Camp william iii (2 Ergebnisse)
STUDIES PRESENTED TO STERLING DOW ON HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY
(Dow, Sterling) ; Alan L. Boegehold, William M. Calder Iii, John McK. Camp Ii, William T. Loomis, Kent J. Rigsby, Leslie Threatte, Jr. , Stephen V. Tracy, John S. Traill
Verlag: Duke University, 1984
- Softcover
Anbieter: Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, KanadaAncient World Books
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In den WarenkorbSoftcover. Zustand: Fair. Water staining to spine with stains to wraps. A few hard scratches to rear wrap. Water-staining has affected some pages. Reading copy only.; Among the articles included: Repeated Similes in the Homeric Poems by Charles Rowan Beye; The West Pediment of the Parthenon: Poseidon by Judith Binder; Eleusinian… Treasures in the Late Fifth and Early Fourth Centuries; Teos in Pindar by George Huxley; The Minnesota Messina Survey: A Look Back by William A. McDonald; The Polis of Sellasia by W. Kendrick Pritchett; Regulations for the Herakleaian Games at Marathon by Eugene Vanderpool; and many many more.; Greek, Roman and Byzantine Monographs 10; 336 pages.
Weitere BilderVerlag: February 6, 1829., 1829
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Anbieter: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, USABlue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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In den WarenkorbZustand: Very good. - Quarto, 9-1/8 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide. Two-and-a-half pages. Over 180 words penned on 3 sides of a folded sheet. Herbert Taylor thanks the recipient who is caring for his brother for his letter regarding his concerns. "I cannot sufficiently thank you for your friendly & considered attention in writ…ing to me on the 30th Jany upon the subject of the accident which unfortunately happened to my dear Brother on the 27th.". He goes on to state "I thank God that he has escaped more serious injury. It is most satisfying to know that he is in such good hands and that he has with him so kind and attentive a friend as yourself." Signed "H. Tayor". Folded for mailing, the letter is mounted to stiff paper stock with glue along the edge of the blank verso of the last leaf. Very good. The British Army officer, Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor (1775-1839) rose through the ranks after jointing the 2nd Dragoon Guards. He served as Aide de camp to the Duke of York, then commander-in-chief of the British Army and as Aide de Camp, Military Secretary and Private Secretary to the Marquess Cornwallis. In 1805, he became Private Secretary to the Sovereign, in service to King George III. He was the first person to fill this post. From 1811, he served as private secretary to Queen Charlotte. Returning to the field to command a brigade at Antwerp in 1813-14, he then served as Member of Parliament for Windsor from 1820-23, and Ambassador to Berlin from 1820 to 1827. He was first and principal Aide de Camp to King George IV and deputy Secretary at War. Adjutant-General to the Forces from 1828-30, he became private secretary to the new king William IV and served as first and principal Aide de Camp to Queen Victoria from 1837-39. He was Master of St. Katherine's Hospital and appointed Master Surveyor and Surveyor-General of the Ordnance in 1828.From the autograph collection of Mrs. Mary Ford, widow of Richard Ford who wrote the popular "Handbook for Travellers in Spain".
