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Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Jogi's Curse - An Indian government official is cursed by a wondering jogi (priest) and the prophecy is tragically fulfilled; An Underground Wonderland - Fantastic photo-illustrated article on the Carlsbad Cavern of New Mexico; Adrift in the China Seas - Sent off to fetch help for their crippled steamer, H.W. Millard, G. Grant Simmons and their companions are blown off course and suffer an eight-day ordeal; "Watu Wa Miti" - R. St. Barbe Baker founded the "Men of the Trees" in Equatorial Africa to preserve trees which were continually being burned to secure land for cultivation - with photos; The Man Who Wanted a Change - A factory hand seeking escape travels to the South Seas, only to return sadder and wiser; Two Years in Borneo - Part I - Oscar Cook spent eight years there, the last two of which were quite strenuous - with photos; "The Man With the Buried Head" - photo of alms-seekers in India; The Promotion of Private Smith - The inside facts of an affair involving Private Smith, a young soldier in the American Army, stationed in the Philippines; The Last of the Bushrangers - Mrs. Mary J. Nichols reflects on the old pioneer days in Tasmania and the 'sticking-up' of an isolated station by the last gang of bushrangers that operated in the island - with photos; Forbidden Nepal - Hugh Walter had unusual opportunities to visit this closed state and provides interesting glimpses of the manners, customs, and principal religious festivals of the Nepalese - with photos; White Man's Magic - While exploring the interior of New Zealand the author and his companion fell afoul of a rascally Maori tohunga, or medicine man; Where Cannibals Roam - Part II - An eventful journey into the unknown interior of Papua, with photos; "Old Peter" - C.N.C. Hayter, formerly of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, describes instances of 'second sight' he witnessed among Eskimos, thus providing independent corroboration of a story about apparent Eskimo telepathy in this publication a few months ago; What Happened to Spott - A funny story about a miserly old South African storekeeper and a black mamba snake; The World's Largest Goldfish Farm - founded by Eugene Shireman of Martinsville, Indiana - with photo. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Antonio the Counsellor - Antonio Conselheiro cast himself into the wilderness, only to become leader of a tribe of Indians which he then led in battle against the cream of the Brazilian army; Our Seaplane Fishing Trip - Summary of a novel seaplane trip recently carried out by a party of Pacific Coast anglers with the assistance of Ellard A. Bacon, manager of the Pacific Marine Airways, a passenger seaplane line operating between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island - article with excellent photos; Crops of Gold - An amusing story from the vicinity of Ten Mile House, British Columbia; The Mystery of the Pool; - Sequel to a story published here about three years ago about a South African prospector's account of a monstrous snake which is supposed to live in a pool in the Orange River; Three Incidents - J.R. Henderson led an uneventful life, aside from a three-month span; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part II - C.W. Domville-Fife and a couple of Indians ventured far into the interior of Amazonia, meeting with many strange and exciting adventures - with photos; "Number Twenty-Three" - A bobcat adventure of Harry E. Webb, a federal hunter employed by the U.S. Government Bureau of Biological Survey to trap and destroy predatory animals that infest the state of Nevada - with photos; The Ivory Raiders - Part IV - Continued adventures from Turkanaland, Africa, where unscrupulous Swahili elephant poachers and bloodthirsty Turkana warriors make things interesting for the white officers responsible for maintaining order - with photos; The Knock-Out - Judkins and Bunney, the bullies of the battalion, were manipulated into boxing each other; A South African Bushranger - A policeman named Mahon turns highwayman in Filabusi, Rhodesia; A Sailor Out Back - The amusing first day experiences of a sailor who tries farming in Willanga Township, Australia; When the Fire Came - A bush fire swept the Matawai district of New Zealand last year - with two photos; From the Great Craters to the Congo Game-Lands - Part II - Elephant hunting in the teeming game country of the Congo - with great photos; Diamond Cut Diamond - R. Granville Barrow and friends need to outwit rapacious South American officials to successfully salvage the passenger steamer Whitney in the Orinoco River; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Covers detached as one but present, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
Features: Operation Sikh - an incident from the ongoing 'hide-and-seek'war in Malaya against terrorists; A Sailor on Horseback; Phantom Fortune - the lure of gold and the fascinating history of sundry vanished gold-mines in the wilds of British Columbia; Tasmania's 'Wild West', with photos; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy's weird experience in Wyoming; The Figurehead - a strange sea-mystery involving the L'Avenir; Gold Coast Ju-Ju; Box of Tricks - an amusing story of thieves at an isolated army camp in Palestine; "Personal-Column" Crusoes - advice for would-be adventurers; Leturc's Island - a Frenchman takes over an uninhabited island and turns it into a profitable enterprise, only to encounter disaster; Desert Hitch-Hike - an eventful 1,200 mile journey across North Africa, with photos; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Chips from backstrip. Back cover partially open. Book
Features: The Deserted Farm - an amazing story from a holiday cycling tour in Northern France; That Night in Singapore - reprint of a 1932 story of an exciting nocturnal adventure connected with opium-smuggling; Saharan Adventure - A memorable trip through little-known regions; Doing a Perish - the grim search for water by a mounted constable and his prisoner in Western Australia; A Day with Ostriches - a trip to the Ostrich Breeding district in the Cape Province of South Africa; Magic Books - passport issues and Jugoslav frontier officials; Arctic sparks - the world's northernmost radio station at King's Bay, Spitzbergen; "Wee Eck" - a quaint tale of British Army life in India during the late war; Escape by Sea - Marooned in Somaliland, the author charters a native dhow; Bad Neighbours - A Finnish immigrant, Helles Forsman, in British Columbia brings over his family... and they meet up with bears at their logging camp; and more. Average wear. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Features: The Deserted Farm - an amazing story from a holiday cycling tour in Northern France; That Night in Singapore - reprint of a 1932 story of an exciting nocturnal adventure connected with opium-smuggling; Saharan Adventure - A memorable trip through little-known regions; Doing a Perish - the grim search for water by a mounted constable and his prisoner in Western Australia; A Day with Ostriches - a trip to the Ostrich Breeding district in the Cape Province of South Africa; Magic Books - passport issues and Jugoslav frontier officials; Arctic sparks - the world's northernmost radio station at King's Bay, Spitzbergen; "Wee Eck" - a quaint tale of British Army life in India during the late war; Escape by Sea - Marooned in Somaliland, the author charters a native dhow; Bad Neighbours - A Finnish immigrant, Helles Forsman, in British Columbia brings over his family... and they meet up with bears at their logging camp; and more. Backstrip almost entirely missing. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked. Decent copy. Book
Features: The Midland Payroll Robbery - Robbers in Western Australia; The Mountain of Gold - Originally published in 1926, an Englishman accepts an invitation to British Columbia, Canada to see a 'mountain of gold'; Unprovoked Aggression - An East African tale; African Houdini - A West African Tale; The Sahara by Bus - a great travel story with several photos; They Harry the Head-Hunters - the Jivaro head-hunters and the Aucas of Upper Amazonas; Home from the Sea - a fine old windjammer, the Af Chapman; Abdul - a story from British Army days in India; Capturing an Ant-Bear in British Guiana; and more. Respectful wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Quality copy. Book
Features: Outlaw Stronghold - the hectic history of a rugged wilderness area in Oklahoma and Arkansas often used as a sanctuary by fugitives; Climbing the Sutherland Falls in New Zealand; Frensham's Bungalow - a strange story related by a former officer of the Indian Army; A Bid for Fortune - a young newcomer to Darwin, Australia joins a veteran skipper in a trip to a secret pearl-oyster bed; A Pygmy Net-Hunt - a graphic description of a most ingenious method of capturing wild animals, with photos; The Lost Mine (Part I) - Somewhere in Panama lies Tisingal, reputed to be one of the richest gold-mines ever worked by the Spanish; The New Cook; Diggers - Australian gold-hunters, with photos; Velnagel's Gold - while salvaging old machinery from an abandoned Australian gold mine the narrator (Robert Stevens) stumbled into an extrordinary experience; The Arrow Mystery - a curious affair from the early days of the Nigerian Tin-Field; and more. Covers taped in place. Above-average wear. Book
Features: The Midland Payroll Robbery - Robbers in Western Australia; The Mountain of Gold - Originally published in 1926, an Englishman accepts an invitation to British Columbia, Canada to see a 'mountain of gold'; Unprovoked Aggression - An East African tale; African Houdini - A West African Tale; The Sahara by Bus - a great travel story with several photos; They Harry the Head-Hunters - the Jivaro head-hunters and the Aucas of Upper Amazonas; Home from the Sea - a fine old windjammer, the Af Chapman; Abdul - a story from British Army days in India; Capturing an Ant-Bear in British Guiana; and more. Couple of chips from back strip. Average wear. Binding intact. Quality copy. Book
Features: Operation Sikh - An incident connected with the strange hide-and-seek war now being waged in the steamy jungles of Malaya; A Sailor on Horseback - Jack ashore takes to riding at his peril; Two Miracles - An Army officer's experience in the Western Desert during World War II; Phantom Fortune - the fascinating history of sundry vanished gold-mines in the wilds of British Columbia; Tasmania's Wild West; A Mystery of the "Bad Lands" - a cowboy's weird experience in the Badlands of Wyoming; The Figurehead - a story involving the windjammer L'Avenir; Gold Coast Ju-Ju; Box of Tricks - an isolated Army camp in Palestine is cursed with cunning Arab thieves; Personal-Column Crusoes - advice for prospective adventurers; Leturc's Island - Jacques Leturc took over an uninhabited South Sea Island and turned it into a profitable enterprise, only to encounter disaster; Desert Hitch-Hike - 1,200 miles across Northern Africa to catch a steamer; and more. Three inch opening at bottom of cover fold; Somewhat above-average wear. Small opening at top of backstrip. Sound copy. Book
Features: Outlaw Struggle - The hectic history of an extensive area of rugged wilderness in Oklahoma and Arkansas which has been a recognized sanctuary for desperadoes and fugitives; Climbing the Southern Falls - An absorbing description of a wonderful feat of mountaineering - the single-handed ascent of a 1,904 ft cataract which New Zealanders claim to be the loftiest in the world; Frensham's Bungalow - A strange story related by a former officer of the Indian Army; A Bid For Fortune - A youthful newcomer to Darwin, Australia risks his slender capital by joining a veteran skipper in a trip to a secret pearl-oyster bed; A Pygmy Net-Hunt - A graphic description of a most ingenious method of capturing wild animals; The Lost Mine - Originally published in 1929, author set forth to study native Indians in Panama but became involved with Tisingal, reputed to be one of the richest gold mines ever worked by the Spaniards; Velnagel's Gold - Engaged in salvaging old machinery from a long-abandoned Australian goldfield, the author stumbled into a most extraordinary experience; The Arrow Mystery - A curious affair from the early days of the Nigerian tin-field; Front cover missing. Above-average wear externally. Contents in decent condition. Magazine
271 pages; Second Edition. The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics--that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens--but also the central act of Western warfare, the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush, skirmish, maneuver, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks of the fifth century b. C. Devised a ferocious, brief, and destructive head-on clash between armed men of all ages. In this bold, original study, Victor Davis Hanson shows how this brutal enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government--an unequivocal, instant resolution to dispute. The Western Way of War draws from an extraordinary range of sources--Greek poetry, drama, and vase painting, as well as historical records--to describe what actually took place on the battlefield. It is the first study to explore the actual mechanics of classical Greek battle from the vantage point of the infantryman--the brutal spear-thrusting, the difficulty of fighting in heavy bronze armor which made it hard to see, hear and move, and the fear. Hanson also discusses the physical condition and age of the men, weaponry, wounds, and morale. This compelling account of what happened on the killing fields of the ancient Greeks ultimately shows that their style of armament and battle was contrived to minimize time and life lost by making the battle experience as decisive and appalling as possible. Linking this new style of fighting to the rise of constitutional government, Hanson raises new issues and questions old assumptions about the history of war.
Minor shelfwear to book. DJ has a couple of small tears and very light chipping. ; 244 pages; Second Edition. The Greeks of the classical age invented not only the central idea of Western politics--that the power of state should be guided by a majority of its citizens--but also the central act of Western warfare, the decisive infantry battle. Instead of ambush, skirmish, maneuver, or combat between individual heroes, the Greeks of the fifth century b. C. Devised a ferocious, brief, and destructive head-on clash between armed men of all ages. In this bold, original study, Victor Davis Hanson shows how this brutal enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government--an unequivocal, instant resolution to dispute. The Western Way of War draws from an extraordinary range of sources--Greek poetry, drama, and vase painting, as well as historical records--to describe what actually took place on the battlefield. It is the first study to explore the actual mechanics of classical Greek battle from the vantage point of the infantryman--the brutal spear-thrusting, the difficulty of fighting in heavy bronze armor which made it hard to see, hear and move, and the fear. Hanson also discusses the physical condition and age of the men, weaponry, wounds, and morale. This compelling account of what happened on the killing fields of the ancient Greeks ultimately shows that their style of armament and battle was contrived to minimize time and life lost by making the battle experience as decisive and appalling as possible. Linking this new style of fighting to the rise of constitutional government, Hanson raises new issues and questions old assumptions about the history of war.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 15 plates and numerous illustrations, maps and plans in the text, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, free endpapers lightly browned; original cloth blocked in blind, Yorkshire rose blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. With 2pp publisher's advertisement at rear.Appendices include Territorial Force. West Riding of York County Association (Members and Permanent Officials), Honours and Awards obtained by 49th (West Riding) Division and 62nd (West Riding) Divisions (detailed by unit), Summary of Honours and Awards obtained by West Riding Territorial Troops not serving with the 49th and 62nd Divisions, Return of Casualties to the end of December 1918. SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.102; White, p. 221.
243p. + Frontis. Illustrated with numerous full page plates. Uncut. Top edge gold. Bookplate of Charles P. Stahr, a prominent Lancaster County, PA physician in the 1920's. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding with gold decorated and lettered spine. Hardbound. Nice copy. Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was a famous American author and journalist. In 1890 he became managing editor of Harper's Weekly and began making trips in its behalf to various parts of the world. As a foreign correspondent he covered all the wars of his day and published several books recording his experiences. His war dispatches were colorful and dramatic. His other writings include some of the best tales to come out of the Edwardian era. This lovely copy would make a fine gift. W53
Top of spine bumped. Top corner slightly bumped. Creasing to corners. Light Discoloration to front wrap and spine. Writing to front inner cover in black ink: "Dr. G. L. Cawkwell - with the author's compliments". Light pencil marginalia. ; 120 pages; This book is a study of the relations between Athens and Macedonia during some dramatic years in the 4th century B.C. Montgomery analyzes the speeches of the great orator Demosthenes to elucidate the political play behind the Athenian decision to go to war against King Philip II during the Elatea crisis of 338.; Signed by Author
Light edgewear to wraps. Spine and parts of wraps are lightly sunned. ; 120 pages; This book is a study of the relations between Athens and Macedonia during some dramatic years in the 4th century B.C. Montgomery analyzes the speeches of the great orator Demosthenes to elucidate the political play behind the Athenian decision to go to war against King Philip II during the Elatea crisis of 338.
Signed by Editor upon title page. xii, 194 pages. Black and white reproductions photos. Moulton volunteered for the all-Oregon Ordinance Maintenance Battalion after Pearl Harbor, did basic training at Camp Perry in Ohio, and went on to many European experiences through to VE day. Binding intact. Above-average external wear wiith incidental markings to edges. A sound copy of these very readable WWII recollections. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with plates and maps; original pictorial wrappers, crease in rear wrapper else a very goos, clean copy. This important work, to which Sassoon was a primary contributor, was first published privately in 1938 (see Keynes B16). A public edition was issued in 1987, which was followed, in turn, by this paperback version. Sassoon's main contribution A Subaltern's Service in Camp and Action (12 March to 1 April 1917) stands as Chapter XII where it is here retitled A Chapter in a Subaltern's Life (March 12th to April 16th 1917). The account was written early in 1926 and except for his diaries of 1918, was the first prose Sassoon wrote about the war. It was afterwards expanded in Memoirs of an Infantry Officer (1930) as pp. 190-237 (see Keynes A33). Not recorded by Enser.
How America in Making War - article be Hamilton Fyfe; America's Advance Army Nearying the Trenches; Canadians in contrast with their Hun Captures; More Prized Positions wrested from the Foe; Hun murders of the helpless in hospital; Ruin wrought and suffered by the Hun; Royal visits to the Scottish centres of war work; The Badge of the Bonnet; English Soldier's Deeds of Dash and Daring; Winning the Coveted Cross for Valour's Wear; Heroes decorated for valour and devotion; What Happened at Loos - article by Lovat Fraser; Home Scenes of Sentiment and Support; How East is Helping West Against the Hun; Our Navy's Huge Post-Bag - how letters reach our sailors at sea - article; On Board a Ship of Letters - H.M.S. 'G.P.O.'; Locating the Line of March of the Human Mole; The 1st (first) (Royal) Dragoons (one page article with photo). Somewhat above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
The truth about Tannenberg, article by Lovat Fraser; 'Billets' in Belgium - Barely better than none; Fighting the mud on the Flanders front; Heroes of Hill 70 who are closing in on Lens; Victors and Victims of the war in the air; Italy's road to victory through the mountains; Sea Men and Sea Dogs of the Swift and Broke; Wanted - a Naval Offensive! - by H.W. Wilson; Fact and fiction from Flanders and France; German super-works won by Allied Super-Men; British Strategy at Sea - a defense of present naval strategy by Percival A. Hislam; Indian Prince's Red Cross Gift for the Tigris - a floating hospital; Glimpses of life behind the French front line; Proud Moments in the progress of the French Army; The Buring of Albert - last terrible hours in a Bombarded Town; Woman War Workers in France and England; Who's Who in the Great War; Centres of Social Life in Salonika and London. Sailors and Soldiers Decorated for Heroism; The Dorset Yeomanry - one page article with photo. Somewhat above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book
The Old Times Come Again, by Max Pemberton who explains how Christmas is re-won. Photos of the 'Great Leaders Who Have Saved The World.". The First U.S. President to visit Europe - 3 photos including smiling shot of Woodrow Wilson. Photos of U.S. vessels which protected convoys, including the destroyer Warmington and the destroyer Shaw. The Wonderful Year, article by Sir Sidney Low. Portrait of Marshal Foch. Photo of the formal re-entry of the Belgians into Liege. Photos of British Cavalry entering Spa. My four war Christmases, by Hamilton Fyfe. Photos of mementoes gathered for the Great War Museum. Photo of General Maistre, commander of a French Army Group, distributing decorations in front of Rheims Cathedral. Photos of civilian prisoners trudging back to France from Germany. With the Editor by Air (aboard the Handley Page) to France & Back Again - article and photos. Photos of desecrated statues in Metz. New Names in our Old Navy, by Percival A. Hislam. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
Cover illustration of a distraught Kaiser. 'Cease-fire!' 11am, November 11th, 1918. 'Twilight of the German Gods' - article by Hamilton Fyfe. London's Delirious Joy at the Coming of Peace - photos. Star of Mons in the Ascendant - the closing battles of Britain's victorious armies - article. Sweeping the Sea of the Hun - photos. Canada Conqueror of Vimy takes Valenciennes - photos. Victory Leaders' 'Great Week' at Versailles - deciding the terms of Germany's Surrender - illustrations. Typical Hun Theft and Treachery - photos. Our adaptable army - photos. How the Army will be Demobilised - article by Basil Clarke. The Historic Armistice - article with illustration and map. The Empire's Roll of Honour. A Kaiserless Germany - article by Frederic William Wile. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
Full page illustration of the new chief of the Imperial General Staff, Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson. Some Lighter Aspects of a Fleet Action - by 'Bartimeus'. Preaching and Practising Prudent Economy - 5 photos. An Aeroplane Shoot on the Western Front, by 'O.Pip'. Artillery Preparation Against the Great Attack - 3 photos of a massive British rail-mounted gun and a French shell dump. Amazing photo of French observers serving as part of an anti-aircraft battery. Five photos of kite balloons. Women at work. Tanks and Trimphs from the French Front - 4 photos. From the Forge of Vulcan to the Field of Mars - two illustrations of massive guns. The U Boats and the U.S. - a confident view of the Transatlantic Transport (article). At Army Headquarters, article by Hamilton Fyfe. Arresting Attila's Advance to the Adriatic - 5 photos. New Laws for New Conditions - how the Australian Commonwealth Set the Example. Photos of decorated soldiers. Adventures of an ensign, article by 'Vedette'. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. Sound copy. Book
Features: Who Fired the First Shot - article by Lovat Fraser on the beginning of the war; Happy Heirs to the Future of Fair France; With Poilu and Chasseur on the Flanders Front; By Flooded Road and Ditch and Ruined Farm; H.M. Landships (tanks) in commission east and west; Concrete Barricades carried by the Canadians; Spy-Mania in Amiens - encounter with a suspicious town councillor, by Hamilton Fyfe; Woman Defenders of the Honour of the Slav; Scenes in the Third Battle of Ypres; How Italy Guards herself against prisoner spies; A day in a prisoner's cage at the front - article by Basil Clarke; Captured Huns in the British and French lines; Entertainment near the trenches; Getting physically fit for war; Teutonising of Turkish Boys in Berlin; New Zealand chaplain at work in the field; Who's who in the Great War; Empire Soldiers in Mimic Warfare at Aldershot; Insignia of rank in the U.S. Army. Staples disintegrated. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
Contents: The War By Land - article by F.A. McKenzie; With the Flag in France and Flanders - three photos; Four Photos of British Horse and Foot Moving to the Firing Line; With the Devoted workers of the R.A.M.C. - four photos; Boer and Briton unite against the Teuton - two photos; B.E. Africa contests Germany's place in the sun - three photos; King Albert's New Army in the Making - six photos; The Decisive Cruiser Action in the North Sea; The Blucher Before & After Meeting the Lion - Three photos; Centerfold illustration of the naval victory in the North Sea - Triumph of British Gunnery and Seamanship; Photos of Ships and Guns that made the Germans fly; The War by Sea - article by Commander Carlyon Bellairs; Five photos of Warlike Preparations in Peaceful Holland; Five photos of Belin in Wartime; Barget9wn-on-Seine - photos of war victims housed in barges; Religious duties amid the din of war - photos of troops from three nations and their religious observances; Photos of five elusive snipers; Photos of three war scenes in the Forest of Argonne; Photos of Domesticities near the Battle Line; Photos of Old Boys who will soon fight with New Armies; Names and photos of Britain's heroes and lost men. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. All pages present. A sound copy. Book
