Captain William Henry (58 results)

Condition: New. pp. 430.

Condition: New.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. 807-66. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. 807-52. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. 807-21. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. 807-49. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. 807-62. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. CH-13. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Photographic Image.

No Binding. Condition: VGF. 807-19. A VG or better original release 8 x 10 still. Photographic Image.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; VG. First Edition. This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have minor fading and with only mild shelf wear. Strong gilt lettering is present. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. Prior owner name dated 1847 with second owner of same last name on inner board. Volume II only.…

Paperback. The Winter 1976 issue of the New-England Galaxy (Vol. XVII, No. 3), a quarterly periodical issued by Old Sturbridge Village, an outdoor museum of rural life in Sturbridge, MA. This issue includes: John Breen on the pleasure of sailing; an examination of a murder on the Isle of Shoals, NH, in 1873 by Howard Muller; Velma West Sykes on the family of James McNeill Whistler; a eulogy for Captain William Henry, USN, Allen by Irene Northan; "On Cape Cod with Thoreau" by Phillip Perry; The Turtle, a vessel invented by David Bushnell during the American Revolution, by Sheila Martin; Abigail Hamblen on the first American flag, the Bedford Flag; a poem by Stephen Sandy; photographs by J. Alan Brzys; and more. Edited by Catherine Fennelly. Staple-bound, light card wraps; 32 pages; b&w photos and illustrations throughout; 5.5 x 7.5 inches. Condition: Very Good+ with a small stain/scuff to the front, foxing spots to the top edge, otherwise very light signs of age/handling. Ships the next business day, wrapped in padding, in a box. Will be sandwiched securely between stiff layers of cardboard and shipped the next business day. …

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. Dayton / New York: McCall Corporation. Dayton / New York: May 1937. First Edition Pulp magazine in Pictorial wrappers [about 6.5" x 10"] [edges trimmed flush], 144 pages, illustrated. Edited by Blue Book Magazine with stories by Henry Rowland, James Francis Dwyer, Fulton T. Grant, William L. Chester, H. Bedford-Jones, Captain L. B. Williams, Leland Jamieson, Richard Wormser, Jack Tooker, Carl Sandburg, N. Baikov. Contents page in Photos. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops A near fine copy with minor wear. See photos mag33E. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Complete issue with original covers and advertisements. Light cover wear with light soiling, unmarked, well bound, contents clean and unmarked. Inquires about condition details and content always welcome. Comes in a clear archival bag. Notable essay by Seldes"The 'Errors' of Television.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New Edition. The Peninsula War Journal of Captain William Webber, Royal Artillery; new edition in the Napoleonic Library, 8vo, 196pp, line drawings and maps, edited by Richard Henry Wollocombe, VG+ Copies in VG+ DJ Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Travels in Cashmere and Tibet. Originally: Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet. Facsimile reprint of the original 1863 edition. Col. Frontispiz, some col. full size plates. Green cloth HC, with illustr. DJ. New. xvi, 385 S. The author, an officer in the British forces in India, travelled with a fellow officer for six months through Cashmere and Tibet. Their route took them from Srinagar, through Zoji la and Hemis to Ladakh. One of the first accounts of Ladakh by a European, lighthearted and interesting, an army officer escaping the heat of the plauins by "a tramp through the mountains." Yakushi K104.…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: New.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 65, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Donald Kennicott. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops. Includes "Young Man from Texas" (serial) by Harry Rowland; "The Trasure of Vanished Men" (serial) by James Francis Dwyer; "Beau Brummel of the Blades" by Fulton T. Grant; "One Against a Wilderness" (pt. III - Kioga series) by William L. Chester; "Ships and Men" by H. Bedford-Jones & Capt. L. B. Williams; "Hurricane Patrol" by Leland Jamieson; "The Cannon of Victory" by H. Bedford-Jones; "Heat of the Moment" (novelette) by Richard Wormser. Prize Stories of Real Experience: "Old Brigham" by Jack Tooker; "The Marines Ride" by Gen. Smedley Butler; "A Bad Shot" by N. Baikov; "A Wife Goes to War" by Dixie O'Reilly; "Made in America: Brady" (VII; song choice) by Carl Sandburg. Illustrated by George Avison, John Richard Flanagan, Austin E. Briggs, Jeremy Cannon, Yngve E. Soderberg, L. R. Gustavson, and Peter Kuhlhoff. Bumps and dings to rear, two of which look like red pen tests; minor abrasions to rear; mild tanning; spine a little sunned. Book.…

Condition: New. In English.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid lithographic printing of an engraved portrait. This actual portrait printed in 1908. Mounted and ready to frame. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent sportsman.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Very good, mildly discolored from age. There is a water stain on the pages edges, not affecting text or photos ; Battles & Leaders of the Civil War; 8 x 11; 24 pages; This is an article/advertisement only from a vintage journal and is not the full journal .…

Condition: New. KlappentextbTitle:/b A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majestys Government to the River Niger in 1841, under the command of Capt. H. D. Trotter. [With plates.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/Th.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 430.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Authors presentation copy. 1st ed, 1840, VG, 2 pls. In contemporary blue/green embossed cloth, corners and edges a little bumped and worn. Re-spined, title in ink to paper labels. Internally, yellow endpapers, bookplate of Harlech College to fpd, chart of the Port of Cardiff as frontispiece (some offsetting), dedication from author to title page, light browning at edges, (viii), [1], 2-100 pp, 2 pls (maps), [3], 4-12, includes the appendix on the Rules and Regulations of the Bute Docks at Cardiff, many pages uncut, printed by William Bird, Duke St, Cardiff, hinges strengthened, small mark near joint to both covers, small crayon mark to fep. Rare in any condition! (Anderson 349). Title continues: With occasional strictures on the ninth report of the Taff Vale Railway Directors; and some general remarks on the commerce of Glamorganshire. Presentation Copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Quarter red leatherbound, marbled covers have gilt at spine. Boards show some wear, scuffing, edgewear. Corners are worn, frayed, with exposed board. See photos. Spine has gilt text and is worn with softened ends. See photos. Binding is fragile, with one loose leaf; rebound at some point with some signs of discreet repairs. See photos. New pastedowns and feps have some writing in pencil. Frontispiece is present. Illustrations are bright and clear, 17 plates, 9 of which are color lithographs; 28 in-text illustrations. Some marginal toning, a little edgewear, a small chip to edge of plate facing pg. 176. See photos. Interior is gently age-toned, with some edgewear to a few sheets. See photos. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.** PS2025.1231** 385 pages. 5 1/8 x 8 inches** First Edition, complete with all plates and illustrations. Nine color plates drawn by the author, eight additional plates and 28 in-text illustrations (45 total). Rebound, or recased, in quarter leather with marble boards; binding is fragile with one plate loose. Interior is generally Very Good, with a few marginal smudges, a page turn-down at p. 347, some edgewear where gatherings are out of alignment. Overall condition is Very Good Minus on account of the binding. Copies of the First Edition with the Prayer Wheel plate facing page 200 are Very Scarce.** William Henry Knight was a Captain in England's Forty-Eighth Regiment. This is his only known work. Captain Knight journeyed through Kashmir and Tibet in 1860 in the company of another officer and a porter. Having spent a year and a half in India with his regiment, he had managed to obtain a six months' leave of absence in order to escape the hot season and journey through the cool foothills of the Himalayas. Knight's goal in this volume was to represent "a faithful picture of travels in regions where excursion trains are still unknown, and Travelers' Guides unpublished."** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010389"**.…

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 430.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.