General Sir John Adye (29 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library, rebound. VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear, leather spine. Book has clean and bright contents, library stamps to prelims, 279pp with B&W illustrations, fold-out map rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H/B 279 pages plus sold out map at rear of book, condition is very good.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. With Numerous Illustrations in Color and Half Tone. Complete with all plates, 1925. Bookplate tipped in on the front inner board by Ian Mackenzie. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publications of 318 pages. There is bold black lettering on the spine and the front cover. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and minor marks. There is light foxing on the early and last pages, little within the body of the book. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. With Numerous Illustrations in Color and Half Tone. Complete with all plates, 1925. Publications of 318 pages. There is bold black lettering on the spine and the front of the boards. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and minor marks. There is light foxing on the early and last pages. The text remains bright and clear. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st UK Edition. VG in VG DJ. Tony and Emmy Award winning actor Edward Herrmann's copy with his signature and date and place on the front fly leaf.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a captivating glimpse into the life and career of a British military officer, a firsthand account of some of the most significant conflicts of the 19th century. From the Crimean War to the Indian Mutiny and the Afghan Frontier Campaign, the author vividly recounts his experiences on the battlefield and offers his unique perspective on military strategy and leadership. His detailed recollections of battles like Alma and Balaclava, along with his insights into the political complexities of the times, provide readers with a deeper understanding of these pivotal historical events. As the author weaves a tapestry of personal encounters and strategic observations, he reveals the human cost of war and the fortitude of those who fought in its shadow. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in military history, offering a unique and insightful perspective on the challenges and triumphs of the British Army during a turbulent era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo.pp. 312. Faction. Original publishers cloth binding in cherry red, lettered black, weather illustration of a priest laying hands on a kneeling man. Very good. Slight fading at spine. Slight foxing of prelims and fore edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very Good+ hardcover in Near Fine dust jacket in brodart. First Edition First Printing. Outer edges darkened. The only other foxing is to the pastedowns and end papers. Previous owner's details on the FFEP. Fold out intact with a tear to one corner. Clean, tight and bright. Interior quite clean and bright. No other writing or other marks. We wrap and box our books for shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pgs:318. 1925, bright clean copy, cleaned & refurbished by bookbinder, no markings, binding tight, a lovely copy, Professional booksellers since 1981.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Hardback in fair condition. Name stamped on first blank page. no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A rare history of Napoleon's crossing the Alps and the Marengo Campaign. Introduction by Field-Marshal Viscount Allenby. Complete with folded map. Gilt lettering to cover and spine. Some foxing to pages, but tight bindings with clear plastic cover. Please see my other offerings in Military History. I am moving to smaller quarters and must make room. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Some foxing and dust stains. Some creasing to the folding map at the rear. Fading to tail of spine. Large losses to dust wrapper at ends of spine and top of rear panel. Tears ans some loss to top of front panel of dust wrapper.; 279 pages + frontispiece + 11 plates + folding map. Blue cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 212 x 137mm. Military history. "A brilliant, and at the same time scholarly, accoutn of Napoleon's Marengo Campaign in the spring of the year 1800." - from dust wrapper blurb. Provenance: Hardwicke Night, with his bookplate "The Library of Hardwicke Knight" on front endpaper. [Seller Ref: KnightCol]; 8vo.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A bright example of the first edition of John Adye's memoir of his military life between the years 1854 and 1882. The first edition.British soldier and amateur artist General Sir John Miller Adye served in the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, the Aghan Wars and the Anglo-Egyptian War.In this work, he describes his military experiences from 1854 to 1882.Illustrated with a frontispiece, three maps, and eleven plates. Collated, complete.With six pages of advertisements to the rear.With a tipped in publisher's notice to the front free endpaper.Adye further described his personal experiences in such works as 'A Review of the Crimean War' and 'Sitana: A Mountain Campaign on the Borders of Afghanistan in 1863'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright. Pencil notations throughout, most frequently to margins and to rectos of maps. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Weird mystery novel of a gem stolen from Tutankhamun's tomb which exerts an uncanny influence and continues to bring ill-fortune to all its owners. Publishers bright red cloth with titles in decoration in black. Gift bookplate to front free endpaper, penciled bookseller note just above, VERY GOOD in dust wrapper with 1" piece lacking at base of spine which wraps 1" over to front cover affecting story blurb. A scarce book, moreso in wrapper. Photos on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good or Better. No Dust Jacket. 382 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly rubbed. Spine sunned. Hinges just starting. Previous owner's name in pencil on front blank endpaper; owner's blindstamp on half-title page. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Edges of leaves lightly age toned, one page chipped in upper margin, not affecting any text. Illust. w/ 12 b/w plates, 9 text illustrations, and 3 maps.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION; leather-bound, hardcover, octavo (22cm x 14cm x 4cm), pp. x, 382, [6] advertisements. English text with illustrations and maps throughout. Handsomely rebound in half calf gilt by Bayntun-Riviere, cloth sides, t.e.g., marbled endpapers, half-title, 12 full-page illustrations, 9 in the text illustrations, 3 maps/plans. Printed by Spottiswoode & Co. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure. Mottling to cloth sides, the covers otherwise excellent. The interior very well-preserved. Armorial bookplate to front pastedowns. A beautiful copy. Notes: Adye was in the Royal Artillery, and served in the Crimea, the Mutiny, the North-West Frontier, Bhutan and Egypt, becoming Governor of Gibraltar. See Riddick 268. …

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.