Gibbs Howard A (9 results)

Condition: Good. 24 pp., original paper wrappers with later tape rebacking; good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Condition: Very Good. Stapled wrappers. 34 pp. Very good.; 8vo.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Staple-bound in card covers. Covers show general wear. Interior is unmarked. Several leaves have creased corners. 40 pages. 10 x 6.75 inches. Includes an early, and possibly the first, published piece of prose by the novelist Ardyth Kennelly. The Manuscript was the literary magazine published by the English Department at Oregon State College. Contributors: James Byron Adams, Dorothy L. Anderson, Audred Arnold, Helen Hawkes Battey, Maxine Bennett, Cecil T. Carroll, Lawrence Chapman, A. R. Curtis, Bertha Eicher, Wilford Emmel, Bert Evans, Maurice K. Fox, Howard Gibbs, Walter Hanthorn, Joel Hedgpeth, Margaret E. Holmes, Louise Homewood, Dena Joy, Ardyth Kennelly, Hugh Kerwin, Kenneth Kutch (linoprint illustration), Omar M. Lloyd, Artha Olin, Anita Post, Wilma Post, Donald Prentiss, Norman Rudd, Fletcher Walker, and Clifford Wyckoff.…

Condition: VG. Compiled for the Blandford Bicentennial Anniversary, July 6 and 7 1938. 8vo., 34pp., illustrations, wraps. VG, light soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. TWELVE VOLUME SET, a full set is 14 volumes, this set has 12 volumes dating from 1910 to 1959. Volume XI XII/I is a Sutton 1984 reprint which is a smaller version in reduced format of a 4 pages per page in smaller print in hardcover. All volumes are water stained, some more than others and affecting the boards. Volumes 1 to 7 have some foxing to the first and last few pages. Volume 2 back inside hinge cracked and holding firm. volume 3 front & back inside hinge cracked and holding firm. All volumes have previous owner's bookplate on front inside board except vol XI XII/I. The photos are of the most stained volumes and are vol 8 staining on the back, vols 1,2,3,4 have staining on the front and back. HEAVY SET and extra postage will be needed and may have to be sent in two parcels.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 6 volumes in 7 books. A handsome set, ideal for any military or international security policy scholar. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. One jacket clipped. Dust jackets in protective mylar covers. Some foxing, but generally clean. Contents: v.1. Rearmament Policy by N.F. Gibbs; v.2. September 1939-June 1941 by J.R.M. Butler; v.3. June 1941-August 1942 (pt. 1 & pt. 2 by J.R.M. Butler; v.4. August 1942-September 1943 by Michael Howard; v.5. August 1943-September 1944 by John Ehrman; v.6. October 1944-August 1945 by John Ehrman. This set provides a valuable historical account of the challenges and triumphs of British and Allied grand strategy during the Second World War, offering insights into the complexities of wartime decision-making. From the library of Captain Robert McCabe III, USN. McCabe was a professor at the Naval War College. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. …

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1911 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 34 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. The second issue of this popular and long-lived publication. Pages 114-224. Features: Canadian Curiosities - article with great illustrations; The Marvelous Feats of Juggler Ram Pershad; Earth Pyramids in the Rosengarten Mountains; "For the Company's Credit" - story of an ocean-liner race; The Queerest Monarch in the World - Mwanga, King of Uganda (illustrated article); The Wreck of the "Rising Sun" - fire at sea; Picnics in Perak - article with photo of many Malay sultans aboard elephants crossing a river; The Telegraphist of Neufchateau - true WWI story; The Romance of the Mission Field - part 1; Across the Atlantic in an Open Boat - article with photo of Harvo and Samuelson in their rowboat "Fox"; The Mysterious Tramp; Tree-Blazing - how explorers in Australia's interior mark trees to guide those who may come after them; Bagging a Man-Eater - Major A. St. H. Gibbons kills a lion to protect villagers - article with photo; "The Miracle of Moses" - the Platte High Line Canal in Colorado - article with photos; In Search of an Orchid; The Fiery Ordeal of Fiji - walking on coals (illustrated article; In the Ocean Depths - illustrated recollections of ocean diver John Pearce. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. Last page is 224. It is uncertain if any pages were included after that. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy.…

Vols I-XIiI bound in 14 vols. Small folio, publisher's gilt-lettered and gilt-ruled green cloth, t.e.g.; some volumes in (tattered)glassine wrappers. New Edition, Revised and Much Enlarged. A few spines slightly sunned; gilt tops dulled/ dusty; all volumes clean, unworn, tight and sound. Additional postage will be required to ship this large, heavy set of volumes. Vol. XII is bound in two volumes. The work eventually comprised two additional volumes.…