Ogg w m (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Presumed First Edition. No stated date but the Preface if dated 1904. Presumed first edition. This book contains extracts and drawings from the Staff College "Drag Hunt Book" and other works done by officers during their residence at the Staff College, Sandhurst. It consists of 4 preliminary pages followed by 19 pages, with in-text illustrations, (unpaginated) containing "Hints to a Rotter by a Rotter or The Drag Made Easy"; 22 pages (unpaginated) of " Extracts from the Staff College 'Drag Hunt Book'; and 10 pages (unpaginated) of "Portraits of Several Officers at the Staff College" by Major A.D. Geddes. The book is bound in the original black half leather over dark blue cloth covered boards and gold titling on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with shelf wear to the boards and some staining on the front board. The leather on the corner tips is worn with a very small bit of loss and the spine ends are rubbed. The contents are tight and clean with a split down the spine gutter of the front endpapers. This was Earl Haig's copy and the front free endpaper bears the following inscription: "General Douglas Haig from a Staff College Student, Xmas 1904". Major A.D. Geddes (illustrator). SIGNED COPY.…

Zustand: Very Good. Hard back binding in original quarter black calf with deep navy cloth covers, title lettering to the upper panel, lemon end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains 24 illustrated printed pages of text followed by 24 monochrome illustrations, followed by a further 8 pages of monochrome illustrations by Major Geddes. 'Office Copy, October 1904' and ink name to the front free end paper 'L. G. Duff' [Lachlan Gordon Duff], general rubbing to the spine ends and corners, contents in Very Good clean and sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. HUMOUR (Satire, Cartoon).…