. Sliver of the webbing visable at the spine edge. A good reading copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. bilingual edition edition. 14 pages. 8.90x8.19x0.79 inches. In Stock.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 276pp, octavo. cover wear, lean to binding but solid, clean throughout, Very Good- chipping and small tears, cover wear, Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Black boards decorated in orange on the front panel and spine; orange upper edge; endpaper maps. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with some fading on the spine; price intact; no interior markings. Illustrated throughout with line drawings by Bill Ryan. The Contents are: Here It Is Again; Go Home Missus; All the Amenities Including Bagpipes; The Wood and the Trees; An Office by the Harbour; Excursions and Diversions; This Is West Africa; Up the Creeks; The Big city; and A House in Black Man's Town. Size: 8vo. Bill Ryan; (illustrator). Book. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 252 pages; Description: 252 p. : illus. , maps ; 21 cm. Subjects: Nigeria--Social life and customs. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. The latest Alphaprints title is all about animal opposites, created using the unique Alphaprints quirky style. Features contrasting characters, such as a big shark and little fish, hard lobster and soft jellyfish, black-and-white zebra and colourful parrots. The novelty tabbed board book with easy-to-turn, graduated pages have patterned foil edges to give the book extra sparkle and shine. These are USED books. Please only purchase if you are happy with that. Images & Editions We use stock images and database descriptions based on the ISBN. The image shown may NOT be the actual book cover you will receive. Covers, editions, printings, and publishers may differ. If you need a specific cover, edition, or printing, please contact us before purchasing. What "Used" Means Because these books are pre-owned: Colouring books may be coloured in Textbooks may have answers filled in, highlighting, notes, or underlining Workbooks may have writing inside Access codes, download codes, CDs, DVDs, or online content are usually missing or already used Books that originally came with toys, inserts, maps, cards, or bonus items will usually NOT include them Pages may be folded, marked, or show normal signs of use If you are buying a book for anything other than reading (e.g. colouring, study use, collecting, gifts, specific covers, bonus items, or digital access), used books may not be suitable. Condition All books are listed as Used - Good Books are clean and readable but not new Some books may have: Writing, highlighting, or markings Folded pages or minor wear A small warehouse or inventory sticker on the spine Original retailer stickers (we do not remove them) Our Process We purchase books by the pallet and scan thousands at a time. For this reason, we cannot photograph or individually inspect every book. Acknowledgement By purchasing, you acknowledge that: You understand the book is used You accept the condition and limitations described above Stock images and descriptions may not exactly match the item received Thank you for supporting Oak Books and helping give books a second life.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. Octavo, 20 cm x 14 cm, 252 pp. This copy has some shelf wear on the front cover with some color chips on the top and bottom of the spine and significant toning on the back cover.The top and bottom of the spine has some wrinkling and the price corner is cut on the inner flap of the dust jacket. The back inner flap has also been price cut. Bill (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 276 pages (complete). Ex-library copy (Highlands North High School, Johannesburg) with consequent residue, debris, labels, annotations, stamps, wear and usage and in this case, rebinding. The cover is tight, secure and strong. There is some wear to the shelving edges and corners. The spine is tight and sure. Aside from library consequences the pages are relaxed and comfortable, genial and content, clear and firm. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Book good. First edition. 252 pp. B/w illustrations by Bill Ryan. Deals with: Nigeria--Social life and customs. Ill.: Bill Ryan (illustrator).

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Rider Pub 1952 First Edition; pages all clean tight and bright, includes fold out diagram. Brown cloth hardcover is clean and strong. Dust jacket is clean with tear/rub at upper left covers. Price is intact on jacket.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 252 pages; Description: 252 p. : illus. , maps ; 21 cm. Subjects: Nigeria--Social life and customs. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. First edition (softcover). 8vo (20cm by 14cm), 252pp. Text illustrations by Bill Ryan. Original brown cloth, dustwrapper. Light foxing to the edges of the text block; overall, the book is in good to very good condition. The dustwrapper is in good minus condition (edges chipped, light spotting of the rear panel). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by previous owner. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and edge worn. Tightly bound and presented beautifully in cellophane. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Hbk, 276, ill. drawings. Covers worn and rear inner hinge cracked but binding firm. Text clean and unmarked . A perfectly acceptable reading copy [Isobel Ryan - Nigeeria - Social life and customs - Description and Trave - West Africa] p1035 / m8579. 'Bill' (illustrator). …

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 249 pages; Assisted and Illustrated by Bill Ryan. This book is the outcome of two years spent by the author in a Gold Coast port, where her husband was in the timber trade. Subjects: Lumber trade - Ghana. Gold Coast - Social life and customs. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Name of the previous owner. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There is light sporadic foxing on the early pages and last pages of the book. The text remains bright and clear. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Very good tan cloth hardcover with good dustjacket. 252p. ill. with maps on endpapers. Ex library with usual stamps, etc.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 249 pages; Assisted and Illustrated by Bill Ryan. This book is the outcome of two years spent by the author in a Gold Coast port, where her husband was in the timber trade. Subjects: Lumber trade - Ghana. Gold Coast - Social life and customs. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. black publisher's cloth; lettering in orange on spine and on front cover; reddish orange pictorial dust jacket; lettering in white on spine and on front cover; 249 pages; illustrated; d.j. is not price clipped; author's narrative of two years spent in a Gold Coast (West Africa) port and her account of social, business and domestic life in West Africa. Bill Ryan (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. ***Illustrated with black and white drawings by Bill Ryan. ***Near fine in brown cloth-covered boards with black titles and small illustrations to spine. Black, blue and red printed 'Lagos Island' map illustrated front and rear free endpapers and pastedowns. Top edge of text-block stained black, as called for. Pages clean. No inscriptions. Spine tight. ***In a very good black and brown-illustrated and white printed dustwrapper. Edges and corners of dustwrapper slightly rubbed. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper slightly rubbed and creased. Tiny loss and rubbing to head of spine and corners of dustwrapper. Spine of dustwrapper slightly faded. Front panel of dustwrapper bright. ***202 mm x 144 mm. 252 pages. ***'The speed of progress in West Africa has taken much of the world by surprise, and Isobel Ryan has been able to study 'the new, energetic, venturous, sensitive African spirit' on the spot. Not politics, but personal, social, commercial and domestic contacts are her theme. With the same exact eye, good sense and good humour that gave us Black Man's Town, she plunges us into the 'continuous ferment of development' in present-day Nigeria, and particularly Lagos. everyday happenings - and the great occasion of the Queen's visit - enable her to show, with affectionate detail, a variety of those 'plain people' whose lives are the foundations upon which a new Africa is being built.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***First impression of the true first edition in its original dustwrapper, in nice collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Bill Ryan (illustrator).…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

8vo [20.5 x 14 cm]; 252, numerous illustrations from drwgs, endpaper maps. original pictorial cloth, silver spine title lettering, dj (a little rubbed at edge, not price clipped), else fine and clean. A narrative of travels in Nigeria, especially Lagos, presenting a detailed picture of conditions, customs and society at that time before the later disruptive events. A picture of this book is available on request. …

Zustand: New.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.