Major Claude Wallace (4 results)
Published by Nisbet and Co Ltd, London, 1932
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Harry E Bagley Books, Fredericton, NB, CanadaHarry E Bagley Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. blue cloth, gilt spine, pp.,xi, 343, illustrated, frontis., 17 full page b & w plates, 4 sketch maps, index, spine faded, spine ends chipped, spine separating in places but holding firm, ex private libray with bookplate inside front cover, 5 line ink inscription concerni…ng the author on inside front cover, text block is sound, tight, Wallace, an officer with the 14th Hussars, Lancashire Fusiliers and G.S.O.3 32nd Division, was the only British soldier at the Battle of Jutland. His observations during the action throw a startling light on the action as they differ widly from the official report.Wallace, as a civilian, conducted a survey of the unknown lands in the Liberian hinterland, between the St. Paula and Cavalla Rivers.The first 127 pp of the book tell of his arrival in Liberia and subsequent encounters with a Cannibal king, with doctors, a trek through the Devil's forest and a brush with the Lepoard Society. He also work on a survey in the Congo and the survey for the Pointe Noire-Loudima railroad. There is also a chapter on his exploits in Angola. A most interesting read. Size: 8 Vo.. Book.
More imagesPublished by Nisbet, London, 1932
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Military Book Collector, BOLTON, United KingdomMilitary Book Collector
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very nice tight and clean copy of this interesting account of this the experiences of Major Wallace from his initial embarkation at Liverpool in 1913 to Liberia in West Africa where he had been tasked with surveying some of the unknown lands of Liberia . His subsequent s…urveys of the Congo are also noted! When the First World War broke out his knowledge of surveying map making and languages resulted in him becoming G.S.O.3 of the 32nd Division early in 1916. However on leave from the trenches he was able to get permission to join the Royal Navy Home Fleet and as a consequence became the only Army Office Observer at the Battle of Jutland A fascinating account! The book is not ex lib and is cleanly and tightly bound There is some slight foxing to the top and side of the page block. All photos illustrate the condition.
Published by Nisbet & Company Ltd, London ,, 1932
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: E.J Morten Booksellers BA, MANCHESTER, United KingdomE.J Morten Booksellers BA
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Add to basket1st Edition. Hb In original Dw xi,343pp frontisplate, plates. Colonial service in Liberia, The Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Belgian and French Congo. The only Army officer to witness The Battle of Jutland in 1916. His observations differ from official accounts. Vg/Vg and Uncommon in Dw.
Published by Nisbet, [1932], 1932
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United KingdomIsland Books
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Add to basket8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and maps, title lightly spotted, lengthy inscription on front free endpaper; original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in yellow, joints very lightly rubbed else a very good, bright, clean copy. Much of the work is devoted to the author's experiences in pre-WWI Africa, but th…e section on Jutland (which he was the sole British military officer to witness) is fascinating. UNCOMMON.
