Prince Christopher Greece (6 results)
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Seller: Anthony C. Hall, Bookseller ABA ILAB, Isleworth, MIDDX, United KingdomAnthony C. Hall, Bookseller ABA ILAB
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Add to basketHardback. 287pp, 15 plates, Right Book Club (1938). VG.
Published by The Right Book Club, 1938
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Seller: Aucott & Thomas, Ibstock, United KingdomAucott & Thomas
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, endpapers tanned, pages foxed, name on the front endpaper, in an unclipped dustjacket which is chipped at the spine ends, and rubbed at the edges. 288 pages, photos on plates, index. Original invoice laid in.
- Hardcover
Seller: Anthony C. Hall, Bookseller ABA ILAB, Isleworth, MIDDX, United KingdomAnthony C. Hall, Bookseller ABA ILAB
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Add to basketHardback. 287pp, 16 plates, Hurst & Blackett 1938. Browning to 1/2 title & foreedge, otherwise very good.
Published by The Right Book Club, London, 1938
- Hardcover
Seller: June Samaras, STREETSVILLE, ON, CanadaJune Samaras
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine - Slight Chips. Book Club Edition. Interesting personal memories by Prince Christopher, youngest son of King George I of Greece and Queen Olga. Includes family evens and photographs. Political observations rather lacking, though noticably not in favour of Venizelos! Cloth binding. 287p.… Illus.index. Paper slightly age toned, else fine. Book.
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Hume, E. Douglas; Prince Christopher of Greece (Foreword); Arliss, George (Introduction)
Published by The Hume Book Trust, 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition Thus. Stated at copyright: "First Published in 1939". Features a new foreword for this edition by W. Risdon from The Hume Books Trust. Rare volume from the author, E. Douglas Hume, writer of "Bechamp or Pasteur" which was a divergence in 1925 from Hume'…s less weighty earlier works. Rave reviews adjacent to title page for Bechamp or Pasteur, and Hume's other volumes, The Globular Jottings of Griselda, and, The Multiplicities of Una. Blue cloth boards, black spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Pages very good, some toning to endpapers; no writing. Moderate fox to exterior text block. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Rare original wrapper, moderate shelf wear, some rub, fox, discoloration; unclipped 16/- net, protected in new clear sleeve. Features a detailed 11-page index of all the names, places, and events referred to throughout. Near very good first edition in near good complete wrapper of this thoughtful provoking collection. From title page: "He is great who succeeds in changing my state of mind." - Emerson. Each chapter begins with a unique quotation of historical acclaim from an individual who saw truth for themselves. Presented here is a book about unusual people. The author has named them "The Mind-Changers," because they belong to the group of thinkers and workers whose influence has been potent in altering and moulding opinion. A volume about extraordinary thinkers for extraordinay thinkers. Those whose minds move to a stereo-typed groove may find it provokingly controversial. There is no use for blind acceptance of the hasty verdicts from history or "experts". E. Douglas Hume sheds new light on many of the so-called heroes of popular prejudice or pre-judgment. Readers will add much of interest and incalculable value to their knowledge and may just change their minds on innumerable subjects that are supposedly settled. Contents: "I. The Good Old Days; II. Under the Low Bridge of St. Stephen's; III. The Poet's Corner; IV. The Star in the East; V. Pioneers of Progress; VI. The Wisdom of the Wild; VII. A Galaxy of Workers; VIII. The Ambassadress and the Apothecary; IX. The Voice of the People; X. A Victorian Pioneer; XI. The Outcome of a Tea-Party; XII. The Parson's Wife; XIII. Hell in Paris; XIV. The New Gospel of Interpretation; XV. The Burden and Heat of the Day; XVI. The Vengeance of Louis Pasteur; XVII. Champions of Animals; XVIII. The Gay 'Nineties; XIX. The Challenge of Battersea; XX. The Shadow of the Inferno; XXI. Storm and Stress; XXII. Purely Personal; XXIII. On the War Path; XXIV. Medical Martyrs; XXV. All Roads Lead to Rome; XXVI. The Dogs of War; XXVII. The Fate of the Horse; XXVIII. For Benefit of Beeves; XXIX. On Wings of Song; XXX. 'A Hunting We Will Go!; XXXI. The Isle Full of Noises; XXXII. The Dark Places of the Earth; XXXIII. The Temple of the Cross; XXXIV. The Privilege of the Galllows." Made and Printed in Great Britain by The Garden City Press, Limited, Letchworth, Hertfordshire. 341 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
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Hume, E. Douglas; Prince Christopher of Greece (Foreword); Arliss, George (Introduction)
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd., 26, Bloomsbury Street, London, 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated at copyright: "First Published in 1939". Rare volume from the author, E. Douglas Hume, writer of "Bechamp or Pasteur" which was a divergence in 1925 from Hume's less weighty earlier works. Rave reviews adjacent to title page for Bechamp or Pasteur, a…nd Hume's other volumes, The Globular Jottings of Griselda, and, The Multiplicities of Una. Ruddy orange cloth boards, black spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Pages very good, moderate discoloration to few; no writing. Light yellow endpapers. Moderate odor. Bind good; hinges intact. Rare original wrapper, moderate shelf wear, few small areas of discoloration; unclipped 8/6 net, protected in new clear sleeve. Features a detailed 11-page index of all the names, places, and events referred to throughout. Near very good first edition in same wrapper of this thoughtful provoking collection. From title page: "He is great who succeeds in changing my state of mind." - Emerson. Each chapter begins with a unique quotation of historical acclaim from an individual who saw truth for themselves. Presented here is a book about unusual people. The author has named them "The Mind-Changers," because they belong to the group of thinkers and workers whose influence has been potent in altering and moulding opinion. A volume about extraordinary thinkers for extraordinay thinkers. Those whose minds move to a stereo-typed groove may find it provokingly controversial. There is no use for blind acceptance of the hasty verdicts from history or "experts". E. Douglas Hume sheds new light on many of the so-called heroes of popular prejudice or pre-judgment. Readers will add much of interest and incalculable value to their knowledge and may just change their minds on innumerable subjects that are supposedly settled. Contents: "I. The Good Old Days; II. Under the Low Bridge of St. Stephen's; III. The Poet's Corner; IV. The Star in the East; V. Pioneers of Progress; VI. The Wisdom of the Wild; VII. A Galaxy of Workers; VIII. The Ambassadress and the Apothecary; IX. The Voice of the People; X. A Victorian Pioneer; XI. The Outcome of a Tea-Party; XII. The Parson's Wife; XIII. Hell in Paris; XIV. The New Gospel of Interpretation; XV. The Burden and Heat of the Day; XVI. The Vengeance of Louis Pasteur; XVII. Champions of Animals; XVIII. The Gay 'Nineties; XIX. The Challenge of Battersea; XX. The Shadow of the Inferno; XXI. Storm and Stress; XXII. Purely Personal; XXIII. On the War Path; XXIV. Medical Martyrs; XXV. All Roads Lead to Rome; XXVI. The Dogs of War; XXVII. The Fate of the Horse; XXVIII. For Benefit of Beeves; XXIX. On Wings of Song; XXX. 'A Hunting We Will Go!; XXXI. The Isle Full of Noises; XXXII. The Dark Places of the Earth; XXXIII. The Temple of the Cross; XXXIV. The Privilege of the Galllows." Set and printed in Great Britain by William Brendon & Son, Ltd., at the Mayflower Press, Plymouth, in Baskerville type, on a toned antique-wove paper made by John Dickinson and bound by James Burn. 341 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
