Field officer (30 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New.

Zustand: Good. Mass market paperback. 12mo. 7'' x 4¼''. Contains 391 pp with monochrome archive photographs grouped together to the centre pages and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRITISH IMPERIAL EMPIRE.

On the lower part of a letter, cut to form a rectangle, 11.5 x 18 cm. In good condition, with traces of stub from mounting along one edge, and a thin strip of paper, with Burgoyne's name in manuscript neatly laid down beneath the signature. Reads 'I have the honor to be | Your Excellency's | Most Obedient | Humble Servant | [signed] J. F. Burgoyne | Lt Genl.' Reverse reads ' Order of Nistan Medjidge, which His Majesty the Sultan has been graciously pleased to confer upon me, & I take the liberty of requesting your Excellency to be ', Addressed at foot of page to 'His Exy | The Lord Stratford de Redcliffe GCB | &c &c &c'.…

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet buckram cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¾" 96 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Nr. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with general light soiling to ivory paper covers, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back original publisher's brick red cloth covers, black stamping. 8vo. 4¾" x 7¼" 220 pp + appendix. Seven halftone illustrations, six maps, produced on war economy paper. To a sergeant of the black watch, small, active, tireless, and courageous, recalling for a young soldier the figure of Alan Breck Stewart, on the black night of a German raid in the trenches at Ypres. In Very Good clean and tidy condition, spine not faded, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. A 10 x 3 cm slip of paper, cut from the end of a letter in response to a request for an autograph. In good condition, lightly aged. Reads: 'Yours Sincerely / Percy Scott'. Beneath this, in contemporary hand, in pencil: 'Admiral Sir Percy Scott (Terrible)'.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original striking red scarlet cloth covered boards, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 410 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Very near fine condition book in Very Good condition Osbert Lancaster illustrated dust wrapper with light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, spine slightly faded, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. NORTH AFRICA [Sudan].…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 410 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition Osbert Lancaster illustrated dust wrapper with crease lines to corners and edges, spine slightly faded, not price clipped 30s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRITISH IMPERIAL EMPIRE.…

5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Monochrome post card. Member of the P.B.F.A. POSTCARDS.

Zustand: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [vii] 272 printed pages of text with 40 monochrome photographs to the centre pages, 6 maps throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with small crinkle of the paper to the top of the spine, not price clipped, £19.99. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 075094238X BIO (Résumé, Memoir).…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB, with that of the engraver Charles John Smith FSA (1803-1838), the brother of the recipient. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged and worn, on first leaf of bifolium, the second leaf carrying a thin strip of tape from the mount. Folded twice. Addressed to 'Wm. James Smith Esqr:' and signed 'Combermere.' (the addressed and signature being somewhat smudged and merged). He informs him that Lady Comberemere will send him 'the correspondence of the late Mrs: Cathne: Stapleton with the Grenville family, as soon as Lady Delamere (to whom it was lent) returns it.' He concludes with the statement: 'The enclosed is quite correct.' Catherine Stapleton's correspondence is now in the British Library. …

Zustand: Near Fine. Second printing. 106 pp., adv [2] + plate. Illus. with b/w diagrams with one folding cloth plate. 12mo. A gift from D. Van Nostrand to the Commandery with his blind emboss on free front end paper . Rear pocket with 25 x 12.5 inch cloth plan/map. Contents: I. Discipline; II. Route-marching; II. Camps; V. Advanced posts, entrenchments, &c; V. Field sketching, with and without instruments; VI. Tactics. First published in 1855. Front hinge partly split else a very good copy, the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown, shelf sticker on foot of backstrip, their stamp on title, small tear to rear endpaper. Folding cloth plate near fine. Limp red cloth stamped in gilt and blind. …

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, scarlet lining papers. 8vo. 9¼'' x 6''. Contains (xliv), 267 pp with map, monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 50s. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. NORTH AFRICA [Sudan].…

5½'' x 3½''. Divided back. Colour post card. Member of the P.B.F.A. POSTCARDS.

1st edition. Poor paperback copy. Lacks of wrappers, and spine worn. Scattered foxing throughout. Text remains clear. Physical description: 82 pages; 21 cm. Subjects: Great Britain. Army Recruiting. Great Britain. Army Organization. Great Britain. Army Recruiting, enlistment, etc. Great Britain Defenses. Genre: History. 1 Kg.…

1p., 4to. Bifolium. Addressed with postmarks, on reverse of second leaf, to 'Mr. Simpson, | Clothiere, | St. Martin's Lane | London.' In fair condition, on aged paper. Docketted with Harcourt's dates. The letter reads: 'Sir, | Captain Sir Murray Maxwell having signified his intention of offering himself as a Candidate for Westminster at the ensuing Election; I shall be much obliged to you if you will give him Your Vote upon that occasion.' In the 1818 general election Maxwell (1775-1831) was defeated by less than 400 votes, losing to Sir Samuel Romilly and Sir Francis Burdett. The campaign ruined him financially, and his health was permanently undermined after he was struck in the back in Covent Garden by a paving stone thrown from a mob opposed to his candidacy.…

1st edition. Poor paperback copy. Lacks of wrappers, and spine worn. Scattered foxing throughout. Text remains clear. Physical description: 82 pages; 21 cm. Subjects: Great Britain. Army Recruiting. Great Britain. Army Organization. Great Britain. Army Recruiting, enlistment, etc. Great Britain Defenses. Genre: History. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black and red decorated olive green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains (xv)-blank, 252 pp. Pencil name to the front free end paper 'Mrs Burbridge', spotting to the text block edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. NORTH AFRICA [Egypt].…

8½'' x 6'' monochrome photograph. The reverse has an attached slip of paper which states 'Not for publication before evening papers of Tuesday March 14th 1944 - Mediterranean Commander Visits Cisterno Front (passed by censor). Relaxing on the front seat of his Jeep, General Sir Harold Alexander, Mediterranean Theatre Commander, was pictured when he arrived at the Cisterno Front for an inspection tour of the Allied Fifth Army positions there. A group of Yank Rangers met General Alexander there.' Small tear to the top edge. Member of the P.B.F.A. PHOTOGRAPHS. …

One page, fold marks, good condition. Page headed "Memo", continues: "In case of any disputed point requires the decision of the Umpires the Major General commanding will sound the 'cease fire' and the troops will halt until again ordered to advance. When the 'cease fire' followed by the 'assembly' is sounded, the corps will fall in, the Brigades be masses, and the Bands resume their places for the march past.". …

Zustand: Fine. June 28, 1854., 1854. Fine. - Over 75 words penned on three sides of 7 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide stationery with an attached leaf. A crest with the letter R beneath a crown is embossed in blue at the top for the first page. Field Marshal FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan writes to a "Mr. Fullom[?]" expressing his vexation that the recipient was unable to receive his pension "I cannot tell you how vexed I am that Lord Derby's Govt should have gone out, without having been able to bestow upon you the pension which you so richly deserved." He states that they should hope that the government will soon be restored so that "then your claims will receive their due." Signed "Raglan". Folded several times, else fine. The British Military Officer Field Marshall FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Lord Raglan (1788-1855) served in the Peninsular War and subsequently as Military Secretary to the Duke of Wellington during the Waterloo Campaign. He served as a Tory member of Parliament for Truro and then as Master-General of Ordnance. In 1854, he commanded the British troops sent to Crimea to defend Constantinople and to besiege the Russian port of Sevastopol. Though he was successful at the Battle of the Alma, his failure to clearly transmit orders resulted in the disastrous "Charge of the Light Brigade" during the Battle of Balaclava. Though he had success at the Battle of Inkerman, he suffered from dysentery and depression following his failure at the allied assault on Sevastopol and died within the month.…

Paper, 11.5 x 8cm, fold mark and sl.foxed, text clear, as follows: "Lord Napier of Magdala hopes to meet the schoolboy some day." See image.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, water-marked silk end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xii] 403 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine and across the op of the rear cover, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'For John Badock (Royal Signals), a comrade-in-arms - From Tony Farrar-Hockley'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0246640596 MILITARY (Armed Warfare).…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt and black, end paper maps. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 285 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Tiny ink squiggle to the verso of the front free end paper. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the spine tips and corners, red band across the spine sun faded, not price clipped + corner mounted close cut signature on light blue sugar paper of the period and probably from a souvenir | autograph book to the title page SIGNED 'Gort' + mounted period monochrome photograph. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original royal blue cloth covers, gilt lettering and gilt vignette of the medal to the upper panel, verso of the medal in gilt to the lower panel, all page edges gilt, original camel end papers. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' 100 pp. Founded by the British inhabitants of Calcutta to commemorate the eminent services of Major General Sir George Pollock and awarded to the most distinguished Cadet of the Season in commemoration of Sir George Pollock's exploits in Afghanistan, first at the East India Company's Military Seminary at Addiscombe, and later at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. To the lower end paper is a neatly hand written list, 1884-1890, of the recipients of the medal, and when awarded, after this book was published. The front paste down has the official 'Pollock Medalist' book plate stating 'Presented To Gentleman Cadet J. F. W. Johnson Pollock Medalist by [hand written] General Viscount Wolseley, Adjutant General to the Forces.' General light rubbing to the corners and spine tips, spine not faded, one small fox spot to the verso of the title page and in Very Good clean and authentic condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CAMPAIGN MEDALS.…

Hardback. Zustand: Near Fine. A very scarce collection of fictious - possibly semi-autobiographical - letters between a soldier and his fiancée, from 1915 to 1916. A very scarce work in the publisher's original paper boards. A collection of letters between a British soldier and his fiancée between December 1915 to July 1916. Although the foreword states that these letters are "founded on actual facts" and that only names and places are of a "fictitious character", it is likely that this work is mainly fictitious with occasional autobiographical elements.This work, written by a "Field Officer", aims to show how the ordeal of battle changes the minds and morals of soldiers.Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original paper boards. Externally, in unusually lovely condition for its age. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Hardcover. x, 287pp, 8 plates, folding map; 24pp ads. Contemporary ink name on front free endpaper, foxed throughout with some minor stressing to the hinges, cloth worn with most of the spine lettering perished. Map creased in spots with some minor loss at the edges, else a very good, unsophisticated example. "Bermuda possesses a three-fold claim to attention of Britons, - as a colony, a fortress, and a prison. as the receptacle of our worst convicts" From the preface. "Col. Whittingham was stationed in Bermuda in 1856 and wrote this somewhat satirical account of Bermuda and Bermudians as seen by a garrison officer"-Hallett. Sabin 4907; A.C. Hallett, Bermuda in Print page 78. …

Zustand: Fine. First edition full black crushed cape levant morocco by Zaehnsdorf, the spine divided into six panels, lettered in the second and third, cannon design to the front cover in gilt with orange and red onlay, all page edges gilt, gilt crown lines and silk headbands, ruled gilt board edges, wide gilt turn-ins, stamp signed in gilt on front turn-in 'Bound by Zaehnsdorf, London, England', brown, cream and beige marble end sheets. 4to. 10'' x 7¼''. Hand written number 154 of 265 (numbers 251-265 were not for sale) Limited Edition copies SIGNED by the author 'Montgomery of Alamein' to the limitation leaf. Contains 584 printed pages of text with colour plates, maps and battle plans throughout. Fine condition book in publisher's original clamshell, fleece lined cream cloth covered case with later title labels to the spine, with small handling marks to the case. Heavy volume weighing 2.5 kg, extra postage and insurance will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).…

Zustand: Very good. October 5th. . Very good. - Over 75 words penned on four sides of 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide "The Island / Wilton / Nr. Salisbury" blind stamped stationery with an attached integral leaf. The British Army Officer Evelyn Wood writes to invite Mrs. Glanville to dine with him before she leaves, "I learn tonight that you go on Tuesday. I want to see you forth - will you dine tomorrow the Friday at 8:30, Saturday or Sunday at 8- Friday my Eldest Son & Daughter in law are here." Signed "Evelyn Wood". Several words are crossed out and a few letters are smudged. Very good. The British Army officer Field Marshall Sir Evelyn Wood (1838-1919) served in several major conflicts throughout the British colonies including the Indian Mutiny where, as a young lieutenant, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for valor in the face of the enemy. He served as a commander in the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, the Anglo-Zulu War, the First Boer War and the Mahdist War. He was appointed Sirdar during his service in Egypt where he reorganized the Egyptian Army. He returned to Britain, serving in command positions, the last of which was as commander of 2nd Army Corps (later renamed Southern Command).…