Pentland press uk (28 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 122pp. Cream cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Christmas gift inscription on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price clipped. 8vo. Delves into the history and legend surrounding a number of Yorkshire bridges, unearthing a wealth of fascinating information. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xxxvi, 318pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Previous owner's sticker on front paste down. Dust jacket has some minor shelf wear, price unclipped. 8vo. Traces the early recruitment of Gorkhas into the East India Company's Bengal Army and is based on sound research and documentary evidence, a significant part of which has so far been unpublished.…

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 238pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. In as new condition throughout. Protected by removable plastic sleeve. Previous owner's label on front paste down. 8vo. The author's account of life as a junior regular officer in the Royal Navy between 1939 and 1946 serving aboard several ships around the world.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. A soft cover non-fiction in good condition. Contains coloured illustrations. Pages are very clean and bright, without markings. Pen markings on the half-title page. The cover remains crisp and bright, with no major signs of wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. An evocative account of the Iroquois and her sister ship Navahoe and the author's associations with these ships that stemmed from 1915. The book is a combination biography of the Taphouse family and a detailed history of the two tankers. Includes various b/w photographs and reproductions. 162pp.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Includes several b/w photographs. 120pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition, unknown impression. xiv, 32pp. Green vinyl-covered boards; gilt titles on front and spine. 8vo. Some light tanning and foxing to top text block edge. Lender's stamps and markings on front free endpaper and copyright page. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. The life of an ordinary seaman on British trade shipping in the 1820s. 220pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. The life of an early British aviator who flew and then commanded many aircraft and is credited with the first destruction of a Zeppelin. Includes a few b/w photographs and illustrations. x, 180pp. DJ spine sunned.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Signed by Peter Vaux on the title page. 202pp, with black and white illustrations. Black cloth0-covered boards witth gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Cloth a little pushed at spine ends, else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original glossy dust jacket, a little bumped on extreme edges. Alfred Harris Vaux was a civil engineer for the East India Railway Company. In this revealing collection of his letters, written between 1850 and 1873, there is insight into his beginnings in Pudding Lane in London and the trials of family life in India in the latter half of the 19th century. This is not a story of a great statesman, or an army commander, rather it is about the ordinary men and women whose tireless work and loyal devotion created the Indian railways, once described as the brightest jewel in the crown bequeathed by the Raj. But there is also drama, with the Indian mutiny of 1857 and a fascinating insight into Victorian engineering practices. The letters are edited by his grandson, army officer, Peter Vaux. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. 132pp. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Spine ends rubbed. Quite cocked. Withdrawn stamp and evidence of former lending sheet on front free endpaper; several lender's stamps on title page; security device on rear pastedown. Internally neat, clean and bright. Dust jacket protected with Brodart-style sleeve and is (slipped onto boards); some shelf wear and creasing.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. x, 194pp. Blue cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Top text block edge a little dusty. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, not price clipped. Entertaining experiences of an Royal Air Force Officer's wife as fate led him along a road of unusual and interesting postings, ranging in locations from Stockholm to East Africa.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Signed by Author to title page. The dustwrapper has some wear to the edges and corners, with a small mark to spine. The black boards are clean in good condition, with bright lettering to the spine. Pen name to ffep dated 2002. The binding is firm. The pages are clean, white and crease free. This book has 203 pages. All in all a nice example of this book. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. New hardcover in dustjacket. 189 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. private library liquidation.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. pp.xiv+491. 23.5cm. Black and white photo and line illus in the text. Extensive glossary. Hard cover in dust jacket. A little bruised and marked. A good clean copy [899g[.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition. 90pp, sparsely illustrated in black and white. In laminated, light card covers. Signed by Graham Chambers on the title page. 8vo. A little gentle edge wear to card covers else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. The memories and experiences of Thomas Chambers, an 18-year-old recruit to the Durham Light Infantry at the turn of the century. While officers involved in the Boer War often kept diaries, it was unusual for an ordinary private to do so. Here his Boer War diaries have been sensitively edited by his grandson.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Autobiography of the author's upbring, his career in the army (Royal Artillery) and subsequent life of church, politics and village life. Includes several b/w photographs. xi+203pp. The author has written an inscription on the title page. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 344pp. B/w map frontispiece, b/w photographs throughout. Signed, inscribed and dated by author in blue ink to title page. Not library copy, no creasing to spine. (20/1). Signed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Covers the Regiment's fighting in Hong Kong, Kohima, Dunkirk, the Gothic Line, Mandalay, Caen, Flushing and the Rhine Crossing. Includes various b/w photographs and maps. xii, 358pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 272 pages. tidy ex library d/j had been plastic protected.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, 229pp, illustd, blind stamp on front end paper, vg in vg dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 2nd Edition. Buildings of Newcastle based C19th architect, John Dobson. Born in North Shields. The book and dj are both in Fine condition. Dj is in a clear, protective wrapper. Photos to follow. xii +283pp. Size: 24 x 16 cms. Photo illustrations (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Lieutenant Colonel Aidan Mark Sprot MC (1919-2021) was a distinguished British Army officer, farmer, and landowner who served with the Royal Scots Greys during World War II. He was awarded an immediate Military Cross for his bravery in France. Sprot served in Palestine, North Africa, Italy, and North-West Europe. Includes 9*b/w photographs. xvi, 187pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Includes 44*b/w photographs and 7*maps. xii, 338pp. Small label to lower rear DJ panel.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. x, 246pp, with central section of half tone plate illustrations. In green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. 8vo. Cloth a tad pushed at spine ends, very slightly worn. Previous owner's name inked on front free endpaper else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original glossy dust wrapper, lightly bumped on extreme edges and very slightly shelf worn. Michael Fairlie recounts his time as an army office during the second world war, taken prisoner at the Battle of Crete and afterwards serving as a translator in a prisoner of war camp; and his post war experiences as a colonial adminstrator in Africa, mostly Botswana and Swaziland, where he met many of the key players during a turbulent and politically shifting time.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book is tight, bright and clean. Previous owners book plate to front endpaper. Dust Jacket Near Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 338 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. Maps. Biography of Field-Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck by his former A.D.C. "Charts with vivid accuracy the fluctuations in the Field-Marshal's military career and personal life." - from dust jacket, which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Back free endpaper removed. Prior owner's stamps and writing upon front free endpaper, otherwise clean and bright with light wear. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Field-Marshal Auchinleck Biography Churchill India Middle East.…