Henry Beckles Willson (45 results)

Paperback. 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.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. SB xiii+83pp Illustrated 2020 N&MP Reprint of 1920 Original EditionPublished Price £9.99 In this remarkable guidebook, originally published in 1920, Beckles Willson, an opponent of the rebuilding of Ypres, presented his powerful argument against the redevelopment, and presented his vision of it as 'The Sacred City of Ypres', by telling the history of Ypres before and during the Great War. Who was Major Henry Beckles Willson?Major Henry Beckles Willson served as a senior officer with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. He served as an (acting) Major attached to the HQ staff and was invalided out in 1916. Major Henry Beckles Willson was the last Town Major of Ypres. He was in command of the legendary ruins in 1919 and was instrumental in the development of Ypres as the focal point of Remembrance and in the creation of the Ypres League. He was also pivotal in the creation of the Imperial War Museum in his role as the museum's field agent, where he believed the collections should reflect the detail of battle and involvement of ordinary soldiers at ground level. During WW2 Beckles Willson was interned in France and died in Beaulieu-sur-mer in September 1942 with rank of Lieutenant Colonel, aged 73. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. pp.xi, 306 pages a good plus hardback bound in the original publisher's decorated beige cloth, with top page edges gold gilt.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo, with 12 reproductions from original coloured drawings by Hanry Sandham, 305 pgs., pages mostly clean, includes chapters on Iroquois, revolutionary war, history.bound in blue cloth, black lettering, spine top edge shows small tears, a chip on upper left edge of front board, staining on spine and front board, some bottom edge staining on a few illustrations. Henry Sandham (illustrator).…

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. front free end paper removed, boards worn and soiled, heavy foxing to end papers, foxing to page margins, sound reading copy, decorated beige cloth, top edge gilt. Sandham, Henry (illustrator).

PF. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1930 pub date assumed. None given. Cream colored cloth covers with color illustrations on front cover and spine. Bottom corners and spine ends have bumping. Gold gilt top page ends are bright. Heavy soiling and shelf wear to spine, edges and back cover.Lighter soiling and shelf wear to front cover. Previous owners very nice bookplate is neatly pasted to the inside front cover. Hinges are cracked but still attached. Heavy foxing to inside front and back covers. Lighter foxing to text mostly along the spine are. Text yellowed due to age otherwise clean and unmarked. The 12 full page, color illustrations are all present and in fine condition. Romance of Empire Series edited by John Lang. Primarily intended for the younger reader tells of the doings of "the valiant heroes, the bloodthirsty villains, the virtuous ladies who played their part in the Canadian drama". All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never ex-lib unless explicitly described as such. Sandham, Henry (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 104 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.26 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 72 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2020. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

First edition (not stated as was publisher's usual practice). xiv, 296 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 15.75cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Muted red cloth lightly rubbed; slight fading to spine. Ink ownership inscription at top of front pastedown; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. {AmHist-Shelf#1}.…

Condition: New. 2020. paperback. . . . . .

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 306pp, twelve full colour plates (including frontispiece). Cream cloth-covered boards, four colour design and black titles on front and spine. Bumped spine ends and corners; cloth torn at spine ends where it meets rear board. Gilt text block top edge; remaining edges uncut. Significant wear and rubbing to boards; rear board heavily stained. Missing front free endpaper. Pages just starting to tan. Internally neat and clean. Binding relatively tight. No dust jacket; as issued. 8vo. Sandham, Henry (illustrator).…

Condition: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this remarkable guidebook, originally published in 1920, Beckles Willson, an opponent of the rebuilding of Ypres, presented his powerful argument against the redevelopment, and presented his vision of it as 'The Sacred City of Ypres', by telling the history of Ypres before and during the Great War. Who was Major Henry Beckles Willson Major Henry Beckles Willson served as a senior officer with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. He served as an (acting) Major attached to the HQ staff and was invalided out in 1916. Major Henry Beckles Willson was the last Town Major of Ypres. He was in command of the legendary ruins in 1919 and was instrumental in the development of Ypres as the focal point of Remembrance and in the creation of the Ypres League. He was also pivotal in the creation of the Imperial War Museum in his role as the museum's field agent, where he believed the collections should reflect the detail of battle and involvement of ordinary soldiers at ground level. During WW2 Beckles Willson was interned in France and died in Beaulieu-sur-mer in September 1942 with rank of Lieutenant Colonel, aged 73.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 306pp, 2pp publisher's ads, eight colour illustrative plates (including frontispiece). Green cloth-covered boards; black design and titles on front and spine, inlaid colour illustration. Bumped spine ends. Endpapers tanned. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has shelf wear, some closed or open tears, chipping to edges. 8vo. Children's history book. Sandham, Henry (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex library copy with no dustwrapper, two library numbers in white on spine of blue cloth-covered boards, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, gilt titles on spine and front board are still bright. Paper label and card pocket inside front board, ink stamp on f/ep, title page and rev, and on last page, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this small hard-cover book containing fifty-seven short poems by the author. The title poem (or poem-cycle) deals with English emigrants coming to Canada to homestead in Manitoba . 93pp, b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. [N.d., ca. 1899 or early 1900s]. Orig. green publisher's cloth, colour pictorial inlay. xi, 305 pp. [12] colour plate reproductions of original colour drawings by Henry Sandham. Sunning to spine. Bumping and rubbing to spine ends and corners. Toning to endpapers. Stamp of Collegiate Institute Delta to front pastedown. Sandham, Henry (illustrator).…

Condition: New. KlappentextAn important Great War guidebook, written by a man who played a critical role in the Ypres we see today.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | This short book by historian and journalist Beckles Willson is in memory to the Canadians who fought during the Great War around Hooge, near Ypres at the Battle of Mont Sorrel in 1916. The Battle of Mount Sorrel lasted for almost two weeks and cost the Canadians over 8,000 casualties. Having lost the first two phases of the battle, the Canadians achieved victory in the final operation. Careful planning and concentrated artillery bombardments had begun to tip the balance on the First World War battlefields in favour of attackers over entrenched defenders.…