Quail geoffrey (8 resultados)

HARDBACK RED. General wear, contains colour plates, contains foldout chart, light soiling in endpapers, lightly bumped corners and spine DATE PUBLISHED: 1972 EDITION: 272.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: None. 1st Edition. THIS BOOK DOCUMENTS THE NECESSITY THAT THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HAS FOUND TO ENDEVOUR TO BE ONE STEP AHEAD IN TERMS OF BEING AWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF TROPICAL DISEASE IN THE AREAS OF ITS MILITARY ENGAGEMENTS.SUCH READINESS CAN PREVENT THE UNNECESSARY LOSS OF LIFE. this book is complete but has no d/j. None.…

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 254 pages. 10.00x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condición: New. 1st Edition.

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Hard cover dust wrapper, 254pp, b&w photos. Very light wear to edges of dw/boards; a near fine copy. Historically, prolonged campaigns have been frequently lost or won because of the greater fitness of one of the combatant armies. In the twentieth century, infection was still a major problem, leading to withdrawal from Gallipoli, and the near defeat of the Allies due to malaria early in the Second World Wars Pacific campaign. Malaria emerged again as a major problem in the Vietnam War. The Australian Army Medical Corps, founded in 1901, learned from past medical experience. However, errors leading to significant morbidity did occur mainly in relation to malaria. These errors included lack of instruction of doctors sent to New Guinea with the Australian Force in the Great War, inadequate prophylactic measures against malaria in New Guinea early in World War Two, failure to perceive the threat of emerging resistant strains of malaria in the 1960s, and military commanders not fully implementing the recommendations of their medical advisers. Many Australian campaigns have taken place in tropical locations; a substantial amount of scientific work to prevent and manage tropical diseases has therefore been conducted by the Army Medical Corps medical researchersparticularly in the Land Headquarters Medical Research Unit and the Army Malaria Institute. Their work extends well beyond the military, greatly improving health outcomes throughout the world. This book recognises the efforts of both individuals and the Army's Tropical Disease Research units since Federation in helping the Army succeed in battle. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. An in-depth psychic study of the Monad, Absolute or God and the Rays, Angelic Hosts,and the hierarchy of spirits and elementals. An account of evolution as it relates to a kingdom of nature parallel to man, namely the kingdom of the angelic hosts, known in the East as the Kingdom of the Devas or 'the Shining Ones'. Gives graphic descriptions of the various Devas. Twenty-nine colour plates of angels, devas, gods, sylphs, spirits and elementals plus 3 Kabbalist charts (one foldout). Illustrated in colour by Ethelwynne M. Quail. Fifth Edition. Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, India 1966. illus xxiv + 272pp hb dw torn & discoloured, pages browned, pict yellow dw, pict silver red cloth, book vg.…

Hard. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. Tenth Reprint. Text bright, boards and binding neat, tape repairs to dust jacket. Size: 4to. Quail, Ethelwynne M. (ilustrador).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Theosophical Publishing House Adyar, Madras, India. 1961. 272 pgs. Illustrated with color frontispiece, fold-out chart and 29 color plates by Miss Quail in total. Signed and inscribed by Geoffrey Hodson on the FFEP. Fourth Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is chipped and worn to the edges). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Hodson was a Theosophist who claimed to be able to see fairy and nature spirits. This book chronicles some of his experiences, and has some beautiful drawings. Whether you believe his claims or not, the book is a metaphysical classic and an entertaining read. E-015; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…