Lt col j h williams (43 risultati)

Softcover. Condizione: Used - Very Good. None. 1st Penguin Edition. Spine, binding and covers all fine; contents clean and no inscription. 246 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Chips and creases to the DJ, protected in mylar wraps. Pages are tanned but are clean and free from markings or creases. Binding is tight. KRM/Animals.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. Former library copy, may have usual markings. Includes clear protective plastic cover on dust jacket.

Condizione: Good. 1956. No Edition Remarks. 246 pages. Paperback with orange striped paper cover 1120. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. STORY OF LIFE AND ELEPHANTS.

Condizione: Good. 1963. Reprinted. 246 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. A Peacock book. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Green cloth with elephant head on front cover.

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First American Edition. No edition statement, no other printings.; poss. US 1st? Hard cover 8vo in green cloth w/red elephant dec and spine titles. Fine and unmarked book in Very Good unclipped worn, creased and chipped DJ. 250pp; illustrated in photos, map endpapers. Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. With a foreword by Field Marshal Sir William Slim. Name of the previous owner written on the front free end paper page. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Frontispiece. Publication of 319 pages. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and a touch edge worn. There is foxing around the block and little within the body of the book. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Frayed DJ. Later Edition. 250pp Illus "An affectionate account.".

Condizione: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Elephant, Animal Trainers, Burma, History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. As photographed; green cloth bds with gilt spine lettering; owner's name to ffep; otherwise unmarked and clean throughout; private ownership; 320pp. + 36pls + folding map of Upper Burma. The author tells the story here of his involvement with elephants in Burma during the Second World War when he was elephant advisor to the XIVth Army under Field Marshal Slim. The elephants were vital to the logistics of the successful campaign against the invading Japanese.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. G/G, used, map end papers, 250pp. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. There is a 1 1/8 X 1 1/2 inch area cut out of the top edge of the ffep near the gutter by a previous owner for reasons not known to me. Shelf rubbing to dust jacket, spine sunned, small tear and small chip to the head of the spine, small tear to top edge of the upper at fore-corner, small tears and chip to tail of the spine, corners rubbed. Photographs (illustratore).…

Soft Cover. Condizione: F-. Reprint. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed & creased); pp. 250 (last blank), [6 (pubs. advts.)], with 2 drawings and a map. A near fine copy.

Condizione: Good. 1950. First Edition. 250 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear, with some light tanning and foxing to edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: acceptable. Carefully wrapped on a protective acetate cover to prevent further damage. D/w spine missing upper/lower, much worn.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Impression. 321pp. + fold-out map. HARDCOVER Sgn. to fep., o/w clean throughout. External cloth is also bright & clean. Includes supply & fitting of new correctly sized protective lyfjacket. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. The hardcover binding is solid, with the dust jacket exhibiting slight wear and minor edge tears. The pages are clean and well-preserved, free from inscriptions or markings. Overall, the book is in good condition, maintaining its historical and collectible value. Slight wear with minor edge tears.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First US Edition. 250pp, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Some fading to spine, short tear at base of spine, small chips at head and foot of spine. The Asian elephant with much on the use made of it during WWII by one of the most famous Elephant Officers in Burma. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Green cloth no dj. with many plates and 4 fold out maps. foreword by Field Marshal Sir William Slm. 320pp owner name ffep. Classic accokunt of elephants in war torn Burma.

Soft Cover. Condizione: VG. Reprint. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, tape marks inside covers, prev. owner's name to first leaf, else internally clean); pp. 246 (last blank), [10 (pubs. advts., last blank)], with 2 drawings and a map. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No dustjacket. Elephant Bill by Lt. Col. J. H. Williams is a remarkable memoir recounting the author's experiences working with elephants in the teak forests of Burma and later during the Second World War. Known affectionately as "Elephant Bill," Williams describes his deep understanding of these intelligent animals and the vital role they played in forestry, transport, and wartime operations. Filled with adventure, humour, and fascinating insights into elephant behaviour, the book combines natural history with a vivid account of life in Burma during a period of dramatic change. A classic of wildlife and travel literature, it remains one of the most celebrated books ever written about elephants.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Reprint. 320pp, bw ills, maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Small bookseller label inside front cover, light toning to endpapers. Jacket price clipped, somewhat edgeworn with very short tears and small chips. The Asian elephant with much on the use made of it during WWII by one of the most famous Elephant Officers in Burma. Size: 8vo.…

Soft Cover. Condizione: F-. Reprint. 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a trifle rubbed & toned only); pp. 246 (last blank), [10 (pubs. advts.)], with 2 drawings and a map. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Doubleday, 1950 250 pp with B&W plates in text and maps on endpapers. Colonel Williams recounts the heroic record of thelephants as soldiers in the Burma campaign in World War II. Including a description of a harrowing trek by forty-five elephants and their handlers in a march over the 6000 foot mountains of the Eastern Himalayas to India. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket.

Hard Cover. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. Reprint. VG/VG. 12mo. original tan boards gilt (ex-library with label stub and small tape marks to endpapers, single RSM to top edge and title page only, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (price-clipped by publisher with replacement label (95p net) to upper flap, slightly rubbed & nicked, spine label); pp. 246 (last blank), with photographs, drawings and maps. A good copy.…