Brigadier general j e edmonds (19 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. reprinted 1925 as second edition, and again as a revised and republished edition in 1933, which incorporated new information from French and German official and British, French and German regimental histories, more narrative of RFC operations not covered in The War in the Air. No other volume was thus corrected and republished, errata notified in later volumes. Clean, unmarked pages. minor discolouration and spotting to edges of pages. Ex Napier Public Library Circulating Department Rules pasted on front endpapers and over the map of Ypres, part of which has been removed, together with Cancelled stamps. Library catalogue details on copyright page. Half Title partially detached. Front and rear covers bruised at corners. Spine has library catalogue number in white, is sunned and bruised at head and tail of spine. Hinges worn but still intact.…

FIRST THUS (Reprint of 1927 Edition) 8vo. red cloth hardback, gilt. No dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers. 433pp., Indexed plus [8] Addenda. Illustrated with maps. A clean copy with no markings or inscriptions. A VERY GOOD COPY. (Shelf OFFICE) ISBN: 1870423879 ISBN: 0898392187 PLEASE NOTE: Heavy Book (1 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. minor discolouration and spotting to edges of pages. Minor ink stains on title page. Minor shelf wear. Front and rear covers bruised at top corners. Minor sunning to spine and edges of front board closest to spine. Spine bruised at top and tail. Single white spot of paint or similar on the front board, close to the spine. 4 additional pages with the list of published volumes and some press opinions. Addenda and Corrigenda to Volumes II (1914) and III (1915) tipped in. Brigadier-General Sir James Edmonds was an officer with the Royal Engineers during the late Victorian era who later worked in military intelligence and then returned to soldier prior to the First World War. He served with the British 4th Division in the field in 1914, before transferring to General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force where he worked as a staff officer for the remainder of the war. He was appointed deputy engineer-in-chief in 1918, and the following year assumed the directorship of the Military Branch of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. He retired from this position thirty years later, as the final of 28 volumes of official histories of military operations was published.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Clean, unmarked pages. minor discolouration and spotting to edges of pages. Pages rough cut at 154-155. Minor shelf wear. Front and rear covers bruised at corners. Minor sunning to spine and edges of front and rear boards. Brigadier-General Sir James Edmonds was an officer with the Royal Engineers during the late Victorian era who later worked in military intelligence and then returned to soldier prior to the First World War. He served with the British 4th Division in the field in 1914, before transferring to General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force where he worked as a staff officer for the remainder of the war. He was appointed deputy engineer-in-chief in 1918, and the following year assumed the directorship of the Military Branch of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. He retired from this position thirty years later, as the final of 28 volumes of official histories of military operations was published. France and Belgium 1914 was the first volume to be published in 1922. It was reprinted 1925 as second edition, and again as a revised and republished edition in 1933, which incorporated new information from French and German official and British, French and German regimental histories, more narrative of RFC operations not covered in The War in the Air. No other volume was thus corrected and republished, errata notified in later volumes. -----------------------------.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a good solid ex lib first edition. The binding is tight . There is no foxing, All 19 internal sketch maps as indicated. 433 pages. Internally the book is sound , tight and clean .The gilt lettering on the spine is clear though the spine is a little sun faded. There is water marking to the top of the front and rear cover as shown. There are a small number of neat library markings and labels. Altogether a good working copy of this original first edition. A F Becke (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Volume one only of a four volume set (text and maps volumes). 1937 reprint. Frontispiece and endpaper maps. Some fading to spine and top of front cover. Generally a Vg+, firmly bound copy. Red buckram, no jacket. The Official History of the War Military Operations France and Belgium 1914 Volume 1 Mons , The Retreat to the Seine, the Marne and the Aisne August - October 1914.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. With only 32 of 34 maps, else complete with title and list of maps. In original red cloth box, spine heavily faded, cloth lightly rubbed and darkened, else very good. 32 maps only of 34. (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 3rd Edition. Plate 1 and Maps 1 to 36 all present, and in apparently unread condition. Hardcover case, missing dust wrapper. Maps are in fine condition, map case is very good, spotting/staining (possibly minor water damage) on the top of the case. Shelf wear. Spine is stamped Third Edition. Brigadier-General Sir James Edmonds was an officer with the Royal Engineers during the late Victorian era who later worked in military intelligence and then returned to soldier prior to the First World War. He served with the British 4th Division in the field in 1914, before transferring to General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force where he worked as a staff officer for the remainder of the war. He was appointed deputy engineer-in-chief in 1918, and the following year assumed the directorship of the Military Branch of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. He retired from this position thirty years later, as the final of 28 volumes of official histories of military operations was published. France and Belgium 1914 was the first volume to be published in 1922. It was reprinted 1925 as second edition, and again as a revised and republished edition in 1933, which incorporated new information from French and German official and British, French and German regimental histories, more narrative of RFC operations not covered in The War in the Air. No other volume was thus corrected and republished, errata notified in later volumes.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Maps 1 to 40 all present, only maps 1 and 40 show signs of having been used. Hardcover case, fingerprints noted on maps 1 and 40. Map case is complete, some insect damage noted on the flap at the tail of the spine. Minor shelf wear, minor discolouration to top of case. Spine sunned and faded. Brigadier-General Sir James Edmonds was an officer with the Royal Engineers during the late Victorian era who later worked in military intelligence and then returned to soldier prior to the First World War. He served with the British 4th Division in the field in 1914, before transferring to General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force where he worked as a staff officer for the remainder of the war. He was appointed deputy engineer-in-chief in 1918, and the following year assumed the directorship of the Military Branch of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. He retired from this position thirty years later, as the final of 28 volumes of official histories of military operations was published. France and Belgium 1914 was the first volume to be published in 1922. It was reprinted 1925 as second edition, and again as a revised and republished edition in 1933, which incorporated new information from French and German official and British, French and German regimental histories, more narrative of RFC operations not covered in The War in the Air. No other volume was thus corrected and republished, errata notified in later volumes.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Red cloth slipcase containing ALL 34 maps plus Index. Slipcase lightly sunned on spine with small stain on lip, otherwise tidy. Maps al intact.

Condición: New. 2021 reprint of 3rd Revised Edition, 1933. SB. xxix + 529 pp with two endpaper maps, 21 sketch maps and 51 appendices.Published Price £35 We have taken the opportunity with our 2021 editions of the OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR - FRANCE AND BELGIUM series to redesign the covers and print on 140g silk paper. This official history was the grandest ever produced in Britain, and its purpose was to provide "within reasonable compass an authoritative account, suitable for general readers and for students at military schools". Due to the number of full-colour maps bound in each volume, previous attempts to reprint this valuable reference either floundered, or were produced with the maps in monochrome. At last, the acclaimed work of the official cartographers who had 90,000 maps at their command can be examined as they intended - in full colour. Book.…

Two volumes. History of the Great War Series. Reprint of the 1925 & 1933 editions. Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), xxix, 592 pp + xxvii, 548 pp. Maps, map endpapers. Fine, with bookplates. Military History, World War I, WWI, European History, France, Belgium. busli.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). 8vo. xliii, 433pp + ii advertisements and press opinions. Red cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the spine. With map-illustrated endpapers and various plates of colour maps. A bump to the tips of two corners, edges lightly spotted, and a trace of bruising to the backstrip ends. A very good copy in the uncommon dust wrapper, with a three-inch tear to the front panel / spine panel fold, a small area of loss from the head of the spine panel just impacting the text (that small piece laid-in), and several further tiny fractions of edge- and corner loss. This volume covering Winter 1914-15, the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, and the Battle of Ypres. Folding eight-page 'Addenda and Corrigenda to Volume I and Volume II' laid-in, lightly spotted.…

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Maps to accompany Volume 3 in the series and the first volume for 1915 covering the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and the Battle of Ypres.Only 12 present of 13 maps called for, folding maps in a red cloth bound mapcase, with the contents list inside cover. 6 X 9 inches. MISSING MAP NUMBER 4 - "Ypres, 1/40,000 (layered)". Otherwsie teh maps and case aer in very good condition.…

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condición: Good. Condition Notes: Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding which is sunned at the spine and lightly spotted. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Previous owners' names to the first blank. Pages lightly age-tanned, more heavily in places; Hardback. Red boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (1.4 kg); pp (xxvi) 545 (2); Index; In the History of the Great War Based On Official Documents series; Preface by Brigadier-General Sir James E. Edmonds; Includes: Maps (many colour); Appendices (54); Frontispiece map; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #188545 ||. Major A. F. Becke (ilustrador).…

Condición: New. 2021 reprint of 3rd Revised Edition, 1933. SB. xxix + 529 pp with two endpaper maps, 21 sketch maps and 51 appendices. We have taken the opportunity with our 2021 editions of the OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR - FRANCE AND BELGIUM series to redesign the covers and print on 140g silk paper. This official history was the grandest ever produced in Britain, and its purpose was to provide "within reasonable compass an authoritative account, suitable for general readers and for students at military schools". Due to the number of full-colour maps bound in each volume, previous attempts to reprint this valuable reference either floundered, or were produced with the maps in monochrome. At last, the acclaimed work of the official cartographers who had 90,000 maps at their command can be examined as they intended - in full colour. Book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. No Jacket. 13 folding maps. From the collection of Dr Vivien Noakes [1937-2011] who was a leading authority on both Edward Lear and the First World War.

Condición: New. The Complete France & Belgium Series in 20 volumes The Complete France & Belgium Series, volumes included are:1914 Vol IMons, the retreat to the Seine, the Marne and the Aisne1914 Vol II Antwerp, La Bassà e, Arnetieres, Messines and Ypres1915 Vol IWinter 1914-15: Battle of Neuve Chapelle: Battles of Ypres1915 Vol IIBattles of Aubers Ridge, Festubert, and Loos1916 Vol ISir Douglas Haig's Command to the 1st July:Battle of the SommeCovers the first six and a half months of Haig's command,culminating with the opening day of the Somme. 1916 Vol II 2nd July 1916 to the end of the Battles of the Somme1917 Vol IThe German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line and theBattle of Arras1917 Vol IIMessines and Third Ypres (Passchendaele)1917 Vol IIIThe Battle of Cambrai1918 Vol IThe German March Offensive and its Preliminaries1918 Vol II March-April: Continuation of theGerman Offensives18 Vol IIIMay-July:The German Diversion Offensives and First Allied Counter-Attack1918 Vol IVThe Franco-British Offensive1918 Vol V 26th September - 11th November.The Advance to VictoryTransportation on the Western Front The Occupation of the Rhineland 1918-291916.Vol I.Appendices1916.Vol II.Appendices1917.Vol I.Appendices1918.Vol I.Appendices. Book.…

Condición: New. The Complete France & Belgium Series in 20 volumes Published Price £618 The Complete 20 Volume France & Belgium Series, volumes included are:1914 Vol IMons, the retreat to the Seine, the Marne and the Aisne1914 Vol II Antwerp, La Bassà e, Arnetieres, Messines and Ypres1915 Vol IWinter 1914-15: Battle of Neuve Chapelle: Battles of Ypres1915 Vol IIBattles of Aubers Ridge, Festubert, and Loos1916 Vol ISir Douglas Haig's Command to the 1st July:Battle of the SommeCovers the first six and a half months of Haig's command,culminating with the opening day of the Somme. 1916 Vol II 2nd July 1916 to the end of the Battles of the Somme1917 Vol IThe German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line and theBattle of Arras1917 Vol IIMessines and Third Ypres (Passchendaele)1917 Vol IIIThe Battle of Cambrai1918 Vol IThe German March Offensive and its Preliminaries1918 Vol II March-April: Continuation of theGerman Offensives18 Vol IIIMay-July:The German Diversion Offensives and First Allied Counter-Attack1918 Vol IVThe Franco-British Offensive1918 Vol V 26th September - 11th November.The Advance to VictoryTransportation on the Western Front The Occupation of the Rhineland 1918-291916.Vol I.Appendices1916.Vol II.Appendices1917.Vol I.Appendices1918.Vol I.Appendices. Book.…