murray capt john (4 Ergebnisse)

Ads, oblong 6 x 9, blue cloth, 456 pp, covers lightly worn and soiled, extremities bumped, hinges loose, contents toned and spotted, a decent used copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair to Good. Blue Cl. Dec. Fair to Good/No Jacket. Oblong 8vo. pp 444, ind. Sl.faded & edgeworn.

1p., landscape 12mo (16 x 20.5 cm). Addressed on reverse 'To | John Bowring Esqre | 6 Freeman's Court | Cornhill'. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Folded into a packet for hand-delivery. Written in a crabbed, difficult hand. Begins: 'Tomorrow I will send you a copy of my Character [clearly 'The Life and Character of the Duke of Wellington', which is however generally ascribed to his namesake the Earl of Ellesmere], which you will see Blaquiere is just now in demand. Also a work which i can only lend him. The Fragment ought [last word underlined three times] to be sent'. He explains that 'Along with this go the two first packets of 'Nepaul'. | In the Introduction I have it in contemplation to the value of a paper, as therein mentioned. I should be much obliged to Mr F. if he could adjust the measures mentioned as requiring adjustment'. He continues with reference the 'Introduction and Plan of the Work and 'Titles of the Chapters and Sections'. In the Introduction Both Egerton's 'Journal of a Winter's Tour in India, with a Visit to the Court of Nepaul' and 'The Life and Character of the Duke of Wellington' were published by John Murray in 1852.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Sindall, Alfred; Tresilian, S.; Golden, Grace; Leigh, Conrad; Cuneo, T.C.; Prater, Ernest; Lathan; Wenban, R.; Stott, W.R.S.; Soper, Geo. (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 85-168, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: The Queen Side of Things - The Shot That Failed; Derelicts of Misfortune; Short Stories - The Novice, My Friend the Sea; Clearing the Road; Through Borneo by 'Bus; Tshaka's Treasure; When Davy Jones Invaded Eden; Work-Hunting in New Zealand - part 1; A Run on Raincoats; Phases of Life - When the Tanker Took Fire, The Tribal Law, Streets Paved with Gold; Man and His Needs; Stamps of the World. Bits of clear tape at each end of spine. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage issue.