Hubert Gough (63 results)

Facsimile Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Date suggested. Physical description; 333 pages, 21 cm. Subjects; World War. One First Western Front. History. Gascoigne Collection. Great Britain Army. France. Somme. 1 Kg.

Facsimile Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Date suggested. Physical description; 333 pages, 21 cm. Subjects; World War. One First Western Front. History. Gascoigne Collection. Great Britain Army. France. Somme. 1 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: Good. No DY. Tanning on endpapers. Name on endpaper. Clean text. Some run=bbing on cover. Shelving code LENS.

Condition: Fair. 1934. First Edition. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publisher's original blue cloth boards, gilt titles to spine and fox device in red and gilt to both spine and front board. xiv + 355pp. 20 maps. Bookplate to front pastedown and prior owner's signature to front pastedown. Book has lost about 10 per cent. of the backstrip of the spine - binding is not affected.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 355pp. Illustrated throughout including fold-out maps. First edition Interesting history military warfare reference literature. The book is in very good condition - overall clean and bright with just a hint of odd scattered spotting. It presents very nicely on the shelf. PARROTT BOOKS - established for over 20 years offering a prompt friendly and efficient service.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket and spine, some yellowing to extremities and back jacket, corners rubbed with small loss, spine slightly faded. Not price clipped (15/-), no inscriptions, some yellowing to page block, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy for its age. 192pp, illustrated. Admiral Sir Dudley Burton Napier North (1881-1961), was a much decorated Royal Navy officer who served during World War I and World War II. He became Flag Officer Commanding Gibraltar and Mediterranean Approaches in November1939. He was relieved of his command in December1940 on the grounds of his failure to challenge a Vichy French naval squadron some three months previously, this after he had narrowly escaped replacement in response to his earlier objection to the attack on Mers el Kebir. He was later exonerated of blame. Broadcaster and historian Ludovic Kennedy considered the failure to challenge the squadron the fault of people in London not North. Jacket by Eisner (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dark blue hard cover is bumped to the spine ends, has the running fox to the front cover. There is foxing through this book , mostly heavily to the first few and last few pages. Contains maps , somr fold out. Seller Ref: M11639.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Account of the 5th Army's retreat under pressure from the German Operation Michael in the Spring of 1917 which nearly caused the collapse of Allied lines. 216pp. Grey cloth boards. Corners lightly turned. Spine soiled/sunned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 355pp. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Emblem to front board. Very slight "bumping" to the corners along with light shelf wear. Spine is intact and bright with just a little mild "bumping" to ends. No sun fading to spine or boards. Some randon foxing and tanning to the fly pages fron and back and some to the cut edge. Inside the front cover the first owner, C.H. Fleetwood-Hesketh has expressed his opinion on the political intrigue which made Gen Gough the scapegoat for events. Also he has signed it and has a bookplate. See scans. He has also made comments in pencil in various points through the book. These can be erased if they are not required or considered intrusive. All my books are scanned or photographed so you can see what you are buying.…

Super octavo red heavy buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lancers motiff to front board, upper page edge stained yellow, illus eps, frontispiece, 260pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising and fading to spine extrems, moderate fading and rubbing to spine, light rubbing to boards, minor tanning to eps, light staining to page edges) in d/w (poor) 5cm x 1cm tear with loss to lower spine, 1cm x 1cm tear with loss to upper spine, numerous 5mm closed tears, light foxing, rubbing and fading).…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. la Cinquième ARMÉE BRITANIQUE dans la GRANDE GUERRE par le Général Sir Hubert GOUGH Traduit de l'anglais par Pierre Torras Ouvrage relié (22 cm x 14 cm), reliure éditeur, plein chagrin bleue, dos lisse, orné des titre, auteur, éditeur dorés, ainsi que des mentions du 23° RTA et symbole du Croissant étoilé dorés, 283 pages, illustrées de 10 cartes noir et blanc, hors-texte, édité par la Nouvelle revue critique, 1935 Extraits : Mons- la marne, l'Aisne, Ypres - Nouve-Chapelle-Loos - la bataille de Loos - l'hiver 1915-1916 - la bataille de la Somme - etc . bon état d'usage (ouvrage de bibliothèque de garnison, cachets).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 22.5 × 14.5cm, 327pp. The memoirs of Robert Henderson Bland, an actor of both stage and screen and poet. He served as Captain in the Gloucesters at Somme and Ypres in the Great War, until being wounded in 1918, and then had a third career as a poet of some note. He was killed during an air raid in the Blitz in London in August 1941. This book is illustrated with tissue guarded photographs. Condition: The book is in good solid condition, with some tanning to the untrimmed edges but otherwise in strong readable condition. The dustwrapper has been price-clipped to the spine (where the price had been printed) and this has lead to some sun-fading to the green cloth of the book's spine. The wrapper is edgeworn but now within a protective sleeve.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; vii, 216 pages 5 folded maps 19 cm. Subjects; Bataille de la Somme. France, 1918. Great Britain. Army. 5th Army. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hardback First edition. First printing. Slightly marked blue cloth covers with red fox design and gilt titles. Slight wear at spine ends. Previous owner's details in pencil on front end paper. Foxing on page edges and on some pages. Dustwrapper is marked with a small hole at the edge of the spine and tears at edges, now protected by a removeable, clearview cover. 20 fold out sketch maps. xiv + 355pp An account of the Fifth Army's campaign in the First World War. Wt 1.3 Kg This is a heavy book and there would be an additional charge for postage outside the UK. Condition: Book Good Dustwrapper Poor.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Some light foxing to prelims. Bumped corners. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; vii, 216 pages, 5 folded maps ; 19 cm. Subjects; Somme, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918. World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns France. Great Britain. Army. Army, Fifth, 1915-1918. Gough, Hubert Sir 1870-1963. 1 Kg.…

Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Critique, vers 1930. In-8 broché de 282 pages non coupées. Cartes. Exemplaire de S.P. avec ex-libris. Bibliothèque d'Histoire politique, militaire et navale. Etiquette sur le haut du dos. Bon état.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Account of the 5th Army's retreat under pressure from the German Operation Michael in the Spring of 1917 which nearly caused the collapse of Allied lines. 216pp. Upper DJ edge has several nicks and 1*0.5cm closed tear. Fade (sticker removed?) from mid-spine of DJ. Corners of boards a little turned.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc.Now in a library binding.

Illustrated cloth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Fading to spine. 25mm brown stain to one of the folding maps.; vii, [1], 216 pages + 5 folding colour sketch maps. Grey cloth boards with red lettering and rule on spine, small red illustration (fox?) on front board. Page dimensions: 186 x 121mm. Military history, World War One. This book reprints part of the author's larger work "The Fifth Army". "[. . .] I am falling in with the suggestion that has often been made to me to reprint that part of the work which deals with the Fifth Army's crowning achivement, popularly known as 'The March Retreat.' Although the Fifth Army was nearly destroyed, it fulfilled its role, it carried out its task." - from the author's Preface, page v. Contents: The Approach of the Storm; The Battle of St. Quentin; Appendix; Index. …

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Un vol. 15x23 cm ; 283 p. Broché, couv. defraichie, dos pliss. Ex libris de JB Duroselle. Int. bon état. 4A2 500g. Torras, Pierre. Traducteur (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, viii,216pp, 5 folding maps, errata, owner's name on endpaper, edges browned and scattered foxing, heaviest on title page, text otherwise clean and sound, blue cloth, slight soiling, spine dull, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First UK Edition. Ex-library with a card sleeve at the back, ink notation and previous owner's name on the front endpapers. Five foldout maps. Errata sheet at page 61. Green hardcovers with red spine titles. Spine darkened, covers a little soiled and faded. GOOD+. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External/Dust Jacket Condition: Scarce with rare dust jacket. Very good. Minor chipping, creasing and tearing. Browned. Internal Condition: Very good. Minor foxing. Errata slip present. All 5 maps present. Author/Editor: Gough, Sir Hubert. Publisher: Cassell. Year: 1934. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 216. Keywords: fifth army, World War One, WW1, WWI, First World War. The book for sale is the one in the photo.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO80106938: 1935. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 283 pages. Quelques cartes en noir et blanc, hors-texte. Etiquette de code sur la coiffe en-tête et tampons de bibliothèque sur la page de titre et dans quelques marges. . . . Classification Dewey : 942-Angleterre.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. The True Conan Doyle by Adrian Conan Doyle (First U.S.) w/Cancel inserts A firm copy with some wear and fading to the extremities. Rubbing to the jacket covers and short closed tears to the jacket edges. Not price-clipped. Original $1.00 price intact on flap. Fresh protective clear cover. First American edition. Two cancel inserts: title page, and page 25b-26. Publisher's printed paper-covered boards and matching dust jacket. 30pp. Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's youngest son Adrian. General Sir Hubert Gough(Preface) (illustrator). BOOK.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. some light foxing. Book.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1946, 1st edition, 1st Printing, NF+/VG, AS-IS, White, Black & Green Decorated DJ with Small Thin Scuff Markchip Top Front DJ in Green Margin, DJ tiny Chips wear Extremities, White, Black & Green Decorated Boards Match DJ illustration has light Rub, wear Extremities, Thin Booklet Like, Interior nice tight Clean ,30 pgs . partly as Protest against self-styled biographers who wrote Glibly & voluminously about Arthur Conan Doyle without Ever Having Known Him Personally & without Having Access to the Family Documents. With Additional material tipped in at pp 25a and 25b pgs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover, sewn-bound in red cloth, with faded gilt lettering on spine, is in G condition, having spine cloth faded; two small white stains on back cover; some spotted wear to front cover; top corners worn, bottom corners bumped and worn; some light foxing to both endpapers, which contain maps printed onto the pages; former owner's bookplate on reverse of first free endpaper; on half-title page there is a Christmas gift inscription in green fountain-ink; normal age-toning to pages. Dust jacket, enclosed in protective mylar (mylar not pictured), is in Fair condition, having chips and missing pieces to edges (former owner has attempted to repair it with some brown packing tape on reverse side); overall surface rubbing and wear, and edge wear; jacket also is price-clipped. Book is illustrated with b&w photographs. Introduction by Sir Arthur Bryant. Memories of fighting in the Second Boer War, and of the Curragh Incident, as well as World War One. Autobiography. British. History. Military. WW1. Africa. Ireland. DB.…