Ross Captain Robert B (16 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 313 pages, 14 black and white plates with pen and ink sketches by Jessie K Ross, paper title label inset on front board, good/very good condition in cloth binding, edges of book spotted, top edge also dust stained, top and bottom of spine bumped, small stain on spine, end-papers stained, a few spots on the preliminary pages otherwise text in very good, clean condition. Jessie K Ross (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 313pp, bw ills. Or gray cloth with pictorial title label laid on to front cover. Worn and rubbed with front hinge starting, damp stains, dark stains to bottom corners of many pages. History of Gordon Highlanders in France during WWI from departure of 7th battalion of the Gordon Highlanders in 1915 to the end of 1916 at Beaumont-Hamel. Includes action at the Somme. Size: 8vo. Ross, Jessie K. (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good. Interesting first hand account of the 51st Division on the Western Front in WWI, well illustrated with pen and ink sketches. 313pp., ills., Inscribed and signed by the author to the fep 'The author gratefully remembers that Miss Morris helped to restore to usefulness the hand that writes this signature. Robt B Ross' Inner hinges split but binding still holding. Spine stained, corners & spine ends bumped. Occasional spotting and blemishes throughout. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. F. Interesting first hand account of the 51st Division on the Western Front in WWI, well illustrated with pen and ink sketches. 313pp., ills., Very minor blemishes, otherwise very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. None -as Issued. First (English). The blue boards are in-set with a blue graphic of the Debarkation of the Gordon Highlanders - May 1915. They'd shipped over to France on the `Onward'. The 313 pages of text are interspersed with the b/w line drawings of J.K.Ross. These latter have an almost idyllic quality. We see no war action drawings, rather chateau, farmhouses and pastoral views. The writing also has a very reflective quality. The section of the book called `Pilgrims in Picardy' has actual trench accounts. Some of the battles and regions mentioned in the book include: Thiepval Chateau, Maroeuil, Vissec, Doullens, Gommecourt , St. Eloi, and Fricourt. Cond: Lightly rubbed on most faces and edges, has broken thru sli. on one fore-corner. Lightly scratched and lightly soiled. NO names NOR marks. Tight for its age. Not issued in D.J. (??). Weak spot in binding at p. 224. Drawings on glossy (inserted ) pages are 1/3 page size. Quote from p. 155 ( author's journal notes) "October 12th - 9 p.m. Pegmata. Not an arrow's length distant the Hun can be heard picking at his chalk. The human mole is burrowing in the tunnels of his tumulus, or he is deepening the floor of its approach, or he is strengthening its ramparts. Our own men have." Size: Octavo. Jessie K. Ross (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 337 pages. 9.02x5.98x0.70 inches. This item is printed on demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 344.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.