grimshaw captain (8 Ergebnisse)

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. No marks or inscriptions to contents. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright navy cloth boards, tiny rub to upper rear edge and very minor bump to lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tear to upper rear corner. 224pp. From the diary of Captain Grimshaw, which was begun on the day the First World War was declared which provide an unusual sidelight on the relationships of British officers and Indian soldiers in native regiments and a new perspective on the military system in the British Raj of that period. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9 x 5.75 inches.

Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 223pp, plates, inscr on ffep, marked D inside rear board but no sign of damage, d/w in removable protective plastic sleeve. From Roly Grimshaw's diary 1914-15.

First Edition: Hardback, navy bds., gold titles, 145 x 230 mm., 500 g., 224 pp., with Index, Footnotes and Appendices, illustrated with bw. photographs, original pictorial dw., unclipped, Fine/Fine copy.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Indian Cavalry Officer 1914-1915. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Contents: Introduction. Captain Grimshaw's Diary. Experiences of Ram Singh, Dafada of Horse. A Day at an Indian Cavalry War Depot. Epilogue. Appendix I: Indian Army Ranks. Appendix 2: The Indian Cavalry Corps in 1914. Footnotes. Index. Illustrated. 224 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. 'Grimshaw's comments regarding the logistical difficulties of maintaining a cavalry regiment so that it was battle-worthy, even when resting in a rear area, are revealing' (Smith). Smith p. 416.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Pages clean, no markings, light wear to edges. Dust Jacket unclipped. 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.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Woodville, R. Caton; Prater, E.; Cameron, John; Davis, G.H.; Abbey, S.; Soper, G.; Wood, Stanley L.; Edwards, Lionel; De Walton, John; Webb, Arch. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: To Afghanistan in Disguise - Part I - the story of a British officer's remarkable exploit - a journey, disguised as an Oriental, across a large part of India and finally into forbidden Afghanistan and beyond, living among the natives as one of themselves; Two Wanderers in the Faroes - John Dickson's account of the wild nature and unsophisticated people - article with excellent photos; "Grip" and I - Count Nils Cronstedt saved a doomed thoroughbred bull-terrier which proceeded to save him on several occasions during his stay in West Africa as Commander of H.M.S. Heron and Assistant Marine Superintendant in Northern Nigeria; The "High-Jackers" - an audacious gang of murderous bank robbers terrorize the Canadian prairies, beginning in Moosomin, SK and ending in Pipestone, MB; The Islands of the Mammoths - a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean off the coast of Siberia is the world's best hunting ground for the tusks and bones of the prehistoric mammoth - article with photos; The Three Angleteers - Part III - The troubles and adventures of three bored young men who leave England to travel in Europe; With Canoe and Camera - Capt. M.H. Albert explored Northern Ontario and Quebec to photograph wild animals - article with photos; The Mystery of Diablo Canon - The adventures of Senor Torres, a Captain of Rurales - the famous mounted police of Mexico; Two photos of two-room house built in the trunk of an immense California redwood; The Terror of Rampur - two hunters undertake to kill a murderous tiger in India; The Head-Hunters of the Sepik - Part I - Photo-illustrated article by Beatrice Grimshaw describing her trip up the Sepik river in New Guinea, where she met the local native peoples - who were none-too friendly; Exploring in Central Brazil - Part IV - A small English expedition sets out to explore the mighty Amazon forests and study their local peoples; Some Sensational Prison Escapes - Carl Otto and Jack Foster bust loose from Folsom Prison; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue.