hildyard john (20 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry | from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's highlanders, up to the year 1876 | Henry John T. Hildyard | Taschenbuch | 144 S. | Englisch | 2017 | hansebooks | EAN 9783337250706 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Hansebooks GmbH, Trakehner Weg 52, 22844 Norderstedt, gb[at]hansebooks[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from its Formation in 1777, Under the Title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the Year 1876 | Henry John Thoroton Hildyard | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2024 | Outlook Verlag | EAN 9783385508323 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Shows some signs of wear but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Zustand: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 4to 11'' x 9''. Contains 430 printed pages of text with 40 colour and 500 monochrome illustrations, 193 items are fully illustrated and catalogued. The most comprehensive work in English on the subject. One small mark to the fore edge, ink name inside the front cover. Very near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Very heavy volume. 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 0714105716 GERMANY [Language, History].

An interesting document giving a first-hand description done on the spot by a British army officer of 'mopping up' operations during the Bambatha Rebellion, in the three weeks leading up to the final Battle of Mome Gorge, 10 June 1906, at which British machine guns slaughtered three to four thousand Zulus, armed with assegais, knobkerris and cowhide shields, while themselves receiving 36 casualties. Mahatma Gandhi, who was in South Africa at the time, urged the British to recruit Indians as officers, and when this suggestion was rebuffed, himself led a corps of 21 stretcher bearers. In his autobiography he describes the campaign as 'no war but a man hunt'. 12pp, folio. On ruled grey paper, in 'ARMY BOOK 129.' In quarter-bound boards with grey paper cover and yellow cloth spine. In good condition, lightly aged, in worn binding. Titled in author's autograph on a fly-leaf: 'Diary of events in Connection with operations in Zululand.' The diary begins with the appointment of General Sir Reginald Hildyard (1876-1965) as General Office Commanding of a small force, with Major General Louis Lipsett (1874-1918) as his aide-de-camp. From Pietermartizburg and Dundee they travel to Nkandhla, and then drive through the Itali Valley twice and the Mome Bush once. They encounter 'a large force of the enemy' on the Fort Yolland Road, killing 140 of them to the loss of '5 killed & 5 wounded 53 dead natives'. Driving towards Cetewayo's Grave, they kill ten more of the enemy, and having received a sighting of the Zulu chief Sigananda (c.1815-1906), who would be captured in the battle, they kill another twenty in the Nkandhla Bush. The diary ends two days before the battle, with the force encamped on the Manci Ridge. There are references to Col. John Robinson Royston (1860-1942, 'Galloping Jack'), Col. Duncan McKenzie (1859-1932, later knighted), and Col. Theodore Edward Stephenson (1856-1928), all of whom played leading parts in the battle. The diary proper is 9pp, in pen and pencil, and is preceded by a three-page description of 'Reports required', described below. The first two diary entries read: 'Saturday 19th | Permission received by wire from Governor of Natal for the General to be attached to the Zululand Field Force Wires sent by M. G. A. on Saturday afternoon for 4 horses to be sent. Mooi River to Dundee & for 1 Cape Cart 1 Wagon & 14 Mules from Standerton to Dundee | Sunday 20th. General Hildyard consented to Lipsett accompanying the General | General & Lipsett left by 5.45 pm train with | Parry G. O. C's servant. | G. O. C's groom. | one orderly from Bays | 4 horses camp kit & ce. | G. O. C. proceeded to P[ieter]. M[aritz]. burg | Lipsett to Standerton. Horses & baggage to Dundee'. The entry of 25 May reads: 'Friday Started at 8 am with escort of 2 police & accompanied by Mr Bassager (road surveyor) for Nkhandala, arrived at about 3.30 pm distance by short cut 24 M. Kit came in in bullock wagon & arrived about 8 pm. | distance about 30 miles. The road is good by Hill slopes of 1/7 in places On arrival in Camp we learned that the troops were going out that Night. | The mounted troops & levies started about 6 pm to march to P. Tittlestadt's store on the [Ecombi Ridge?], distance about 25 miles, this was to operate agfainst some rebels who were reported to have collected in bush near the store The force arrived before daybreak on 26th. | 26th. Saturday Troops near Tittlestats [sic] Store were prevented from moving on account of the mist | As soon as it cleared they moved on to the spot where the rebels were supposed to be & found that they had gone. Guides. Sergt Calverley & Tittlestadt of Z. M. R. - | General & Self went to top of Empandhleni Ridge over looking Insuzi Valley. Moved from Frys Hotel to Magistrates House. | 27th. Sunday - | Met troops returning horses looked in poor condition - | Col. Mackenzie & Stephen dined with General at Magistrates'. On 29 May: 'Information had been received that the enemy had colle.

First edition, rare, with no institutional copies traced. The orders provide a snapshot of the British Army in the late Victorian period, outlining modes of dress, rules around absences, procedures for funerals and court martial, as well as many details on the running of Aldershot Garrison. This copy has been maintained and updated through to 1895 by a member of the division. This volume was issued approximately four decades after Aldershot was opened in 1854. In this period the camp was facing the dual pressure of crumbling facilities and an increasing demand. In 1890, Secretary of State Edward Stanhope proposed to "add to [Aldershot] a battery of Royal Artillery and six battalions of infantry. [and] re-construct a large portion of the existing camps" (Vickers). Meanwhile, the division saw the leadership of a number of visionaries including Evelyn Wood, who "promoted more modern training, abolishing drill and ceremonies in favour of greater emphasis on field exercises, including night operations" (ODNB). This copy has been updated with corrigenda sheets dated April 1891 to March 1893 and additionally with ink corrections dating until May 1895. They cover additional regulations such as prohibitions on playing quoits and painting firing targets on buildings, along with updates to uniforms and procedures. Paul H. Vickers, "Creating the Classic Camp: The 1890s rebuilding", The Aldershot Garrison Herald, no. 14, June/July 2017. Octavo. British coat of arms on title and p. 1, tables in text (1 folding); interleaved with blanks as issued. With 50 pp. of advertisements to rear. Original red cloth, spine lettered in black, front board stamped with UK coat of arms and lettered in black, rear board stamped with publisher's device in black, yellow endpapers. Spine sunned, specks of white paint especially at foot, rear board discoloured, contents clean: a very good copy.

11. London, Printed for W.Sandby, Bookseller, in Fleet-street ; and sold by J. Hildyard, Bookseller , in York, 1755, in-folio, 39 x 24 cm, 144 pp + (2)nn pp (index) with 117 copper engravings - 13 double page plates ; 70 single page plates ; 34 in text engravings. ( complete ). Bound in contemporary mottled calf, rebacked and with new endpapers. Ex-library copy with a small stamp on the recto side of the title page, a private stamp on the fly leaf. Inner joints cracked but binding is technically sound. At some pages a clear old waterstain in the lower margin. Apart from these remarks a good complete copy of the rare first edition.