howard maj gen (12 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Not Issued. First Thus. Goldenrod cloth, lettered and illus. in gilt and black, decorated endpapers. Front cover somewhat soiled and dulled by age, gilt lettering mostly dulled, otherwise minor wear. Firm binding, clean interior. 607 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. First Edition First Printing. Biography of the Civil War general, being "A graphic history of his career in war and peace; his romantic youth; his stern and patriotic manhood; his calm and beautiful old age; a marvellous march from the mountains of time to the sea of eternity." This is a FIRST EDITION from 1891, in 607 pages, with numerous maps & illustrations throughout; frontispiece of Sherman, with tissue guard intact, but tearing. Octavo with mustard-colored cloth over boards with black embossed design & lettering to front & spine (which is heavily faded). Condition is Fair: text block is securely stitched, but both hinges are cracked, endpapers split, boards fragile. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age. Heavy rubbing to exterior, corners bumped & worn down to underlying boards. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condizione: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Presumed First Edition (Copyright And Title Page Show The Same Date). The Book Is Bound In One Quarter Red Leather Over A Diamond Patterned Cloth. Leaf Patterned Endpapers. Frontispiece Of Sherman With Tissue Guard. All Edges Gilt. The Spine Covering Is Missing. Hinges Separated And Taped To Text Block.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Various (illustratore). Good+ condition in worn dust wrapper in protective cover, octavo, mid brown cloth spine with tan cloth boards, Lonsdale initial and crown in gilt on front, titles and gilt across spine, neat gift inscription dated 1962 on front free end paper, Foyles booksellers label on front end paper, one instance of marginalia - the list of winners of the Grand National stop at 1954, a previous owner has completed from 1963 to 1967. otherwise text is clean and bright and the binding firm, illustrated with a colour plate frontis piece and 69 other illustrations on plates and 5 other illustrations in text (there is a discrpancy between the dust wrapper and the number of plates called for; 334 pages including index. [QP].

Extracted from Celebrities of the Army, edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. 'At a time when all eyes are turned to the operations of our troops in South Africa, those who are responsible for the organisation of our forces at home, and their conduct in the field, are much in the public mind. This series of CELEBRITIES OF THE ARMY will present its chiefs and leaders in a very vivid manner. . the public craves to know more of the men whom it trusts, and to whom it looks to accomplish its will. They will be shown in this series, in a manner that is at once striking and altogether new, by admirable portraits in colours and life-like presentments of character in the text.' The page measures 37 x 27.5 cms, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cms. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse of the portrait. One leaf only, folio.

LACKS D/W, octavo, orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi + 371pp, illus, VG- (spine slightly cocked, moderate scuffing & bruising to extrems, light discolouration & soiling to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, pen markings to fep).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 608 pp. Original yellow decorative cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed. Spine a bit sunned. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w plates and maps.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 608 pp. Original yellow decorative cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding moderately soiled and rubbed. Spine a bit sunned. Leaves age toned. Illust. w/ b/w plates and maps.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. A fine antique colour copy of a photographic portrait, printed in 1900. Very fine, fresh colours. An attractive and decorative portrait of an army celebrity, with autobiographical details.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Condizione: Very good. 1954, London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, pp334, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations, tan cloth spine over beige boards in dustwrapper.

Condizione: New. Print on Demand pp. 286.