Lieut Colonel Bethell (27 results)

Language: English
Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London, 1942
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Blue cloth with burgundy label on the spine. Bright and strong copy. Lightly bumped at the corners and the spine tips. No markings. 310 pages.

Published by William Blackwood & Sons, 1933
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Condition: Fair. 1933. No edition remarks. 310 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout, heavy to endpapers. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Stamps to front endpaper. Notable bubbling to boards. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping.…Moderate tanning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Notable mottling and marking to boards. Moderate water stains to front board. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped.

Language: English
Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd., 1934
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Publication of 335 pages. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and a touch edge worn. There is a small tear on the spine. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery…services.
Language: English
Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd, Edinburgh and London, UK, 1936
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. 331 pages. Book has a moderate forward lean. No dustjacket. Blue hardback binding has wear/small frays to spine-ends and boards' corners. Some age yellowing to page-edges, pencil wititng to flyleaf o/w pages clean and sound.
Language: English
Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd, Edinburgh and London, UK, 1936
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. 313 pages. No dustjacket. Blue hardback binding has wear/small frays to spine-ends and boards' corners and small mark to inside of front board. Pencil wirting to flyleaf, some age yellowing to page-edges, light foxing to endpapers o/w pages clean and sound.
Language: English
Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd, Edinburgh and London, UK, 1936
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dustjacket. 300 pages. Book has a light forward lean. No dustjacket. Blue hardback book covers have wear/small frays to spine-ends and corners, ink writing to flyleaf, browning to end-papers, slight cracks to paper of inner rear hinge. Some age yellowing to page-edges. Pages clean and sound.
Language: English
Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London, UK, 1941
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Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. No Dustjacket. First Edition. 294 pages. No dustjacket. Dark blue hardback binding with gilt-coloured titles on brown title-label to spine which is age-dulled. Light wear to spine-ends and boards' corners and light rubbing to boards Light browning to page-edges and pencil writing to flyleaf o/w pag…es clean.
Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd. 1946, 1946
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Eighth impression; Sm. octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (scruffy VG-, hole-punch to middle of spine); 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 bo…ok may reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd. 1946, 1946
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Ninth impression; Sm. octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (scruffy VG-, hole-punch to middle of spine); 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 boo…k may reduce your overall postage costs.

Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1933
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 313 pages (complete). A small, neat book of tales from Imperial India. The blue cover has wear and scuffing. The contents are sure, tight against the strong binding, clean and clear. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by William Blackwood & Sons, 1946
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Publisher Blackwood, Edinburgh 1946. Good condition. In blue boards with gilt lettering. Marks on boards, spine faded. Corners bumped, wear to edges and ends of spine. Pages tanned, some foxing. Tight binding, all pages intact, no markings or inscriptions.
Published by William Blackwood & Sons Edinburgh 1933, 1933
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- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition hardback in original cloth Nice copy small octavo 316pp., Classic collection of 'Imperial' African travel literature drawn from Blackwoods Magazine. Inc. Baden-Powell: Jokilobovu; 'Zeres': A Day'sWork with the Somaliland Camel Constabulary; Rattray: A Solo Flight from England to Ghana.
Published by William Blackwood & Sons Edinburgh 1933, 1933
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- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition hardback in original cloth Nice copy small octavo 294pp., Classic collection of 'Imperial' travel literature drawn from Blackwoods Magazine. Inc. John Still: Tanks & True Foresters (Ceylon); Hugh Clifford; Kalamantan & Kulop Sumbing & many others.

Published by Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., London & Edinburgh . London 1934., 1934
- Hardcover
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Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 331 printed pages of text. Rubbing to the corners and spine ends, a little brown ghosting to the end papers, no dust wrapper We currently hold in stock 5 other titles in this series. Member of… the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).

Published by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd. Edinburgh. ., 1934
- Hardcover
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1934 edition. (8), 332 PP. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Top outside edge tinted. Occasional foxing, o/wise very good. 18.4 x 12.5. 14 tales. "Initiation" by Joseph Conrad. "Two Typhoons", and "The Timber Drogher", by Shalimar. "A Man in the Making", by Bartimeus.
Published by William Blackwood & Sons Edinburgh 1933, 1933
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- First Edition
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne
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1st edition hardback in original cloth Nice copy small octavo 310pp., Classic collection of 'Imperial' hunting literature drawn from Blackwoods Magazine.

Published by Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., London & Edinburgh . London 1932., 1932
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Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 279 printed pages of text. Splitting of the cloth to the spine which is also age darkened, rubbing to the corners and spine ends, no dust wrapper We currently hold in stock 5 other titles in t…his series. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).

Published by Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd. London & Edinburgh . 1941., 1941
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Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt and black title lettering to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 273 pp. Small rubs to the corners and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).

Published by Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., London & Edinburgh . London 1932., 1932
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Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 273 printed pages of text. Spine age darkened, rubbing to the corners and spine ends, brown ghosting to the end papers, no dust wrapper We currently hold in stock 5 other titles in this series…. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).

Published by Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., London & Edinburgh . London 1933., 1933
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Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 310 printed pages of text. Spine age darkened, rubbing to the corners and spine ends, whilst the covers are secure to the text the lower end paper is cracked, no dust wrapper We currently hold… in stock 5 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).

Published by Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., London & Edinburgh . London 1932., 1932
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Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 310 printed pages of text. Spine age darkened, soiling to the covers, end papers cracked, rubbing to the corners and spine ends, no dust wrapper We currently hold in stock 5 other titles in th…is series. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).
More images'Blackwood' Tales from the Outposts. V. Jobs of Work
Bethell, L. A. (Lieut. Colonel) (editor); various contributors, including Sir Hugh Clifford
Published by William Blackwood and Sons (1946), Edinburgh, 1946
- Hardcover
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New ZealandRenaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Moderate foxing and dust stains to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; Eighth printing, April 1946, of a title first published in 1932. [viii], 279, [1] pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on dark blue panel on spine. Page dimen…sions: 176 x108mm. Top edges dyed blue. Contents: Akso Wad Dok; Speech Day in Crocodile Country by R. E. Vernede; The Abu Zait Controversy by S. Lyle Cummins; Piloting Princes by Sir Hugh Clifford; Experiences in a Quarantine Camp; Silhouettes from the Sudan (I) by Lieut.-Colonel J. H. Grieve; Silhouettes from the Sudan (II) by Lieut.-Colonel J. H. Grieve; Lustral Waters by C. G. C. T.; The House of Healing; Murder and Magic by Sir Hugh Clifford; An Indian Sensation by H. C. E. Ward; Dacoity by 'Kukado'. Series: Tales from the Outposts, Volume #5 of 12. ; Octopus.
More images'Blackwood' Tales from the Outpost. VIII. Jungle Tales
Bethell, L. A. (Lieut. Colonel) (Ed. ) ; Contributors Include Sir Hugh Clifford; John Still; Pousse Cailloux
Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh, 1934
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. [viii], 294 pages. Blue cloth covers with red spine panel. Top edges dyed red. No signatures. Cloth covers clean and bright. 3/4" circular hole cut away from dust wrapper spine. 1/2" tear at head of dust wrapper spine. Dust wrapper rubbed at edges. Dust wrapper…protected in archival mylar cover. Contents: "Mankind and the Jungle" by Sir Hugh Clifford; "True Foresters" by John Still; "Tanks" by John Still; "Lost Sepoys" by 'Pousse Cailloux'; "In the Heart of Kalimantan" by Sir Hugh Clifford; "Hpa-N-Khrit" by 'Sinjab'; "Highbrows and Lowbrows" by 'Pousse Cailloux'; "The Quest of the Golden Fleece" by Sir Hugh Clifford; "Primitive Socialist" by Edward Irving; "The Other Master" by Sir Hugh Clifford; "The Death-March of Kulop Sumbing" by Sir Hugh Clifford; "Movable Columns" by 'Pouse Cailloux'; "White Man's Ground" by 'Selim'. "They are that rare and precious thing, which politicians ignore and professional history hardly hears, the voice of 'the man on the spot'" - reviewer's quote on front flap of dust wrapper. ; 12mo.

Published by Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., London & Edinburgh . London 1933., 1933
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Hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [x] 294 printed pages of text. Spine age darkened, rubbing to the corners and spine ends, a little brown ghosting to the end papers, no dust wrapper We currently hold in stock 5 other titles in th…is series. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).
More imagesPublished by William Blackwood and Sons 1932-1943, Edinburgh & London, 1932
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A smart collection of three volumes from the Tales of the Outposts series, edited by author and soldier Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Arthur Bethell. Three volumes of a twelve volume set, being volumes three, six, and nine. Tales of the Outposts series. A collection of stories from remote corners of the… world, especially the British Empire, and told by people living in or with experience of those places. Most were originally published in Blackwood's, which found a large part of its circulation in those colonial locations. The project took three years, from 1930 to 1933, to complete and included contributions from notable authors and personalities, including: Sir Hugh Clifford, Joseph Conrad, John Buchan, Fredrick Marshman Bailey, and Alfred Noyes. This set contains: Tales of the Sea, 1932. Tales of Africa, 1933. Tales of the Border, 1943. Edited by Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Arthur Bethell, a distinguished soldier in India in Edwardian times, and a successful author of the 1930s. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spines. The odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by William Blackwood and Sons Ltd., 12-4, 1933
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket.

Published by William Blackwood and Sons, 1937
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Hardback. Lieut.-Colonel L. A. (ed.) Bethell, William Blackwood and Sons. Edition: 2026600000939Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spines. Some marks and specks on boards. Bindings remain tight. Internally so…und. A celebrated anthology series of military adventure and short fiction, "Blackwood's Tales from the Outposts" gathers the finest stories published in "Blackwood's Magazine" depicting soldiering, frontier life, and imperial service across twelve volumes, presenting tales of courage, hardship, and dark humour drawn from the far reaches of the British Empire and its wars. Edited by Lieutenant-Colonel L. A. Bethell and published by William Blackwood and Sons in 1937, the series stands as a definitive collection of the masculine adventure tradition that made "Blackwood's Magazine" essential reading for generations of soldiers, officers, and armchair adventurers alike. Titles include: Frontiers of the Empire; Tales of The Border; Small Wars of The Empire; Pioneering; Jobs Of Work; Tales of the Sea; Soldiers Tales; Jungle Tales; Tales of Africa; Shikar; From Strange Places; In Lighter Vein. Hardback.