Foreword by Earl Mountbatten (21 results)

First Thus. 8-3/4 x 11-1/2, 253 pp, index, b/w & color photos & illus, color-photo endpapers. Near Fine w owner name inside else unmarked, in Fine jacket. Hardcover in newspaper-illus cloth boards, n color photo jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Scratch on front cover. Fresh covers, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. Contains black and white illustrations. No dust-jacket. A small adhesive label on the lower edge of the reverse of the rear end-paper with the previous owner's collection reference. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0718303717. ISBN/EAN: 9780718303716. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 75821111029. All our books are sent by tracked mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Book fine, Dust jacket fine. dj. 1st. A previous owner has noted the dated of publication in ink on the title page. The dust jacket is price clipped and has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book in very good condition: No markings/writings on text. Pages are clean and crisp. Dust jacket in very good condition. WILL SHIP WITHIN 24-48 HOURS. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 261 pp numerous bw illustrations and diagrams, red brown cloth gilt titles. A small stain to top edge which show at topmost margin of some pages otherwise clean sound book in like dust wrapper Over 2kg packed Outside UK will need extra postage. B/w Illustrations (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Orange-coloured hardback with gold lettering to spine. 145 x 218 x 24mm. 200pp. B/w plates. Ex-library, with library mark on spine and stamps and stickers to front endpaper; evidently re-bound by library; cover lightly worn; largely clean internally, though with slight musty smell. Binding sound throughout. NB: An extra shipping charge may be requested for heavier or more valuable items. All our 'Seller Images' show the actual item you will receive.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine very slightly sunned, not price clipped (£6.25), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 179pp, illustrated. The astonishing story of the disgraceful and dishonourable treatment of Sir Dudley North, Admiral of the Royal Navy who served during World War I and World War II. He was relieved of his command in 1940 on the grounds of his failure, while naval commander at Gibraltar, to challenge a Vichy French naval squadron; this after he had narrowly escaped replacement in response to his earlier objection to the action at Mers-el-Kebir. A scapegoat for mistakes made in London, he was only exonerated of blame long after his death in 1961.…

Revised fifth edition (as stated upon copyright page; originally published 1931). xiv, 175 pages. Hardcover: H 25.25cm x L 18.75cm. Dust jacket soiled with some foxing/toning; chipping and tears at spine ends with lesser wear at other edges; front flap's bottom corner clipped. Dark green cloth with vibrant gilt stamped lettering to spine and front board. Muted orange top edge; foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge. Some foxing to several initial and rear leaves but interior pages remain mostly clean. Binding is firm. Classic title regarding the sport of polo by one of its most renown aficionados.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket in protective cover. viii, 198pp. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback 1985. Flat spine. THE FRONT END PAPER & THE TITLE PAGE ARE INCORRECTLY CUT. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. ----------------- LAID IN: Publishers review slip. ------------------ Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref SH369.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, blue and white sailing rigged silhouettes to the end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 9''. Contains [xiv], 192 pp with 16 pp colour plates, nearly 100 monochrome text illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with repaired tear to the bottom edge of the rear cover, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL NAVY (RN).…

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, blue and white sailing rigged silhouettes to the end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 9''. Contains [xiv], 192 pp with 16 pp colour plates, nearly 100 monochrome text illustrations throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL NAVY (RN).…

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original indigo paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, maps to the end papers, blue dyed upper edges. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 201 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition panoramic dust wrapper with tiny rubs to the spine tips and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 853141037 SHIPPING (Liners, Merchant).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. Xvii, 438 Pp. Green Cloth Stamped In Gilt And In Blind, Red Endpapers. First American Edition Stated. Fine In Near Fine Dj Priced $7.50, With Two 1/2" Closed Tears At Two Bottom Corners Of Rear Panel.

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8'' x 5¼''. Contains 283 pp with maps, diagrams and monochrome archive photographs to the central pages. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Now protected in clear plastic sleeve for protection against wear and tear. Member of the P.B.F.A. WORLD WAR II (Second).…

Condition: Very Good. First edition publisher's original fuchsia card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 90 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. MONARCHY.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Pages and illustrations bright with occasional light spotting, light shelf wear to boards, some foxing and rubbing to dust jacket with light chipping to edges. Size: Elephant Folio Landscape. Holbrook, Martin (illustrator).

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, xxxix, 696 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is partially sunned blue with gilt lettering. Boards have some shelf wear, rubbing, minor tears to the bottom of the spine, and a library identification sticker on the spine. Text block has minor light pencil writing on the rear paste down and dedication page, a tear along the gutter on the first end paper, and a small sticker on the top of the rear paste down. Ex-Library. 1373033. Special Collections - Downstairs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 152 pages. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic plates. List of suggested further reading. "The fascinating, true story of the first frogman unit formed by the Allies in World War II, related by the Canadian naval officer who raised the commanded the Unit from its training period in California to its successful employment in Burma." - from dust jacket. Armorial bookplate atop half-tiltle page, otherwise contents clean, bright and unmarked. Binding tight. Light wear to dark green cloth-covered boards. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Enser p.173, Law 0622.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Frogmen of Burma - The Story of The Sea Reconnaissance Unit World War 1939-1945 Burma Irrawaddy Crossing. Illustrated by Cserepy, Mary (illustrator).…

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