Markham M E Markham F A (16 results)

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Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. THE BOARDS ARE LIGHTLY RUBBED AND FADED. THE CORNERS ARE SLIGTLY EXPOSED. THE SPINE IS BUMPED AT BOTH ENDS. THE PAGE EDGES HAVE SLIGHT FOXING. THERE IS A PENNED NAM,E AND DATE TO THE FFEP. BOTH INSIDE PAGES HAVE FOXING TO THEM. THERE ARE PENNED MARKINGS THROUGHOUT BUT THE TEXT IS CLEAR. THE BINDING HAS LOOSENED SLIGHTLY BUT THE PAGES ARE ALL ATTACHED. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. pp. 292, 3 Maps, Index.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. ex-library. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 8vo. pp. x, 261; 5 plates, 13 full-page illustrations, 3 maps including one folding; slight age-toning to text, else very good in the original blue cloth, gilt. Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) was the cousin of Clements R. Markham. He followed a naval career, and in the 1870s took part in several expeditions to the Arctic, notably on the Nares expedition of 1875-6, when he and his men reached a farthest north not surpassed until Nansen in 1895.…

FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. x, 261, [1], frontis., plates, maps, orig. blue cloth, neat repair to top of spine, covers sl. marked.

1st Edition. 8vo, 22cm, first (sole)edition, x,261p., frontis portrait, 5 plates, 13 illustrations, 3 maps,(1 folding), appendix, biblio of Markham's books, original dark bluecloth, wanting the front blank free fly else very good to fine.(ads).

Cloth. Condition: Fine. First edition. A very well-preserved first edition copy of this interesting biography of the explorer Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham. The uncommon first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918) was a British explorer, author, and officer in the Royal Navy. He was appointed second-in-command of HMS Alert under Captain Nares for the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-6. He is also remembered for designing the flag of New Zealand. This biography, written by M. E. and F. A. Markham, was based on his journal and log-books, letters, and recollections from his cousin Mrs Clements. It relates his interesting voyages and naval career, as well as his early life and later marriage. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

First edition; 8vo (22.5 x 15 cm); ownership signature to front endpaper, 5 plates including portrait frontispiece, 3 maps, 1 of which folding, 13 in-text illustrations; publisher's original blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, touch of rubbing, a very good copy; x, 261 pp. A family copy, with a descendant's ownership signature, of the biography of Sir Albert Hastings Markham KCB (1841-1918).…

First Edition x,261 pp. Octavo. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. All edges trimmed. Original endpapers. Boards in in fine, clean, unworn condition. Five plates (including frontispiece portrait), illustrations (including one map), and two maps (one folding). Original decorated grey paper dustwrapper. Chips to the top and bottom of the spine but otherwise in nice condition and an excellent example with the very fragile orginal dustwrapper. AB 10952. Account based on Markham's own diaries, etc of his early life, naval career and voyages.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. A rare surviving issue of this publication which was renamed Maclean's in 1911 after its founder Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean and remains in publication with the same name over one-hundred years later. "Containing the choicest and most entertaining articles and short stories appearing in the current numbers of the leading magazines of the world." - front cover. 9.25" x 6.25" in red card covers. 176 pages including 38 pages of wonderful ads, many illustrated. Contents include: James Bryce, LL.D., new British Ambassador to the U.S.; Lumber king and billionaire Frederick Weyerhaeuser; The Rapid Advancement of George Bruce Cortelyou; The Lords as the Supreme Court of Appeal; Great Men as Commercial Assets; A Solution to the Problem of the Unemployed in large English cities; The Financial Supremacy of London; Guatemala - land of opportunity; The Great Jewish Invasion - the industrial and social progress made by the Jewish population of New York; A Contrast between the American and British City; New York Businessman Pearcy K. Crocker in Jamaica; On the Value of Thrift; Work is the World's Law; Short Stories; Fire Waste and How to Reduce It; Capturing Wild Elephants in Mysore; Hints on Dismissing Unwelcome Callers; Brawn and Character; Cattle Raising in the Argentine; Other Contents of Current Magazines; and more. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Busy Man's Magazine, February [Feb.] 1907, Vol. XIII, No. 4 , James Bryce, LL.D, Frederick Weyerhaeuser, George Bruce Cortelyou, Human Resource Valuation, Unemployment - England, City of London - Finance, Guatemala, Jews - Immigrants, Jews - New Yor.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 292 19 Illus., 3 Maps.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 292.

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. This biography of the polar explorer Sir Albert Hastings Markham (1841-1918), using his own journals, was published in 1927. A distinguished naval officer, Markham is best remembered as an Arctic pioneer, and several of his own books on polar exploration ha.…