Willcocks sir james (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

1st edition. 8vo. xiv + [342pp. B/w. portrait frontispiece and illustratons. Occasional light foxing. Rubbed original gilt lettered red cloth, spine faded, remains of label to upper board, lower board marked by damp. US$22.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Heavy spotting to front pages. With 22 illustrations. Ex library. No dust jacket. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, 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.…

1st Ed. xvi + 440pp. Port. frontis., numerous ills., 6 maps including 5 folding. From the Library of Professor Malcolm Yapp, some light browning, original gilt lettered green cloth with green device to upper board, spine sl rubbed wih sm. nick to head of spine and upper joint, minor wear. Willcocks entered the army in 1878, served in the Afghan War, the Sudan, Burma, and on the Indian Frontier, and became commandant of the West African Frontier Force in 1898. For his exploits in leading the expedition to the relief of Kumasi, he was knighted, and in 1914 he was chosen to command the Indian Corps on the Western Front, 1914-15. Governor of Bermuda, 1917-22, he was made a General in 1915. US$37.…

1st edition. 8vo. xvi + 440pp. B/w. portrait frontispiece, b/w. illustrations, 6 maps, including 5 folding. Some occasional foxing. Ownership inkstamp to front pastedown. Rubbed and frayed original gilt lettered green cloth with gilt device to upper board, upper board dampstained. T.e.g. US$44.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 440 pages (complete). Willcocks exemplified the Victorian officer class. This memoir records his soldiering before his posting to the South African War, the Great War and his eventual time as Governor of Bermuda. He saw much action and was amply decorated. This copy has been given a new leather spine by a previous owner (this is neat and clubbable). The boards are much worn all about. They are scuffed and marked. Within, the contents are most agreeable - especially given the book's age. The pages are tight, clean, clear, thick, healthy and hale. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback. 1st Edition 1904. Important account of colonial campaigns and experiences. 440pp., numerous ills.,(all present) maps, index.Green cloth binding, may have been non standard, also two blemishes to front cover and chips to spine, bookplate to Queen Victoria Rifles Officer. Overall good condition, realistically priced. Above average weight.…

First edition, signed limited issue, number 102 of 150 copies signed on behalf of the publishers. The signed issue is printed on large, thick paper and contains eight photogravure portraits of Indian officers who served during the conflict and of the author, which are not present in the trade edition. Willcocks commanded the Indian Corps on the Western Front, where his troops faced acute difficulties: unfamiliar weapons, inadequate artillery, language barriers, and scant preparation for the climate and trench warfare. Morale suffered under heavy casualties, bitter winter conditions, and the loss of experienced officers; isolated incidents of desertion and collapse under fire were then used to support damaging contemporary criticisms of Indian soldiers, despite the troops' substantial service and heavy losses. Willcocks wrote this volume to provide a counter-perspective: "So erroneous are many of the opinions and so ill-natured have been some of the criticisms of the part taken by the Indian Corps in Flanders, that it has been impracticable to avoid writing strongly when I considered it necessary, and hence I have not hesitated to do so" (p. xix). Trade edition mentioned in Perkins, p. 374. Quarto. Photogravure portrait frontispiece and 8 plates, all with tissue guards, 4 folding maps, folding facsimile, maps in text. Original red cloth over bevelled boards, spine lettered in gilt, front cover decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Binding sunned and slightly marked, spine ends a little bumped, endpapers foxed, plates bright: a very good copy.…