Captain Lewis Ritchie (13 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Undated but believed First edition first printing quarto Hardback 128 pp. Many illustrations including colour end papers. Very Good condition in Good + unclipped dust jacket (striking design with small repairs with archival tape at top and bottom of spine area of jacket) No inscriptions.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. The book, a nlovel, offers an exploration into the lives of naval officers during World War I, blending personal anecdotes with broader themes of duty, sacrifice, and camaraderie. 332pp, drawings by Douglas Swale. This book is undated but, is most likely the First Edition of 1918. pages are bright white. Book is unmarked. Binding is tight, hinges sound, and the boards are clean. Image available. Within Canada can be shipped via Flat Rate Box for US!$.00. <ess expensive postage may also be available. Douglas Swale (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Lacking Dustjacket. Edition Not Stated -Presumed First. A predominently photographic account of the WWII Siege of Malta, 1940-42, when the Air Forces of Germany and Italy constantly tried to bomb the small island into submission - without success. Foreword by Winston S. Churchill.128 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm. Very attractive illustrated front endpapers. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Blue cloth shows only very light wear and a sun-faded spine. Unpacked weight, 470g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate]. Size: 10" Tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Photo actual book. date estimate as price 3/6 on inside front dust jacket.under dj very good condition.contents; Undefeated Malta ,Island and its people, Keeping Malta supplied, Malta under fire & In defence of the Island. accept pay pal.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cassell and Company Ltd, London 1918; small 8vo, 130 x 190mm; red pictorial boards; corners slightly bumped and the spine a little lightened; some partial cracking at one point internally but without any break and with the contents generally very clean and tight. This is a collection of naval stories, pre-war related, first published in 1914 and many of them earlier appearing in the Pall Mall gazette.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pale blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 122 printed pages of text with monochrome diagrams throughout, three fold-out maps, illustrated front piece and rear of the dust wrapper only loosely enclosed . Sun bleaching to the blue of the spine and head of the upper panel, black ink stamp to the front paste down, tape traces to the end papers and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. NORTH AFRICA [Algeria].…

Condition: Very Good. Hard back publisher's original blue cloth covers, black stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5" 295, 2 [pp]. Former name to front end paper, light tanning to closed page edges. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. NAUTICAL (Shipbuilding).

Condition: Very Good. 1940. Hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has nicks and tears, text is crisp and clear, remains very good. . . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1940. Hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has nicks and tears, text is crisp and clear, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original stone cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel with yellow crest and blue stripes. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 332 printed pages of text with detailed monochrome drawings throughout. Age darkened spine and closed page edges, rubs to the softened spine ends and corners, ghosting to the end papers, ink marking dated 1918 to the front free end paper and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL NAVY (RN).…

1p., 4to. On aged paper. Printed in block capitals at head of letter: 'Experienced actor-dramatist and film adapter. Author of plays and films produced in England and America. Expert in "Dramatic Construction" gained in years of practical experience on the stage, and in films. Adapts stories to the talking films, the bigger the story with opportunities of being developed on a large scale, the better.' Addressed to 'Commander L. A. da Costa Ricci | Naval & Military Club, | 94 Piccadilly | W'. Dawson puts himself forward if Bartimeus considers 'Awfully Big Adventure', or any other of his stories 'adaptable to the talking films - [.] something that can be developed by dramatic & perhaps sensational situations - there is a market for such a thing | I adapted "A Gentleman of France". (Stanley Weyman) - & "Down under Donovan". (Edgar Wallace) - both produced here - wrote "Ambition" - produced in America - I am in touch with Hollywood - & glad to arrange to adapt something to put forward'.…