Alfred colbeck (109 resultados)

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Hard cover. 16 mo; tan boards with silver lettering & brown decoration; 199 pps.; 7 b/w illust. no dj. Good. No dust jacket. slight discoloration of top edge of front board; all else-clean, tight, & attractive. 0.0. R.N. S. (ilustrador).

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Condición: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. More pronounced to endpapers and pastedowns. Noticeable cracking to gutters and front hinge, with exposed netting. Binding is heavily compromised. Pen inscription to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to ends. Gilt lettering is dulled. Book has a slight forward lean.…

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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Condición: VERY GOOD. Circa 1890s. Original binding. Handsome brown cloth hardcover with floral design and boy looking through open window to front cover. Gilt lettering. 157pp. Catalogue of titles. VERY GOOD for age. Binding sound but lightly shaken. Minor wear to extremities.

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Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. A Summer's Cruise in the Waters of Greece, Turkey and Russia. Book.

Condición: New. In English.

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HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Item in good condition for the age. Green cloth boards with illustration showing definite signs of wear but in good solid order. Pages well bound with signs of handling. Nice woodcut illustrations throughout.…

Prize Tale on Gambling. Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, (Publisher's Note, 1892). 238p. 3 plates, vignette. 7.5x5'', cloth. Winner of L100 prize from London Sunday School Union. 'The vice . . . has become so alarming in America, . . . through lotteries, horseracing, stock & grain boards, pools, ball games, & college contests'. Cloth rubbed, text lightly tanned, G. …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. £100 prize tale on gambling. With 5 illustrations & chapter heading vignettes & opening letter illustrations. All edges gilt. Publishers black leather, titled gilt on upper board (no title on spine). Contents clean and VG with "Band Of Hope" prize plate affixed in front. Spine a little chipped & loose. No dustwrapper as issued.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Good (stains/sl rubbing to cloth). Tall 12mo 199 American issue of the "pri ze tale on gambling" (title page), prefaced with a letter by Charles Kingsl ey on the same subject. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5 b/w illus (ilustrador). Book. …

Paperback. Condición: Good. 199, [13] p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Paperback with brown covers; dark brown spine and cover titles and cover illustration. Publisher's catalog on 12 pages following text. Former owner's name in pencil on first (blank) page: Mary M. Heinly, Spring City, Pa. Alfred Colbeck (1858-1933) was an English Methodist minister and author of fiction for boys. This paperback edition is much scarcer than the hardback issued by Revell at the same time. In Good Condition: cover is brittle, with resulting loss along edges; one page corner creased; pages are clean and tight.…

First American edition. 12mo. Khaki cloth boards decoratively stamped in silver and burgundy; 199 pp.; five illustrations. A morality tale about the evils of gambling. A better-than-average copy with some soiling to cloth and gift inscription to ffep; VG+.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Letters From Mandalay' offers a rare glimpse into colonial Burma through the personal correspondence of James Alfred Colbeck. Written between 1878 and 1888, these letters provide firsthand accounts of life in Mandalay and the experiences of a British officer during the Burmese Campaign. Colbeck's observations capture the social dynamics, political tensions, and cultural nuances of the era, offering valuable insights into the complexities of colonial rule. The collection includes letters penned during the tumultuous period of the Burmese Campaign, offering a vivid portrayal of the military operations and their impact on the local population. Through Colbeck's engaging narrative, readers gain a deeper understanding of the historical events that shaped Burma's relationship with the British Empire. This volume is an invaluable resource for historians, researchers, and anyone interested in the colonial history of Southeast Asia.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…