Illustrated by charles e pont (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Very nice hardcover copy; clean and tight. No dustjacket. Pages are gently yellowed. Covers have some light scratches and some edge wear. ; The Famous Library of Crafts and Hobbies; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 118 pages. Illustrated by Charles E. Pont (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Small school stamp to ffep. Pencilling to textblock. Boards edgworn with fading and soiling to spine. Fair to good; 2; B&W Illustrations; 271 pages. Illustrated by Charles E. Pont (illustratore).

Condizione: Good. Very Good dj. Reprint. [front hinge cracked, otherwise a solid copy with minimal shelfwear, some fading to cloth at top edge and base of spine, offsetting to endpapers in gutters, one-time owner's name and date of original purchase at top of ffep; jacket has a small ragged tear at top rear hinge, light edgewear and a couple of tiny nicks here and there]. "This is an amazing novel of the thrilling and little-known first act in Napoleon's marvelous career -- seen exclusively through the eyes of the 26-year-old Bonaparte, with almost the vividness of actual presence." Set during his first Italian campaign, the book "accompan[ies] him from day to day in the vicissitudes which taxed to the utmost his intellect and his courage, sharing his thoughts, his schemes, his emotions, his lover's agonies over the newly-wed and facile Josephine left in Paris," etc.; incorporated into the narrative are "many of the passionate love letters of Napoleon to Josephine." NOISBN Hardcover 2nd Printing (stated). Illustrated by (dj) Charles E. Pont (illustratore).…

Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by W. W. Norton, New York, 1941. 211 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. THE justly famous âsoldier and sailor, too, â is the hero of the latest volume in the series which offers the American citizen information about the various factors in his countryâs defense. The United States Marine Corps is the land- fighting arm of the Navy. Some of the Marinesâ most spectacular feats of arms have been performed, however, while they have been detached for duty with the Army. And it is impossible to understand the tasks of this âtop-notch fighting organizationâ without going into the history of the Marines and outlining something of their effectiveness. So Captain Craigeâs little book becomes not only a presentation of facts âthe citizen should knowâ but also the repository for some interesting historical anecdotes.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good-. Yellow pictorial cloth covers. The covers are slightly soiled and toned, some toning to the endpages. The contents are bright, complete and nice with great illustrations. Overall a nice copy in a slightly edge chipped dust jacket.