macdonald capt (17 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 254 Pages Maps., Spine Ends And Corners Rubbed O/W Sound.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A facsimile reprint of of the 1899 original work. Includes 25*colour plates and numerous line drawings. xx+104+48pp. Upper corner f pages have a small dog-ear. DJ covered in removable protective cover.

Zustand: New. In.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 258 pages. 8.98x6.22x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. MacDonald, Capt. R J (illustrator). 1st Edition. Only 1500 copies of the first edition were published, this is one of the 700 copies that went to subscribers. Includes 25 tissue-protected colour plates and many black and white vignettes. xviii+131pp. Blue boards with some soiling and light rubbing and cream linen spine which is dirty and in need of cleaning. Scuffs to cloth at head and foot of spine. Endpapers at front have some rippling to paper. Pages are uncut with some foxing. Additional postage may be required due to weight of book (21kg).

Hard Back. Reprint. A History of The Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 Reprint Boards very good with no obvious wear Gilt titling to the front board and spine Contents and edges immaculate Binding tight Overall very good 255pp. book.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. By John Paton Kay (illustrator). A splendid engraved portrait, printed in circa 1837. Plate Size Approx 10 x 7 Ins, 25 x 20 Cms. Engraved size approx 3 x 3 Ins, 8 x 8 Cms. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an attractive and decorative engraved portrait.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 260 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Macdonald, Capt. R J (illustrator). 1st Edition. The book was issued as 300*first proofs for guarantors, 700*copies for subscribers and 500*copies for sale with plates being destroyed post-publishing. This is one of the guarantors' copies and is numbered 132 and signed by Captain Macdonald, RA. Includes colour frontis. and 24*colour illustrations, each protected by glassine. There are also a number of line drawn sketches. +x+131pp. Book is quarter bound in cream cloth with blue paper covered boards to the remainder. Front and rear boards have a Royal Artillery armorial in gilt. The boards are generally rubbed, heavily so to the corners which are also lightly bumped. The cloth spine is soiled with some wrinkles, paper soiled. The pages have been loosely cut leaving an uneven finish. The glassine of several illustrations has some foxing. Book weighs over 2kg, additional postage may be necessary.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. This is one of the 700 subscriber copies printed. Includes 25 x colour plates. xviii, 130pp Quarter bound in ivory buckram to the spine and paper covered remainder. Corners rubbed. Some soiling to spine cloth. Soiling and uneven fade to remainder. Scuff and nick to head of spine. Rubbing to lower spine cloth. Loss to foot of spine. Signature dated 1899 to dedication page. Book weighs 2.2kg, additional postage fee is likely.

Zustand: Fine. Toronto 1910 Johnston. Hardcover. Octavo, 255pp., frontis portrait of MacDonald, green cloth. Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 145 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos plus sixteen pages of glossy colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Oblong 10.5" x 8.5". "Documents over forty-five years of flying operations on the occasion of Reunion '87." Blind stamp upon half-title page, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear to gilt-decorated blue cloth-covered boards. Binding sound. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important history.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 255 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with black and white plate, portrait of John A. MacDonald. Few illustrations within the text. Pages clean and good condition; edges yellowed. Black cloth with gilt title on upper cover and also a gilt design encorporating a beaver and a maple leaf. Boards a little loose. Covers stained and scuffed. Corners lightly bumped. GOOD. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. 255 pages. Three maps. Reproductions of black and white photos in text. Author was Captain of the 43rd Battalion, Ottawa and Carleton Rifles, and personally witnessed raids on the Niagara frontier in 1866 and 1870. "I have endeavored to fully cover the subject, and put on record the splendid service which our gallant vounteers rendered to their country." - from Preface. Gilt lettering and adornment upon front board. Contents toned with age. Binding shaken but intact aside from narrow opening at page 255. Somewhat above-average external wear with white discolouration to bottom corner of back board. A worthy vintage copy.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. inscribed by Capt. Edwin A. MacDonald, 395pp, large octavo. Captain MacDonald was issued A Gold Star and A Legion of Merit award for his service during Operation Deep Freeze, the first surface expedition of the Antarctic Bellingshausen Sea. Inscribed "Operation Deep Freeze II 1956-57 Edwin A. MacDonald, Captain U.S.N. tight binding, clean throughout, mild corner wear, clean boards, dulled a bit, foxing endpapers, Very Good.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Holloway, Cyril; Illingworth, L.G.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Cleaver, Reginald; Prater, Ernest; Potts, Leonard; Vedder, S.H.; Soper, G.; York, W.G. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Ning Wo Pays His Debt - The Chinese servant of a Chief of Police in a Malay state settles a score with an enemy who killed his brother; My Sea-Trip - Peter Carden's amusing experience as a 'horseman' aboard a cargo-steamer; Photo of a Mariamma goddess in India, used to ward off epidemics; Photo and brief write-up of a marine fruit market in Bangkok, the "Venice of the East"; Passages With Pachyderms - exciting encounters with these great beasts, as told by Captain C. Lestock Reid; Dead Man's Treasure - A consulting engineer for the Cyclops M. and M. Company of Montida USA makes strange discoveries on a prospecting trip; Through Spain in Disguise - Part III - A continuation of the adventures and misadventures of Count and Countess Malmignati who travelled through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars, singing and dancing for a living; Zaki and Zomo - The Dog and Pony who both lost their lives while serving Captain J.F.J. Fitzpatrick in battle against the Germans; On Foot Through South America - G.C. Thompson and his two young sons travlled all over South America in search of work for four years; The Tale of the Toheroa - The curious shellfish found only in New Zealand - with photos; On the Trail of the "Thirstland Trekkers" - Part I - Colonel Deneys Reitz describes his exploration of mysterious terra incognita in what was formerly known as German South-West Africa - with many interesting photos; Timothy Murphy's "Donkey" - Great story about a logging donkey-engine at Calfton's logging outfit on Myrtle Island on the British Columbia Coast; The Mine Under the Creek - A brush with death when a mine floods in the Gulf country of Australia; The Chrissie C. Thomey's" Last Voyage - A gallant old Arctic schooner is lost through a most unlikely mischance - with photo; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part V - The amazing voyage of several young men from Shanghai to Copenhagen - article with nice photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Wood, Stanley L.; Carruthers, G.P.; Gillett, F.; Somerfield, T.; Soper, G.; Bird, L. Pern; Gillett, F.; Lane, Harry; Wightman, W.E. (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Terrorists - High-powered motor cars confront U.S. authorities with a new problem of desperadoes racing about the countryside, robbing and murdering almost with impunity - a report from Iowa and Kansas; Murchison's Mine - A lost mine is re-discovered beneath the noses of claim-jumpers at Chillagoe in North Queensland - with photos; In Search of the Lost Oases - Part II of a wonderful expedition across the Sahara from Sollum to El Obeid through much unexplored territory - with many interesting photos; A "Cant. Mag." On Trek - a humorous tale; Lost in the Heart of Peru - Part II of G.M. Dyott's adventure in the upper Amazon after he was abandoned by his guide; "On Safari" - F. Ratcliffe Holmes describes the joys and sorrows of life on the march in the heart of Africa - with nice photos; The Passing of the Texas Rangers - A brief account of some of the activities of the Rangers by Alistair Paterson, a man who knew them well; Kruger's Millions - A tale about hidden treasure; The Hut in the Jungle - Chinese detective Ning Wo solves the mystery of a series of apparently purposeless murders on the Malay Peninsula; Revolution A La Mode - An amusing description of a comic opera revolution in a South American Republic; Photo of two Roitscheggen, or "Smoke Men" of the Lotschenthal Valley in Switzerland; Thompson's "Tapu" - A cunning Maori seeks revenge on a white debt collector; Big Game Fishing in New Zealand - Nicely photo-illustrated article on the fighting giants caught in the beautiful Bay of Islands off the New Zealand coast. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue.