Major a Corbett Smith (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1917 reprint. Boards worn, front hinge cracked, owner's inscription, folding map to the rear has creased edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Later printing. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's red cloth with black title lettering to spine and front panel.No Dust-Jacket.Illustrated with 4 portraits and with 2 folding maps three also set within the text.A popular account of the Aisne and the First Ypres Battle.No former names present.The book was acquired from an impressive private collection of books on The First World War and Napoleon,8vo 324pp First Edition 1st Impression [1917].…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers. A number of works by or about British soldiers during World War I.

Red Cloth. Condition: Good. None. One illustrtion loose but present, maps.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Third impression of the first edition, dated October 1917 (the book was originally published September 1917, and also reprinted September 1917). A companion volume to "The Retreat from Mons." ***Illustrated with four black and white plates and two black and white folding maps to the front and rear showing: "Country from Antwerp to the Seine" and "The Valley of the Aisne", and three black and white maps in the text showing "Franco-British Line at the Marne; Distribution of the Various Armies at the Marne; the Allied line from Noyon to the Coast. ***Good in dark red cloth-covered boards with black titles to spine, and blind titles to front board. Edges of boards slightly rubbed and faded. Head of spine has tiny splits. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed and bumped. Spine slightly faded. Lower corners of boards slightly bumped. Fore-edge of text-block and a few outer page margins slightly foxed. Pages slightly foxed. Spine tight. No inscriptions. ***196 mm x 134 mm. 324 pages including index to rear. ***Contents; Prologue : The Men of Mons; 1. The Turn of the Tide; 2. With the Cavalry; 3. Kultur; 4. Days of the Advance; 5. A Little Music, and a Church Parade; 6. With the Flying Corps; 7. Between Whiles; 8. The Crossing of the Aisne; The Roll of the Sixth Infantry Division; 9. At the Aisne; 10. On Big Guns, Spies and Other Matters; 11. Still at the Aisne; 12. The Move to Flanders; 13. The First Days in Flanders; 14. "As We Forgive them" (An Interlude); 15. The Coming of the Indians; 16. The Eye of St. Crispin; The Roll of the Third Cavalry and Seventh Infantry Divisions; 17. The Holding of the Gate; 18. The Last Stand of the Old Army; Author's Note; Index. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.***.…

orig. cloth Near Fine small octavo xii + 324pp., fldg. pl., maps, fldg. map, index, Companion Volume to The Retreat from Mons. Lacks title-page hence price.

256 pp, cloth, previous owner's name on front end-paper, b&w plates, fold-out map, boards and spine faded otherwise very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. A good copy but with a forward lean to the spine, some spine rub and the front cover is slightly loosened from the first page. 1917 reprint by Cassell. Please see photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A good reading copy. Some foxing of the early pages and wear to the covers, including completely worn away surface of the spine. Size: 5 " x 8 ".

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xii, illustrations, maps ; 195 x 130mm.

Condition: Good. NO DUST JACKET. Bumps/wear at edges/corners of hard board. Marks, scratches and fading to hard board. Foxing to text blocks and parts of some inner pages. Some loosening at spine. Text good and legible.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. A very nice copy. Hardcover in linen and very clean throughout. Small 1cm tear to the top of the spine but otherwise in lovely condition. One owner from new.