James captain e a (19 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 2021. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 58 pages. 8.19x5.79x0.16 inches. In Stock.

Single Sheet Engraving. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVING. MOUNTED AND READY TO FRAME. VERY GOOD CONDITION . SHOWS A PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN JAMES NICOL, KILLED IN THE ANSHANTEE WAR, AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVED PORTRAIT, PRINTED IN 1874 AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ENGRAVED PORTRAIT, PRINTED IN 1874.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Hardback copy in brown cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket in removable protective clear sleeve. 48pp. Not library copy, name/date in ink and scuff mark to ffep. (31/7).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by George Banta Company, Mensaha, Wisconsin, 1915. 241 pgs. Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings and designs. First Edition/First Printing. Ex-library item with bookplate present to the front pastedown. Bound in decorated grey cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "This book is a guide by means of which the civilian may inform himself in a general way concerning military matters so that, should he ever be called upon to defend his country, he may better understand the general nature of things military and may thereby learn the soldier's trade all the sooner." "Dedicated to every red-blooded American who is willing to do a man's share in the defense of his country" EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

FIRST THUS (Reprint of 1938 Edition) 8vo. red cloth hardback, gilt. No dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers. 601pp., Indexed, illustrated with maps. A clean copy with no markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf OFFICE) ISBN: 0898391695 ISBN: 0901627763 PLEASE NOTE: Heavy Book (1.2 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in red cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 595pp. B/w photographs and maps, fold-out colour maps. Library copy, remains of stickers to front endpapers, small ink stamp to bottom of title page, few marks to page block. (42/7).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Paperback copy with stapled spine, no dustjacket as issued. 40pp. B/w illustrations and advertisements. Not library copy, no inscriptions, page 37 loose. (6/3).

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original chestnut brown covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, gilt silhouette of Captain Cook to the front cover, colour end paper maps. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 254 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine, not price clipped. SIGNED dedication by the author to the second front free end paper 'R. S. Snow - Another one for your collection! My best wishes R. Hammond Innes'. Also SIGNED by the author to the title page 'Hammond Innes'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0002214458 INNES, Hammond (1913-1998).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Ex library hardback, no DJ; usual stamps/markings. 1st edition published in 1962 by H.M.S.O. London. Original boards are a little worn/faded with some fraying to spine & binding open in a few places otherwise a good, clean copy. Extensively illustrated throughout. Heavy book will ship overseas for extra postage. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-1D*.…

Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. First printing. First printing. [2], [1]-xx, [2], 244 pages. 7 7/8 inches by 10 1/4 inches. Paper wrappers. Marbled grey printed background with green border, lettering, and microscope illustration. The first printing of the second and best edition. 475 figures, mostly black and white photos of instruments. Minor rubbing, reading crease to rear cover, and minor wear to the extremities. Binding sound, a great working copy. Wraps. One of the standard references in the field. The microscope collection documented here is very diverse, having been started by Lieutenant John S. Billings, a medical officer of the US Army, and curator of the Army Medical Museum from 1883 to 1893 and extended through donations and acquisitions in the years since. It is very helpful for dating unknown microscopes by form, useful for collectors, dealers, and historians. This second edition contains an additional 32 pages of microscopes added to the collection since 1967. The many, many photographs, descriptions of each instrument (including dimensions) make this an essential reference for the collector, dealer, or historian.…

Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine. Later printing. Later printing. [2], [1]-xx, [2], 244 pages. 7 7/8 inches by 10 1/4 inches. Light grey paper wrappers with green border, lettering, and microscope illustration. Later printing of the second and best edition published in 1974. 475 figures, mostly black and white photos of instruments. Pages are somewhat thinner than the original, with the textblock bulking 1/2 inch (the first printing bulks about 5/8 inches). Otherwise identical with a slightly different cover design. Minor rubbing and a few spots to the rear cover. Wraps. One of the standard references in the field. The microscope collection documented here is very diverse, having been started by Lieutenant John S. Billings, a medical officer of the US Army, and curator of the Army Medical Museum from 1883 to 1893 and extended through donations and acquisitions in the years since. It is very helpful for dating unknown microscopes by form, useful for collectors, dealers, and historians. This second edition contains an additional 32 pages of microscopes added to the collection since 1967. The many, many photographs, descriptions of each instrument (including dimensions) make this an essential reference for the collector, dealer, or historian.…

Hardcover. Small folio. Pp. viii, plus 58 plates, mostly folding, including very large general chart. Placed in the original navy blue full cloth portfolio, portrait of Cook in gilt on cover, gilt spine, with ties. With the original printed dust-jacket sleeve, this bit chipped at edges, trifle foxed and with few small repairs. Portfolio and plates are in near mint condition. An excellent copy. ~ First Hakluyt edition. X-2. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Babes In A Boat - Part I - A couple knowing nothing of navigation decides to set sail from Victoria, British Columbia and cross the Pacific; The Big Redwood - Story of a dog's uncanny instinct; A Holiday in the Sunderbunds - Pursuing a Royal Bengal Tiger - with great photos; A Matter of Habit - An amusing tale of two mean men at that 'sun-baked cinder-heap Aden'; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part III of an amazing expedition from Sollum to El Obeid, over two thousand miles, across the Sahara, visiting much previously unexplored territory, with nice photos; The "Lone Star Kid" - Young Harry Wells purchases a pony, sombrero and revolver before proceeding to carry out a 'hold-up'; Ram Kumar's "Cure" - a common fraud/confidence trick practiced in India; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part III of the extraordinary adventures of G.M. Dyott, who was abandoned by his guide in the upper Amazon - includes photos of shrunken heads; The Great Snake - A native Basuto legend comes true in the Orange Free State; Full-page photo of the 'Santa Cruz Monster' that washed up on shore; Photo of the Emir of Kano's Bodyguard; "Black Foxes" - An amusing story from near Mink Landing, Alberta which proves not every black fox pelt is worth the money; Two Men and a Leopard - Story of a terrific hand-to-hand battle with an infuriated leopard; A Weird Quest - Daily seances are held to aid in finding lost California gold mines; Up and Down in Kurdistan - Nicely phtoto-illustrated article about David F. Anderson and his flying excursion in Mesopotamia which began as an ibex hunt and ended with a bear. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Potts, Leonard; Robinson, T.H.; Edward, Lionel; Gillett, F.; Woodville, R. Caton; Eyles, D.C.; Gillett, Frank; Somerfield, T.; Goss, G.W.; Brock, H.M.; Prater, E.; Vedder, S.H.; Hiley, F.E. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages 303-396 plus 28 pages of ads, many wonderfully illustrated. Numerous black and white illustrations and photos in text. Features: Saved by Two Inches - How a big-horn sheep brought a veteran hunter to the verge of destruction in Montana; Gun-Running with Mexican Outlaw Emiliano Zapata - article with great photos; A Terrible Trip - Gold Searching in German New Guinea; Twenty Years in Newfoundland (Part II) - article with nice photos; Fishermen's Luck - a story from New Zealand involving T. Colthart, H. Hewlett and D.G. FitzGibbon; Across the Andes and Down the Amazon - the story of an adventurous journey (part II); The Well of Skulls - a story from Hyderabad; The Lake of Life - the Idiong secret society in Africa; The King Who Met His Match - a story from Sierra Leone; Trapped in a Tank (cover illustration); Captured by the Monkey-Men - an explorer's tale from the Orinoco River; The Smugglers of Gibraltar; Pete the Pup - an adventurous dog in New Mexico. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Minor chipping to back strip. Three inch opening between front cover and base of spine. Overall a pleasing copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Barr, William; Dunn, H.H.; Nicholls, G. HeatonGrenfell, Wilfred T.; Fagan, D.W.O.; Pratt, A.E.; Burton, Colonel R.G.; Talbot, P. Amaury; Blake, Harry M.; Guinand, W.B.; Villepion, Guy De; Barracliffe, Captain James The Wide World Magazine - The Magazine f. Illustrated by Evison, G. Henry; Robinson, Wyndham P.; Wigfull, W.E.;Somerfield, Thomas; Peddie, Tom; Holmes, Fred; Burton, H.M. (illustrator). …

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "Mad Mike" - Part I - The adventures of a well-known South Seas character, including his romantic connection with the beautiful half-caste Laumona; The Forest Dwellers of Arabuko - Photo-illustrated article on the shy and elusive East African Sanya race; My Wife's Double - told by Sidney Fitzgerald, now chief engineer with a firm in Portuguese East Africa; In Quest of the Unknown - Part I - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges meets the strange islanders of the San Blas Archipelago and the mysterious Chucunaque - illustrated with photos; My Chinese Crystal - This story of events surrounding an ancient crystal, believed to be stolen from a Chinese temple, will keenly interest students of the occult; The Very Keen Man - How an energetic Central African Native Commissioner conceived a Great Scheme - and what happened to it; The Great Pay-Train Hold-Up - For several years the police of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania were at their wit's end to deal with an epidemic of pay-roll robberies; The Big-Game Trapper - R.D.S. describes some thrilling experiences encountered by well-known trappers; Through Savage Europe - Part III - Richard Carline describes his holiday painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro - with photos; "Down Texas Way" - The wife of a Texas rancher tells the tale of three high-spirited youngsters, a desperate gang of escaped convicts, a night alarm, and a mysterious disappearance; Across the Great Sahara - Part IV - The story of a wonderful exploit - a camel-back journey from south to north through the Sahara - with photos; Donnelly's Luck - An old prospector strikes it rich, only to fall into the hands of rascally claim-jumpers; Twenty-Three Hours of Horror - A young fireman, Clermont Lafayette Staden, falls overboard from the American oil-tank steamer Fred W. Weller in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Sutcliffe, Norman; Prater, E.; Nicolson, W.C.; Skelton, J.R.; Crombie, Charles; Vedder, S.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; De Walton, John; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; Tennant, Dudley (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Guardians of the "Last Frontier" - Excellent photo-illustrated article on the three-hundred men who patrol America's 2,000-mile Mexican border; Brown's Tiger - A decidedly unusual hunt in India in which a herd of buffaloes played an important part; "Blood Will Tell" - What happened after James Vance Marshall saved the life of a young South American; Photo of Buddhist "Rice Boat" in Ceylon; Hunting Sea-Lions - Tony Rosato hunts these creatures near California's Coronado Islands - interesting photo-illustrated article; Law and Order in East Africa - Amusing stories about police work among whites and natives; The Lost Mine - A. Hyatt Verrill was in Panama to study the wild Indians but everyone assume he came in search of Tisingal, the mythical lost Spanish gold mine - with photos; The Interlopers - A cattle drover's story of a strange adventure in Australia's little-known interior; My Monkey - A lonely rubber planter buys a monkey as a pet; The Bear Lake Affair - How two RCMP officers dealt with 150 wild Indians near Fort St. James, British Columbia; More About Africa's "Mystery Beasts" - Patrick Bowen believes hitherto unknown animals and reptiles do actually exist; At Grips With the Desert - Part II of Donald R.G. Cameron's account of a trip across the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days - with photos; "When No Man Pursueth" - The tragic story of what happened to a 14-year-old boy on his first trip away from home; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away so front cover loose but present and back cover barely holding. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. de Walton, John; Tresilian, S.; Caney, C.E.; Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Soper Geo.; Goss, G.W.; Thompson, Kenneth; Peddie, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Gale, W.J. (illustrator).…

Zustand: Fine. 29'' x 23''. Hand written number 461 of 850 Limited Edition colour print | WW2 The Sinking of the Tirpitz | Signed by 10 flyers with Certificate of Authentication + SIGNED by Frank Wootton. In Fine condition. Sent rolled in a tube with plastic end caps. Member of the P.B.F.A. BATTLE OF BRITAIN.…