christopher hibbert editor (23 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. N/A (illustrator). 1991. Kyle Cathie, London, 1991. Pictorial soft cover. Book condition : Very good, clean unmarked text. Appears little read. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #BB014250. N/A.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Jacket. 2nd Edition. Published by Reader's Digest. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xv, 121 p.; 21 cm. Attributed to at least 4 different authors. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 71st (Highland Light Infantry). Personal narratives, Scottish. Walcheren Expedition, 1809. Peninsular War, 1807-1814. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy in hardcover with fine jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Engaging selection from Greville's controversial diaries. With b/w contemporary images of the events. With slipcase. Shelf-wear to slipcase. Volume is crisp and pristine. Fine condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None Issued. No Flaws or Blemishes but a small/faint retail mark lower spine; Bindings tight and square. Text clean. Lacks slipcase. A biography of Caroline, Queen of Great Britain, covering her controversial private life as well as her public role as a queen. Drawing on letters and other historical documents, this book provides a detailed and vivid portrait of a figure who has been both praised and reviled by history.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic. It has a few very small chips.

Zustand: Good. Profusedly Illustrated (illustrator). Jacket has light scratches/scuffs/edgewear/tanning. Tear on spine. Light wear to board edges. Bumps to corners. Tanned/foxed textblock edge. Content is good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. Very good plus in slip-case, which has small crack (no split) to one side of bottom opening; smaller to opposite side. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 303 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. The Folio Society: London, 1981. Hardcover. First edition thus. Bound in green gilt-embellished cloth (see image). Very good: a clean, tight copy. Decorative illustrations in B&W throughout. In a very good original slipcase with some edgewear. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Paperback Reprint. Pictorial card covers, pp.131. Special Edition for " Past Times ". Appears unread. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Reprint. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xvii, [1], 313, p. Extensive footnores by the Editor. Index. From Wikipedia: "Rees Howell Gronow (1794 1865), "Captain Gronow", was a Welsh Grenadier Guards officer, an unsuccessful parliamentarian, a dandy and a writer of celebrated reminiscences. He was the eldest son of William Gronow of Court Herbert, Neath, Glamorganshire, who died in 1830, by Anne, only daughter of Rees Howell of Gwrrhyd. He was born on 7 May 1794, and was educated at Eton, where he was intimate with Shelley. On 24 December 1812 he received a commission as an Ensign in the 1st regiment of foot guards, and after mounting guard at St. James's Palace for a few months was sent with a detachment of his regiment to Spain. In 1813 he took part in the principal military operations in that country, and in the following year returned with his battalion to London. Here he became one of the dandies of the town, and was among the very few officers who were admitted at Almack's, where he remembered the first introduction of quadrilles and waltzes in place of the old reels and country dances. Wanting money to equip himself for his further services abroad, he obtained an advance of £200 from his agents, Cox & Greenwood, and going with this money to a gambling-house in St. James's Square, he won £600, with which he purchased horses and other necessaries. Apparently without the permission of the war office he then crossed the Channel, was present at Quatre Bras and Waterloo, entered Paris on 25 June 1815, and on 28 June became a lieutenant and later a captain in his regiment. From this period until 24 October 1821 he continued with his regiment in England, and then retired from the army. On 18 June 1823 he became insolvent, and after some confinement was discharged from Debtors' Prison under the Insolvent Debtors Act. He contested Grimsby 2 May 1831, but in company with H. W. Hobhouse was defeated by G. Harris and J. V. Shelley. After the dissolution of 1832 he came in for Stafford, by means of extensive bribery, on 11 December; but the election was declared void, and a new writ was not issued during the parliament. At the following election, 6 January 1835, he was defeated by the longer purse of F. L. Holyoake Goodricke (afterwards Sir F. Goodricke, bart. ) For many years after this he resided in London, mixing in the best society. In later years he took up his residence in Paris, where he was present during the coup d'etat of 1 2 December 1851. His name is chiefly remembered in connection with his four volumes of reminiscences: Reminiscences of Captain Gronow, formerly of the Grenadier Guards and M.P. for Stafford, being Anecdotes of the Camp, the Court, and the Clubs, at the close of the last War with France, related by himself, 1862; Recollections and Anecdotes, being a Second Series of Reminiscences, by Captain R. H. Gronow, 1863; Celebrities of London and Paris, being a Third Series of Reminiscences and Anecdotes, 1865; Captain Gronow's Last Recollections, being the Fourth and Final Series of his Reminiscences and Anecdotes, 1866. In 1888 appeared The Reminiscences and Recollections of Capt. Gronow. With illustrations from contemporary sources.by J. Grego. When he relates his personal experiences, as in his account of the state of Paris in 1815, the condition of society in London in his own time, and the doings of the court of Napoleon III, his testimony is to be relied on, but his second-hand stories and anecdotes of persons whom he did not know are of lesser value. Whether reliable or not, his narrative is invariably lively and entertaining. He was a remarkably handsome man, always faultlessly dressed, and was very popular in society. His portrait appeared in shop windows with those of Brummell, the Regent, Alvanley, Kangaroo Cook, and other worthies. With the exception of Captain Ross he was the best pistol shot of his day, and in early life took part in several duels. He died in Paris 20 November 1865. He married first,

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Engaging selection from Greville's controversial diaries. Light shelfwear and marking to rear cover. Complete with slipcase. Good condition overall.

Octavo, xviii+314 pages, original boards in dustwrapper, name on flyleaf, a very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

1981 Folio Society edition in tight binding with B&W illustrations; slip case is discoloured and tatty but basically sound; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Fair slip case.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Fine book in clean fresh light purple cloth covers with bright gilt titles to spine and royal coat of arms to front. Internally fine and free of inscriptions; lavishly illustrated. The dust jacket is near mint but with small clip. A superb copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 303 pages. in slipcase - lightly faded an dcorners worn.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. London, The Folio Society, 1981 (first thus). Octavo, 303 pages plus 11 pages of plates. Gilt-decorated cloth; a fine copy in the slipcase a little cracked at the top edge. Edited, annotated, and with a 6-page introduction, by Christopher Hibbert.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. BCA edition. VGC.BCA edition by arrangement with Macmillan,1983.Large format black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nicks on the edge of the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover).both in VGC.The Encyclopaedia comprises some 5000 entries, organised alphabetically, cross-referenced and supported by two large indexes, one of 10,000 people mentioned in the text, one general, and illustrated by over 500 b/w drawings,prints and photographs.Nice and clean pages but with some foxing marks and nicks on the outer edges,some foxing marks inside the edges of the Dj cover.The book is in VGC except for the foxing marks on the outer edges of the pages.1035pp including List of Contributors,index of people,general index.Note:This is very heavy book(approx. 2kg).BCA edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. BCA edition. VGC.BCA edition by arrangement with Macmillan,1983.Large format black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nicks on the edge of the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover).both in VGC.The Encyclopaedia comprises some 5000 entries, organised alphabetically, cross-referenced and supported by two large indexes, one of 10,000 people mentioned in the text, one general, and illustrated by over 500 b/w drawings,prints and photographs.Nice and clean pages but with some foxing marks and nicks on the outer edges,some foxing marks inside the edges of the Dj cover.The book is in VGC except for the foxing marks on the outer edges of the pages.1035pp including List of Contributors,index of people,general index.Note:This is very heavy book(approx. 2kg).BCA edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 3rd revised edition. 1101 pages. 9.75x7.00x2.50 inches. In Stock.