napier editor (57 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 318 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 318 pages. 7.75x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 161 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

[9993048794] 1992. (Mass market paperback) As new. 345pp. Tables. Proceedings of a conference held in Regina, November, 1991.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. uk ed. edition. 437 pages. 9.50x6.70x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 212 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition. Please see images for more information. Missing slip jacket. An abridged version of William Napier's six-volume"History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, from 1807 to 1814", originally published from 1828 to 1840.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 212 pages. tidy copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 246 pages. 9.17x6.14x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. 7th edition . Name of the previous owner written on the front free end paper page. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Reprint, 2008. Publication of 444 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

On 1.5 x 6.5 cm. strip of paper. In good condition, with light signs of age. Presumably cut from a letter in response to a request for an autograph.

Hardcover. Octavo, lxxxi, 248 pages. In Good condition. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners, light toning to spine. Text block has tanning to endpapers. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. 1394524. FP New Rockville Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. A few illustrations, quarto, pp 304, very clean internally, paperback, covers with the slightest signs of use, a very good copy. [A major collection of papers and articles on conifers in cultivation, in the human environment and in commerce. Substantial appendices give conifer statistics and noteworthy specimens.].

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Small Qto., vii, 136 pages. A Very Good clean copy in a Good plus jacket which has a little light chipping, and a crease along the top of the rear of the jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 232 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Wraps. Zustand: Fair. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Minor loss of material at the lower right corner of all pages and rear cover. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part II, the interior pagination begins with page 9 and end with page 16. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part II includes Lieut.-General Lord Methuen, General H. E. Wood; Lieut.-General Sir William Gatacre, and Lieut.-General Sir George White. This is a Boer War era publication, as text refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. Today, the Newnes imprint books continue to be published by Elsevier. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

2pp, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with remains of stub adhering to edge on reverse. Folded twice. He begins by apologising that his 'occupations during the winter' have prevented him from seeing the unnamed recipient. If he is 'disengaged next Friday', Napier will be happy to see him 'at dinner at six o'clock, to meet a small party'. Laid down at the foot of the last page is a newspaper cutting of an article titled 'Death of Professor Napier'.

5 engraved plates. Extra-illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Two-toned cloth, spine perished. Ex-library with stamps throughout. Bookplate 5 engraved plates. Extra-illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 364 pages. 10.00x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. 8vo, red library cloth, gilt text to spine, library sticker to front, includes a portrait. Exterior clean, binding secure, pages clean, some markings to edges. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 514 pages. 10.00x7.01x1.20 inches. In Stock.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part VII, the interior pagination begins with page 49 and ends with page 56. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part VII includes Brigadier-General Douglas H. B. H., Earl of Dundonald, Major-General A. FitzRoy Hart, Lieutenant-General Sir Drury Drury-Lowe, and General Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Minor page corner creasing. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part XI, the interior pagination begins with page 81 and ends with page 88 The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part XI includes Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Thorneycroft, Major-General G. T. Pretyman, Major-General G. Barton, and Major-General J. P. Barbazon. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part IX, the interior pagination begins with page 65 and ends with page 72 The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part IX includes Lieut.-General Thomas Kelly-Kenny, Major-General J. M. Babington, Lieut.-General Sir F. Carrington, and General Sir W. S. A. Lockhart. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part VI, the interior pagination begins with page 41 and ends with page 48. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part VI includes Lieut.-General J. D. P. French, Major-General G. H. Marshall, Major-General Sir J. C. Ardagh, and Major-General Sir E. R. P. Woodgate. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part III, the interior pagination begins with page 17 and end with page 24. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part III includes Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, Major-General Hector A. MacDonald, Brevert-Colonel Sir Francis Reginald Wingate, and Field-Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part X, the interior pagination begins with page 73 and ends with page 80 The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part X includes Major-General J. F. Brocklehurst, Lieutenant-Colonel D. McT. Lumsden, Lieutenant The Hon. F. H. S. Roberts, and Major-General Charles Edmond Knox. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Minor page corner creasing. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part XII, the interior pagination begins with page 89 and ends with page 96. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part XII includes Captain the Hon. R. H. de Montmorency, Major-General J. Talbot Coke, Major-General Sir. J. C. McNeill, and Major-General C. W. H. Douglas. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part V, the interior pagination begins with page 33 and ends with page 40. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part V includes Lieut.-General Sir Charles Warren, Lieut.-General Sir Charles William Wilson, Major-General A. G. Wauchope, and Lieut.-General Sir H. M. L. Rundle. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.