Foreword earl mountbatten (28 Ergebnisse)

First Thus. 8-3/4 x 11-1/2, 253 pp, index, b/w & color photos & illus, color-photo endpapers. Near Fine w owner name inside else unmarked, in Fine jacket. Hardcover in newspaper-illus cloth boards, n color photo jacket.

Zustand: Good. Second edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Complete DJ with some edge wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Book fine, Dust jacket fine. 1st. A previous owner has noted the dated of publication in ink on the title page. The dust jacket is price clipped and has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 261 pp numerous bw illustrations and diagrams, red brown cloth gilt titles. A small stain to top edge which show at topmost margin of some pages otherwise clean sound book in like dust wrapper Over 2kg packed Outside UK will need extra postage. B/w Illustrations (illustrator).…

Zustand: Very Good. None. 200 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf. Cover boards bound in red cloth, black title on spine. Pages clean and unmarked. Slight tanning from age to edges. Binding tight. Spine straight. In great condition for its age. Book traces the history of various combined operations, from the historical raid at Larache in 1765 to the blocking of Zeebrugge in 1917 and on to the principal combined operations of the Second WW. Record # 32541. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Orange-coloured hardback with gold lettering to spine. 145 x 218 x 24mm. 200pp. B/w plates. Ex-library, with library mark on spine and stamps and stickers to front endpaper; evidently re-bound by library; cover lightly worn; largely clean internally, though with slight musty smell. Binding sound throughout. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine very slightly sunned, not price clipped (£6.25), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 179pp, illustrated. The astonishing story of the disgraceful and dishonourable treatment of Sir Dudley North, Admiral of the Royal Navy who served during World War I and World War II. He was relieved of his command in 1940 on the grounds of his failure, while naval commander at Gibraltar, to challenge a Vichy French naval squadron; this after he had narrowly escaped replacement in response to his earlier objection to the action at Mers-el-Kebir. A scapegoat for mistakes made in London, he was only exonerated of blame long after his death in 1961.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket in protective cover. viii, 198pp. Book.

Revised fifth edition (as stated upon copyright page; originally published 1931). xiv, 175 pages. Hardcover: H 25.25cm x L 18.75cm. Dust jacket soiled with some foxing/toning; chipping and tears at spine ends with lesser wear at other edges; front flap's bottom corner clipped. Dark green cloth with vibrant gilt stamped lettering to spine and front board. Muted orange top edge; foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge. Some foxing to several initial and rear leaves but interior pages remain mostly clean. Binding is firm. Classic title regarding the sport of polo by one of its most renown aficionados.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. Macmillan Pub Co 1974 Fine/ Bright glossy plasticised cover, tight bright photo illustrated pages with some color photos in center section. 256 pages with index. In Plastic. LARGE HEAVY ITEM 1.14 Pounds. Size: 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 5/8 inches. No Exp.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback 1985. Flat spine. THE FRONT END PAPER & THE TITLE PAGE ARE INCORRECTLY CUT. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. ----------------- LAID IN: Publishers review slip. ------------------ Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref SH369.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, blue and white sailing rigged silhouettes to the end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 9''. Contains [xiv], 192 pp with 16 pp colour plates, nearly 100 monochrome text illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with repaired tear to the bottom edge of the rear cover, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL NAVY (RN).…

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, blue and white sailing rigged silhouettes to the end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 9''. Contains [xiv], 192 pp with 16 pp colour plates, nearly 100 monochrome text illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL NAVY (RN).…

Hardback. Printed pages: 326. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Light rubbing and marking. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good Plus. Book: Beige cloth binding. Light foxing to page, foxing to edges of endpapers, clean text throughout. Signed by the author to title page. . Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22.5 cm). Signed by Author.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original indigo paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, maps to the end papers, blue dyed upper edges. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 201 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition panoramic dust wrapper with tiny rubs to the spine tips and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 853141037 SHIPPING (Liners, Merchant).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First American Edition. Xvii, 438 Pp. Green Cloth Stamped In Gilt And In Blind, Red Endpapers. First American Edition Stated. Fine In Near Fine Dj Priced $7.50, With Two 1/2" Closed Tears At Two Bottom Corners Of Rear Panel.

Zustand: Very Good. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 283 pp with maps, diagrams and monochrome archive photographs to the central pages. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Now protected in clear plastic sleeve for protection against wear and tear. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition publisher's original fuchsia card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 90 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. MONARCHY.

Hardcover. Quartos, 3 Volumes. In Very Good condition and housed in publisher's moderately worn red slip case. Bound in publisher's teal cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Sunning to spines. Mild general shelf wear. Textblocks clean. Shelved above Hardcover Fiction. 1417772. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. New & Revised Edition. xv, 701 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The final word on the subject, a book that can never ben superceded. The sources from which it is drawn are principally the Official Returns, Admiralty Ships Covers, Progress Books and the personal notes and confidences of a number of Directors of Naval Construction. The large number of photographs came from the author's collection ammassed over the years; the ships' plans have never before been equalled; throughout, previously unpublished information is provided and details of all vessels are compared with those of their foreign rivals." - dust jacket. Former library copy with above-average wear and usual markings. Front hinge starting. Back hinge taped. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reference copy of this monumental study. Bibliographic reference: Law 0998. Leech, James (illustrator).…

Hard. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Pages and illustrations bright with occasional light spotting, light shelf wear to boards, some foxing and rubbing to dust jacket with light chipping to edges. Size: Elephant Folio Landscape. Holbrook, Martin (illustrator).

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, xxxix, 696 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is partially sunned blue with gilt lettering. Boards have some shelf wear, rubbing, minor tears to the bottom of the spine, and a library identification sticker on the spine. Text block has minor light pencil writing on the rear paste down and dedication page, a tear along the gutter on the first end paper, and a small sticker on the top of the rear paste down. Ex-Library. 1373033. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

1st edition cloth binding Nice copies quarto xix + 511, 512-1086pp., folding charts, appendix, Volume 1: The Royal Houses; Volume 1: The Families. Volume one in a nice blue buckram library cloth; volume two in original cloth. Volume one has 39pp. in facsimile. Some small stamps of the State Library of Victoria o/w nice bright, clean volumes.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. 152 pages. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic plates. List of suggested further reading. "The fascinating, true story of the first frogman unit formed by the Allies in World War II, related by the Canadian naval officer who raised the commanded the Unit from its training period in California to its successful employment in Burma." - from dust jacket. Armorial bookplate atop half-tiltle page, otherwise contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding tight. Light wear to dark green cloth-covered boards. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Enser p.173, Law 0622.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Frogmen of Burma - The Story of The Sea Reconnaissance Unit World War 1939-1945 Burma Irrawaddy Crossing. Illustrated by Cserepy, Mary (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, gold gilt illustration to front board. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 510pp. B/w frontispiece, b/w photographs, maps, charts and diagrams throughout, map endpapers, fold-out map to page 245. Not library copy, no inscriptions, foxing to inside rear dustjacket flap and few page margins, some wear to edges. (46/4).…

Hardcover. Zustand: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Mountbatten on the front free endpaper verso, "To Robert, with best wishes for Xmas 1975, from Mountbatten of Burma". The Encyclopedia "is the most comprehensive compilation of pictures, maps, ship drawings and authoritative text yet assembled on the history of war at sea in modern times" (jacket). Quarto. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Spine sunned, deep chip to rear joint; unclipped jacket a little edgeworn: a sound copy in good jacket.…