Kenneth Brown Collings (5 results)

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 272, No. 6. Cover is uncredited for "Galloping Gold" (pt. 1 of 3) by W. C. Tuttle. Includes "The Sea's Way" (novelet) by Robert H. Pinkerton; "A Ghost in the House" by Dale Clark; "Grand National" (pt. 2 of 5) by Judson P. Philips; "Canada, Here We Come" by Kenneth Brown Collings; "Men of Daring: Capt. Ernest Engerer - Animal Trainer" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "War for Sale" (pt. 3 of 4) by Max Brand; "Time to Kill" by Hulbert Footner; "Revolution - With Pictures" (pt. 5 of 5) by Eustace L. Adams. Features: "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Tanned; dust-soiling. Book.…

Condition: Fair. 1938. No Edition Stated. 201 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth boards with a leather spine. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are notably crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, frontis, 202pp, rebound with red cloth spine and grey boards at sometime in the last 50 years or so or thereabouts, with title etc in gilt to spine, grey papered boards a little aged and modest bit of scuffing, binding good and nice and tight, new blank end papers fitted at same time , bit of modest foxing to prelims and small bit in the volume , not much though, contents good and sound , a good tight volume, hard to find title. images can be sent of course. …

First edition of a biography of General Sir Edmund Allenby (later, Field Marshal and Viscount, 1861-1936). The work treats his Arabian period as commander of the cavalry division in Palestine during the First World War. Allenby made his name in Palestine. He rebuilt the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, established up-to-date Western Front standards of operations, and restored the force's confidence and morale. Allenby's forces defeated the Turks at the final Battle of Megiddo (September-October 1918) to occupy Transjordan, Syria, and Lebanon. Afterwards, he became high commissioner in Egypt. The present biography is largely based on accounts of figures connected to Allenby, such as T.E. Lawrence "of Arabia". Lowell Jackson Thomas (1892-1981) was an American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveller.With the large ex libris bookplate of D.C. D'Arcy Orders (a black-and-white printed helmed coat-of-arms) on the front paste-down and a small black stamp in the upper outer corner of the first flyleaf: "D'Arcy". The binding shows minor signs of wear, mainly around the head and foot of the spine and the corners of the board, somewhat foxed throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l O'Brien F1045. Original publisher's black cloth, with the title in red on the spine and the head edge red. With a half-tone photographed portrait of Allenby (signed F.A. Swaine) as a frontispiece. Pages: [6], 202 pp. …

First edition of a biography of General Sir Edmund Allenby (later, Field Marshal and Viscount, 1861-1936). The work treats his Arabian period as commander of the cavalry division in Palestine during the First World War. Allenby made his name in Palestine. He rebuilt the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, established up-to-date Western Front standards of operations, and restored the force's confidence and morale. Allenby's forces defeated the Turks at the final Battle of Megiddo (September-October 1918) to occupy Transjordan, Syria, and Lebanon. Afterwards, he became high commissioner in Egypt. The present biography is largely based on accounts of figures connected to Allenby, such as T.E. Lawrence "of Arabia". Lowell Jackson Thomas (1892-1981) was an American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveller.Binding somewhat stained and showing signs of wear around the spine and corners, otherwise internally fine and clean. Overall in good condition.l O'Brien F1045. Original publisher's black cloth, with the title in red on the spine and the head edge red. With a half-tone photographed portrait of Allenby (signed F.A. Swaine) as a frontispiece. Pages: [6], 202 pp. …