Hutton Sir Edward (51 results)

Condition: New. pp. 10.

Condition: New. pp. 10.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 10.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Published 1917. Stated 2nd Edition. NOT exLib. VG or better cond. hardcover, no dj. Dark green bds w/ silver & magenta framing, dec & lettering on front cover. Book is complete, intact & unmarked. Illustrated in b&w. 84pp including foldout map. Square, straight, tight & clean, overall VG or better used cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Binding starting, otherwise very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Binding starting, otherwise very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Octavo hardcover (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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing octavo hardback 52 pages illustrated with folding maps and a tissue-guarded frontispiece. Very Good condition Original gift inscription on front inside cover (from a Captain Heseltine).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Clarke Hutton (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of colourful jacket by Clarke Hutton, spine and extremities darkened, corners rubbed with tiny loss, some spotting and browning to page block, slight lean, not price clipped (12s 6d), previous owner's stamp to ffep, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 256pp. A comic novel by the British writer Sir Compton Mackenzie (1883-1972). It features characters introduced in Mackenzie's 'The Monarch of the Glen'. Donald MacDonald of Ben Nevis and his friend Kilwhillie head to British India in order to save his nephew from what is considered a disastrous marriage to a divorced woman. Quite a scarce book.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Spine paper chewed (superficial) at head and tail, mild foxing, otherwise Good condition with photos and fold-out. 214pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket by Clarke Hutton (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and small loss to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed with small loss, small 'scraped' piece missing from middle of front jacket, spine slightly browned. Not price clipped (15s), previous owner's gift inscription to ffep, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 219pp. A diplomatic comedy. Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, (1883-1972), was an English born Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish nationalist. He was one of the co founders in 1928 of the Scottish National Party.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Clarke Hutton (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Ex hospital library, but with only two stamps, one on each set of endpapers. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of fab retro jacket and spine, some slight yellowing to spine, corners slightly bruised, not price clipped (21s), no personal inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg copy, looks only lightly read. 220pp. A satire on the Civil Service, it is a sequel to Sir Compton Mackenzie's 1941 novel 'The Red Tapeworm'. Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie, (1883-1972), was an English born Scottish writer of fiction, biography, histories and a memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur and lifelong Scottish nationalist. He was one of the co founders in 1928 of the Scottish National Party.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. A good copy in green cloth lettered and decorated in silver. Gift inscription dated 1917 on front end-paper. 84pp. 4 folding maps. Loosely inserted is a 4pp pamphlet comprising a speech by the author entitled "The 60th Americans now the King's Royal Rifle Corps and its connection with the United States of America". Also loosely inserted is a 1page leaflet about the book headed "Notice to the General Public".

Condition: Good. A Brief History of The King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1755-1915 by Sir Edward Hutton, 1917HardbackPages: 84 + pull-out maps (complete)Condition: Some minor shelf wear/marks to boards. Light foxing to pages with some spotting to end papers. A nice copy for age.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Card covers. KRRC Chronicle for 1918 with much detail on the German Offensives and subsequent battles on the Western Front. One battalion served in Salonika which is covered in this volume. 341pp., ills., maps, one trench map, honours and awards, including one VC to Rifleman Albert Shepherd in February 1918. Minor blemishes, else very good condition. Uncommon.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Excellent abridged history. 52pp., folding maps, frontispiece. Attractive copy in green cloth, gilt. Pencil presentation inscription from General Meads to Capt. Watson, KRRC., Nov. 1916. Front top corner rubbed and creased, top and bottom of spine slightly worn, else vgc green cloth, gilt 0.0. Signed by General Meads.

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

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

1st Edition. Hb original green cloth , silver regimental crest to front board xii,327pp + 2pp publishers advertisements , portraits plans , Honours ,Decorations and Awards A Vg copy.

First Edition. Near fine copy bound in the original quarter cloth over decorated paper boards. Scattered foxing throughout. Remains well preserved overall; bright, tight, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 52 pages. Subjects; King's Royal Rifle Corps. British Military History. 3 Kg.

8vo. [iv], 84pp, 4 multifolding maps, text figs. Original decorated green cloth gilt. Spine head chipped, hinges easing. Relevant pamphlet loosely inserted.

BPM. 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.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus Edition. Bound in green cloth, with silver gilt decoration and lettering to front board, this hardcover First Thus Edition is close VG. (V)/52pp plus folding map illustrating Boer War activities of the Corps. Three other folding maps of North America, Spain & Portugal and India. Covers US war of Independence, Peninsular War, Sikh war, Afgan War, and Egypt (Tel-el-kebir, Nile Expeditions, etc). Top of spine chipped, otherwise Vg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Clarke Hutton (illustrator). 1st Edition. First published in 1947, this is a sixth impression of 1950. Top of page block dyed red as issued. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, but overall fabulous jacket very bright and unfaded. Not price clipped (9s 6d), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 264pp. It is 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to is mother and marry Catriona. The priest, the doctor and, of course, the landlord at the inn are all having a very thin time of it. There's no conversation, no jollity, no fun, until a shipwreck off the coast brings a piece of extraordinary good fortune. Supposedly based on the island of Barra and on a true event, the running aground of the 'SS Politician' (in the book it is called the 'Cabinet Minister'!), this comic, immensely popular novel was made into an Ealing film in 1949, starring Basil Radford, Bruce Seton, Joan Greenwood and Gordon Jackson. It was the directorial debut of Alexander Mackendrick and the screenplay was by Sir Compton Mackenzie (1992-1973). In 2016 it was made into another popular film starring Eddie Izzard (as Captain Waggett), James Cosmo et al. A scarce book.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.