General anson mills (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 233 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.59 inches. In Stock.

1918, 1st edition, first printing. (hardcover) Very good. 412pp. 8vo. Ex-lib., with tape remnant to spine, stamps a Date Due slip, and a card envelope. Limp cloth covered boards, balck, with title and insignia stamped in gilt to front. Inscribed, in pencil, on 'Compliments' leaf to Gen. Henry C. Wood, undated. Some light scuffing to front free endpaper. Rough erasure at upper edge of presentation leaf. That all identified, else is clean and bright. Black and white photographs. Drawings. Ribbon marker. Gilt edges all 'round. Anson Mills, Brigadier General, US Army. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is a 1918 edition. The autobiography of the man who drew the original map for El Paso and named the city. Covers betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's bookplate on front pastedown, errata slip on front endpaper; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

First Edition. First edition. Edited by C. H. Claudy. Illustrated with frontis photos of Mills and wife Hannah as well as a number of photos, drawings, and maps in the text. Bound in original imitation leather over flexible boards with gilt-stamped cover; all edges gilt. Errata slip affixed to front free endpaper. Ownership signature of "Chas. H. L. Johnston/ July 14, 1930," presumably being that of Charles Haven Ladd Johnston (1877 - 1943), who wrote a number of books about military history. Very good or better with rubbing to black paper pastedowns, shallow chip at head of spine, and frays to upper corners.…

Full leather. Zustand: Very good. Author's Edition. Small octavo, [2], 412pp, [2]. Leather, gilt title and illustration on cover. All gilt edges, rounded corners, black end papers, flexible covers. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Light rubbing to edges, both hinges showing wear. Bookplate from the Library of the Supreme Council on the front pastedown. Signed by Brigadier General Anson Mills on the presentation leaf: Compliments of the Author to "Admiral Geo. W. Baird." (Howes, M623) (Graff 2804) (Dornbusch II, 1693). Rear Admiral George W. Baird (1843-1930) was a U.S. Navy engineer and veteran of the Civil War. He developed several practical shipboard devices, helped introduce naval electrical systems, and was credited with installing electric lights in the White House in 1891. The "Author's Edition" of My Story by Brig. General Anson Mills, inscribed to Admiral Geo. W. Baird. (illustrator). Signed.…