fleming peter 1907 1971 (41 Ergebnisse)

Book Club Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 319 pages illustrations 22 cm. Subjects; Younghusband, Francis Edward Sir 1863-1942. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History. Tibet Region History. Great Britain Colonies Asia History. Tibet History. Great Britain Foreign relations Tibet. 3 Kg.

1st Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 323 pages, leaf of plate,xxivp of plates: ill, facsims, 1plan, ports; 23cm. Subjects: Operation Sea Lion.World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front.World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Germany. 3 Kg.

1st Edition, 4th Impression. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 319 pages : plates, portrait, map ; 19 cm. Subjects; Fleming, Peter (1907-1971) Travel China. China Description and travel. Manchuria (China) Description and travel. Soviet Union Description and travel. Japan Description and travel. Authors, English 20th century Biography. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 273 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. (hbk) Notes; Includes bibliography: p. 262-264 and index. Subjects; China History Ch ing dynasty, 1644-1912. China History 20th century. Peking (China) History Siege, 1900. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, xvi, 253 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is yellow with white print on red banner. Dust jacket has light edge wear. Price clipped. Boards in blue cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has blue tinted top edge, light spotting to edges and endpapers. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs), 2-color maps. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1381914. FP New Rockville Stock.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth boards, now faintly dust-dulled. Text edges similarly slightly dust-toned; contemporary bookplate (1934) to front free endpaper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 319 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, map ; 20 cm. Notes; Illustrated from photographs taken by the author. First published 1934. Subjects; Fleming, Peter 1907-1971 Travel China. China Description and travel 20th century. Manchuria (China) Description and travel 20th century. Soviet Union Description and travel 20th century. Japan Description and travel 20th century. Communism China History 20th century. Travelers' writings, English China. 3 Kg.

Penguin Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 254 pages. Subjects: Fleming, Peter 1907-. Communism China. China Description and travel. Manchuria (China) Description and travel. China Description and travel 1901-1948. China Description & travel 1933 Personal observations. 3 Kg.

First Edition, Sixteenth Impression. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Edges and prelims somewhat foxed; reader inscription to front free endpaper. Remains a strong and well-preserved copy overall. Physical description; 376 pages, [16] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. Subjects; Fleming, Peter 1907-1971 Travel Brazil. Fawcett, Percy Harrison 1867-1925? Brazil Description and travel 20th century. Mato Grosso (Brazil : State) Description and travel 20th century. Indians of South America Brazil. Explorers Great Britain Biography. Amazon River Region Description and travel. 3 Kg.

Tenth Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: 414 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits. Subjects; Fawcett, Percy Harrison 1867-1925. Indians of South America Brazil. Brazil Description and travel. Brazil Discovery and exploration. Mato Grosso (Brazil : State) Description and travel. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 253 pages; Description: 253 p. : illus. , ports. , maps ; 23 cm. Subjects: Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasiliyevich, 1873-1920 --Soviet Union --History --Revolution, 1917-1921. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 319 pages illustrations; portraits; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and footnotes (pages 310-311). Subjects: Younghusband, Francis Edward Sir 1863-1942. Younghusband, Francis Edward Sir 1863-1942. Explorers Tibet. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History.Région autonome du Tibet (Chine) Histoire. China Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet Region History. Great Britain Colonies Asia History. Tibet History. Tibet (China) History. Great Britain Foreign relations China Tibet. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Foreign relations Great Britain. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History. Tibet (China) History. Tibet History. Tibet (China) History 20th century. Great Britain Foreign relations Tibet. Tibet (China) Foreign relations Great Britain. Tibet Autonomous Region (China) History 20th century. Great Britain Foreign relations Tibet.Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Foreign relations Great Britain. Tibet (China) History 20th century. Tibet (China) Foreign relations Great Britain. Tibet History Politics Government Expedition Central Asia 3 Kg.

Zustand: New.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 253 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, portraits, maps (some color); 23 cm. Subjects: Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasilévich 1873-1920. Soviet Union HistoryRussia History. Soviet Union History Revolution, 1917-1921. 3 Kg.

262pp. 1 lámina.

Hardcover. Octavo, 192 pages. In Good condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is green with red print. Dust jacket has edge wear, with short tear at top of spine, smudging/shelf wear. Price clipped. Boards in red cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has spotting to edges. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1382045. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardback edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 253 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps (some color) ; 23 cm. Subjects; Kolchak, Aleksandr Vasiliyevich 1873-1920; biography. Soviet Union History Revolution, 1917-1921. Soviet Union History. Russia History. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original Persian green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered orange back, orange lettering and vignette of dove with olive branch on front cover, blind publisher's device on rear board. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains frontispiece, 319 pp with folding colour map of China and Manchukuo, 21 monochrome photographs throughout. Light spotting to the closed text block edges and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHINA & CHINESE HISTORY.

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 288 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Minimal wear to the covers, foxing to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with surface staining to the white of the spine and rear panel, shallow nicks to the spine ends. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. TIBET (Qing Dynasty).

[Exploration] Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.376; [4], ads. Large format Cape paperback, first reprint. Publisher's illustrated softcovers priced at 16s. Contents clean, soft reading creases to spine; near fine. A quality paperback printing from the original publisher, the sheets being the same size as the current hardback. Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. This is his acclaimed first book, covering his expedition through the Brazilian jungle in search of the lost Colonel Percy Fawcett. The present copy is from the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012, published by Peter Fleming's daughter Kate Grimond) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. See Campbell; Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection [22]. Gilbert, p. 618.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 189 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the tips and corners, not price clipped, 12s 6d. Member of the P.B.F.A. LITERARY CRITICISM.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [Anglo-Tibetan history] FIRST EDITION, second impression. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.319; [1]. Profusely illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge red, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 30s net. Contents and edges clean, jacket with a small scuff/sticker pull else a particularly crisp, fresh copy with an entirely unfaded spine. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. See Campbell; Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection [22]. Gilbert, p. 618.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [Russian History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.253 [3]. With seven double-sided photographic plates and a photographic portrait frontispiece of the subject. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the red and yellow dust-jacket illustrated with a map, priced 35s. Top edge grey. Contents and edges clean, spine gently sunned. Near-fine. Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. Gilbert, p.618.

[Travel] Vintage hardcover, seventeenth impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.319 [1]. With black and white photographic plates, including a frontispiece, and a folding map. Publisher's light blue cloth with blocked in silver to spine and upper board, top edge blue. Edges a little toned, covers are fresh. A near fine copy without jacket. Col. Robert Peter Fleming, OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of 'James Bond' novelist Ian Fleming. This, his second book, covers his epic trip from London to Nanking. From the Fleming archive assembled by bibliographer Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within).

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.323; [1]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic plates and drawings within the text. Publisher's black cloth in photographic dust-wrapper. Contents clean, edges gently toned, no inscriptions, jacket with some edge wear, mild creasing, spine gently sunned, price clipped. Shows well. Fleming's wartime intelligence operations with the resistance networks meant he was well placed to write a book about Nazi plans for the conquest of England. 'Invasion 1940' was a subsequent bestseller and his breakthrough work as an author of historical and military books, having previously achieved literary renown as a travel writer. The book was later published under the title 'Operation Sea Lion'. Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. Gilbert, p.618.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [Journalism] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.168. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket. Some spotting within, jacket a little dusty/toned, price clipped. A very good copy. Articles written for The Spectator, which was based at 99 Gower Street, London. Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. See Campbell; Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection [22]. Gilbert, p. 618.

[Exploration] NEW EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.376; [6]; [2], blank. With two maps and a photographic frontispiece. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt-titled leather label to spine. Contents clean, edges tanned, ink name to front endpaper. Very good. Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. This is his acclaimed first book, covering his expedition through the Brazilian jungle in search of the lost Colonel Percy Fawcett. The present copy is from the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012, published by Peter Fleming's daughter Kate Grimond) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. See Campbell; Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection [22]. Gilbert, p. 618.

First Edition. [Journalism/Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.336. Numerous in-text line illustrations. Publisher's yellow quarter cloth, red cloth over sides. Red titles to spine. Contents clean, some light age-related spotting to edges, binding gently handled. Very good. Articles and short stories, some published in The Spectator and The Bystander. Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. See Campbell; Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection [22]. Gilbert, p.618.

First Edition. [Travel Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 384 [2]. With 32 photographic plates including a frontispiece, and a fold-out map. Publisher's red cloth, with "Fu Lei-Ming" in gilt to front board, gilt titles to spine, top edge stained red, bottom edge untrimmed. Owner name to half title, lacks free endpaper, some edge wear and tear to folding map, covers are bright and presentable. Very good. Peter Fleming's extraordinary travel narrative in the company of Swiss adventurer Ella Maillart, crossing from Beijing through central China and into the north of the Indian subcontinent.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [James Bond Source Book] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket. An espionage novel which greatly influenced Casino Royale, and in which Peter wrote of Britain's need for a buccaneering hero. With printed dedication; "To My Brother Ian"- the first book to be dedicated to Ian Fleming. A fine copy in near fine, price clipped jacket. "After the war Peter Fleming returned to writing and produced a novel The Sixth Column, which had its main character a thriller writer who creates a protaganist with marked similarities to Bond. Just six months after Peter published The Sixth Column, Ian set to work on Casino Royale."- Ben MacIntyre; For Your Eyes Only, 2008. See Campbell; Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection [22]. Gilbert, p. 618.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First Edition. [Journalism] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.168. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket priced 15s. A particularly fine copy in jacket, very lightly toned to spine. Articles written for The Spectator by regular columnist Fleming ('Strix'). Lt.Col. Robert Peter Fleming OBE was a British adventurer and travel writer, brother of novelist Ian Fleming, and unofficial editor of his James Bond books. He has often been cited as a model for the debonair secret service agent created by his brother. The present copy is from the comprehensive archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencil signature within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012, published by Peter Fleming's daughter Kate Grimond) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. See Campbell; Ian Fleming: A Catalogue of a Collection [22]. Gilbert, p. 618.