Hobday e a p (11 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. * CONDITION : Used - Good * OTHER: The covers are clean with some light bumping to the edges, the spine is a little scuffed. The staple binding is reasonably firm, however rusting. There is a card attached to the inside front cover. The pages are clean with some tanning and edge wear, some pages are coming away from the staples. This book has 16 pages. All in all a nice example of this book.…

hardcover. Zustand: near fine. B/w frontispiece and b/w illustrations throughout. 158 pages. Large 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering and cover vignette;l all edges gilt (front hinge re-enforced; extremities lightly worn with owner signature on half-title page). London: James Bowden, (1898). A near fine copy.…

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. Second reprint. 24 pages. This was reprinted from the Journal of the Royal Artillery, Vol. XLV. No. 1. Bookplate of previous owner inside front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some corners creased. Pencil erasure residue on front cover. Rust and soiling around staples at pages 12/13. "This lecture was complied largely from memories of Duncan's, Hime's and Leslie's works while on service in France, and has been frequently given to Officers and N.C.O.s at many of the Artillery Schools of the various Armies. The lack of access to works of reference must be my excuse for any errors or inaccuracies it may contain.--E.A.P.H." Colonel Edmund Arthur Ponsonby Hobday (1859-1931), R.A.,entered Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in 1877, and joined Royal Artillery in 1879. Served in India till 1884, when was appointed to R.H.A. in Ireland. Was promoted Captain R.A. in 1887, and acted as A.D.C. to Sir Auckland Colvin, Lt.-Gov. N.W. Provinces, during winters of 1887-1888. After varied services in India, he went, on the outbreak of frontier war in 1897, to the relief of Malakand as Staff Officer to Col. Reid, commanding relief column, and was present during latter half of siege of Malakand and relief of Chakdara. Marched up Swat Valley as Staff Officer of Flying Column during Mad Mullah's raid in 1898. Major Hobday has gained numerous prizes at Art Exhibitions, is a well known amateur actor, and has produced several burlesques. Faust, which was given by the Guards, at Chelsea, was produced by him in conjunction with Mr. Martin. He has also written some songs (My bearer, Gungadeen for instance), and is very fond of sport.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Minor foxing to endpapers. Moderate staining to cloth covers. Edges of spine and boards rubbed.; 159, [1] pages. Illustrated brown cloth covers. Dimensions: 9 3/4" by 6 7/8". All page edges gilt. Mostly sketches of landscapes and military personnel and encampments, with descriptions on facing pages. Some photographic portraits. Contents: Introduction; The Siege of the Malakand and the Relief of Chakdarra; The Expedition to Upper Swat; The March through Bajour; With the Mohmand Field Force; Bajour Once More. Among the Mamunds and Salarzais. "This book does not in any way profess to be an historical account of the war. I carried a sketch book with me throughout the operations with which I was fortunate enough to be connected, and made constant use of it, finishing up my rough drawings daily during odd leisure moments in camp, while details were fresh in my mind. In this way I gradually compiled what might be termed a pictorial diary of my wanderings." - from the author's preface.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. "I carried a sketch book with me throughout the operations with which I was fortunate enough to be connected, and made constant use of it, finishing up my rough drawings daily during odd leisure moments in camp, while details were fresh in my mind. In this way I gradually compiled what might be termed a pictorial diary of my wanderings." - Preface. "Containing fifty-seven full-page engravings from original drawings, and fourteen photographic portraits of the commanding officers and their staffs." - title page. [6], 159 semi-glossy pages. Tissue-protected frontis photo-portrait of author. All edges gilt. Prior owner's armorial bookplate inside front board. Binding tight. Average wear and above-average soiling to original illustrated goldenrod cloth over beveled boards. A quality vintage example. ; 176 pages.…

Tall 8vo. Portrait frontispiece and thirteen other portraits, fifty-seven full-page illustrations. A very good copy in the original buff pictorial cloth, a.e.g., a little rubbed. 160pp. James Bowden, Riddick 360. "The diary-like text with each illustration describes Hobday's impressions and involvement." The author was D.A.A.G. with the 1st Brigade Malakand Field Force.…

Zustand: Green cloth, a.e.g. Very Good. First Edition. First Edition. Illustrated with a Portrait frontispiece and thirteen other portraits, fifty-seven full-page illustrations. 160 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. This is the North West Frontier of Imperial India at the time when Churchill was there with 31st Punjab Regiment. Riddick 360 Illustrated with a Portrait frontispiece and thirteen other portraits, fifty-seven full-page illustrations. 160 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.…