James Anthony Gardner (65 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Unlike most of the sailors' memoirs of the Nelsonic navy, gardner's was not written for publication: it was purely intended for the entertainment of his family and friends, and did not see publication until long after his death. As a result potential problems of libel did not constrain him to bite his tongue when it came to opinions of individuals, high and low, in the naval service. He himself saw plenty of action and served in some famous ships, including the "Victory", but what interests him most is his mess-mates and their eccentricities. The pranks, scams and amusements that broke up the claustrophobic life of a warship's crew form a large part of his narrative, and some of his stories are almost surreal in their detail - a tale of the mayhem caused aboard his ship by 86 huge Newfoundland dogs is only one example. Somehow Gardner's vision of the bawdy, drunken and often comic-opera life of the Navy rings more true than the usual Victorian image of the heroic Wooden Walls of Old England. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 16, No. 9. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Morrow for "Edge of Night" (pt. 1 of 2) by A. Bertram Chandler. Includes "The Empty Man" (novelette; 1st Story) by Gardner Raymond Dozois; "Arena" (novelette) by Mack Reynolds; "The Ghost Galaxies" (novelette) by Piers Anthony; "Enemies of Gree" (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; "The Hour Before Earthrise" (pt.3 of 3) by James Blish; "The Face of the Deep" by Fred Saberhagen. Features: "Editorial"; "How to Live Like A Slan" by Lin Carter; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Gaughan, Burns, Finlay, Adkins, and Morrow. Minor soiling; rear cover hinge adhesions; front cover cohesion flaws at lower edge (see scan); from teh collection of Lynn Hickmann of First Fandom who has written name and address on first page. Book.

Condition: good. Book is considered to be in good or better condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Hard cover books may show signs of wear on the spine, cover or dust jacket. Paperback book may show signs of wear on spine or cover as well as having a slight bend, curve or creasing to it. Book should have minimal to no writing inside and no highlighting. Pages should be free of tears or creasing. Stickers should not be present on cover or elsewhere, and any CD or DVD expected with the book is included. Book is not a former library copy.

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. New edition. Facsimile reprint of Vol.XXXI of the Publications of the Navy Records Society 1906, edited by R. Vesey Hamilton & John Laughton. Text clean; binding tight; spine faded & creased. Owner's name on first page. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 16, No. 9. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Morrow for "Edge of Night" (pt. 1 of 2) by A. Bertram Chandler. Includes "The Empty Man" (novelette; 1st Story) by Gardner Raymond Dozois; "Arena" (novelette) by Mack Reynolds; "The Ghost Galaxies" (novelette) by Piers Anthony; "Enemies of Gree" (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; "The Hour Before Earthrise" (pt.3 of 3) by James Blish; "The Face of the Deep" by Fred Saberhagen. Features: "Editorial"; "How to Live Like A Slan" by Lin Carter; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Gaughan, Burns, Finlay, Adkins, and Morrow. Short tears; staple poke; tanning; a little stress. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 16, No. 9. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Morrow for "Edge of Night" (pt. 1 of 2) by A. Bertram Chandler. Includes "The Empty Man" (novelette; 1st Story) by Gardner Raymond Dozois; "Arena" (novelette) by Mack Reynolds; "The Ghost Galaxies" (novelette) by Piers Anthony; "Enemies of Gree" (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; "The Hour Before Earthrise" (pt.3 of 3) by James Blish; "The Face of the Deep" by Fred Saberhagen. Features: "Editorial"; "How to Live Like A Slan" by Lin Carter; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Gaughan, Burns, Finlay, Adkins, and Morrow. Creasing, edge nicks and wear; staple pokes. From the Jerry Weist estate. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 16, No. 9. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Morrow for "Edge of Night" (pt. 1 of 2) by A. Bertram Chandler. Includes "The Empty Man" (novelette; 1st Story) by Gardner Raymond Dozois; "Arena" (novelette) by Mack Reynolds; "The Ghost Galaxies" (novelette) by Piers Anthony; "Enemies of Gree" (novelette) by C. C. MacApp; "The Hour Before Earthrise" (pt.3 of 3) by James Blish; "The Face of the Deep" by Fred Saberhagen. Features: "Editorial"; "How to Live Like A Slan" by Lin Carter; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Gaughan, Burns, Finlay, Adkins, and Morrow. Minor creasing, stress and tanning. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. nice copy; later printing; a few marks on rear cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Condition: Good. 1955. First Edition. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate ring marking and tanning. Book has slight forward lean.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 287 pages. These memoirs, suffused with humour and rude vigour, represent probably the m ost realistic, down-to-earth, and entertaining contemporary account of sea life in the age of sail. Unlike most of the sailors' memoirs of the Nelsonic navy, Ga.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An unusual and humourous volume, Gardner was not a noted Royal Navy officer, he did his job, he as well liked and that was it. This volume covers the day-to-day life of one of the officers of the Royal Navy who never became a hero. xxiv, 288, 4pp. Half-bound in blue buckram with cream buckram to remainder. The Society's emblem in gilt is on the upper board and gilt lettering to spine. Light imperfection to cloth of lower rear board. The private bookplate of R.O.B. Brdgeman is affixed to the front pastedown. Fore and lower page edges remain untrimmed.

1st edn new printing. 8vo. Original gilt decorated blue cloth (Fine). Pp. xx + 287 (no inscriptions).

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 287 pages. Front and rear hinges cracked but holding. Foxing to endpapers. Spine cloth chipped at top and separated halfway down front hinge. Text clean and unmarked. Record # 608840.

Condition: New. In.

No Jacket. first edition 200pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,content edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. vxi + 200 pp, illustrated with 9 plates , bound in blue cloth with wirn and rubbed dustwrapper; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Provenance: bookplate of the Royal Navy War College Library, Portsmouth. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xx pages, 1 leaf, 287 pages ; 24 cm. Series: Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 31. Subjects: Gardner, James Anthony 1770-1846. Great Britain. Royal Navy History 18th century. Sailors Great Britain ; Biography. 3 Kg.

Hardback, 14.5x22.5cm, 200pp. Very good condition (light wear; owner's stamp at ffep) in fair dustwrapper (major scuff marks, wear and tear; various 1-4cm tears, with some loss at corners).

Hardback, 14.5x22.5cm, 200pp. Good condition (light wear; flecked edges; foxed edges, endpapers and prelims) in good dustwrapper (general wear and scuff marks; various 1-3cm tears, with some minor loss at corners; foxed flaps; price-clipped).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Nine Illustrations By Thomas Rowlandson (illustrator). First Edition. tears and edge wear on dj. D5 1.

Provenance: bookplate of the Royal Navy War College Library, Portsmouth. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xx pages, 1 leaf, 287 pages ; 24 cm. Series: Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 31. Subjects: Gardner, James Anthony 1770-1846. Great Britain. Royal Navy History 18th century. Sailors Great Britain ; Biography. 1 Kg.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Thus. xvi, 200pp, illustrated. 'Naval recollection in shreds and patches with strange reflections' Gardeners memoirs edited by Lloyd. Book is clean and tight, wrapper is clipped, chipped and medium wear. 700g.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Large 8vo. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. xx + [2] + 287+ [1] pp. + 4 pp. list of publications. Bound in navy buckram, gilt, with gilt block of Society's seal on front board. A very good copy. Decorated by Society's seal on title page. An undated facsimile reprint of the original 1906 publication. An account of service at sea by James Anthony Gardner, as his father's servant, midshipman and lieutenant, on fifteen vessels, 1775-1802 (including the Victory, 1794-95) and subsequently as agent of transports at Portsmouth and in charge of the Fairlight Signal Station, 1806-14. He was then placed on half pay and retired in 1830 with the rank of commander. Gardner (1770-1846) attended the Naval Academy, Gosport, 1780-81 and his real sea service began on the Panther in 1782. As he did not intend his memoirs for publication, Gardner was able to provide an uninhibited account of life of board with criticism of his shipmates. At the end of each account of a ship are comments on fellow officers, petty officers, etc., e.g. Broke by court martial and rendered incapable of serving, for going on shore without leave to fight a duel. Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton (1829-1912) served in the Arctic and the Second China War and was appointed First Naval Lord in 1889. John Knox Laughton (1830-1915) served at sea as a Royal Navy Instructor and then pursued a career ashore as a teacher and naval historian. He became Professor of Modern History at King's College, London and co-founded the Navy Records Society in 1893, becoming its first secretary. NAVAL/MILITARY MEMOIRS NAVAL SHIPS 18TH CENTURY 19TH CENTURY MEMOIRS NAVAL/MILITARY.