Beith Major General John Hay (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. no date (c.1939), Very Good/no dj, 12mo., 283pp., gray cloth hardcover, 22 photo ill's., binding tight, private bookplate & owner's inked name on front endpapers o/w text unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Thus. [1930]. 1st thus, in Hodder and Stoughton's self proclaimed 'famous' 2s series. 312pp, plus viii page publisher's catalogue at rear. Red cloth covered boards, blind ruled with black titles on spine. Boards a little faded, sunned on spine, rubbed at corners and spine ends. Previous owner's name on front, slightly toned, endpaper, else internally neat, clean and tight. Vintage crime fiction. Ian Hay was the pen name of Major General John Hay Beith. The Poor Gentleman, his 11th novel, was first published in 1928. 12mo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Reprint. First published in 1921, this is an undated subsequent edition, in a classic Hodder yellow jacket of about 1930. Edge wear, chipping, closed tears and small loss to top and bottom of jacket and spine, 1" loss to top of spine, creasing and long closed tears to back jacket, some overall dust and time staining, corners rubbed with small loss, some foxing to page fore edges and endpapers. Not clipped (price on spine 2/-), no inscriptions, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown, internally quite clean tight and square, overall a reading copy only. 320pp. A tale of true love during the first World War. Major General John Hay Beith, CBE (1876-1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but he is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay.…

Condition: Vg. (x),(3)-299 Pp. Colour frontis and b&w. illus. Green cloth with gilt to spine and front cover.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. The final of three volumes of this good humoured account of army life from British soldier Major General John Hay Beith. First edition. A collection of the author's good-humoured accounts of army life, describing with wry wit life in his battalion, and becoming one of the most popular stories of the time. The third volume of three written by Beith, on the strength of the first, he was sent to work in the information section of the British War Mission in Washington, D.C. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier, best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. Dated from the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Minor age toning to the endpapers. With a contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR BIP PARSI, IN PENCIL ON TITLE PAGE 'Bip Parsi, Hampstead 1933', so it may have been his own copy. Some edge wear and browning to top and bottom of largely cream jacket and spine, spine and extremities browned, some slight overall dust staining, corners very slightly rubbed, not price clipped (price on spine 2/6), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 96pp, illustrated. Major General John Hay Beith (1876-1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but he is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. His witty memoirs of India in the last days of the Raj. Jacket and illustrations by Bip Parsi (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. The final of three volumes of this good humoured account of army life from British soldier Major General John Hay Beith. First edition. A collection of the author's good-humoured accounts of army life, describing with wry wit life in his battalion, and becoming one of the most popular stories of the time. The third volume of three written by Beith, on the strength of the first, he was sent to work in the information section of the British War Mission in Washington, D.C. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier, best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. Dated from the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition (matching year of publication on title and copyright pages). Good in a good (split along the front spine edge - tape repaired on verso, edge worn and age darkened) dust jacket. ; 203 pages.

First edition. Well illustrated with b/w photographic plates. Original forest-green cloth, spine lettering and cover rules and medallions (archer's motif on front and royal arms on rear) all in bright gilt; minor rubbing at corners, ¼" closed tear at head of spine; faint rippling along centre spine. Text clean and tight. A fine copy of this, the second history of the Company (the first having been published in the 1870s). **Together with five items relating to the Royal Company of Archers** (unless otherwise stated, all fine): 1) Archers' Hall. 16 pp. booklet, plus glossy colour-pictorial wrappers and center insert. Contains list of Officers, A Brief Historical Survey by Ian Hay, and lists of the pictures and silver on display therein. 2) [Announcement flyer for the book]. Blue perforated leaf with reservation slip at bottom. 3) Inspection by her Majesty the Queen . Holyroodhouse .26th June 1952. 4 pp. heavy cream paper folder printed in green; light horizontal fold. (Less than a month after Her Majesty's coronation.) 4) Report by the Adjutant On the Occasion of the Coronation Visit to Scotland . 23rd to 29th June 1953. 36 pp. cream booklet, now lightly foxed and toned around edges of front; minor rumpling of fore edge. Near fine. 5) Visit of the Woodmen of Arden to Edinburgh, June 1973 . XXIXth Triennial Match ., The Royal Company vs. the Woodmen. 10 cream stapled foolscap folio sheets, mimeographed; horizontal fold; hint of dusting to lower front. The six items together.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Two smart first edition volumes of this good humoured account of army life from British soldier Major General John Hay Beith. Two volumes. First edition. With a colour frontispiece to volume one. Two volumes of the author's good-humoured accounts of army life, describing with wry wit life in his battalion, and becoming one of the most popular stories of the time. This set contains: The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K(I)", 1915. Carrying On - After the First Hundred Thousand, 1917. On the strength of the first novel, Beith was sent to work in the information section of the British War Mission in Washington, D.C. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier, best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…

dj. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo. pp. xxxv, 271. In publisher's blue cloth with black titles to spine and upper board. With rare original dust jacket showing an impressionistic scene of soldiers set against a red exploding sky. Portions of jacket lost to corners and spine head/tail; otherwise a very good copy. Following the highly successful 'The First Hundred Thousand', this novel is dedicated to 'that born fighter and Modern Crusader, the American Doughboy.'. …

First Edition. Pp. x+300(last blank), frontispiece, 35 plates, appendices, index; cr. 4to; green cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, gilt insignia to upper and lower boards, cloth slightly marked; book label of David Levine, Sydney, together with bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown; William Blackwood and Sons Ltd, Edinburgh, 1951. First edition. White p. 256.…