Fleming peter foreword (10 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. 228 pp , map as frontispiece, brown cloth gilt title to spine. Slight faded to cloth otherwise clean and sound , no dust wrapper.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Original prefect bound softcover with moderate wear. Inside there is dog-earing. Some penciled notation. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in FAIR condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Readers Union, London, 1971 hardback Foreword by Peter Fleming. xiii, 258 pages, frontis and 16 pages of b/w plates, with maps to eps. some wear to jacket otherwise covers and inside EXCELLENT CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER AS NEW. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request. The author's four months spent in the Amazon Valley in the winter of 1956, sailing 2,300 miles up the River from Belem at its mouth to Iquitos in Peru, finishing the expedition in the Andes ner the river's sources.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Michael Joseph (London) with Nat'l Museum of New Zealand, 1983, first edition thus, hardback about 11x14 inches. Near Fine(ink line to lower edge of the page block) /Very Good + dust jacket in brodart (closed tear along the lower inch + of the front DJ flap) , 409 pages, unmarked. ; G3547 Ashlf. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 409 pages. Very good outsize hardback in very good jacket. No inscriptions. Minor wear and several light scratches to jacket. A little edge wear to cover extremites with a narrow scrape to bottom edge of back cover. Please note this is a heavy book and extra postage will be requested for overseas delivery. -- General information: please email for any more information or condition photos. There may be other minor faults not included here, but this description should include all important points and convey accurately the overall conditon of the item(s). We are happy to give a more detailed description on request. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. We normally post by Royal Mail 1st class within the UK, but may use a slower service for books over 1kg or multiple orders or a tracked service for higher value orders. We normally post by Royal Mail Tracked for overseas deliveries, and may request additional postage (at cost) for heavier items (buyers always have the option to cancel the order if we do so).…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket (as issued). 1st Edition. Glossy black boards with red and white lettering, pristine, 13 digit ISBN # label added to bottom back by spine. xx + 390, several illustrations numbered by chapter; verso front end-end-paper signed by Derek Gibson (1935-2021) the eminent pioneering cardiologist who contributed Chapter 9 on The Chest X-Ray in Cardiac Diagnosis, 1930-1960, otherwise pristine. here are 28 Chapters in all. Excellent provenance. 15 cm x 24 cm. Inscr. by a contributor.…

Hard cover. HarperCollins ed. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Very good in very good dust jacket. Remainder mark on bottom textblock edge, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket in mylar.

First Edition. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.303; [1], blank. With photographic illustrations and five folding maps, printed in colour. Elegantly hand bound in half burgundy calf over cloth-covered sides, gilt lettered to spine in six compartments. Contents clean and fresh, exterior unmarked. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding. With a foreword by Col. Peter Fleming, Head of D Division [Military Deception], Southeast Asia. An account of the exploits of Brigadier 'Mad Mike' Calvert, DSO & Bar (1913-1998), the fearless special operations commando who spearheaded Long Range Penetration Groups ('Chindits') in Burma. He characteristically led from the front, a practice which earned him his nickname. Such actions led to his appointment as Commander of the S.A.S. Brigade, 1944-5. His book is likened to Fitzroy Maclean's Eastern Approaches and Popski's Private Army as established classics of unconventional and disruptive warfare. This copy is from the comprehensive espionage collection assembled by Jon Gilbert, with pencil ownership.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Harper Collins Edition. Stated at copyright: "First Harper Collins Edition, 2001." Full number-line beginning with 1. Black boards, brushed black cloth spine wrap, crisp gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Pages generally very good, clean; no writing. Moderate discoloration at endpapers near upper text block; light discoloration, moderate ripple to apprx. 1" upper corner near bind throughout. Small light bookstore mark to bottom text block. At each chapter heading are many revelatory, interesting and insightful illustrations, some photographs. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Haunting dust wrapper design in black, moderate shelf wear with some edge wear or chip to the upper edge of panels, flaps; unclipped 26.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Scarce near good first edition in original wrapper. Provocative and compelling, this vintage classic by F. Tupper Saussy analyzes the hundreds of historical clues and the record left by the true manipulators of the world. Exposes invaluable evidence of a vast Roman Catholic substratum of American history; and more specifically, that Jesuits have played an important role of persuasion and influence behind the veil. A thoughtful, well researched examination, Saussy delves into the intricacies of government and religious politics surrounding the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, the Church of Rome, etc. Saussy illuminates the modus and methods of their historical power, conformity, and casuistry. Features a detailed five page glossary, ten page chapter notes section, five page bibliography, and eleven-page index. 328 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Gibson, Ralph (Jacket Photograph) (illustratore). Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Harper Collins Edition. Stated at copyright: "First Harper Collins Edition, 2001." Full number-line beginning with 1. Black boards, brushed black cloth spine wrap, gilt spine titles, light shelf, corner wear. Pages near fine, clean; no writing. Several revelatory, interesting and insightful illustrations, photographs, documents. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Haunting dust wrapper design in black, light shelf wear; unclipped 26.00, protected in new clear sleeve. Rare near fine first HarperCollins edition in same wrapper. Provocative and compelling, this vintage classic by F. Tupper Saussy analyzes the hundreds of historical clues and the record left by the true manipulators of the world. Exposes invaluable evidence of a vast Roman Catholic substratum of American history; and more specifically, that Jesuits have played an important role of persuasion and influence behind the veil. A thoughtful, well researched examination, Saussy delves into the intricacies of government and religious politics surrounding the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, the Church of Rome, etc. Saussy illuminates the modus and methods of their historical power, conformity, and casuistry. Features a detailed five page glossary, ten page chapter notes section, five page bibliography, and eleven-page index. 328 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Gibson, Ralph (Jacket Photograph) (illustratore). Book. …