The great game (11 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 44 pages. Murray Sayle "Hydrocarbon Civilisation" / R W Johnson "Who was to blame for Rwanda?" / John Upton "Labour's Threat to Criminal Justice" / A D Nuttall "Milton Misread" / Germaine Greer "In praise of Lucy Hutchinson" / Frank Kermode Gielgud" / Paul Smith "Ornamentalism : How the British Saw Their Empire" / Robert Irwin "Tournament of shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Asia".…

Condición: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: Quarto. Category: Apollo Arts Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condición: Very Good. 6 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 17.5 x 24 cms. Category: History Today; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condición: Very Good. 3 pages, illustrated. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: A4 Size. Category: History Today; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Comic Book. Condición: Good. US Edition. As it says on the cover, Classics Illustrated featured Stories by the World's Greatest Authors. See pictures for full details - the item you will receive is exactly the item shown in the three photos. 48 colour pages, with original printed covers. Condition as expected for an ephemeral comic. Dating C.I. comics precisely is rather hard, so we have given the first year of publication, and we have stated the HRN from the rear cover (where known) for the item which is a useful indicator. Please consult a decent bibliography or guide to the series to confirm details for yourself. Cover art by An Unidentified Artist. Story by An Unidentified Writer. HRN #167. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Comics & Graphic Novels; Classics Illustrated Comics; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Comic Book. Condición: Good. UK Edition. As it says on the cover, Classics Illustrated featured Stories by the World's Greatest Authors. See pictures for full details - the item you will receive is exactly the item shown in the three photos. 48 colour pages, with original printed covers. Condition as expected for an ephemeral comic. Dating C.I. comics precisely is rather hard, so we have given the first year of publication, and we have stated the HRN from the rear cover (where known) for the item which is a useful indicator. Please consult a decent bibliography or guide to the series to confirm details for yourself. Cover art by An Unidentified Artist. Story by Seymour Moskowitz. HRN #129. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Comics & Graphic Novels; Classics Illustrated Comics; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: fine. First American Edition. Octavo, 340pp. Yellow cloth spine, title stamped in red on spine. Top edge dyed red. First edition statement on copyright page. Solid and clean text block, a fine example. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $8.95 retail price on front flap, a bright example. George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008) based the idea of Flashman on the original character created by Thomas Hughes in Tom Brown's School Days, published in 1857. The Flashman character was a fictionalized look at the 19th century British Army, but Fraser was always praised for his historical accuracy in portraying real world events. By the time of his death in 2008, Fraser published twelve Flashman novels, including: Flashman (1969), Royal Flash (1970), Flash for Freedom! (1971), Flashman at the Charge (1973), Flashman in the Great Game (1975), Flashman's Lady (1977), Flashman and the Redskins (1982), Flashman and the Dragon (1985), Flashman and the Mountain of Light (1990), Flashman and the Angel of the Lord (1994), Flashman and the Tiger (1999) and Flashman on the March (2005). First American edition of Flashman in the Great Game by George MacDonald Fraser, the fifth novel in the Flashman series. (ilustrador).…

Disbound report (from the Annual Report for the Smithsonian Institution): pp 265-277, 8 black and white photographic plates, 22.5 x 14.7 cm, front leaf loose, age-toning and inner edge a trifle marked but otherwise in very good condition. Sir Francis Younghusband (1863-1942) returned to a hero's welcome following his Tibet "Expedition" of 1903-4, which was, in reality a militarized diplomatic mission driven by geopolitical anxiety (the Great Game) and was marked by dramatic clashes and some 2,700 Tibetan casualties. This report was originally read at the Royal Geographical Society in London in February 1905 (here reprinted from a Smithsonian Annual Report of the same year) and was widely reviewed. One such appearing in "Nature" belied the military truths: "[Younghusband] was also able to touch briefly upon some of the results obtained by the scientific experts who accompanied the mission, as well as by the survey party under Captains Rawling and Ryder, which in the late autumn did excellent work along the whole course of the Upper Brahmaputra, proving definitely that no peaks higher than Everest exist on this flank of the Himalayas.".…

None. Condición: None. Fourteen loose original albumen photographs ca. 17,1x12,3 cm (6 ¾ x 4 ¾ in) mounted on ornamented cardboards. All photos with period Russian captions on the verso. Photos housed in a folder. Light soiling of the cardboards, photos age-toned, several photographs with small stains, but overall a very good collection of strong, interesting photos. Historically important collection of professional albumen photographs, mostly documenting Mashhad, Iran, in the late 19th century and before the 1912 bombardment of the city. At the time, Mashhad was a major political and commercial center under the Qajar dynasty. Owing to its proximity to Afghanistan and Russian Central Asia, the city became a focal point of the Great Game between Britain and Russia. Following the establishment of the Russian consulate in Mashhad (1889), Russian consular guards, Cossack escorts, and military advisers appeared in the city to protect Russian subjects. In 1912, amid anti-Russian protests, Russian Cossack forces heavily bombarded the city, heavily damaging the Imam Reza Holy shrine complex and surrounding areas. As follows from the captions, the photographer was of Russian origin and was likely on assignment related to the military interests of the empire in the region. The stiff ornamental mounts suggest that the photos were produced for official or presentation purposes, possibly intended for consular archives, a government report, or as a gift to a high-ranking official. The collection contains 14 photographs of mostly Mashhad, including four well-executed early views of the pre-bombarded Imam Reza Holy Shrine. The images show a general view of the crowded shrine, the arch and courtyard with horses, and an archway guarded by armed soldiers. Another important photo depicts the interior of the nearby Gawhar-Shad Mosque with three Russian soldiers posing on the pulpit. Especially interesting is an image of the British Consulate entrance, established in the city in 1889 (The consulate was closed in 1911 following the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, which divided Persia into spheres of influence). Despite thorough research, no other photographs of the consulate have been found online. Other identified photographs from Mashhad include the Persian artillery barracks with cannons in the yard, and the entrance to the governor's palace, showing a dozen militaries and civilians posing for the photo. The collection also includes at least two photographs from Afghanistan, depicting the crowded "Tehran Gate" with locals in traditional attire passing through, and the "New Afghan Gate," with armed soldiers facing the camera. Among four unidentified photographs are "Igda" (possibly "Eedgah," Kandahar, Aghanistan), "Kochan" (possibly Kashan, Iran), the "Ergov" gates, and the "Bank Gates," with Kazak soldiers guarding the entrance. Overall, historically important collection of professional albumen photographs, mostly documenting Mashhad, Iran, in the late 19th century and before the 1912 bombardment of the city.…

pp. [681]-686. In excellent condition, disbound from the annual volume with the stitching retained.