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Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condición: Very Good. 3 pages. The Strand Magazine (1891-1950) was a literary powerhouse, bringing readers gripping mystery, adventure, and intrigue every month. It became legendary for publishing Sherlock Holmes stories, skyrocketing the detective's fame and cementing its place in literary history. Beyond Holmes, it featured thrilling fiction, fascinating articles, and stunning illustrations, captivating audiences with tales of crime, exploration, and the unknown. With its bold storytelling and iconic artwork, The Strand shaped popular literature, inspiring generations of writers and readers alike. A true treasure trove of imagination, it remains one of the most celebrated magazines of its time! This is a genuine, original article, carefully extracted from an historic volume, not a reprint or reproduction! A rare chance to own a true artifact from the past. Size: 16 x 22 cms. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Large format, dark turquoise boards with title and dagger design in gilt, occasional belemishes to boards which are overall bright and clean, very slight wear to extremities, text and colour photos very clean Heavy book, will incur some extra postage (at cost) outside the UK.

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Several colour portraits available, all extracted from "Celebrities of the Army", edited by Commander C.N. Robinson, R.N., and published in fortnightly sixpenny parts, in London, by George Newnes, circa 1900. 'At a time when all eyes are turned to the operations of our troops in South Africa, those who are responsible for the organisation of our forces at home, and their conduct in the field, are much in the public mind. This series of CELEBRITIES OF THE ARMY will present its chiefs and leaders in a very vivid manner. . the public craves to know more of the men whom it trusts, and to whom it looks to accomplish its will. They will be shown in this series, in a manner that is at once striking and altogether new, by admirable portraits in colours and life-like presentments of character in the text.' The page measures 37 x 27.5 cms, and the image area (not including the caption), measures about 25 x 19 cms. A brief career and character sketch of the subject appears on the reverse of the portrait. One leaf only, folio. The following portraits, each for just £8, are available:1.Colonel H.P. Airey, D.S.O. Commanding First Bushmen's Contingent, South African Field Force.2.Major-General J.M. Babington. Commanding First Cavalry Brigade in South Africa.3.Major-General G. Barton, C.B. Commanding the Sixth Infantry Brigade.4.Lieutenant-Colonel E.C. Bethune. Commanding Bethune's Mounted Infantry.5.Major-General J.P. Brabazon, C.B., A.D.C. Commanding Imperial Yeomanry, South Africa.6.Sir Redvers Buller, Commanding in Natal7.Lieutenant-General Sir F. Carrington, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. On Special Service in South Africa.8.Brevet-Major Lord E.H. Cecil, Chief Staff Officer at Mafeking during the Siege.9.Brigadier-General Lord Chesham; Imperial Yeomanry, South Africa.10.Major-General R.A.P. Clements, D.S.O. Commanding Twelfth Brigade, South Africa.11.Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Clery, K.C.B. Commanding Second Division, South Africa.12.Major-General J. Talbot Coke; Commanding Tenth Brigade, South African Field Force; Colour portrait of.13.Major-General J.B.B. Dickson, C.B. Commanding Fourth Cavalry Brigade, South African Field Force.14.Major-General C.W.H. Douglas, A.D.C. Commanding Ninth Brigade, South African Field Force.15.Lieutenant-General Sir Drury Drury-Lowe, G.C.B. Colonel of the 17th Lancers.16.Lieut.-General Sir Frederick W.E.F. Forestier-Walker. Commanding Line of Communication.17.Lieutenant-General J.D.P. French. Commanding Cavalry Division, South African Field Force.18.Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Gatacre Commanding 3rd Division, South African Field Force.19.Major-General A. Fitzroy Hart, C.B. Commanding Fifth Brigade, South African Field Force.20.Major-General F. Howard, c.B., A.D.C. Commanding Eighth Brigade, South African Field Force.21.Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Hunter, K.C.B., D.S.O. Commanding the Tenth Division, South Africa.22.Major-General E.T.H. Hutton, C.B., A.D.C. Commanding First Mounted Infantry Brigade, South Africa.23.The Late Captain the Hon. R.H. de Montmorency, V.C. Commanding de Montmorency's Scouts.24.Lieutenant-Colonel W.D. Otter; Commanding Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry, South Africa.25.Colonel R.G. Kekewich, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The Defender of Kimberley.26.Lieutenant-Colonel F.L. Lessard; Canadian Mounted Infantry, South Africa.27.Lieutenant-General the Hon. N.G. Lyttelton, C.B. Commanding Fourth Brigade in South Africa.28.Major-General G.H. Marshall. Commanding Royal Artillery, South African Field Force.29.Lt.-Gen. Lord Methuen30.Major-General G.T. Pretyman, C.B., R.A. Military Commander, Bloemfontein.31.Major M.F. Rimington. Commandant Rimington's Guides32.Lt.-Gen. Sir Baker Creed Russell, G.C.B., K.C.M.G. Commanding Southern District.33.The Late Major-General Sir W. Penn Symons, K.C.B. Mortally wounded at Talana Hill, South Africa.34.The Late Major-General A.G. Wauchope, C.B., C.M.G. Formerly Commanding the Highland Brigade in South Africa. Killed in action at Magersfontein, December 11th,

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. 1st Edition. Circa 1900. The wraps are worn and have been tape repaired. Some foxing and the plates are loose. As a book, the condition is poor but the plates are still entirely suitable for framing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. 1st Edition. Circa 1900. The wraps are worn and have been tape repaired. Some foxing and the plates are loose. As a book, the condition is poor but the plates are still entirely suitable for framing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. 1st Edition. Circa 1900. The wraps are worn and have been tape repaired. Some foxing and the plates are loose. As a book, the condition is poor but the plates are still entirely suitable for framing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. 1st Edition. Circa 1900. The wraps are worn and have been tape repaired. Some foxing and the plates are loose. As a book, the condition is poor but the plates are still entirely suitable for framing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. 1st Edition. Circa 1900. The wraps are worn and have been tape repaired. Some foxing and the plates are loose. As a book, the condition is poor but the plates are still entirely suitable for framing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. 1st Edition. Circa 1900. The wraps are worn and have been tape repaired. Some foxing and the plates are loose. As a book, the condition is poor but the plates are still entirely suitable for framing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. 1st Edition. Circa 1900. The wraps are worn and have been tape repaired. Some foxing and the plates are loose. As a book, the condition is poor but the plates are still entirely suitable for framing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. 1st Edition. Circa 1900. The wraps are worn and have been tape repaired. Some foxing and the plates are loose. As a book, the condition is poor but the plates are still entirely suitable for framing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Thick Octavo, ii, x, xv, xviii, 1101 pages. In Good plus condition. Two volumes in one bound book. Bound in the publisher's red cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight wear including mild sunning to the spine and rubbing to the edges/joints. Text block has moderate age toning to the edges. Mild age toning to the interior. Chipped tail fore corner to pages one thousand, ninety seven through one thousand, one hundred and one. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Tape repaired head edge and tail fore corner to the frontispiece. Chipped tail fore corner to the tissue guard and to the title page. Few minor marks to the interior and small chip to the tail edge to few first pages. Illustrated. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Q, ND-Q. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire about rates. 1396264. FP New Rockville Stock.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good+. A splendid compendium of Victorian military celebrities and heroes. Minor shelfwear, else Very Good indeed. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good+. A splendid compendium of Victorian military celebrities and heroes. Minor shelfwear, else Very Good indeed. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. 2 preliminary leaves, 144 pages including 72 colour portrait : 36 cm. gilt edges. Summary:Portraits and brief biographies of officers in command of the British army in the South African war, 1899-1900.

Wraps. Condición: Fair. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Minor loss of material at the lower right corner of all pages and rear cover. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part II, the interior pagination begins with page 9 and end with page 16. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part II includes Lieut.-General Lord Methuen, General H. E. Wood; Lieut.-General Sir William Gatacre, and Lieut.-General Sir George White. This is a Boer War era publication, as text refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. Today, the Newnes imprint books continue to be published by Elsevier. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Bound from Original parts without covers. 144 pp with 72 colour plates of various army notables in full uniform, all but one sporting the most wonderful of moustaches! Red cloth boards with gilt lettering to front. Boards are marked and generally grubby. Corners are bumped. Some damage to ends of the spine. Internally grubby in places. Two plates have had a pencilled grid superimposed - assumedly they have been used in some kind of art project. 144 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 1695g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 032102:3h) Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Language: ENG 1695 G. Book.

Gebunden. Condición: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original w.

Half Red Cloth/ Gold Cloth. Condición: Good. To be completed in about 12 sixpenny fortnightly parts, title page is the front cover of the first part of the series, printed on green/blue paper,144pp, illustrated with 68 full-colour portraits, biographies of army leaders, many involved in the Boer War in South Africa, (October 1899 - May 1902), occasional smudges to pages, pencil scrawl to p141 portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel W D Otter, floral patterned endpapers, front hinge weak, half red cloth, gold cloth spine and corners, gilt lettering to upper board, brown lettering to spine, corners a little frayed, some scuffs to boards. A VERY ATTRACTIVE VOLUME. PLEASE NOTE: THIS LARGE, HEAVY BOOK MAY COST EXTRA TO SHIP OUTSIDE OF THE UK. Size: Larger Quarto. British Army.

Hardback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No DW. 1st Edition. Red cloth lettered in gold. 72 colour portraits with accompanying text. Clean tight text. Upper inner hinge celotaped. COVERS VERY WORN. So just a good working copy. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1800g.

Hardback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No DW. 1st Edition. Green cloth lettered in gold. 72 colour portraits with accompanying text. Clean tight text. COVERS VERY MARKED. So just a good working copy. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1800g.

Wraps. Condición: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part VII, the interior pagination begins with page 49 and ends with page 56. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part VII includes Brigadier-General Douglas H. B. H., Earl of Dundonald, Major-General A. FitzRoy Hart, Lieutenant-General Sir Drury Drury-Lowe, and General Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Condición: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Minor page corner creasing. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part XI, the interior pagination begins with page 81 and ends with page 88 The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part XI includes Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Thorneycroft, Major-General G. T. Pretyman, Major-General G. Barton, and Major-General J. P. Barbazon. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Condición: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part IX, the interior pagination begins with page 65 and ends with page 72 The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part IX includes Lieut.-General Thomas Kelly-Kenny, Major-General J. M. Babington, Lieut.-General Sir F. Carrington, and General Sir W. S. A. Lockhart. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Condición: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part VI, the interior pagination begins with page 41 and ends with page 48. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part VI includes Lieut.-General J. D. P. French, Major-General G. H. Marshall, Major-General Sir J. C. Ardagh, and Major-General Sir E. R. P. Woodgate. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Condición: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part III, the interior pagination begins with page 17 and end with page 24. The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part III includes Field-Marshal Lord Roberts, Major-General Hector A. MacDonald, Brevert-Colonel Sir Francis Reginald Wingate, and Field-Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.

Wraps. Condición: Good. The format is approximately 11 inches by 14.5 inches. Cover has some wear and soiling. Each illustration was suitable for framing, with the associated text on the back side of the color image. As Part X, the interior pagination begins with page 73 and ends with page 80 The front cover is i, and ii and the rear cover is iii and iv pagination. Each section has a full page full color portrait and a page of text on the individual. This was to be completed in about 12 fortnightly parts. Later increased to 18 parts. The Contents of Part X includes Major-General J. F. Brocklehurst, Lieutenant-Colonel D. McT. Lumsden, Lieutenant The Hon. F. H. S. Roberts, and Major-General Charles Edmond Knox. This is a Boer War era publication, as text in Part II refers to General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood as 'the present Adjutant-General". George Newnes Ltd. is a British publisher. The company was founded in 1891 by George Newnes (1851-1910), considered a founding father of popular journalism. Newnes published such magazines and periodicals as Tit-Bits, The Wide World Magazine, The Captain, The Strand Magazine, The Grand Magazine, John O'London's Weekly, Sunny Stories for Little Folk, Woman's Own, and the "Practical" line of magazines overseen by editor Frederick J. Camm. Long after the founder's death, Newnes was known for publishing groundbreaking consumer magazines such as Nova. Newnes published books by such authors as Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, George Goodchild, P. G. Wodehouse, and John Wyndham. The portraits from Celebrities of the Army published by G. Newnes, collected and edited by Naval Commander Charles Napier Robinson (1849-1936) have been described as 'the finest collection of moustaches ever seen'! After serial publication, these portraits and text were then published in book form. These are portraits of the cream of the senior officers of the British Army (such 'celebrities' increasing their prominence due to the Boer War, a focus of the serial publications). Charles Napier Robinson (27 January 1849 - 14 September 1936) was an English journalist and story writer. After a career in the Royal Navy, during which he achieved the rank of Commander, he became a journalist, specializing in naval matters. In his lifetime Robinson witnessed the Naval Review of 1854 and the Silver Jubilee Review of 1936 and as a participant, spectator or correspondent he witnessed all the Naval Reviews of the 80 years between. During his military service he witnessed fighting during the American Civil War. He was born in Thanet in Kent in 1849, one of five children of Alexander Robinson, a Paymaster 1st Class and Purser in the Royal Navy. In 1861 aged 13 Charles Robinson joined the Royal Navy and was promoted Lieutenant in September 1872. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for actions against slaving dhows off the East African coast. After twenty years of service he retired early in July 1882 under the Childers Scheme with the rank of Commander. Between 1895 and 1903 Robinson was the editor of the periodical The Navy and Army Illustrated. He was assistant editor of the Army and Navy Gazette and a founder of the Society for Nautical Research being a member of the original Council of 1910-11 and was a member of the Publication Committee. In 1921 he became a Vice-President and in 1931 was appointed an Honorary Vice-President. After his long and a distinguished service in the Royal Navy he became the Naval Correspondent for The Times, a position he held for 45 years and was editor of The Naval Annual. Robinson was also "a prolific author who had a considerable impact on how naval history was both written and understood" and was a writer of naval fiction. He received the Royal United Services Institute's Chesney Medal for his contribution to naval literature. His book The British Fleet, the Growth, Achievements, and Duties of the Navy of the Empire (1894) became essential reading for naval officers from many countries. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.