Verlag: Penguin Book, 1940
Anbieter: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Penguin Book 1940, first edition thus. Softcover. Tanning to page margins. Binding firm. Book appears unread. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1876
Anbieter: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, Vereinigtes Königreich
No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A fine, scarce engraved portrait. Plate size 12.5 x10 ins, 32 x 25 cms. Mounted/matted and ready to frame. Mount size approx. 13 x 11 in, 34 x 28 cm. Attractive, decorative and unusual. A portrait of Major-general Harrison.
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. xv, 184 pages. Maps. Lists of Honours, Awards, and Mentions in Despatches. "A clear, concise and interesting account of (the Regiment's) achievements during the last great war." - Foreword. Armorial bookplate upon verso of half-title. Moderate wear to silver-decorated pale green cloth-covered boards which are sunned at spine. Binding intact. A sound copy. Enser p.80, White p.88. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Verlag: Royal Canadian Dragoons, Camp Borden, Ontario, 1947
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Presents regimental news, recollections and member updates. Includes an important article by Lieutenant P.C.M. Meunier entitled "Force 136 - Burma" which describes how a small group of Canadian Officers, having finished their tour of operations in Europe, accepted an assignment in south-east Asia. That group included himself, Pierre Chasse, Henri Benoit, Roger Caza, and J.P. Archambeault. The article includes two photos of Japanese prisoners in Burma. Also included is a photo and brief write-up of the retiring Major-General F.F. Worthington CB, MC, MM. 52 stapled pages in red covers. Black and white photos. Many ads for local businesses. Contents moderately tanned with age. Unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved vintage example.; Sm 4to.
Verlag: The International News Company, New York, 1926
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Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Leigh, Conrad; Inns, Kenneth; Sutcliffe, Norman; Gillett, F.; Forestier, A.; Peddie, Tom; De Walton, John; Carruthers, G.P.; Board, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Cowes, Dudley S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Dewar, W. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Paymaster's Dillemma - A story of American Army life in Manila; The "Place of the Evil Spirit" - The history of Strathcona National Park on Vancouver Island, with photos; The Blind Seer - A curious story of native "magic" in Egypt showing how a blind "wizard" undertook to discover a thief; Fighting the Dingo - The greatest menace to the prosperity of Australian sheep-farmers - with intersting photos; The Saving of Montague Smith - A West African, condemned to death, evades the death-penalty and turns his 'execution' into a roaring farce; On Patrol in Cannibal Papua - interesting leaves from the log of a Patrol Officer in primitive Papua - with fascinating photos; "Poppy" - A strange story from the wild Bushveld country of South Africa; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part III - Jack McLaren spent years settling on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula; At the End of a Rope - A tale from the oilfields of Venezuela; Two Men on a Raft - Two railroad workers try to navigate a swift stream in the Canadian Rockies on a raft; What Happened to Murphy - A young officer of the Burma Military Police sets out to find a Chinese gambling den in the jungle; Schearer's Man-Hunt - A vivid story about the dogged devotion to duty of a young "Wild Cat" (i.e. Pennsylvania State Policeman); In the Shadow of the Gallows - A timber-cruiser for the Conrad Martin Timber and Exporting Company, of San Francisco, wakes up to find his bed-fellow lying dead, stabbed in the heart with his knife; Some African Snake Stories - Patrick Bowen has been an explorer and hunter in Africa for thirty years. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this fascinating vintage issue.
Verlag: Grigg & Elliot, Philadelphia, 1840
Anbieter: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Cloth. Zustand: Very good. First edition of The Life of Major-General William Henry Harrison, published in 1840. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 96pp. Green paper covered boards, black cloth spine. Complete with frontispiece portrait and four illustrated plates. Front hinge starting, binding threads still sound. Wear to corners, slight bow to front cover. A nice copy of Harrison's presidential campaign biography. (Sabin 30585) (Howes H246) (Thomson 151) (Miles 133).
Verlag: Neale Publishing Company, New York, 1916
Anbieter: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Cloth. Zustand: Very good. The first edition of The Life Of John A. Rawlins by Major General James Harrison Wilson, inscribed by the author to the founder of the NAACP, Moorfield Storey. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, 514pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. No additional printings noted. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. Booksellers label on front free endpaper. Light dust and foxing to top edge of text block, sunning to spine. (Nevins II, 101) (Howes W-528) Presentation card affixed to the front paste down, inscribed by the author: "To My Friend Moorfield Storey /James H. Wilson." Moorfield Storey (1845-1929) was an American lawyer, civil rights leader, and anti-imperialist. He was the founding president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), serving from 1909 until his death. Storey was a staunch advocate for civil liberties and racial equality, working tirelessly to challenge segregation and disenfranchisement laws. He argued several significant cases before the Supreme Court, including Buchanan v. Warley in 1917, which struck down racial zoning laws. Additionally, Storey was a vocal opponent of American imperialism, criticizing U.S. policies in the Philippines following the Spanish-American War.
Erscheinungsdatum: 1911
Anbieter: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very good. 1911, Chatham, published by the Royal Engineers institute, crown 8vo, pp (viii), Capt A. FF. Garrett, "The Theory of Arched Masonry Dams", pp (iv), 24, six plates; Capt. E. N. Manley, "Report on Mechanical Road Transport for India", pp (ii), 25-85, seventeen plates; General Don Jose Marva, "The Engineer Troops in the Campaign of Melilla", portrait frontispiece, pp (iv), 87-134, 33 plates, including balloons; Brig-General G. K. Scott-Moncrieff, "Works Economics", pp(ii), 137-153, seven plates; Capt. C. E. P. Sankey, "Moving Loads on Military Bridges. With Some Notes on the Graphical Representation of Formulae", pp(ii), 155-172, seventeen plates; green cloth lettered in gilt.