King Commander William (15 results)
- Hardcover
Seller: Amazing Books Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.Amazing Books Pittsburgh
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. clean and sturdy copy, unmarked, dj in good condition with small tears. jn.
Language: English
Published by Putnam's Sons, New York, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.Pride and Prejudice-Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. Original blue cloth. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Nice copy.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, AustraliaLawrence Jones Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. 250pp, bw ills, map. Or blue cloth in jacket. Light rubbing to jacket. Account of a solo voyage around the world in a small sailing boat by the only British submarine commander to survive all six years of WWII in service. Size: 8vo.
Published by WW Norton, 1958
- Hardcover
Seller: GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 192 pp; Book has slightly foxed endpapers, text block is nice, no names, pages unmarked, covers with slightly faded spine ends. Dust jacket is unclipped with some wear at tips, 1/4" at top of spine is chipped, color nice. Different jack…et than shown in Amazon photo. A nice, tight, attractive book. ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson and Co. Publishers Ltd, 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. There is a gift inscription written by the previous owner on the front free end paper page. Publication of 192 pages. Frontispiece. The boards are a touch edge worn. There is light foxing on the block of the book and very little within the body of the book. The text is legibl…e. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Hutchinson and Co., 1958. 192 pp., 1958
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariaat Hortus Conclusus, Bergambacht, NetherlandsAntiquariaat Hortus Conclusus
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Original cloth with dustjacket. Dustjacket a bit worn / damaged (mainly at edges), minor traces of use, else a good copy. Text in English. Please see description or ask for photos.
Published by G P Putnam's Sons, New York, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Marlowes Books and Music, Ferny Grove, QLD, AustraliaMarlowes Books and Music
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 250 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy.
Published by The Adventurers Club [1958], London, 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 8vo. [8], 9-192 pp. Blue cloth with black lettering on the spine. Illustrated by a frontispiece of Commander King. Personal memoirs of an officer in the British Navy who served as a submarine commander in World War II. Book is slightly askew; dust…jacket is price-clipped with a few hints of edge wear.
Published by Hutchinson & Co., 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. The jacket is bit torn, worn and shelf rubbed. Edge tears. Light marks. Internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by W. W. Norton and Company
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Lond. Hutchinsons & Co. Ltd., 1958
- First Edition
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, AustraliaThe Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB)
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Or.cl. Dustjacket. 192pp. (sl foxing) b/w frontispiece. Maps to endpapers. Very good copy. 1st ed. At the outbreak of WWII, William King found himself the commanding officer of a British submarine & in constant action in the North Sea in H.M.S. Snapper, serving for some six consecutive years.
Published by Hutchinson London 1958, 1958
- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy 8vo. 192pp., frontis., maps, Author was the Commander of HM Submarines Snapper, Trusty, and later, Telemachus.
Published by Hutchinson, [1958], 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United KingdomIsland Books
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8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and front and rear endpaper maps, endpapers lightly spotted; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter reinforced at lower joint and lightly frayed at edges. The wartime autobiography of the only British submarine command…er to serve almost continuously for those six years. Includes service in HM submarines SNAPPER, TRUSTY and TELEMACHUS. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.382; Law, 1123.
More imagesPublished by London; Hutchinson, 1958., 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Keel Row Books. ABA/ ILAB / PBFA., Whitley Bay, United KingdomKeel Row Books. ABA/ ILAB / PBFA.
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Hard Cover. First edition, gift inscribed by the author (signed as Bill King) to the title page. Octavo, pp. 192. Sepia-toned frontispiece of the author from a portrait by William Dring. Map endpapers. Publishers' teal cloth, maroon title label to spine, with silver titles. Silver star motifs to spine, in unclipped pictorial dus…t-jacket. A very good book in a very good dust-jacket. Small stain to lower board. A touch of foxing to end-papers otherwise contents clean and bright. Dust-jacket lightly foxed and a touch soiled with minor nicks & creases to edge, and a small stain at lower fold. Autobiography of William King and his experiences as a commanding officer of a British submarine during the Second World War, including the Norwegian campaign, and his later role sailing small boats, winning the Paul Hammond Cup in 1951.
More imagesPublished by Hutchinson of London, London, 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A signed first edition of this decorated submarine commander's memoir of the Second World War, dedicated to the socialite in whose house he wrote the work. The first edition of this autobiographical work from British naval officer, yachtsman and author Commander William Donald Aelian K…ing. A submarine commander, he was the only person to command a British submarine on both the first and last days of World War II. This work details his time in the navy during the Second World War.With a frontispiece portrait of the author.Signed by King to the half title: 'To Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie in whose house this book was written'. Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire, where King authored this work. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with two light marks to front board. Minor spotting to fore edge of text block. Internally, firmly bound. Signed to half title. Light foxing to title page. Pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good. None (illustrator). signed by author. book.
