Willcocks sir james (42 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Written by a British Army officer who mostly served in Africa and India during the first world war, complete with pictures throughout the book. Front cover shows some damage from a stain that covers about 1/4 of the book. Otherwise book is in great shape with clean interior and tight binding. Frontis…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Heavy spotting to front pages. With 22 illustrations. Ex library. No dust jacket. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. Publishers red cloth with cover and spine titles in gilt, cover ruled in blind; with 22 photographic illustrations. Scattered foxing, ink name to front endpaper, no other marking, binding remains tight and square, spine little sunned but titles are quite legible. A good or bit better cop…

1st Ed. xvi + 440pp. Port. frontis., numerous ills., 6 maps including 5 folding. From the Library of Professor Malcolm Yapp, some light browning, original gilt lettered green cloth with green device to upper board, spine sl rubbed wih sm. nick to head of spine and upper joint, minor wear. Willcocks entered the army in 1878, serv…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback. 1st Edition 1904. Important account of colonial campaigns and experiences. 440pp., numerous ills.,(all present) maps, index.Green cloth binding, may have been non standard, also two blemishes to front cover and chips to spine, bookplate to Queen Victoria Rifles Offic…

Hardcover. Condizione: VG. First. 24 years of soldiering and sport. 440 pp. ill, folding maps. Author servied in the British Army throughout the empire and enjoyed great adventure both in war and in game fields throughout his career. VG in orig cloth, minor wea at corners, some wear at spine tips. Card "with the author's complim…

Hard Cover. Condizione: VG+. First Edition. 8vo. modern half leather gilt, spine label, raised bands, teg, others uncut (endpapers replaced, leaves a little thumbed, occ. marks & relevant pencil annotation, otherwise clean); pp.xvi, 440, with 35 plates & 6 maps. Heavy item (1.5 kg), additional postage may be required for interna…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. xiii, 440pp, index, frontis portrait, bw ills, folding maps. Rebound in black cloth. Pages toned with moderate foxing. Authors account of life in the British military in Asia and Africa in the 19th century, along with hunting and other material. Includes Afghanistan, India, Souda…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 440 pages (complete). Willcocks exemplified the Victorian officer class. This memoir records his soldiering before his posting to the South African War, the Great War and his eventual time as Governor of Bermuda. He saw much action and was amply decorated. This copy has been…

1904 London, 1st edn, 440pp Frontis + plates + folding maps + map. Although much of this work concerns the author's military actions in Afghanistan, Burma, the Sudan and other locales, there are also descriptions of his big game hunts. With his brother, he embarked on a three-month shooting expedition into Assam, collecting buff…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condizione: Good. A senior officer's memoir spanning theaters from Afghanistan to West Africa, highlighting logistics and leadership in "small wars." Willcocks relates column marches, negotiations, and the frictions of climate and terrain. 24 years of soldiering and sport with professional reflections on trai…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 396. A perfect gif…

Leatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 448. A perfect gif…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 544. A perfect gif…

First edition. 8vo., original cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, with gilt block of a parasol on upper board. Neat ink name, a very good bright copy. Although much of this work concerns the author's military actions in Afghanistan, Burma, the Sudan and other locales, there are also descriptions of his big game hunt…

First edition, signed limited issue, number 102 of 150 copies signed on behalf of the publishers. The signed issue is printed on large, thick paper and contains eight photogravure portraits of Indian officers who served during the conflict and of the author, which are not present in the trade edition. Willcocks commanded the Ind…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1920 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repr…