major harrison (23 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. Book shows shows heavy usage and shelf wear. Pages are dirty on their egdes, including light staining on some corners. Text remains intact and unmarred. Dust jacket shows shelf and handling wear.

Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good Jacket. 1948 reprint. Illustrated by HA Cartwright. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 107 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.27 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 223pp. Pink and white Penguin Travel and Adventure livery with titles and colophon to front and spine. No inscriptions. Covers very lightly worn and tanned. Textblock clean tight and bright. A very good copy indeed.

Presumed First. Illustrated. Bell making, chime and carrilon, famous bells and bells in legend. 63pp. Cream paper covered boards with embossed image of a bell on front cover. Some grubby marks to fron t cover. No dj. VG.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 120 Pages Illus.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. PLEASE NOTE: NO DUSTJACKET. 1948 hardback reprint with no damage or markings to pages and only light wear to cover (circular mark to front). The photo is of the actual book you will receive. Fast dispatch, normally within 24 hours, by UK seller.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Penguin edition. Pages clean with light age toning, light rubbing to corners. Small stain across bottom side of pages. We are closed between 13th-18th February, books ordered during this period will be posted on our return 19th February. 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.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First penguin books edition, Pages clean and bright, light wear to edges. We are closed between 13th-18th February, books ordered during this period will be posted on our return 19th February. 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.

Penguin 281. First thus. Octavo, pp., 220 [2 - maps]. Publisher's iconic red and white softcover, with Pears advert to lower cover. A touch of foxing to fore-edge. The story of two British officers imprisoned in Germany in WW1.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. Wonderful account of the famous 1WW POW escape. No. 281. pp221, maps. Pear's soap ad on rear cover. Covers worn, discoloured and browned with chips and bleached around spine, presumably due to loss of adhesive tape. Binding solid.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Wonderful account of the famous 1WW POW escape. pp221, maps. Pear's soap ad on rear cover. Covers worn, discoloured and browned. Binding solid.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Wonderful account of the famous 1WW POW escape. pp221, maps. Pear's soap ad on rear cover. Covers worn, discoloured and browned. Binding solid.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Penguin Book 1940, first edition thus. Softcover. Tanning to page margins. Binding firm. Book appears unread. We are closed between 13th-18th February, books ordered during this period will be posted on our return 19th February. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.