ronald j webb (9 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Searle, Ronald (illustrator). Fairly tight binding, clean interior. Tan wraps with red text; light edge wear and creasing, faint smudges to outer page edges. DJ is preserved in mylar, has been price clipped, moderate wear and soiling, address written on inside of jacket. Gift inscription on ffep: "To Peter Thanking him for sharing his lunch and taking the trouble to send those beautiful photographs. Cheerio Jean." Interior is unmarked, hinge-cracks on pages 16, 48, and 64. B/w illustrations throughout. Foreword by R. J. Cruikshank. "This book rediscovers for us some of the odd places and odd faces of London that most of us have forgotten, if we ever knew them." 96 pages.

Zustand: very good. 28 cm, 221, wraps, illus. (some in color), very minor marks to covers. Foreword by Gen. John Shalikashvilli, Chair of the Joint Chiefs.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (US history, military history) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. (Generals, Armed Forces, Admirals) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: very good. 28 cm, 221, illus. (some in color), appendices, notes, slight soiling to boards. Foreword by Gen. John Shalikashvilli, Chair of the Joint Chiefs.

Hardcover. Zustand: very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 29 cm. x, 159, [3] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some color). Four Appendices. Notes. Foreword by Lieutenant General Hansford T. Johnson, Director, Joint Staff. Mr. Webb was chief of the JCS Historical Division before retiring in 1993. He wrote about the organizational development of the joint chiefs, as well as producing several volumes about the JCS and the Vietnam War. For his work, he received the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Mr. Webb continued to use his knowledge of history and architecture in retirement. He wrote articles for the Arlington Historical Magazine and wrote a book with his wife. Published in 2003, "Glebe Houses of Colonial Virginia" described the surviving homes that had once been provided to ministers by local parishes. Dr. Cole was also a historian with the Joint Staff. This includes brief biographies of: Omar Nelson Bradley, Arthur William Radford, Nathan Farragut Twining, Lyman Louis Lemnitzer, Maxwell Davenport Taylor, Earle Gilmore Wheeler, Thomas Hinman Moorer, George Scratchley Brown, David Charles Jones, John William Vesley, Jr., William James Crown, Jr. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is, by U.S. law, the highest-ranking and senior-most military officer in the United States Armed Forces and is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. While the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outranks all other commissioned officers, they are prohibited by law from having operational command authority over the armed forces; however, the Chairman does assist the President and the Secretary of Defense in exercising their command functions.

Paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Ronald Searle (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of Ronald Searle and Kaye Webb's satirical exploration of London, illustrated with cartoons throughout. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An entertaining and satirical look at London in the post-war era, and the people you come across in the capital city. Written and illustrated by Ronald Searle, an English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, medal designer and illustrator. With Kathleen Webb, a British editor and publisher. Foreword by Robert James Cruikshank, a British author. In the original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges with a 1" closed tear to the front panel. Light sunning to the spine and panel edges with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. book.

Paper Covers. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Searle, Ronald (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. 96 pp. Cream paper covers with lettering to the spine, in illustrated wrappers, not price clipped. Short tears to jacket edges, minor stain to book's cover and previous owner's name in pencil to flap, otherwise clean. Black & white illustrations throughout by Ronald Searle; with literary snapshots of the city by his wife Kaye Webb. 25cms tall. Small 4to.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. Sindall, A.; York, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton; Wightman, W.E.; Inns, Kenneth; York, W.G.; Burns, Inder; Abbey, S.; Tresilian, S.; De Walton, John; Hiley, Francis E. (illustrator). First Edition. Features: The Singing Tree - a story from the Bushveld of South Africa; The Road to Romanc - Part I of the amazing round-the-world travels of Cyril Holloway; Photo of ice-fishing in Vladivostock Harbour; Timber-Laden Round Cape Horn - a windjamming tale; An Aeroplane Adventure in Waziristan - the story of a British officer who was captured by the Wazirs; A Tenderfoot in Canada, Part II - a disastrous season on a prairie farm; Trapped in the Volcano of Kilauea, in the Hawaiian Islands; The Hundredth Chance - a story from the Union-Castle cargo-steamer Ripley Castle; What Happened to Ah Fong? - an unsolved Chinese mystery; Monasteries in Mid-Air - the remarkable monasteries of Meteora, in Greece - article with excellent photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy story from Wyoming; The Rogue - a rogue elephant in central Africa; Bakhai, the Rebel of Babban Kurmi; The Mountain of Gold - conclusion of the author's journey to Canada; Nice vintage ads, including photo of Earle E. Liederman, the Muscle Builder. Multiple pieces of red, clear and brown tape securing covers. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy.