William edward stanton hope (4 risultati)

Condizione: Fair. 1937. 1937 Reprint. 231 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and thumbed at the edges, with moderate foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.…

Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good undated hardcover copy without dustjacket. Tanned spine. A mark or two to boards. Moderate shelfwear to corners and spine ends with some exposed boards and netting. Light foxing to endpapers and prelims. Gift inscription to front endpaper. Contents are otherwise generally clean and unmarked. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: N/A. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. 336pp, with 23 black and white illustrations including frontispiece. In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Cloth is worn all over with a few small mild marks, gently rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, sunned over spine, slight fraying at spine ends. Text block edges a little dulled and slightly spotted. Slight toned to first and last few leaves, previous owner's name neatly inked on front free endpaper else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. William Williamson, born in Bristol in 1872, was a English adventurer and oil company representative. After spells on sea voyages and trading in the Americas, he became a trader in camels and horses in Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait, then joining a Haji caravan to Mecca. He converted to Islam, taking the name of Abdullah Fadhil al Musselman, before taking his horse trading business to India. This work recounts his adventures around the world, particularly in the Middle East in the late 19th century and early 20th century. A very hard to find title regarding the fascinating story of an early British convert to Islam.…

12mo. 336 pp. Beige-coloured publisher's cloth, red lettering (minor foxing to fore-edges of textblock), w/ d.j. cover art of Grim Reaper holding scythe & star looming above the British soldiers (slight chipping head of spine, edgewear), still VG/VG bright copy, w/ promotional advert laid-in for Hope's Gallipoli Revised 3rd edition. Early printing, 3/6 Cheaper Edition, of Hope's semi-autobiographical novel set against the backdrop of the fighting and life in the trenches of Gallipoli based on the author's personal experiences while serving with the Drake Battalion, and later he served in France, before being medically discharged after the Battle of the Somme. Exceedingly scarce in original dustjacket.…