Foreword by john buchan (9 risultati)

Soft Cover/Stiched. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: None as Issued. Unstated. Text/VG; Near New w/faint margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF. No publication date; Preface dated 1933. Adventur/expedition. Chronicle of the first successful flight over Everest. The early 1930's marked a historic era of aviation 'firsts'. Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing and Byrd's reach to the poles sparked the race to fly over Everest. This is the story of how England earned that fame. Funded by Lady Houston, the acheivement is known as the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition. 10 chapters: I, First Over Everest; II, Preliminary Steps in Technical Planning; III, Oxygen on the Everest Flight; IV, Air Photographic Survey; V, The Flight to India; VI, Nepal; VII, The Flight to Everest; VIII, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga & the Second Flight to Everest; IX, Filming the Flight; and, X, The Authors' Appreciation of Those Who Contributed to the Success of the Expedition, followed by 2 appendices, the 2nd of which describes the "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine.…

Condizione: Very Good. . Hardback. c. 1915. Fine in original illustrated cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing age and shelf wear. Lightly toned. Text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. . . . .

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 27 pages. First edition. Very good copy in green paper over boards and red leather covers with gold lettering on spine. Limited edition, 1/300.Facsimile letter from Scott to Joseph Train tipped-in in front of book.

Condizione: Very Good. . Hardback. c. 1915. Fine in original illustrated cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing age and shelf wear. Lightly toned. Text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condizione: Very Good. Edward Arnold; London, 1931. Hardcover. First edition. Very Good+, light rubbing/handling to covers but interior clean and free of markings w/No Dustwrapper. An interesting account of life on a timber boat and Northern Russia in the 1930's. A nice, clean copy. 8vo[octavo or aprx 5 x 8 inches], 306pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.…

Condizione: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original Persian green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered navy back and front. 8vo. 10'' x 8''. Contains Frontispiece of Queen Mary, 160 pp with 12 tipped-in colour plates of the King, the Prince of Wales, and paintings and textual illustrations by Arthur Rackham, William Russell Flint, W. Heath Robinson and others. Pencil message to the front free end paper dated 1916, rubbing to the corners and spine crowns and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. first edition as stated. 7 x 10 in. 264 pp. Gray cloth boards with gilt medallion. Photo endpapers. Lavish B&W photo plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean but front board has some foxing/toning at edges. Spine mildly toned. Corners and spine ends bumped, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Text clean and unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; very clean, toning to edges and spine, large chips at front upper corner and spine head. Not clipped ($3.50) In a new Mylar wrapper. Expl. RGR.…

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. A comprehensive and illustrated record of road bridges across Great Britain by accomplished civil engineer Charles Bressey. British Bridges: An Illustrated Technical and Historical Record, written by civil engineer and Chief Engineer for Roads at the Ministry of Transport Charles Herbert Bressey, with a foreword by Secretary of State for Transport Oliver Stanley and fellow MP John Buchan. Published by the Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress organising committee in 1933.Rebound in quarter cloth, with paper boards. Includes 312 in-text illustrations of bridges across Great Britain, including photographs and architectural designs.An informative reference of Bridges, Bressey delves into the road bridges across Great Britain at the time, including London Bridge, the Usk Bridge, the George V Bridge and many more. Bressey details estimated costs, histories, facts, and primary purposes of each. Rebound in quart cloth, with paper boards. Externally, very smart with clean boards. Very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. End papers are clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the rare small mark to leaf extremities. Slight signs of previous water damage to right edges of leaves, heavier to first leaves. Scratch marks to left edge of frontispiece. Very Good. Various (illustratore). book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Ex libris bookplate, Duncan and Violet Mary McCallum.; This copy inscribed and signed by the author. 60 pages. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board, gilt decoration on front board. Page dimensions: 182 x 120mm.; 12mo; Signed by Author.…