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Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos include: The Colonel and Staff of the South Wales Borderers, The City Imperial Volunteers Farewell Supper, Scenes of the Departure of the City of London Imperial Volunteers, Queen Victoria shakes hands with Captain Seeley of the Imperial Yeomanry. Illustrations include: Dublins and Inniskillings across the Tugela, How Lord Roberts' Son Fell at Colenso, New South Wales Lancers, Incident at Modder River, Boer Prisoners from Belmont, Troops detrain at De Aar Junction, Inside the Johannesburg Fort, Trestle Bridge at Frere, Modder River Temporary Bridge Construction, Burial of General Wauchope (centerfold), Full-page Cadbury Cocoa Advertisement, Berkefield Filter Advertisement, The Highland Brigade Re-Forming after the Battle of Magersfontein. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
Scenes of fighting in Natal. The seige of Ladysmith. Scenes at the front. Scenes near Estcourt, Natal. New South Wales Contingent departs for action aboard the 'Aberdeen' (photo). The "Medic" departs Fort Melbourne Pier for the Cape with Victorian and Tasmanian Contingents (photo). Bringing Boer Prisoners into Ladysmith (illustration). 16 Photos of Casualties at the front. Photo of the Canadian contingent passing up Adderly St., Cape Town. Photo of the Bluejackets of H.M.S. "Terrible" with 4.7" gun. Centerfold illustration entitled "The Transvaal War: The Loss of Our Guns at the Tugela River". The Khalifa's last stand at Umdebereikat, in Kordofan. The Battle of Abu Aada. Full-page Monkey Brand Soap advertisement. Photo of four officers of the Dublin Fusiliers. A jubilee group of colonials - photo. Quaker Oats ad upon back cover. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos and illustrations include: The Queen's Visit to Ireland, Departure of the New Zealand Rough-Riders from Christchurch for South Africa, The Arrival of the Queen at Kingstown, Canadian contingent ready to embark on board the "Milwaukee", Photos of Ladysmith under seige, 100 pounder Boer Gun at Mafeking, Photo of Free State Commandants, Lord Roberts learns that Bloemfontein has surrendered (2 page illustration), The attempted assassination of the Prince of Wales at the Gare du Nord, Brussels, Digging in at Ladysmith (photos), Great one-page Beecham's Pills advert., and more. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
32 pages. Features: Cover portrait of the Queen; Portrait of General Jan Christian Smuts; One-page cutaway illustration of light Mark VIB tank in the field; Five photos of Athens which was occupied by the Nazis on april 27th; Full-page relief map entitled "Last Stages of a Glorious rearguard Action" looks southward from Thermopylae; Five dramatic photos show the death of a convoy raiding U-boat which, battered by depth charges, surfaces, surrenders, and sinks; Nice centrefold illustration of the recently commissioned H.M.S. "Prince of Wales", sister-ship of the H.M.S. "King George V"; Two pages of photos illustrate Britain's victorious war in Eritrea - Keren and Asmara; Photos of various booty captured at Agordat during the Eritrean campaign; Two photos of German panzer units in Africa - German tanks opposing our own in Libya; Photos of devastating bomb damage in England and funeral procession for A.F.S. members killed during a raid; Photos of personalities of the week include General Lord Gort, Dr. Wellington Koo, Sir Thomas Royden, Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Albert Blamey; Maurice Lambert, Rosalie Gassman, J.C. Dundas, and the Royals inspecting bomb damage in East London; Photo of General Smuts in Nairobi with Cunningham and Sir P. Van Ryneveld; Photo of the Belgian Premier and Madame Pierlot, two of whose sons perished in a train fire April 28th; Amazing photo of a 2,000lb bomb about to be loaded onto a Whitley heavy bomber; Seven photos show how German gunners are insturcted with the aid of scale models; and more. Staples removed. Unmarked with above-average external wear and soiling. Spine taped. A worthy reference copy of this wartime issue. Book
Front cover sketches of Tamatave, Madagascar, Surgeon-General W.G. Hunter - Government Medical Advisor in Egypt, and Mr. John Marshall, New President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Topics: Mr. Waddington appointed French Ambassador to England. Cholera in Egypt. Echoes of the week. Opening of the Homes for Little Boys at Swanley by the Prince and Princess of Wales - 7 sketches on one page. The Prince of Wales at Work - 10 sketches on one page. Presentation of Regimental Colours. City Echoes. The Playhouses. Music. Evening Fete at the Fisheries Exhibition - several sketches on one page. Sketches in Cairo - 3 sketches on one page. Round about Paris. Uproar about plan for a second Suez Canal - Sketches of personalities involved on page 88. Education. Benevolence and Self-Help. 7 sketches of Nidderdale, Yorkshire. Chinese manufacture of great guns. General Home News. Classified ads. Supplement includes Chapters VII and VIII of The Canon's Ward, by James Payn. The Wimbledon meeting. Our fishing industries - with splendid 2-page engraving entitled 'Shrimping at the Mouth of the Thames'. Obituary. Chess. Wills and Bequests. Classifieds ads. 9 sketches of various fishing boats from the International Fisheries Exhibition. Engraving of Captain Matthew Webb - the celebrated swimmer who drowned last Tuesday in his attempt to swim the whirlpool rapids below Niagara Falls. *Excellent* 2-page engraving entitled "War Preparations in China - Welding a Coil for a Great Gun at the Arsenal, Shanghai". The Church. Sonnets. The Inland Parcels Post. Perforations along spine indicate this copy from a disbound volume. Average wear. Magazine
8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of green ribbed cloth, upper board blocked in blind, back gilt extra, coloured top, pictorial endpapers, a near fiNe copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 272; Seymour 434.0.
Author White journeys back to Wales after twenty years away; 8vo; 318 pages
Navy blue quarto in a blue slipcase ; 240 p. : illus (some color), ports (some color) ; 27 cm Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, trace of handling to top of spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper edge. 301pp. The authors, two historians, discuss their discoveries in original key documents which had lain neglected for centuries and which unearth the truth about King Arthur and the magical realm of Avalon. Illustrated.
Small neat name label on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, minor foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to edges. 192pp. This is primarily a book for walkers but also appropriate for geologists, botanists, naturalists, historians and even engineers.
4to, 92pp., of typescript, with numerous additions added in the author's hand (either in the text or on inserted leaves), frontispiece and 1 plate, orig. cloth. As far as we can ascertain this has never been published.
First edition. With frontispiece and 8 pages of plates.
Previous owner's name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A clean tight copy with slightly sunned unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped but very dusty, repaired and with nicks and chipping to edges. 221pp. A dramatic & violent action set in a northern corner of Wales involving Welsh nationalism, political ambition and the mind and character of a young man.
2nd impression. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/VG (price clipped). Light foxing to the middle page edges. 13488. eng
2nd impression. Hardback in dustjacket VG/VG (price clipped).23684. eng
126 pages. Includes Hors d'Oeuvres and Savouries; Soups, Sea Food, Meats, Breads and Cakes, Omelettes, Pancakes, Puddings, Preserves, Sauces, Jams, Confectionery, Wines, Beverages. First 42 pages loose but present. Average wear. A worthy reference. Book
Octavo in light blue multicolored DJ in brodart; 349 p, b&w illus/maps/portraits; 23 cm. History; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Vietnam.
Octavo in a light blue DJ; 545 p. : ill, maps ; 23 cm English--WWI--Fiction
8vo. Pp. xvi,448, 48 photos on 25 pls. (incl. frontisp.), 105 maps and sections (incl. many fold.), 1 fold. tab., index. Orig. cloth in dust jacket. - Detailed geology and stratigraphy.
xiii + 317pp.+ frontispice + 4 plates, cloth, 23cm., ex-library copy (some stamps & label on spine) else G
8vo., Sole Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 28 monochrome plates on 24, 2 folding plates, 17 illustrations and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text, 3 folding maps on japon (2 coloured in outline and one coloured), appendices including 6 tables (4 folding), 5 folding sketch-maps in red and black and 1 folding meteorological table, some light foxing throughout; cloth, blocked in blind, gilt back, uncut, covers a little faded else a sound, clean copy of a very scarce work. The definitive general study and notoriously hard to find. Neate 142
361 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Footnotes, bibliography and index. "A rich social history which traces the events, from the decades leading up to the blast, the frenetic rescue operation and mass funerals, through the series of acrimonious legal inquiries, to the divisive relief effort and the continued commemoration of the disaster by the community of Mt Kembla." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Slight lean to spine. Minor bit of discolouration to top of dust jacket at spine. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
Please note that the first and last pages (1-2 and 91-92) are missing. 88 pages remain. Features: Charming cover illustration of two young boys wearing towels; Russia Today - What Can We Learn From It?; P&G one-page colour ad for Naptha Soap features inset photo of Mrs. H.F. Edens; Two Beauties and a Bandit (short story); Sequel (short story); Why the Prince of Wales is "Air Minded" - photo-illustrated article explains how H.R.H. has solved the problem of his public engagements via aviation; Trail's End (short story); After I Was Killed (short story); The Man Who Lived in Twilight (short story); "Frock Spotting" in Society Crowds - interesting photo-illustrated article; I'm Crazy Over English; Nice Pond's ad features photo of lovely Miss Anne Gould; One page ad for the 1934 Pontiac Straight - 8; Page of photos of Hollywood stars; One-page Lux soap ad features photo of Loretta Young; Wonderful two-page photo ad for the 1934 New Plymouth Six features family and car in front of stately home; One-page photo ad for the Cine-Kodak Eight movie camera - in 1934!; Movie reviews; Two-page photo-ad for Dodge cars features car flying over cliff and 'Bonnie and Clyde' types standing near car; Radioland - news and photos of radio stars of the day; The Invisible Science - wonderful 16-page illustrated C-I-L feature devoted to chemistry; Illustrated fashion article; Oldsmobile ad inside back cover features a 1934 Six; Ceylong Tea Bureau colour ad on back cover features reproduction of painting 'The Ice Breaker at Levis' by Robert Pilot; and more. Small to medium-sized clippings from pages 28, 47, 63, 65, 68, 76, 79, 85, 88, and 89; Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy despite its numerous defects. Book
4to, 247 pages, illustrated throughout (some in colour). eng
1st edn.
