bodley major r v c (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First few pages slightly loose, the rest in good condition. Few small tears to dust jacket.

Zustand: Gut. Erstauflage / First edition. Bll. + Frontispz-Foto mit Schutzpapier + XIV + 242 S. inkl. Index, u. mit s/w. Tafeln mit Fotos. Papier sauber, nur minimal nachvergilbt. Schnitt geringf. gebräunt. 1 Seite (Inhaltsverz.) mit e. winzigen Riss unten (nicht störend). * Ronald Victor Courtenay Bodley, MC (Gebor. 3. März 1892 Gest. 26. Mai 1970) war ein britischer Offizier, Autor, Journalist und Reisender (Paris, Algerien, Java, Australien, Japan, Europa.) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 375 Gr.-8° O(Dunkelblau)-GanzLnw. (cloth) mit gelbfarbig.-Titelung. Geringf. Gebrauchsspuren. Gut erhalten.

ADMIRAL TOGO Leben eines Helden, Aufstieg einer Nation F.A. Herbig Verlagsbuchhandlung Berlin o.J., 328 SS. gebunden (Hardcover, schwarzes Oln. mit rotem Druck), mit Schutzumschlag, gut erhalten (Togo Heihachiro * 27. Januar 1848 in Kagoshima, Provinz Satsuma (heute: Präfektur Kagoshima); 30. Mai 1934 in Tokio) war ein japanischer Admiral.).

First. First. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 18 plates. [xiv], 242 pp. 8vo. Ronald Victor Courtenay Bodley, MC (1892-1970), a British army officer, lived in Japan in the early 1930s, and was considered by Westerners at that time to be a preeminent source of knowledge on the area, proving to be erroneous on whether the Japanese were building military force prior to World War II. He wrote A Japanese Omelette during his time teaching at Keio University in 1933. Bound in three-quarters modern calf and marbled boards by J. S. Fellowes. Fine Illustrated with a frontispiece and 18 plates. [xiv], 242 pp. 8vo.

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. The first edition of Togo: The Authorized Life of Admiral of the Fleet by Major R.V.C. Bodley, inscribed by the author in 1935. (illustrator). First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, xxxi, [32]-288pp, [viii]. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings noted. Complete with frontispiece portrait of Admiral Togo and 15 full page illustrated plates. Bumped top corner and top edge, internally clean. Solid text block. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, retail price on spine, tape reinforcement at top edge of spine, light soiling, chips at edges, a scarce example. Signed on the front free endpaper: "To James Marr / in memory of the pleasant association at the M.G.M. Studio in Hollywood / from the author / R.V.C. Bodley / October, 1935." Major R.V.C. Bodley (18921970) was a British Army officer and historical author. After serving in World War I, Bodley left the military and traveled extensively in the Middle East, where he immersed himself in Bedouin life and culture. He wrote several books based on his experiences, including Wind in the Sahara and The Messenger, a biography of the Prophet Muhammad. Bodley also explored themes beyond the Middle East, as seen in Togo, his biography of Japanese Admiral T g Heihachir.