GLEIG Rev. [George] R[obert]MareMagnum
195 résultats
8vo., with portrait frontispiece, 3 plates and folding map, title lightly browned, wanting blank preliminary; strongly bound in burgundy full calf, sides framed in blind, upper board with arms of Magdalen College surmounting initials 'S.F'., all in gilt, back with flat bands ruled in gilt, second compartment with black leather label framed and lettered in gilt, all other compartments framed in blind, doublures framed in blind, marbled endpapers, upper joint mildly rubbed with short split (but binding entirely sound), a very good, bright, crisp copy. Bright copy of a much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1847. Arguably the best of the mid-Victorian accounts of the battle. VERY SCARCE. Sandler 1451.
Sm. 8vo., First [and Sole?] Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, numerous engraved head- and tail-pieces (several neatly coloured by hand), neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, ornate presentation inscription in red and black on front free endpaper verso; original decorative cloth blocked in black, coloured illustration mounted in arches frame on upper board, gilt back, green endpapers, a remarkably bright, well-preserved copy. Extremely scarce, and a rare survival in this condition.
Features: Two Men and a Donkey - Part I - two young artists walk from the South of France to Spain; With a Pack-Train in Jasper National Park, Canada; Dead Men's Tracks - Part II - a Western Australia Story about a lost mine; My Adventures in Mexico - Part I, by John Edwin Hogg; Obtaining an identity card in France; The Harpist of Alexandria; My First Panther - The Fur Trail - a trappers tale from the southern end of Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, Canada; To Lhasa in Disguise - Part III (Conclusion) - how a white woman succeeded, for the first time in history, in entering Lhasa, the Forbidden City of Tibet; The King of the Dedangs - how an obsure adventurer became a short-term king of certain savage tribes; Checkmate - how a murderous gang of dacoits in India met their Waterloo; a special home in Parksville, British Columbia (photos); A Night with Crocodiles - an eventful African river journey. Covers loose but present. Light pencil signature atop front cover. Above-average wear. Still a worthy copy. Book
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition (save one volume), with numerous maps in the text and endpaper maps, neat contemporary signature on half-title of first volume; purple cloth, gilt backs, a bright, clean set in unclipped dustwrapper, the wrappers mildly rubbed at extremities. THIS SET WAS PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE EMINENT NAVAL AND MILITARY HISTORIAN J. H. OWEN. THE SECOND VOLUME BEARS THE FORMER'S LONG AND WARM ENCOMIUM TO OWEN ON COLLINS STATIONERY MOUNTED ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER VERSO, AND SEPARATE HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE ON TITLE. The trilogy comprises The Years of Endurance 1793-1802 (second impression, 1942); Years of Victory 1802-1812 (first impression, 1944); The Age of Elegance 1812-1822 (first impression, 1950). 'A well-written narrative of the years of war with France and of return to peace' (Brown & Christie). With a small quantity of relevant cuttings loosely inserted. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Brown & Christie 98; Sadler 525.
58 pages. Features: Built by American Car & Foundry (A.C.F.) - a photo story; Official Guide - presents hundreds of pages of timetables; The Diesel's Big Year - in 1950 steam was on the way out, but the gas turbine was a new opponent to diesel; Photo Section - includes centerfold photo of a Santa Fe eastbound freight near Kingman, Az; Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern - uncommon interurban in Iowa - article, photos and map of the "Crandic Route"; Astra Domes in the Northwest - article with photos; The Stewart Special - awesome article and photos of rail action in the Korean War; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
in-8°, 158 pages, bandeaux et c.-de-l., broche, couv. à rabats. Très bel exemplaire [33/XN-1+]
8vo., SOLE EDITION, some age-marking on half-title, neat repair to last leaf without loss of text, fore-edges browned, new endpapers; newly bound in black coarse-grain cloth, gilt back, uncut, a very good, clean copy. WITH THE SIGNATURE OF BRIGADIER-GENERAL [HENRY] CLINTON, DATED JUNE 1810, ON HALF-TITLE. The author was an officer of infantry. Sir Henry Clinton, the younger (1771-1829), was the second son of Sir Henry Clinton the elder and victor of Charleston. Beginning his career as ensign in 1787 he served in Holland from 1788-89 and was gazetted captain in 1791. He was appointed aide-de-camp to the Duke of York in 1793 and promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1795. A distinguished career followed: as adjutant-general in India, 1802-5; military attaché with the Russian Army at Austerlitz, 1805; commandant at Syracuse, 1806-7; MP, 1808-18; adjutant-general in Sir John Moore's campaign, 1808-9; major-general, 1810, commanded sixth division in Peninsular, 1811-14; KB, 1813; lieutenant-general, 1814; at Waterloo, 1815. A SPLENDID ASSOCIATION COPY OF A SCARCE WORK OF CONSIDERABLE NAPOLEONIC INTEREST. Apparently not in BLPC; not recorded by Sandler.
un vol in 8 cm. 25x16,5 pp.VIII- 640 legatura moderna in mz. tela con angoli rinf. tassello con scritte al dorso piatti marezzati contropiatti e sguardie moderne in carta riso azzurra ritratto di Napoleone in antiporta fogli intonsi ultima carta restaurata ma buon esemplare.
Stampa antica ed originale con testo al retro
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs and reproductions in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Articles include the Naval General Service 1793-1840; Retreat to Corunna; The Storming of Badajoz; Laswarree; Waterloo - then and now; together with items for sale. Loosely inserted in a copy of 'Jack of all Trades'. Naval Operations and Rewards 1793-1973, published in celebration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
in-4to, 85 pp. + XXIV pages de planches, broché, couverture illustrée Très bel exemplaire. [WE-CA]
in-8°, 238 pp., illustrations en noir, broche, couv. Bel exemplaire. [HI-3/2]
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, text in French, with 24 fine photographic plates; original coloured pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. The catalogues lists 158 notable items, with bibliography, and indexes by subject and artist.
in-4 carre, 204 pp., nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs, broche, couv. illustree a rabats. Bon etat (couv. leg. defr., plis de lecture au dos). [QU-4]
Hardcover in-4 carré, 204 pp., nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs, cartonnage editeur, jaquette illustree. Bon etat (jaquette usagée et décolorée). [P-38]
grand in-8, 219 pp., illustrations et cartes, broché, couverture illustrée. Bel exemplaire. [109B-17]
Roma, Cronopios, 1993,8vo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 71 con numerosissime illustrazioni in nero e a colori nel testo.
Roma, Cronopios, 1993,8vo (cm. 21 x 14) brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 71 con numerosissime illustrazioni in nero e a colori nel testo (riproduzioni delle opere di Franz Borghese) . Stato di nuovo.
In-8,bross.edit.,pp.368.
The Eleventh annual report from 1923 includes: Annual Meeting, President's Address - Early Settlements in Upper Canada - W.H. Breithaupt; Aboriginal Agriculture in Southwest Ontario - William Herriot; War Memorials of Waterloo County - Miss L.M. Bruce; Brubacher Family History - Benjamin Brubacher; Eby Family - A.A. Eby; Biography of Miss L.M. Bruce; Biography of Dr. John Beattie Crozier; Illustrations of the Ayr Monument, Trinity Church Tablet (Galt), and Miss L.M. Bruce. Twelfth Annual Report from 1924 includes: Early Days in Ayr - Miss E.D. Watson; The Trees of Waterloo County - William Herriot; Jacob Y. Shantz and Russian Mennonites - H.M. Bowman; Reminiscences of Freeport - M.G. Sherk; Biography of Thomas Carscadden; Biography of David Forsyth; Illustrations of Jacob Y. Shantz, Shantz homestead, Shantz barns, Freeport Academy, Group photo of Freeport Academy teachers and students (with names) circa 1869, Thomas Carscadden, David Forsyth. Thirteenth Annual Report from 1925 contains: History of the Galt Collegiate Institute, 1881-1914; Reminiscences of Early Waterloo; Galt, Sixty Years Ago; The Exiles of 1838; Biography of Sir Adam Beck; Biography of Dr. John Beattie Crozier (Supplemental). Includes illustrations of Galt Collegiate Institute, Thomas Carscadden, The Old Galt Hish School, Sheriff A.S. Allan and Sir Adam Beck. Fourteenth Annual Report from 1926 includes: The Galt Collegiate Institute 1914-1926; The Waterloo County Pioneers Memorial Tower; The Public Schools of Galt; Also includes a biography of Dr. Augustus Stephen Vogt. Illustrations include: Pioneers' Memorial Tower; Galt Collegiate Institute, 1924; Dr. Augustus Vogt; Officers Pioneers' Memorial Association. Additional articles: Blazing the Trail in New Dumfries; The Pennsylvania-German in History; Significance of the Memorial Tower. Fifteenth Annual Report from 1927 covers: The Trail of the Aborigines through Waterloo County; History of the Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School; Early Days of Elmira; Hespeler Public Schools; Hespeler Public Library; The Reserve of the Six Nations Indians on the Grand River, and the Mennonite Purchase; Origin of the Place and Stream Names of Waterloo County; Museum Report, etc.; Current History; plus biographies of Hugh McCulloch and John Mickleborough. Illustrations include: Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School; Map of Waterloo County-Places and Streams; Old Waterloo Mill. Unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. Gilt lettering upon green spine. Prior owner's small bookplate inside front board. A sound copy. Book
Hardback petit in-4, 205 pp, portrait, nombreuses illustrations in-texte en noir, demi-percale a coins, dos à faux nerfs, couv cons (reliure d"époque) Bon état general (dos passé, coiffes et coins frottés, rousseurs). [GD8/4]
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and numerous photographs and maps throughout, all captions in French and English; original coloured pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
in-8, 316 pp., broche, couv. Bon etat (papier jauni et tres fragile). [CA29-1]
Hardcover grand in-4, 109 pp., entièrement illustre en couleurs, reliure pleine toile édition, jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire, DEDICACE par l'auteur. [P-41]
