Gore colonel (8 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 15th April ,1878. Rare and collectable. Two other items in photos related and likely to belong to same soldier named in one of the items.

See his entry in the History of Parliament, which quotes a contemporary source describing him as 'one of the oldest reformers in the House', 'in favour of the ballot and the immediate abolition of slavery'. 1p, 8vo. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded four times. Begins: 'Colonel Gore Langton presents his Compliments to Messrs: Cox and Greenwood, and as the Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia are expected to return from Ireland about Christmas, he is very desirous of being informed whether any arrangement has been made respecting their Winter Quarters'. He would 'esteem it a favor' if the recipients 'would make enquiry on the subject at the Quarter Master Generals Office or War Offi ce and communicate the result to him with as little delay as possible'. The recto is headed in another hand in pencil: 'Mr Hadley will be so good as to enquire'. Initialed on reverse and minuted with date 10 December 1799: 'No arrangement has yet been made about Quarters.'.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Rare original copy of this account of the 5th Dragoon guards in South Africa. 171pp., photographs as called for appendices, including nominal roll. Note lacks map of Ladysmith called for at rear. Royal Leicestershire Museum label, numbers to spine, and name to endpaper. Some foxing, wear at head and tail of spine and slight gaping to the occassional centrefolds. Still a servicable working copy in original binding. 0.0.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, COMPLETE COPY WITH 7 FULL PAGE PLATES & FOLDING MAP TO REAR. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 11 + 171 PAGES. SOME RUBBING & MINOR FADING TO CLOTH AT BOTTOM CORNERS OF BOARDS, MINOR WEAR AT TOP OF SPINE, CORNERS BUMPED, FRONT INNER HINGE CRACKED WITH BLANK FRONT ENDPAPER MISSING BUT BOARD HOLDING FIRM, NAME TO FRONT ENDPAPER, VERY OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES, COUPLE OF TEARS & CREASES TO FOLDING MAP. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Complete. 1st edition. The boards are edge worn, chipped, cocked and marked. Tanning, previous ownership small rubber stamps on front and rear pages, minor marks within the book. However, it is still in good condition when age is considered, excellent binding and intact. pages remains clear and crisp. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. First edition. A privately printed first edition of Gore"s Boer War account of the 5th Dragoon Guards at Ladysmith, written from direct experience, illustrated with plates and a folding map. In the publisher's original red cloth bindnig. First edition. Printed for private circulation. Illustrated with seven monochrome plates, including a frontispiece, and a folding colour map to the rear. Collated, complete. An interesting Boer War regimental account of the 5th Dragoon Guards during the Ladysmith campaign, written from Gore"s own experience and incorporating accounts from other officers. Gore states in his preface that he kept the record during the siege partly to preserve the "little things" of regimental life. Sir St John Corbet Gore (1859-1949) was a career cavalry officer in the 5th Dragoon Guards. He served in the Sudan Expedition of 1884 and, during the South African War, fought at Elandslaagte and Lombard"s Kop and was present at the Siege of Ladysmith. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, more so to spine ends, resulting in minor loss to cloth. One or two minor spots of damp staining to front board. Spine faded. Light scattered spotting to endpapers. Previous owner's small ink inscription to head of front paste down, dated 1952. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but firm. Pages bright and lean with the odd spot. Very Good. None Stated (illustratore). book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good Plus. Book measures 33.5x21.5.cm. Collation iv,67,iv,[1],[1],2pp, 3 plates, 19 mainly folding, partially coloured maps, 1 diagram. Bound in original publishers cloth backed, printed boards. Rubbed, bumped on board edges, library label on top cover. Binding in good firm condition. Internally, cancellation stamp on title page, very occasional stamps. Pages and plates/maps in very good clean condition. A good solid clean copy. Size: Quarto.…

Condizione: Gut. 4°, ca. 18 Seiten mit einigen Abbildungen, farbig betiteltes Originalheft - sehr guter Zustand - um 1990. MC1880 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.