evans gordon major (2 resultados)

Paper Back. Condición: Very Good. First Edition, First Impression. 1944 First edition, first impression. Size octavo, 254 pages plus 4 pages of advertisements for charities at the rear. Orange/Brown paper covers with black titles and list of articles printed in border on front cover, publisher's advertisements on the rear cover. Condition very good plus, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, crease to spine, pages slightly toned at edges else very clean. Articles: Youth "Service" - by Sir Ernest Benn. Education in the Melting Pot - by Major Frederic Evans. The Survival of the Fittest in Wild Life - by Douglas Gordon. Developments in Divorce - by J.W.B. Worsley. Peace-Making - Utrecht, Vienna and Versailles - by Sir Charles Petrie. Literature in North Devon - by Malcolm Elwin. The Hot Springs Conference - by Major R. G. Proby. Costs, Controls, and War Prices - by A. Wyatt Tilby. Britain at War - By Lord Gorell. And also reviews of recent book releases and some advertisements.

No Binding. Condición: Very Good. Dawn By Spy Ilustrador. First. A fine original colour lithograph from Vanity Fair, a magazine which was published from 1869-1914, featuring a large caricature portrait each week. These were drawn by various artists, the most famous of whom was Leslie Ward who used the 'nom de crayon' of "Spy". This portrait will come mounted/matted and ready to frame using archivist quality materials, mount size 18 x 12 inches, 47 x 31 cms. It will be presented in a cellophane wrapper with our label guaranteeing authenticity. We pack very well, between sheets of hardboard. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of Major Evans-Gordon, with the caption "The Alien Immigrant". Major Sir William Eden Evans-Gordon (1857- 31 October 1913) was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP). As a soldier he had served on the North-West Frontier. He was originally commissioned into the 67th Foot, but later transferred to the Madras Staff Corps and was attached to the Indian Government.