Gurney Samuel (84 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: New. 2000. hardcover. . Not a first edition copy. . . .

Condition: New. 2000. hardcover. . Not a first edition copy. . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. This work is the biography of Samuel Burney Cresswell, 1827 - 1867, who joined the Victorian Navy at 14, serving in the Far East against Malay pirates. He then embarked on a famous four-year Arctic expedition during which he became one of the first men to navigate the North West Passage. The book contains photographs, maps, footnotes, and an index. This copy is clean and solid.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a Fine+ copy of the first edition (1st printing) in a FGine + dust jacket. Includes illustyrations,Index.

handwritten note. Condition: Very Good. Handwritten note from SAMUEL JOHN GURNEY HOARE (1880-1959) on House of Commons letterhead. Hoare was an English Statesman and Senior Britain Conservative politician politician who served in various Cabinet posts in the Conservative and National governments of the 1920s and 1930s including serving as Secretary of State for India where he authored the Government of India Act of 1935.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tall 8vo, Hardback in Original Clipped Dust Jacket, First Edition, 192pp, Illustrations Throughout, Overall A Near Fine Copy in Likewise Jacket. Extra Fees May Apply For Overseas Orders.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. SIGNED by the author. Physical description: 192 p., 16 p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: HMS Agincourt, 1842-1847 -- HMS Investigator, 1848-1853 -- HMS Archer, April-December 1854 -- HMS Sparrowhawk, April-August 1856 -- HMS Surprise, 1857-1859 -- Epilogue: HMS Scylla. Subject: Cresswell, Samuel Gurney 1827-1867; Diaries; Correspondence; Sailors Great Britain; Biography; Expeditions: 1850-54 McClure; Franklin Searc; Arctic regions; Canada; Northwest Passage; Pirates; Piracy. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. …

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

Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Condition: New.

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

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. SIGNED by the author. Physical description: 192 p., 16 p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: HMS Agincourt, 1842-1847 -- HMS Investigator, 1848-1853 -- HMS Archer, April-December 1854 -- HMS Sparrowhawk, April-August 1856 -- HMS Surprise, 1857-1859 -- Epilogue: HMS Scylla. Subject: Cresswell, Samuel Gurney 1827-1867; Diaries; Correspondence; Sailors Great Britain; Biography; Expeditions: 1850-54 McClure; Franklin Searc; Arctic regions; Canada; Northwest Passage; Pirates; Piracy. 1 Kg. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine; blue endpapers; headband. Illustrated with black and white plates and maps. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; previous owner's name inside. The dustjacket features Critical Position of HMS Investigator on the North Coast of Bearing Island by Samuel Gurney Creswell - 1867, from the Public Archives of Canada. The Chapters are: The First Voyages; Seeking the Hudson Bay Passage; Overland to the Arctic; The Royal Navy in the North; The Ordeal of John Ross; Completing the Coastline; Lost and Found: The Search for Franklin; Search for the Pole; The Scandinavians; and Canada Claims the Arctic; followed by an epilogue, a bibliographic essay and an index. Size: 8vo. Samuel Gurney Creswell; (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 192 pages. 24 cm. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Pictorial glossy unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated (out-of-text plates of b/w photographs, b/w map). Index. An unmarked, tight and fresh book in a near fine jacket.

1st edition. 8vo. 192pp. B/w. illustrations, maps. Ownership inscription to front f.e.p. Original boards. Pictorial d/w. lettered in blue and black, some minor wear to edges. ISBN 1861761384 US$18.

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

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 448 pages illustrations 22 cm. Subjects: Baldwin, Stanley Baldwin 1867-1947. Chamberlain, Neville 1869-1940. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965. Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood of 1881-1959. Templewood, Samuel John Gurney Hoare 1880-1959. Great Britain Politics and government 20th century. 1 Kg.…

Condition: New.

1st edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 448 pages illustrations 22 cm. Subjects: Baldwin, Stanley Baldwin 1867-1947. Chamberlain, Neville 1869-1940. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965. Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood of 1881-1959. Templewood, Samuel John Gurney Hoare 1880-1959. Great Britain Politics and government 20th century. 1 Kg.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.