foreword buchan (35 resultados)

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1929 Scribner's First Edition. No dust jacket otherwise excellent condition. Boards clean. Binding strong. Text block tight. Previous ownership on half-title page. Text clean.

113 pages. Oblong paperback: H 21.5cm x L 28cm. Blue paper covers. An as new copy which remains in the publisher's original shrink-wrap. ISBN 0966319133.

Hardcover. Condición: VG/VG. First US Edition. Studies in International Security : 14. Jacket edgeworn with several small tears. 219 pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1929 FIRST EDITION. Text is unmarked condition. Former library copy with usual stickers. DJ is missing. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available.

Soft Cover/Stiched. Condición: Very Good. Unstated. Text/VG; Near New w/faint margin discoloration. Illustrated soft cover/NF. No publication date; Preface dated 1933. Adventur/expedition. Chronicle of the first successful flight over Everest. The early 1930's marked a historic era of aviation 'firsts'. Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing and Byrd's reach to the poles sparked the race to fly over Everest. This is the story of how England earned that fame. Funded by Lady Houston, the acheivement is known as the Houston-Mount Everest Expedition. 10 chapters: I, First Over Everest; II, Preliminary Steps in Technical Planning; III, Oxygen on the Everest Flight; IV, Air Photographic Survey; V, The Flight to India; VI, Nepal; VII, The Flight to Everest; VIII, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga & the Second Flight to Everest; IX, Filming the Flight; and, X, The Authors' Appreciation of Those Who Contributed to the Success of the Expedition, followed by 2 appendices, the 2nd of which describes the "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 5th or later Edition. VG+ in G+ d/j. Reprint of 5th edition. One of a series of books showing the armed forces in action; essentially propaganda to encourage the general public. Many illustrations showing the majority of aircraft types in use by the RAF in WW2. Blue boards and spine very clean with very bright gilt titling. EPP foxed but o/w very good internally on good quality gloss paper. Pictorial d/j is not price-clipped but is lightly foxed and has a piece missing at the head of the spine resulting in loss of part of the title. The R is creased and there are a couple of closed tears.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Blue hardback with black titles. Spine a bit worn and marked otherwise internally very good condition. The teaching of hygiene in schools. Amazing vintage Illustrations in black and white about cleanliness of the time period most of which is still valid today!63 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. 2007. 300pp. B&W and colour images. Signed on the title page, "With Best wishes, Eddie Turnbull." Page edges browning, and slight crease to front cover. Otherwise book is in excellent condition. "As the first British player to score a goal in European club competition in 1955, Hibs hero Eddie Turnbull holds a unique place in footballing history. Now, for the first time, Turnbull tells the whole story of his extraordinary life in this compelling and thoroughly entertaining autobiography. Turnbull reveals how he became a professional footballer after just one competitive match following his demob from the Royal Navy and gives his version of how he became one-fifth of the most celebrated forward line ever to grace Scottish football - the Famous Five of Hibernian FC. He uncovers why he played no more than nine times for his nation and reveals why he had to wait until he was eighty-two to be awarded his first international 'cap'. After his playing career ended, Turnbull achieved lasting fame as manager of Aberdeen and his beloved Hibs. 'Turnbull's Tornadoes' beat Jock Stein's Celtic side to lift the Scottish League Cup in season 1972-73 and won the Drybrough Cup twice, in 1972 and 1973. In his decade with Hibs, he also managed George Best, and Turnbull now tells all about his turbulent time with the late, great Georgie. In this remarkable account, Turnbull explains why he walked away from football in 1980. He gives his diagnoses of the ills of the modern game and recounts the behind-the-scenes stories of his playing days and his two decades as a trainer, coach and manager.". SIGNED COPY.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 264 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly rubbed; spine ends bumped. Illust. from b/w photos. Contents nice.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Octavo in blue cloth binding. B&W photographs, 2 maps, charts and one anaglyph 3D photograph with 3D view in pocket at back of book. Condition: wear, soiling & rubbing to binding; corners bumped with minor fraying; else a good, tight copy. Pages: xix, 279.

Red Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No dj. First Edition. Binding sound and tight, pages clean and free of markings. Presentation bookplate of the Peebles March and Riding Beltane Queen Festival. Foxing freckes to endpapers, b&w photoplates in good order. Boards are bright cerise cloth with watersplash marks affecting the bottom hinge corner and tov a lesser extent on the same corner of the rear board. Some white scuff marks to top edge and on the rear board. These flaws are offset by the brightn gilt titling on the front board and the bright colour of the cloth. The gilt spine titling is rubbed in a couple of places. Overall not a bad copy. 72pp. Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Account of a bunch of crazy posh people who thought it would be a grand idea to fly over Mount Everest in the early 1930s with relatively basic equipment. It was there I suppose! Pretty decent looking copy with clean cloth boards although a little sun faded at the top edge and, especially so, on the spine.Also a little slitting along the outer hinge of the back board, nothing too severe but significant enough to be worthy of a mention in this description. A little toning to the page block edges and end papers. No inscriptions. No dust jacket. Terrific copy on the whole.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition, First Thus. Stated First American Edition. Text/Bright, clean As New. Gilt embossed black linen boards/VG; Strong & sound w/light rubs to corner tips & upper/lower spine, and fading to spine. DJ/None. PO label to front cover verso, and name & date to fEP. Photographs of the two participating Westland aircraft to endpapers. Frontispiece: Photo taken 100 feet above Everest. Chronology of the Everest Flight precedes text. Aircraft used were the original PV-6 prototype, registered G-ACBR (and also known as the Houston-Wallace) along with the Westland PV-3 G-ACAZ. Both airplanes were modified to inclued heating and oxygen equipment, fully enclosing the rear cockpits and using highly supercharged Bristol Pegasus IS.3 engines. Text, supported by photos, in 10 chapters: I, The Challenge of Everest!; II, Strategy & Preliminary Tactics; III, Final Tactics & Objectives; IV, The Flight to Indian; V, Flights Across India; VI, Nepal, Land of Mystery & Contrasts; VII, The Flying House-Party at Purnea; VIII, The Great Adventure; IX, The Flight Over Kangchenjunga; and, X, The Second Assault of Mout Everest. 3 appendices follow: I, Oxygen, Special Masks & Clothing; II, Duties of the Observers; and, III, The "Bristol" Pegasus S.3 Engine. Fine copy less dust jacket.

Condición: Very Good. . Hardback. c. 1915. Fine in original illustrated cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing age and shelf wear. Lightly toned. Text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. . . . .

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A really sound and solid copy with no inscriptions and clean pages throughout. There is a little toning and light smudge marks to the page block edge. The boards are clean with crisp title lettering on the front board. Similarly on the spine cloth, although slightly faded. There is some wear to the fore edge corner tips but nothing severe. Other than that there are just a few light marks to the boards which are not very noticeable. In all, a very presentable copy of this scarce book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 27 pages. First edition. Very good copy in green paper over boards and red leather covers with gold lettering on spine. Limited edition, 1/300.Facsimile letter from Scott to Joseph Train tipped-in in front of book.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Folding facsimile letter Ilustrador. First Thus. The scarce plain dust wrapper has a couple pieces missing at its top edge but has kept the book in tip-top condition. One of 300 printed.

Condición: Very Good. . Hardback. c. 1915. Fine in original illustrated cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing age and shelf wear. Lightly toned. Text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condición: Very Good. Edward Arnold; London, 1931. Hardcover. First edition. Very Good+, light rubbing/handling to covers but interior clean and free of markings w/No Dustwrapper. An interesting account of life on a timber boat and Northern Russia in the 1930's. A nice, clean copy. 8vo[octavo or aprx 5 x 8 inches], 306pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Condición: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original Persian green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered navy back and front. 8vo. 10'' x 8''. Contains Frontispiece of Queen Mary, 160 pp with 12 tipped-in colour plates of the King, the Prince of Wales, and paintings and textual illustrations by Arthur Rackham, William Russell Flint, W. Heath Robinson and others. Pencil message to the front free end paper dated 1916, rubbing to the corners and spine crowns and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book).

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: very good. first edition as stated. 7 x 10 in. 264 pp. Gray cloth boards with gilt medallion. Photo endpapers. Lavish B&W photo plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean but front board has some foxing/toning at edges. Spine mildly toned. Corners and spine ends bumped, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Text clean and unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD ; very clean, toning to edges and spine, large chips at front upper corner and spine head. Not clipped ($3.50) In a new Mylar wrapper. Expl. RGR.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 1st Edition. VG- first edition. Blanchard C90. The author, who was Carrick Pursuivant of Arms, sets out the rules and formalities of the Scottish heraldic system which differs markedly from that of England. There is a 2-page foreword by John Buchan. 186 pp Textured blue cloth; gold lettering; frontispiece illustration with tissue guard; 37 full-page illustrations, many in colour; 91 illustrations in the text; top edge gilt; outer and lower edges uncut. The book is in very good condition throughout. There is an ex-libris bookplate of The Stewart Society on the fly-leaf but no other evidence of library ownership/use. A small address label has been pasted onto yhis bookplate. The illustrated d/w is not price-clipped. The top of the spine is worn and the white rear panel is soiled. The is a piece about one and a half inches square missing from the top corner of the front panel adjacent to the spine.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback. 21x14.5cm. 206 pages. Flat spine. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref zdt-don.

Condición: Good. The third edition with additions. G: in Good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Heraldic book-plate on paste-down. 200mm x 120mm (8" x 5"). 24pp. Translated from the French. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Atlantic Books / Stevens & Sons Limited, London. 1960. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine.This copy bears the book plate of Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, KT, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE (6 May 1911 - 28 November 1980) was a British Army officer, a military historian and the last British-born Governor-General of New Zealand. Clean, tight and bright. Dust jacket Condition: Very Good. Not price clipped and has minor shelf wear with tanning.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG- first edition. A paper on the road bridges of Britain in the early 1930s. Much fascinating information and profusely illustrated in black and white. Marbled brown boards rubbed at the corners with some wear of the paper covering at one corner. Spine ends rubbed and a small black mark part way down the spine. Internally the glossy paper remains bright and clean but 2 leaves are detached but present. F fly-leaf bears the rubber stamp of an architect's practice.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. No DJ.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Fine. Shinbo, Art - Cover Ilustrador. 72 Pages. Beautiful book illustrating 30 of the many, many historical homes of Walla Walla. This Volume III is the final book of this exceptional series of this historically special area. There are literally hundreds of houses here that were built around the turn jof the 19th century. The homes in this Volume III span the period from 1876 to 1919. Each home is distinctive, from the oldest houses to the Alvarado Terrace address of the city's first woman teacher. Some of these awesome homes have undergone careful rehabilitation and are recipients of restorationn awards. Each home is illustrated with a full page photograph facing a page of descriptive text. Contents in Three Parts: South Palouse Historic Area, Whitman College Historic Area, and Outlying Areas. The inside of the front cover is illustrated by a map of the Whit man College Area and the inside of the back cover has the South Palouse Historic Area. The Contents also include Sources of Information, Architectural References, Definitions Walla Walla's Placques Listing, and Walking / Driving Tour.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in burgundy cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine, no dustjacket. 399pp. Gold gilt top page edges. B/w portrait frontispiece, b/w photographic plates and maps throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, crease to front board. (42/4).

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Various Ilustrador. A comprehensive and illustrated record of road bridges across Great Britain by accomplished civil engineer Charles Bressey. British Bridges: An Illustrated Technical and Historical Record, written by civil engineer and Chief Engineer for Roads at the Ministry of Transport Charles Herbert Bressey, with a foreword by Secretary of State for Transport Oliver Stanley and fellow MP John Buchan. Published by the Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress organising committee in 1933.Rebound in quarter cloth, with paper boards. Includes 312 in-text illustrations of bridges across Great Britain, including photographs and architectural designs.An informative reference of Bridges, Bressey delves into the road bridges across Great Britain at the time, including London Bridge, the Usk Bridge, the George V Bridge and many more. Bressey details estimated costs, histories, facts, and primary purposes of each. Rebound in quart cloth, with paper boards. Externally, very smart with clean boards. Very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. End papers are clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the rare small mark to leaf extremities. Slight signs of previous water damage to right edges of leaves, heavier to first leaves. Scratch marks to left edge of frontispiece. Very Good. book.