Harker Jack S (42 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book and DJ VG in clear plastic cover. 264 PP. Many B+W photos throughout text. Blue cloth gold text on spine. Bright unmarked copy DJ unclipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First US Edition. Nashville: Battery Press, (1981). First U.S. Edition (stated). 8vo. 264pp, Index, Bibliography. Hardcover. Near fine condtion (shelf edges slightly rubbed), in fine dj. With 47 photographs. History of and tribute to the New Zealand 7200-ton light cruiser in service during World War II in the Pacific. ISBN 0898390532; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Included. 264pp Ill.

Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Battery Press, Nashville, TN. 1981. 264 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. History of and tribute to the New Zealand 7200-ton light cruiser in service during World War II in the Pacific. Covers the destruction of the Graf Spee and their participation on the Guadalcanal Campaign. HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser, the second of five in the class. She served in the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Second World War. She was launched in 1931 for the Royal Navy, loaned to New Zealand in 1936 and transferred to the new Royal New Zealand Navy in 1941. She became famous for her part in the Battle of the River Plate, alongside HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter and notable for being the first Royal Navy cruiser to have fire control radar, with the installation of the New Zealand-made SS1 fire-control radar in June 1940.; Naval Series / Battery Press; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pages.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A very clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. Octavo; x, 491 pages, cloth Foreword by Rear Admiral Peter McHaffie, OBE: " Jack has written a sailor'e eye view of the war, and of the difficult years that went before, when a small number of dedicated personel kept the naval profession alive in New Zealand." Illustrated.…

Ex-library. Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Second Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Spine of wrapper sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 264 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index and bibliography. Subjects; Achilles (Cruiser) History. Achilles (Ship). World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, British. World War, 1939-1945 New Zealand. 1 Kg. …

Signed, octavo hardcover with glossy heavy card boards (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

octavo paperback (near new); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. 184 pages. spine cocked, cover warped, name on inside cover. Text in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good ex-library copy with minor markings. The dust jacket is intact and bright, well protected.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; xiv, 491 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm. Subjects; New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Navy History. New Zealand History, Naval. Military history. Army history. Military history; studies. 1 Kg. …

Second Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Spine of wrapper sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 264 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes index and bibliography. Subjects; Achilles (Cruiser) History. Achilles (Ship). World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, British. World War, 1939-1945 New Zealand. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. pp.xiv+491. 23.5cm. Black and white photo and line illus in the text. Extensive glossary. Hard cover in dust jacket. A little bruised and marked. A good clean copy [899g[.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 184 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Good. clean tidy copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Signed & dated by Jack Harker, 184pp. b&w photo s. Light soiling to page edges - a square, bright copy.

First Edition. 8vo hardback in dust jacket, pp401, illus with b/w plates. VG/VG. (Shelf 200) ISBN: 1858218047 PLEASE NOTE: Heavy Book ( 1kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new. Physical description; xiv, 491 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 24 cm. Subjects; New Zealand. Royal New Zealand Navy History. New Zealand History, Naval. Military history. Army history. Military history; studies. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some light surface wear to dustjacket, boards good and internally good.

Condition: Very Good. 8vo. softcover. 184pp. b/w illus. Very good.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

first edition signed by author [Harker] 184pp ills.[b/w] NF (in laminated boards,v.sl.soiled,owner's sign.to ffep,author's dated sign.to title page - 17 July,'92.).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tiny amount of foxing and shelf wear. . "'HMNZS Gambia is the story of New Zealand's third Second World War cruiser and the men who fought in her in the various oceans of the world".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two pen names, otherwise a nice clean copy. . "'HMNZS Gambia is the story of New Zealand's third Second World War cruiser and the men who fought in her in the various oceans of the world".

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 264p Reprint edition D-J (slight fading spine) Paper over boards Near Fine With illustrations, an NZ naval cruiser which fought both in the Atlantic and the Pacific, written by one of her crew.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good - Near Fine. 184p With illustrations, a biography of this New Zealand military Chaplain, and as padre in parishes in Hokianga and Te Awamutu.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Collins Bros & Co Ltd Auckland 1971 First Edition 316pp illus (bw w maps on endpapers) VG (green cloth w title in gilt on spine, sl worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, sl scuffing on extrems, edges sl foxed, owners name on half title) in VG- DW (sl worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, spine has darkened, creasing on spine and flaps).…