brigadier general hon bruce (13 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. NO JACKET. Hardback. Undated: circa 1937. All the plates & the map are present. Front end paper is stuck neatly onto the front paste-down. SOME FOXING. Clean & tight. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref H208. The Land of the Gurkhas or the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal by Major W. Brook Northey; With a Chapter by Brigadier-General the Hon. C. G. Bruce, C.B., M.V.O, late 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles and 6th Gurkha Rifles.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Octavo in gray cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. B&W gravure plates and 3 maps. Condition: mild wear to binding; bookplate inside front cover; embossed ex-libris on first free endpaper; small amount of light, scattered foxing; else very good. Pages: xv, 203.

Hard Cover. Condizione: VG+. No Jacket. First Swiss. Large 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (spine slightly sunned, minor rubbing & fraying, upper hinge starting, tiny perforation between p.III & IV, light creasing to boards); pp. x, 198, with 34 plates (frontispiece spotted) + 2 folding maps. A very good copy. [German Language version of Neate B196].

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Second Impression. xi, 339p, ills, 2 folding maps. Couple of small minor discolorations along top of spine, and two minor markings on edge of rear cover, but book in excellent condition. Has book plate with signature of Julian W. Feiss, a mining engineer and a graduate of Princeton and the Arizona School of Mines. After graduation he worked as a practical miner in Idaho. From 1929 to 1931 he was a field geologist in southern Africa. He then joined the consulting firm of Crowell & Murray and worked in Ontario, South Dakota, and Chile, among other places. In 1937 he went to work at the Climax Molybdenum Mine in Colorado. During World War II, he returned to Africa with the military intelligence services.

Condizione: Fine. 1922. Fine.

Couverture souple. Condizione: Bon. 255x180, 302 pages + 2 cartes dépliantes + table.

Cloth. Condizione: Poor. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library. Library stamps and markings. Binding repaired poorly. Large tears to one of the maps. ; Xi, (1) , 339 pages + frontispiece + 33 of 35 plates + 2 folding maps + (1) page advertisements. Red cloth covers with gilt lettering. Second printing. Tissue guard to frontis present. Page dimensions: 250mm x 162mm. Contents: INTRODUCTION by Sir Francis Younghusband, K. C. S. I. , K. C. I. E. - THE NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION by Brigadier-General Hon. C. G. Bruce, C. B. , M. V. O. - To the Base Camp; The Assault on the Mountain; The Return by Kharta - THE FIRT ATTEMPT by George H. Leigh-Mallory - The Problem; The Highest Camp; The Highest Point - THE ATTEMPT WITH OXYGEN by Captain George Finch - The Second Attempt; Conclusions; Notes on Equipment - THE THIRD ATTEMPT by George H. Leigh-Mallory - The Third Attempt; Conclusions - NOTES by T. Howard Somervell - Acclimatisation at High Altitudes; Colour in Tibet; Tibetan Culture - NATURAL HISTORY by Dr. T. G. Longstaff, M. D. - Natural History - INDEX. [References: Marshall 2623.]; 4to.

Hardback. No Dustjacket. Fair. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. Boards rubbed to edges and spine. Some internal cracking, re-enforced with tape. Still holding. Ex schol library copy 'Mill Hill School' Scattered light foxing throughout. Not inscribed. 339 Pages. There are thirty five (35) photographs and a frontispiece showing the Second Climbing Party descending from their Record Climb. All photographs in Good condition, some rubbed to page edges but not affecting the print. There are two folding Maps to the end, both in Very Good condition. 1) Sketch Map of Mount Everest and the Rongbuk Glaciers. and 2) The Route of the Mount Everest Expedition 1922.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Second impression. Text by Brigadier-General Hon. C.G. Bruce, George H. Leigh-Mallory, Captain George Finch, T. Howard Somervell, and Dr. T.G. Longstaff. Introduction by Sir Francis Younghusband. Small quarto. 339pp. Profusely illustrated with 35 black-and-white plates. Blue cloth titled in gilt. Contemporary owner's name on front fly, a fine copy.

Hard Cover. Condizione: VG. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo. original red cloth gilt, uncut (attractive bookplate to FFE (William J. Hentschel), spine & top edge dust affected, extremities a little worn, a few spots, endpapers a little offset, else clean & bright; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xii (last blank), 340 (last pubs. advt.), with 36 plates + 2 folding maps. Heavy item (1.65 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy. [Neate B196].

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, COMPLETE COPY WITH FRONTIS + NUMEROUS FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS & TWO FOLDING MAPS TO REAR. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 10 x 7 INCHES WITH 11 + 339 PAGES. SPINE EVENLY FADED WITH MINOR RUBBING TO COVER EDGES, FEW LIGHT MARKS TO CLOTH BOARDS WITH A COUPLE OF SCRATCHES TO CLOTH ON REAR BOARD, CORNERS BUMPED, ENDPAPERS BROWNED WITH PENCIL NAMES, THE USUAL FOXING TO PAGES WHICH IS MOSTLY TO FIRST & LAST COUPLE OF PAGES, ONE ILLUSTRATION WITH SOME CHIPS & TEARS TO MARGINS, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR SEPARATION AT INNER MARGINS BUT WITH ALL PAGES ATTACHED. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

grand in-8, broché, 304p, nbses photos, nbses cartes, bon étatTraduction française par A de Gruchy et le Commandant E Gaillard MC.

grand in-8, broché, jaquette illustrée (scotché sur dos), 304p, nbses photos, nbses cartes, bon étatTraduction française par A de Gruchy et le Commandant E Gaillard MC.