sleeman sir (23 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 434.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Light wear to boards. Pages tanned with spotting. DJ has tears and loss to edges.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. The reformation of a big game hunter. Fully illustrated.

Zustand: New. In.

New edition. 8vo. [xvi] + 211pp. B/w. portrait frontispiece and illustrations, 2 maps. Original boards. Pictorial yellow d/w. lettered in grey, spine faded, slightly rubbed. ISBN 072740184X US$13.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardback. With an introduction by the Big Game Photographer Major A Radclyffe Dugmore Fully illustrated pp 200. book.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint of 1915 ed. pp.xxxvii.667, folding map. DW has archival sleeve.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. HB Revised annotated edition. Blue cloth boards, Gilt titles spine. 18.5 x 13cm. 667 pages. 2 tone fold out map on back paste down. B/W Portait frontis. o/p in black period handwriting is J.L.Sleeman's signature with period stamp underneat Lieut. Col. 1.O.S. Director of Military Training. Under this: To Peggy, With the best wishes of the authors grandson, in the hope that is pages will help you during the visit to Hindustan. Then signed J L Sleeman dated Christmas 1926. Condition: Top and bottom of cover spine frayed. Wear on spine seam and corners. General age discolouration front, spine and back. A few pages slight age spotting, but overall clean, little wear, tight binding good colour. GC. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. London, Archibald Constable and Company, 1893 ('new edition edited by Vincent Arthur Smith')/ 1844. Octavo, two volumes, xxxvi, 447 and x, 368 pages plus a folding colour map. Original green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; cloth rubbed and bumped at the extremities and slightly marked; top edge uncut (the others a little foxed); scattered foxing (moderate at the beginning and end of both volumes); one rear inner endpaper hinge cracked but firm; a very good set. Volume 5 in Constable's Oriental Miscellany of Original and Selected Publications. Provenance: Sir Walter Crocker, with his ownership details in both volumes ('W.R. Crocker || Delhi | 1960'), and his occasional pencilled emphases and commentary (such as 'A fascinating book | The Empire at its best'). Sir Walter Russell Crocker (1902-2002), diplomat, academic, and author, was at that time Australian High Commissioner to India. Loosely inserted is a related newspaper clipping from 1960. [2 items].

First Edition. Very good copies both, complete with the folding map, in a rather crude modern (1980s) binding, which shows minor wear at the corners and endbands. Small stain to lower margin of v.1 pp. 207-214; tiny marginal tears to the outer edge of the folding map. Text remains otherwise tight, bright and clean. A well-preserved set overall. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes : folded map ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Sleeman, W. H. (William Henry), Sir 1788-1856 Travel India Oudh. Oudh (India) Description and travel 19th century. Oudh (India) Social conditions 19th century. Oudh (India) Politics and government 19th century. Oudh (India) History 19th century Sources. India History British occupation, 1765-1947 Sources. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. First Edition. Two 6-1/2" x 9-3/4" volumes in publisher's gilt-decorated and lettered green cloth: xii, 478; vii, [i], 459, [1] pages. Housed in a green cloth clamshell box. Illustrated with 32 color chromolithographic plates with tissue guards. Lieutenant-Colonel William Henry Sleeman, who spent his entire career in India, was best known for his fight to suppress the activities of "thugs," bands of criminals who attacked, robbed, and often murdered innocent travelers. In these volumes he describes his experiences doing so as well as his thoughts on various aspects of Indian life, including Hinduism, local festivals and folklore, natural history, governance, military discipline, and the justice system. In 1828 Sleeman made the first documented discovery of dinosaur fossils in Asia, before the term "dinosaur" was even formally coined. ABBEY TRAVEL 466. Partly unopened; scattered foxing but text and plates mostly clean. Some fraying along spine edges; gilt fairly bright. Easily Very Good in a Fine clamshell box.

Hardcover. First Edition. Two 5" x 7-1/4" volumes in modern half polished green calf with marbled boards and matching calf corners, gilt-decorated spines with contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels: lxxx, 337; vi, 424 pages. Housed in a green cloth clamshell box. Illustrated with a folding map. Text toned. Very Good in a Fine binding and clamshell box.

In 8° (cm. 23,5 x 15,5); pagg. 200; con numerose tavv. fotografiche f.t.; cartonatura origin. con sovracopertina illustr. a colori (con minime imperfezioni). VG-. ** Con invio autografo dell'Autore, con destinatario e data coperti con pennarello nero.