M r wicksteed (11 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. The book has only small amounts of rubbing to the wraps. The contents are near fine and have only a small pen name to the fep of note.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. A very clean copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket Issued. 1st Edition. 101pp. Book has very light shelf wear only and a sticker removed from the ffep.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Card covers, illstd with b&w photos. Also included is a loose Compliments Slip signed by Major Wicksteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good +. 1st. Dust Jacket: No, pictorial covers as issued. External Condition: Slight wear at edges, otherwise bright and clean. Internal Condition: Business card for Lieutenant Colonel Peter Fry RNZIR stuck to first endpaper, otherwise excellent condition. Author/Editor: Wicksteed, Major M.R. Publisher: Hasselberg. Year: 1980. Edition: 1st. Binding: Softcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 101. Keywords: Military, New Zealand, Army, WWII, WWI. The book for sale is the one in the photo. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The New Zealand Army, which owes it's genesis to Maori Chief Hone Heke's raid of 1844, has seen many changes of form. It has progressed from militia forces of the 1840s to today's small standing Army of technologically able and well trained regular and territorial force soldiers. Throughout the intervening years, the Army has maintained its roots in the community which it serves and history has proven the New Zealand citizen soldier well able to fight in the interest of his country when called upon to do so. The aim of this short history is to place on record, in a single volume, some of the more important events that have had a bearing on the New Zealand Army. It is not intended to be a definitive work: most of the important events in the course of the Army's history have already been painstakingly researched and ably recorded by many authors, both civilian and military. - from the preface by Major General R.G. Williams, Chief of General Staff. Owner's Name inside.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 100 pages. spine lightly scuffed.

Softcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. Ex-library. Some library stamps, labels and markings. Some marginalia on page vi.; viii, 43, [1 (blank)] pages. Silvery blue card covers. Page dimensions: 207 x 145mm. Very Good- No dust jacket as issued.

Trade paperback. Presumed first edition/first printing. x, 100, [1] p. 24 cm. Illustrations. Maps. Chronology. Three "Army-Part of Your Community" stickers laid in. Preface by R. G. Williams. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. Cover has some wear and soiling.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Secret Submarine - Part I - A strange story of adventure in the romantic Spanish Main; The Largest Map in the World - on display in the lobby of the Ferry Building in San Francisco; The Phantom Gunman - A 19-year-old boy leads Johannesburg police on a merry chase before he is finally jailed; The Last of the Sea-Elephants - Dr. L.M. Huey visits the lonely island of Guadalupe to capture live specimens of these creatures, some of which weigh 2.5 tons! - with photos; "Monty" The Man-Eater - Part III (conclusion) of one of the most remarkable lion stories ever published; The Land of Mystery - Part I - Colonel E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Gallowhur were among the very few white men allowed to enter "forbidden" Nepal, with photos; A Car Climbs Table Mountain, the mighty mass of rock that dominates Cape Town - with photos; The Boy Who Sought Adventure - Part I of the fascinating travels and adventures of B. Wicksteed; The Voyage of the "Annie Marble" - Part II of a three-month river and canal journey through France; The Secret of Black Horse Mountain - Dark happenings involving a farmer and a tramp who meet up again a thousand miles away; Teaching on the Frontier - A young teacher runs into trouble working in remote New Mexico; The Pennsylvania Witch-Murder - Three young men argue they were justified in their action to prevent evils spells from bewitching them - with photos; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this fascinating issue.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, May 1930, Wilbert Hess, John Bymyer, Nelson Reymeyer, John Curry, The Secret Submarine, Spanish Main, The Largest Map in the World, Ferry Building - San Francisco, The Phantom Gunman, Johannesburg Police, The Last of the Sea Elephan. Illustrated by Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Tresilian, S.; Goss, G.W.;Wenban, R.; Wigfull, W.E.; Soper, George; De Walton, John; Robinson, T.H. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Tragic Pearl - First found off the coast of North-West Australia, a special pearl quickly changes from person-to-person, leaving death in its wake - a famous Australian crime story; The Tiger-Killer - Major Jim Corbett specializes in single-handedly shooting troublesome tigers in the hills of Kumaun, India; Blundering Through the Balkans - Part I - John Gibbons takes his amusing act on the road again; The "White Indians" of North Carolina - A photo-illustrated article about the Croatan Indians, said to be the lineal descendants of Raleigh's ill-fated "Lost Colonists," with whom, in 1587, the friendly Red men abandoned the settlement of Roanoke and went out into the wilds to start life afresh; Left in Charge - A 19-year-old, just six weeks from home, finds himself in charge of a lonely South African sheep farm, only to have alarming things begin to happen, including a skirmish with sheep stealers; The Money-Finder - An amusing story involving a peppery West African Commissioner, a wily native chief who tried to avoid paying his taxes, and a young officer who was a bit of a conjurer; The Boy Who Sought Adventures - Part III - B. Wicksteed continues his amazing young adventures; The Opium-Smugglers - In the ancient walled city of Manila the author met a friend who told him this strange story; My Mystery Job - A queer story told by a builder's foreman concerning a remarkable job he had been called upon to undertake; Whose Hippo? - A nasty legal battle ensues after a Hippo is shot; The Land of Mystery - Part III of III - Col. E. Alexander Powell and his cousin Colonel Gallowhur continue their travels through unexplored Nepal - with many lovely photos; The Djimat - The figurehead of an old sailing ship goes missing during alterations and the superstitious natives of Java are sure trouble is sure to follow; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. de Walton, John; Cleaver, Reginald; East, Laurence; Illingworth, L.G.; Wenban, R.; Holloway, Cyril; Leigh, Conrad; Brock, H.M.; Bendall, Claude (illustrator).…