Smyth Sir John V C (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1974 1st Am. ed. 247pp. cloth 8vo: Very Good in a near Fine dj [endpp. and edges are age browned; text is lightly age browned; else VG; dj = p-c; else nrF].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. American First. Minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs. Book.

Hardcover with dustjacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. Very good brown cloth hard back with a very good unclipped dust jacket. Which is just a trifle edge worn. No inscriptions. ; Black & white photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Fair condition book and DJ not price clipped. ex County Library. Stamp sheet at the back of the book, no ticket pocket. 247 pages good with clear print, indexed. End papers front and back brown with age. Black and white photographs. No tears to DJ, although the bottom left near spine surface crease. 'What, Sir John Smyth once asked, makes a general? No one, he admitted, seems to have produced a satisfactory answer - particularly the generals themselves - except that the illusive quality of leadership is the single most important attribute a battle commander can have.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1966 First edition with unclipped dustjacket. Interior has ex libris plate for Edwina Iredale, ex British actress from whose library this copy originated. Interior otherwise extremely clean with no writing, marks or tears. Dustjacket has been well preserved in clear plastic removable sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book neat and clean and firmly bound, with just a few marks and some darkening and spotting to page edges. It has an ink gift inscription to FFEP. Neat DJ has been clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Prev owner's inscription on fep.

Cloth. Condition: Vg. Dust Jacket Condition: G. First Edition. 236pp. Plates. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.S. edition. Minor wear along the DJ edges. THIS IS A HEAVY ITEM. ALL ORDERS MIGHT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES.

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Clean brown cloth on boards with gilt titles. Light bumping to foot of spine. Edges: mild foxings. Eps: faint thin short touches of ex-book cover residue to top and bottom edges. Clean contents. B/w glossy illustrations. Binding is As New. 192p Dj: top and bottom edge with light thin ex-bookcover residue, otherwise a clean jacket. Faint sunning to spine. Price-cut to front flap foot.

8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Concerns primarily the campaigns in France, Gallipoli and Palestine. Mulholland & Jordan S68.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. The Generals in Victory and Defeat. B&W photographs throughout. 22 x 15 cm. 247 pp.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered metallic turquoise back. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains (vi), 208 pp with 22 monochrome photographs and 4 maps throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the tips and corners, not price clipped, 25/-. Member of the P.B.F.A. MILITARY (Armed Warfare).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Bolo Whistler. The Life of General Sir Lashmer Whistler. Author: Sir John Smyth. V.C. Publisher: Frederick Muller. London Year Published: 1967 Edition: 1st Edition Dimensions: 22cm x 14cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: Notes: Previous owner inscription on front end sheet SKU: VSS / 218 / H / 6338 / 4746 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Closed tears, rubbing, chips, wear, fading, handling marks, marks Book condition: Good. Toning, light foxing to text block edge, handling marks, marks Binding: Intact Pages: 270 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. SERVE TO LEAD. This is the Sandhurst motto , the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , came from two famous establishments , the Royal Military Academy Woolwich and the Royal Military College Sandhurst , they were amalgamation in 1947. The author has written the first comprehensive account of this military training school. 8vo.Pp, 301,[1]. previous owners signature on front free , otherwise good illustrations all correct, book came from the library of Bertram Ratcliffe . Original red cloth covered boards with title in gold on spine. Dust jacket slightly sunned .

Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Paper cover rubbed at extremities with a little fraying. Pages lightly age-tanned.; First edition (first printing). Paperback. ; Measures 7¼" x 5" (0.3 kg); pp 68; Preface by G. Kitson Clark; These addresses were broadcast on the Home Service of the B. B. C. between May 27 and July I, 1951, and are printed as delivered, with only minor alterations. || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #173412 ||.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 301pp including index. Red cloth boards with gilt titles to spine in price clipped dustwrapper. Top edge red. Ownership inscription to ffep. Dustwrapper lightly foxed with some light wear to extremities. Eps foxed. Otherwise textblock and illustrations clean tight and bright. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A nice clean copy with the minimum of wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Only Enemy by Brigadier Sir John Smyth V. C. first edition. Very good hardback, minor bumping. Jacket is chipped at edges with some small closed tears. 352pp., frontis., index, Autobiography of the Famous VC winner.

Clloth. Condition: Vg. Dust Jacket Condition: G. First Edition. 208pp. Plates. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. By informed scrutiny of the leading protagonists in the campaigns of the Second World War, Leadership in War enables us to see battle as the commanders saw it. As the author points out, military historians are as prone to error as commanders - in - chief, and his book often readdresses the balance of opinion on these leaders. This book is an important contribution to military history. The text block is lightly discoloured on its edges and f.e.p's, and the DJ front flap as two small creases to the corners. Please note: Standard shipping ( 2nd class ) to World zone 1 and world zone 2 is by sea and will take between 60 and 90 days.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Full leather blue, gilt. Unusual biography on this much decorated military figure by Sir John Smyth VC. He served in the Royal Artillery during the ill fated period in France and Belgium in 1939/40. Later being captured by the Japanese following the capitulation of Singapore. This a very frank account and quotes from Toosey show how critical he could be of Army command, hence the printed note on the front endpaper "Not to be published during my lifetime P.J.D. Toosey" 159pp., section of illustrations. Signed note "Phil" presenting the book to a friend. Binding somewhat rubbed in places and foxing to endpapers., else very good. Rare. Signed by Author(s).

1st Edition. Hb in Dw xx,192pp, mono plates SIGNED and Dedicated on fep to Colin " Mad Mitch" Mitchell From the Author 1978, A Vg/Vg copy.

1st Edition. Hb in Dw 8vo, xv, 236pp, mono frontis, mono illustrations throughout SIGNED and Dedicated By The Author on the fep to Colin (" Mad Mitch" Mitchell) 24.5.78. A Vg/Vg copy.

1st Edition. Hb in Dw 304pp mono fp, plates to text SIGNED and dedicated to title page by the Author to Colin " Mad Mitch Mitchell" A Vg/Vg copy.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back over maroon ground. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains portrait frontispiece, 352 pp. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with one small chip to the top of the rear cover, not price clipped, 30s. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip case. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Edwin and Mollie - with affectionate regards and good wishes from Jackie Smyth, 23.3.59.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.

Red Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. In June 1915 Smyth was awarded the Victoria Cross, the United Kingdom's highest award for bravery in combat. The citation for this award, published in the London Gazette For most conspicuous bravery near Richebourg L'Avoue on 18 May 1915. With a bombing party of 10 men, who voluntarily undertook this duty, he conveyed a supply of 96 bombs to within 20 yards of the enemy's position over exceptionally dangerous ground, after the attempts of two other parties had failed. Lieutenant Smyth succeeded in taking the bombs to the desired position with the aid of two of his men (the other eight having been killed or wounded), and to effect his purpose he had to swim a stream, being exposed the whole time to guns and shrapnel, This Copy is inscribed to Air Commodore Sir John Slessor." With Warmest Regards Jackie Smyth" 17/10/61Slight Foxing to title page Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; 1960s; Inventory No: 45008.