capt evans (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 551 pages, a near fine hardback in a very good plus dust-jacket (dulled to orange at spine although the lettering is still as visible as ever).

hardcover. Zustand: near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Volume XIII of: A Library of Confederate States History, written by Distinguished Men of the South and Edited by Gen. Clement A. Evans of Georgia. Octavo, gray covers. Includes several articles: The Confederate States Navy; The Morale of the Confederate Armies; An Outline of the Confederates Military History; The South Since the War. Documental and Statistical Appendix. 551 pages. Pages starting to brown, else near Fine. dust jacket near Fine.092715C.

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. EDWARDS, Lionel et alia. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Signed limited first edition, in all 375 this being number 7 of the first ten not offered for sale, signed by the editor on the Publisher's Note and the coloured tipped in frontis piece signed by Lionel Edwards, octavo, full blue leather, light wear to corners, two small bruises on front sunning to spine, gilt decoration on front and titles across spine, top edges gilt, toning to untrimmed edges otherwise internally clean and bright, illustrated with 61 tipped in plates of which four in full colour, 368 pages. a very handsome beautifully produced volume. Heavy item (1.5kg net weight) may require additional for shipping. [QH] [QP]. Signed by Author(s).

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Sutcliffe, Norman; Goss, G.W.; Cleaver, Reginald; Gale, W.G.; Wood, Stanley L.; Leigh, Conrad; Inns, Kenneth (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "Slippery Wiley" Again - Continued misdeeds of a West Australian gold thief; My Seal-Hunt - The touch-and-go experience of a young man who was seal hunting on the ice off the coast of Newfoundland; Through Spain in Disguise - Part IV - Count and Countess Malmignati continue their adventure, disguised as Arab beggars, singing and dancing for a living; Photo and bried write-up of the "Magic Pool" of Henleaze, said to provide wonderfully fresh skin to her bathers; "The Lucky Seven" - A young ex-serviceman gets stung when he buys a ranch in British Columbia; "Water!" - A young Brit and his party of native soldiers nearly die of thirst while crossing the Karoli Desert in Kenya Colony; The Maroons of Jamaica - Nicely photo-illustrated article on these lineal descendants of runaway slaves who received their own peace treaty - includes photo of the community whipping post; "Witchcraft" - A queer Central African story about a missing old man - with interesting photos; The Secret of Still Valley - While hunting in Northern California, a doctor and clergyman stumble into a dangerous hidden mountain valley; Kite-Fighting in Siam - Photo-illustrated article; The Strain - The vivid photo-illustrated story of two young officers remotely stationed on the Indian frontier; On the Trail of the "Thirstland Trekkers" - Part II - Colonel Deneys Reitz explores terra incognita in the former German South-West Africa - with nice photos; Brief article on how Dutch Windmills "Talk"; Adventure Comes to the Chemist - Mr. Woodcock is inexperienced with firearms but decides to arm himself due to many local hold-ups. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A pleasing copy of this fascinating vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Holmes, Fred; Elcock, Howard; Prater, E.; Tennant, Dudley; Peddie, Tom; Elcock, Howard; Sindall, A.; Peddie, Tom; Wood, Stanley L.; Prater, E.; Hiley, F.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Last Fight of the Great Green Eel - three-day battle with a Conger eel in Trinidad; De Rougemont Right After All! - Shortly after his passing, the incredible stories by Louis de Rougement of adventures with the wild blacks (aborigines) of Australia are proven true! - article with great photos; The Lure of the Jewel - The Forcing of the Duke of Brunswick's safe; Crossed Trails - A remarkable tale of linked lives; The Midnight Visitor - A grim tale of the famous North-West Mounted Police of Canada; Trapped in a Well - two men in Nebraska set out to deepen a well; The Moffat County Mystery - an odd tale from Colorado; A Film-Hunter on the Amazon - Part II - Probably the most adventurous expedition ever undertaken in the interest of film-making - article with interesting photos; A Christmas Hunt in East Africa - sometimes 'exiles' can have a good Christmas; A Double Escape a thrilling royal tiger hunt in India; A Man's Luck - Part V - the true story of a man who set out to build an Alaskan home for the girl of his dream but kept being jailed; The Accursed Lake - The strange story of David Burton and Charles Snisted in New Zealand; The Living Death - an explorer's grim story from the South American jungle; Anthropop - Apology; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 268-351, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.

Rangoon, Authority, Government Printing Burma, 1901. 8vo. Later dark brown half morocco over brick cloth; raised bands on spine with lettering and ornamentation in gilt; marbled endpapers; pp. [ii], 5, iii, 262, [17], vii; with 4 photographic plates, and 17 plates after drawings; with a tipped-in printed note from the author at the start of chapter 1; Royal Asiatic Society stamp to title-page, overstamped as 'Sold'; even light discolouration to paper-stock; a few light spots to outer edge; unobtrusive pencil inscriptions; a very good copy on this rare work of a practical guide to elephant health. Third edition. Evans notes in the Preface that this text is a revision of the earlier work on elephants originally written by Mr J. Slymm, Deputy Conservator of Forests in Burma. The text moves from detailing general information about elephants and their habits, into specific diseases and parasites that can infect them, with a number of remedies and treatments for such ailments. The tipped-in slip makes an appeal to readers of the guide, asking 'to assist by kindly favouring with careful notes on cases, specimens of parasites, &c., in order that, should it be found desirable to bring out another edition, it may be more complete.'.

Zustand: Very Good. Third Edition. Collation, 262,VIIpp, engravings complete as listed. Bound in modern buckram, cloth, with gilt title lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed and bumped on corners, library mark on spine. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, no loose pages, no writing, library bookplate on fixed endpaper, 3 library stamps on verso of title page, ( i,e not the printed side ), no other library stamps or marks. Pages in very good clean condition. This copy was in reserve stock, not on the lending list. A good clean copy of a rare work.8990.A24 Size: 8vo.

Zustand: Poor. The book binding is loose and in rather a fragile condition, it remains bound together though. Formerly owned, with some obvious signs of use/wear. The content has some foxing, dedication to the inside page. Fine to read/reference.