captain browne (16 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Gordon Browne (illustrator). wrioting on insider front page.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 564 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.14 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Light-brown cloth with green picture and titles. 202 x 278 x 40mm. (xvi) + 159pp. Numerous b/w photographic illustrations. Spine leaning and lightly bumped/rubbed at ends; pages a little discoloured/lightly spotted on edges, but internal contents clean and bright throughout. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. d.l. browne (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo, 283pp, maps, illustd, original blue cloth, spine sunned to brown , not affecting title which is ok, blue cloth has some damp marks, damp has not gone through to contents, contents vg clean and tight, internally looks hardly used , just the sunning to spine and damp on covers , so a very good reading copy or for rebinding because the contents are nice and clean and barely used, images can be sent of course. Book.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt lettering and navy illustrations to the spine and upper panel. Quarto 10'' x 7¼'' viii, 760 [pp]. Colour frontispiece, full and part-page monochrome illustrations throughout. End papers cracked, rubbing to cloth corners and across spine tips, sporadic light foxing to some pages and end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A. NAUTICAL (Shipbuilding).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Limited. 2 VOLUMES, xvi + 158pp; xi + 161 - 355pp, well illustrated, 11 x 8 inches/28 x 20cms, newly and especially rebound in old style quarter calf with grey cloth boards by Stephen Conway, in wonderful condition, Virtue & Co. Ltd, London, 1931.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Foolscap mimeo in printed russet wraps with cloth spine. (1), 51pp printed on semi-absorbent George V Stationery Office watermarked paper + 12 full-page maps. Covers good with loss to spine, interiors good, tanned and spotted. An extremely rare in-house report apparently published in installments of which this is the first. Not recorded on Worldcat or Library Hub. Library Hub locates Cave-Browne-Cave's ms "Diary from the RAF Far East Flight 1927-1928" (National Aerospace Library presented by fellow expedition member GE Livock). He reached a wider public with the article "The cruise of the Royal Air Force Far East flight" (Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 1929). Building on successes proving routes to Egypt and South Africa in 1926, the RAF established the Far East Flight to explore routes, facilities, and practicalities in flying to the farthest eastern reaches of Empire independent of surface vessels and shore bases. The unit consisted of 4 new Supermarine Southampton II flying boats fitted out for living aboard among other modifications. The unit was led by Group Captain Henry Cave-Browne-Cave aboard S-1149, with Squadron Leader GE Livock 2nd-in-command (S-1150), and Flight Lieutenants DV Carnegie (S-1151) and CG Wigglesworth (S-1152). They conducted the Flight in 4 Sections: 1. Felixstowe - Karachi (14 Oct - 18 Nov 1927); 2. Karachi - Singapore (18 Dec - 28 Feb 1928); 3. Singapore - Australia - Singapore (21 May - 15 Sep 1928); and 4. Singapore - Hong Kong - Singapore (1 Nov - 11 Dec 1928). Upon completion, the unit remained at Seletar in Singapore as 205 Squadron under Cave-Browne-Cave. This self-contained report covers Section 1. Dated April 1928, CBC thus prepared it between Sections 2 and 3. He credits the British, French and Italian air forces and attaches, local authorities, British Consuls and other reps, noting much interest shown along the way. They left Felixstowe in rain and thick mist. Some highlights: Strong headwinds from Alexandretta to Baghdad forced a refuelling and overnight stop at Ramadi. An appreciative King Faisal here named "Ali" was flown over Baghdad. CBC visited the Palace and Prime Minister the next day. All personnel were inoculated for cholera at Hinaidi due to an outbreak. Basra's mooring provoked "great objection" due to "native boat traffic which passes constantly day and night and if there is no wind completely out of control", prompting a nighttime guard and "many native craft had to be towed clear". The Flight found Gurmat Ali a suitable base. In the Gulf they avoided landing in Persia due to the quarantine. Instead, Acting Consul and Squadron Leader Keith coordinated fuel, medical and other help from aboard his Presidency Launch the "Percy Cox". This was supplied by HMS Enterprise and Triad off Bushire and Henjam Island, the latter boasting a Royal Navy golf course, cricket ground, tennis court, officers club and canteen. They diverted slightly over Oman to locate potential bases in Khasab and other bays, but the area was too open, mountainous and desolate. At Gwadar (then ruled by Oman) help came from Flying Officer Simpson from Karachi, and the Sultan of Muscat's representative and other notables visited. The Political Officer for Makran travelled down to greet them: "In order to relieve him from another long journey by camel and car back to his district, he was offered and accepted a passage to Karachi" with Political Officer Captain Smith. Karachi's moorings proved vulnerable to local traffic. APPENDICES contain daily diary (progress, people met, times, speeds, sleeping arrangements etc), statistics, harbour facilities, meteorology, equipment, navigation, finance, stores, living conditions in flying boats, and their modifications. MAPS (linked to Stats with cautions and supporting information): Hourtin, Berre, Nisida, Brindisi, Phaleron, Abukir, Alexandretta, Hinaidi, Magil (Basra), Bushire, Henjam Sound, Gwadar Bay.

Zustand: Good. First edition of the two volume set (volume II only) hard back binding in publisher's original tawny brown leatherette covered boards, blocked with gilt embossed lettering to the front board and spine and a gilt embossed vignette of a jockey on a racetrack to the front board, blue | green lining papers. Quarto. 11'' x 8''. Contains (xi), pp 161-355 with 82 single-sided monochrome photographs throughout. Cat bookplate to the front free end paper, rubbing to the spine edges and corners and in Good condition. no dust wrapper. Heavy volume weighing 2.2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. divided SPORT [Horse Racing].

Reeves and Turner. No date but is1885. First Edition. Thick 8vo hardback. Original green cloth gilt, spine slightly sunned with small areas of rubbing, slightly frayed along top of upper joint. 545 pages. Frontis. with tissue guard, vignette title, plus plates and illustrations to text by Phiz. Fore-edge of pages slightly soiled, not affecting contents. Generally a clean and sound copy.

2 vols., 4to, [xvi, 160pp] + [xii, 161-355pp], 158 b/w plates, orig. full brown leatherette bindings with pictorial gilt designs to upper covers, spine and upper cover lettered in gilt, a few spots of light wear to upper joint of vol.2. An unusally VG++ clean bright set. The two supplementary volumes to the 'History of the English Turf' by Sir T.A. Cook.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition of the two volume set of A History of the English Turf. A first edition of the two volume set of Captain Browne's history of horse racing in England between 1904 and 1930. Supplementary to the History of English Turf by Sir T. A. Cook, of whom the volumes are dedicated, and who is depicted in the portrait frontispiece of volume one. Richly illustrated with plates: 74 photographs in volume one and 82 photographs in volume two, including frontispieces. Collated complete. With a 1989 photograph from the previous owner loosely inserted between 214 and 215. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with some small staining to the front board of volume one, and to both boards of volume two. Slight sunning to the spine of volume one, otherwise colour is good and gilt is bright. Internally, volume one is firmly bound. Binding of volume two is strained in places. Light spots to the fore edges of both volumes, affecting the occasional page. Very Good. book.

2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces and very numerous fine portraits and plates throughout; original brown faux-morocco cloth, upper boards blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt backs, green edges, green endpapers, a fine copy., A sequel worthy of its illustrious predecessor. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Nicolson, W.C. (cover) (illustrator). First Edition. 16 [ads], 63-118 pages. Features: Rogue Elephant Herd of the Sabi Valley - article with photos; Two Stowaways did not determine the destination of the ship they boarded, and problems resulted; Meeting the Wife - tragedy strikes as Mr. Barker journeys to meet his wife at a remote Tanganyika plantation; Land of Giraffe-Necked Women - the Mon-Khmer Padaungs of Burma - one-page article with great photo of Padaung beauty playing cards; Island Watchers of Koro Koro, New Zealand - one of the loneliest jobs in the world; A Night With Pirates - a man's small boat is taken over by pirates in Singapore waters and used to attack a junk; The Kwapa Diamond Chase - a curious development in the development of Nigerian mining; The Stone of Evil - story recounted by a missionary to Melanesia in 1928; Derby Commentary; "In the Bag" - interesting stories from P.O.W.s of the Japanese; Eight Thousand Dollars - South Seas silver robbery; Cattle-Droving in Australia - article with photos; and more. Bit of pencil writing on front cover. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Holloway, W.H.; Hodgson, E.S.; Gillett, Frank; Evison, G. Henry; Pape, Frank C.; Pryde, S.; Wigfull, W.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Doctor's Story - Thrilling narrative from Hudson's Bay country from the ship's doctor, Dr. Craig, of the Canadian survey steamer "Minto"; The Princess Haamoura - a stirring tale of love and adventure on the South Seas island of Aitutaki; Two Girls on a Ranch - Part I - City girl Miss Laura Colston describes how she and her sister Mildred adventured to run a ranch in the wilds of Arizona - article with photos; Under False Colours - A very strange story of life in the United States Army in which the author enlists with another man's papers and is rapidly promoted; A City in the Rocks - a photo-illustrated visit to the remarkable ancient city of Petra; Mr. X.'s Ghost - a decidedly creepy story; Raiding the "Moonshiners" - David A. Gates, a high official of the U.S. Revenue Service, describes an eventful raid on "moonshine" stills in the wilds of Kentucky, and the thrilling battle which followed; Down the Amazon From Source To Mouth - Part IV - J. Campbell Besley and his party continue their dangerous trip down the Amazon, losing one man who was shot with a poison arrow; A Persistent Stowaway - time and again an Irishman bobs up in most unexpected fashion; Housekeeping in Far Japan - A bright little photo-illustrated article describing the experiences of the first white woman to be seen or set up house in a village in remote Satsumaland, in the extreme southern corner of Japan; Five Men in a Boat - the terrible tale of mutiny and murder on the last voyage of the barque "Veronica"; Sensational six-page two-color ad for the Burlington Watch Company; and more. pp. 6 [ads], [3], 196-284, 7-40 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.