Thompson reginald w (30 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. Brand New.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good dust-wrapper, price-clipped with spine uniformly sun-toned, and now mylar-sleeved. Contemporary reader gift inscription to front free endpaper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 344 pages, 8 plates : map, plans, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Bibliography, p. 324-326. Subjects; Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law, Viscount (1887-1976). Marshals Great Britain Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good dust-wrapper, price-clipped with spine uniformly sun-toned, and now mylar-sleeved. Contemporary reader gift inscription to front free endpaper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 344 pages, 8 plates : map, plans, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Bibliography, p. 324-326. Subjects; Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law, Viscount (1887-1976). Marshals Great Britain Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: fair. First Printing. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus., maps, bookplate, covers worn and soiled.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 252 pages; Description: 252, [8] p. Map (on lining papers) , ports. 24 cm. Subjects: Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 --Military leadership. World War, 1939-1945 --Great Britain. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 252 pages; Description: 252, [8] p. Map (on lining papers) , ports. 24 cm. Subjects: Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 --Military leadership. World War, 1939-1945 --Great Britain. 1 Kg. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 241 pages. 8.50x1.00x5.50 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Publisher's complimentary copy. Physical description; 223 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Thompson, R. W. (Reginald William) Correspondence. Morton, Desmond Sir 1891-1971 Correspondence. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Publisher's complimentary copy. Physical description; 223 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects; Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Thompson, R. W. (Reginald William) Correspondence. Morton, Desmond Sir 1891-1971 Correspondence. 1 Kg. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Zustand: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 1, No. 1. Cover art is uncredited [Jack Davis]. Includes "Feast Day" by Matthew Lynge; "Bianca's Hands" by Theodore Sturgeon; "The Band Played On" by Gene Dilmore; "Graveyard Rats" by Henry Kuttner; "The Crowd" by Ray Bradbury; "Parlor Game" by Reginald Rose; "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs; "Forever After" by Jim Thompson; "The Empty Man" by Anthony Boucher; "Crickets" by Richard Matheson; "Specialty of the House" by Stanley Ellin; "Green Thoughts" by John Collier; "The Tenant" by Avram Davidson. Illustrations are uncredited. Creasing; rubbing; mild stainns; short tears; a little over 1/2" loss at spine heel; tanning. Book.…

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Publication year suggested. Physical description; xi, 160 pages : 22 cm. Subjects; World War 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front. World War 1939-1945 Personal narratives British. R. W. Thompson. War correspondent dispatches. WWII Western Front. Macdonald & Co. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages; Physical description: 99 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: War and civilization. Nuclear warfare - Moral and ethical aspects. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Not price-clipped. Publication year suggested. Physical description; xi, 160 pages : 22 cm. Subjects; World War 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front. World War 1939-1945 Personal narratives British. R. W. Thompson. War correspondent dispatches. WWII Western Front. Macdonald & Co. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 99 pages; Physical description: 99 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: War and civilization. Nuclear warfare - Moral and ethical aspects. 1 Kg.…

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards, emerald green thin linen cloth spine, The Children's Newspaper advertisement to the rear cover. Quarto. 9½'' x 7¾''. Contains 208 pp with monochrome, single and twin colour illustrations and 4 full-page colour plates throughout. Ink message dated 1925 to the front free end paper, front hinge cracked and repaired and in Good condition. Playbox 1st series had 2 issues in 1898. Playbox 2nd series ran from 1905-1913. Playbox 3rd series (merged with Jack and Jill) ran from 1925-1955. The 2nd and 3rd series realised 48 annuals from 1909 to 1956. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards, emerald green thin linen cloth spine, Pears Soap advertisement to the rear cover. Quarto. 9½'' x 7¾''. Contains 208 pp with monochrome, single and twin colour illustrations and 4 full-page colour plates throughout. In Very Good condition. Playbox 1st series had 2 issues in 1898. Playbox 2nd series ran from 1905-1913. Playbox 3rd series (merged with Jack and Jill) ran from 1925-1955. The 2nd and 3rd series realised 48 annuals from 1909 to 1956. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards, emerald green thin linen cloth spine, Home Chat advertisement to the rear cover. Quarto. 9½'' x 7¾''. Contains 208 pp with monochrome, single and twin colour illustrations and 4 full-page colour plates throughout, lovely full-page illustration by Louis Wain. In Very Good condition. Playbox 1st series had 2 issues in 1898. Playbox 2nd series ran from 1905-1913. Playbox 3rd series (merged with Jack and Jill) ran from 1925-1955. The 2nd and 3rd series realised 48 annuals from 1909 to 1956. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards, emerald green thin linen cloth spine, Robinson's Barley and Pexar Underwear advertisements to the rear cover. Quarto. 9½'' x 7¾''. Contains 208 pp with monochrome, single and twin colour illustrations and 4 full-page colour plates throughout. Ink message to the front paste down, corners bumped, else in Very Good condition. Playbox 1st series had 2 issues in 1898. Playbox 2nd series ran from 1905-1913. Playbox 3rd series (merged with Jack and Jill) ran from 1925-1955. The 2nd and 3rd series realised 48 annuals from 1909 to 1956. Member of the P.B.F.A. ANNUALS & YEARBOOKS.…

0. 8. 299 S., Mit 5 Pl. Pappband., m. illustr. Buchumschlag. guter Zustand. Mit Literaturverz. (S. 298 - 299) Sprache: Deutschu 0,700 gr.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth with titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. Colour map endpapers. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the corners. The contents with one page a the rear slightly roughly opened, a very minor crease to the last few pages and a tiny scorch mark to the blank margin of pp.86-90 are otherwise in very good order and clean throughout. Complete with the very good dustwrapper which has some toning to the spine and a few small nicks to the extremities. Not price-clipped (12/6 net to the front flap). Signed and inscribed by R. W. Thompson in blue ink on the title page "R.W. Thompson / For Frank Owen / with all good wishes / Nov. 47". An account of a journey through Europe from Tromso in North Norway to the Black Sea in the aftermath of the Second World War by the journalist Reginald William Thompson (1904-1977), who had previously served with the the Intelligence Corps as well as working as a war correspondent. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Poachers - An amusing story of a chase after a wounded African elephant; The Mystery of the "Mary Clyne" - A chief officer's story of a weird and nerve-trying affair that happened on board a tramp steamer; Housekeeping in the Wilds of Bechuanaland - Vivian France explains how she set up her home a month's ox-cart journey from civilization - with nice photos ; Following the Frontier Trail - Part II - The continued adventures of Edith Ammons Kohl in Wyoming; Our Caribou Hunt - How four young Newfoundlanders went into the interior one winter to shoot caribou, and what happened to them; Pekin [Peking / Beijing] to London - Mostly By Car - Part II - A most adventurous 15,000 miles, with nautical detours around civil war in China, and floods in Siam and Burma - with nice photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part I - The amusing narrative of a decidedly unathletic 46-year-old Londoner who decided to tramp from the French coast to Lourdes; The Black Trackers of Australia - follow-up to "The Great Boulder Murder Case" which appeared in the prior issue; Photo of sheep being used as pack animals on the way from Tibet to the Rampur Fair; A Chinese Night's Entertainment - A lively interlude in the peaceful routine of life at a mission-station in a remote Chinese town; Buddy Assheton's Return - A tragic story from Western Canada, as told by a member of the Mounted Police; My Room-Mate - The amusing story of what happened one night at a hotel in a Queensland township; The Unmasking of Gola Singh - A member of the Indian police goes bad, creating the need for a delicate investigation; A "Creeper" in Ceylon - Part I - C.V. Warren travels to a tea estate in Ceylon and describes his experiences and the general routine of the tea-planter's life, with photos. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Wightman, W.E.; Hiley, Francis E.; Goss, G.W.; Cleaver, Reginald; Holloway, Cyril; Thompson, Kenneth; Sherie, E.F.; Prater, Ernest; Vedder, S.H. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Ning Wo Pays His Debt - The Chinese servant of a Chief of Police in a Malay state settles a score with an enemy who killed his brother; My Sea-Trip - Peter Carden's amusing experience as a 'horseman' aboard a cargo-steamer; Photo of a Mariamma goddess in India, used to ward off epidemics; Photo and brief write-up of a marine fruit market in Bangkok, the "Venice of the East"; Passages With Pachyderms - exciting encounters with these great beasts, as told by Captain C. Lestock Reid; Dead Man's Treasure - A consulting engineer for the Cyclops M. and M. Company of Montida USA makes strange discoveries on a prospecting trip; Through Spain in Disguise - Part III - A continuation of the adventures and misadventures of Count and Countess Malmignati who travelled through Spain disguised as wandering Arab beggars, singing and dancing for a living; Zaki and Zomo - The Dog and Pony who both lost their lives while serving Captain J.F.J. Fitzpatrick in battle against the Germans; On Foot Through South America - G.C. Thompson and his two young sons travlled all over South America in search of work for four years; The Tale of the Toheroa - The curious shellfish found only in New Zealand - with photos; On the Trail of the "Thirstland Trekkers" - Part I - Colonel Deneys Reitz describes his exploration of mysterious terra incognita in what was formerly known as German South-West Africa - with many interesting photos; Timothy Murphy's "Donkey" - Great story about a logging donkey-engine at Calfton's logging outfit on Myrtle Island on the British Columbia Coast; The Mine Under the Creek - A brush with death when a mine floods in the Gulf country of Australia; The Chrissie C. Thomey's" Last Voyage - A gallant old Arctic schooner is lost through a most unlikely mischance - with photo; The Big Voyage of the Little "Shanghai" - Part V - The amazing voyage of several young men from Shanghai to Copenhagen - article with nice photos. 84 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Holloway, Cyril; Illingworth, L.G.; Goss, G.W.; Leigh, Conrad; Cleaver, Reginald; Prater, Ernest; Potts, Leonard; Vedder, S.H.; Soper, G.; York, W.G. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Pages 442-528 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: A Soldier of Fortune - a story smuggled in bits from a French prison (part 1); A Woman in Unknown Albania - Part I - Mrs. Rose Wilder Lane describes her adventures among the remote northern mountains where tribal blood-feuds still flourish - article with photos; The Election at Rodeo - an account of the happenings at a town in Argentina on the occasion of the Presidential election of 1914; The Search for the Grosvenor Treasure - an account of the wreck of the Grosvenor on the lonely coast of Pondoland, South Africa, and operations of seekers of her sunken treasure of precious metals and stones - with photos; The Terror of the Terai - the story of one of the most remarkable elephant hunts on record - a twelve days' chase after a man-killing 'rogue'; Photo of a Venetian funeral; Three Asses in the Pyrenees - the humourous travels of a huband and wife with their donkey (part 4); Across the Pacific in a Chinese Junk - Captain George Ward and his voyage from Amoy, China to Victoria, British Columbia - article with photos, one of which includes Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford aboard the vessel; Forgotten - the terrible experience of a young surveyor off the coast of Trinidad; The Witching of the M'Bumbo - a tale of native witchcraft and trial by ordeal in Nigeria; Our Unlucky Day - an account of a series of disasters which struck a steamer, the S.S. Z_____ in the Gulf of Mexico; The Village of the Greeks - visit to a tiny hamlet in the Sicilian Mountains - with photos; The Gower Affair - a story of black magic at Porto Lokkoh on the West Coast of Africa. Above-average wear. Front cover loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Elcock, Howard; Woodville, R. Caton; Prater, E.; Pears, Charles; Holloway, W.H.; Cleaver, Reginald; Hiley, Francis G.; Soper, G.; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Prater, E.; Pears, Charles; Holloway, W.H.; Cleaver, Reginald; Hiley, Francis G.; Soper, G. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Devil-Stones - A strange story of West African "fetish" and its uncanny powers among the superstition-ridden natives; Too Many Bears - Experiences of a camp cook in Yosemite National Park, where bears are as plentiful as berries, and astonishingly bold - with great photos; Through the Guadalupe Wilderness - Photo-illustrated account by Carl B. Livingston of his exploratory trip into the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico, perhaps the most inaccessible and least-known region in the United States; The Last Voyage of the "Joan" - W.E. Sinclair and a partner attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Newfoundland - until disaster strikes in mid-ocean; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part I - After two years of preparation living in a Himalayan cave, Alexandra David-Neel sets out to become the first white woman to enter Lhasa, the mysterious Forbidden City of Tibet - with photos; The Mare's Nest - an amusing photo-illustrated story from an Australian back-blocks medical practice; Two Girls on the Frontier - Part II - Two city-bred sisters continue their homesteading adventures in South Dakota; Eskimo Magic - E.W. Hawkes, who has spent considerable time among the Eskimos of the Bering Strait, recounts several uncanny instances of "native magic"; His Highness The White Elephant - Photo-illustrated article on this animal which is held in the utmost veneration in Siam; In Quest of Gold - Part III - Final part of the adventure faced by two young Americans seeking buried gold who were forced to turn back by the Savage Yaqui Indians; The Robbery At the Mine - Sundry exciting happenings at a gold mine in West Australia where the author worked; His Last Break - An unsuccessful prison escape attempt in South Africa; The Worm That Turned - A tale from Calcutta where a European official did not recognize one of his staff. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Prater, Ernest; Tresilian, S.; Wigfull, W.E.; Holloway, Cyril; Illingworth, L.G.; Brock, R.H.; Cleaver, Reginald; Brock, R.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Cattermole, Lance (illustrator).…

kart. Zustand: Sehr gut. Ungekürzte Ausg. 190 S. : Ill. ; 18 cm als Mängelexemplar gestempelt, Schnitt altersbedingt etwas vergilbt, kleine Lagerspuren am Buch, Inhalt einwandfrei und ungelesen Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 165.

LeatherBound. Zustand: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1907 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 reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 354 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 354 Language: English.…

Leather Bound. Zustand: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1922. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 276, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 276 276.…

Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.