Kilbourne charles e 1872 1963 (3 risultati)

Condizione: VERY GOOD. First edition. The fourth and final book in this series written by an Army officer with a long and honored career in many parts of the world; he was a Major General at the time he retired. This follows two young officers into Alaska at the beginning of the 20th century and describes the role they played in the opening of the Tanana Valley. Illustrated by R. L. Boyer with a glossy frontispiece with tissue shield and 6 inserted glossy plates. First state binding in gray-green cloth with dark green lettering and illustration inset on front cover. 346 pp Very good (some rubbing on sides of spine, hinges beginning to crack, but still a straight and sturdy copy) Previous owner's name in pencil dated Dec 2015.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. First Canadian Edition. Unpaginated [pp. 76]. 12mo., measuring 16 cm tall. Light brown cloth over boards, illustrated colour plate affixed to centre of front board, slightly faded gilt lettering to the spine. Illustrated endpapers, accompanied with thirteen lovely colour plates, and black-and-white in-text line drawings by Hattie Longstreet, noted for her many wonderful children's illustrations. Touch of edgewear, slight bumping to spine ends otherwise, a lovely well-preserved copy with tight, sound binding. Originally printed by The Penn Publishing Co. of Philadelphia in 1916, this is the later, though first, Canadian printing. Rare in commerce in such exceptional state. See LCCN #16022307 and OCLC #1007721560. No. 3 of the ten volume 'Baby Animal Stories' series published between 1913-1917. Charles Evans Kilbourne Jr., was the first American to earn the United States' three highest military decorations. He was the recepient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the PhilippineAmerican War and served as a general officer during the First World War. Following World War I, he served as the Superintendent of the famed Virginia Military Institute, succeeding General John A. Lejeune, and had a post-military career as a distinguished writer. [Source: Rolf of Ebon: A Novel of Romance, War and Adventure in Ancient England, Charles E. Kilbourne, Exposition Press, New York, 1962, p. 171.].…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.