Surtees Introduction (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Reprint. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. xxiv, 450 (4) pp, introduction, prefatory notice, 20 chapters, appendix: testominals, general index, regimental index. Reprinted, 1996. "The Napoleonic Library is an outstanding collection of seminal works on the Napoleonic Wars. It features evocative contemporary memoirs and makes available once again the classic works on the subject by military historians." Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st ed. Lg softbound, . Sl edge wear, sl scuffing Many b&w illustrations. Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Car #5; 160 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Softcover in illustrated wraps. Small 8vo. First printing. Fine condition, unread and unmarred. Detailed history of the Ferrari. 160 pp.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A nice copy lacking jacket with mild edgewear to boards and spine. Slight lean to textblock. Contents overall clear.…

HC. 160pp ISBN 0854291970 Light cover wear, faint stain top edge of book block. good, pictorial boards (hardcover) light cover wear - See Note. B&W illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition, Special Edition. 0-948560-15-0 The R.S. Surtees Society, Nunney, 1993. Hardcover. Blind stamped decorative beige boards. Gilt titled and gilt decorated spine. Gilt stamped titles and gilt stamped illustration to upper board. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates. Cellophane dustjacket. Previous owner's bookplate pasted onto the front pastedown. Bookplate partially tanned. Rear pastedown lightly foxed. Endpapers partially stained. Overall, the book is in a good condition. The dustjacket is chipped, stained and tanned and is in a fair condition. Geo. Denholm Armour (illustrator). …

Soft Card Cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 160 pages. 755g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to corners, Near FINE. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 160 pp. Book/dust jacket condition: NF (lightly rounded corners; sunned spine; unevenly sunned front at top). 1st Ed., 2nd Printing/First Edition, Second Printing. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Thus. First thus. [vi], 366, [viii]pp, with colour plate frontispiece, seven further colour plate illustrations and black and white illustrations in text. Black buckram cloth-covered boards with foiled illustration on the front panel and gilt lettering on the spine. 8vo. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original glassine wrapper: the wrapper itself just a little shelf worn. A fresh, vibrant and crisp copy. Phiz (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Facsimile reproduction of the original 1926 edition, with a new introduction. [vi], viii, 360, [x]pp, with numerous illustrations in text, all by Denholm Armour. Brown buckram cloth-covered boards with gilt decorations front and spine. 8vo. Hint of dusting to text block edges else volume neat, clean, bright and tight. A vibrant and fresh copy. Armour, Denholm (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition (not dated) in the EML series Octavo hardback xiv + 254 pages Near Fine condition maroon cloth decorated gilt spine in Near Very Good unclipped dust jacket (a couple of tiny holes rubbed on the corner of the rear spine) No inscriptions. Nice copy.…

Blue Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Glassine Dustjacket, as I. First Edition Thus. Xii, 412 + List Of Subscribers In 1982, Ads At Front And Rear. A Bright, Clean, Unmarked, New Copy. In The Publisher's Clear Glassine Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. A History of Cricket Volume I by H. S. Altham with an introduction by Sir Donald Bradman. This 1962 Fourth Edition hardcover, published by George Allen & Unwin LTD, is bound in forest green cloth with gold A History of Cricket Volume I by H. S. Altham with an introduction by Sir Donald Bradman. This 1962 Fourth Edition hardcover, published by George Allen & Unwin LTD, is bound in forest green cloth with gold spine lettering. The book is in Very Good condition and comes with a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. The covers are in great shape with light rubbing at the corners and spine ends, with spine caps gently indented. There is light spotting on the green decorative topstain of the top edge of the text block. The binding is square and tight with unbroken hinges, and only minor abrasion is present on the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked.The dust jacket, while price-clipped, is well-preserved with no tears, showing only minor wear, including some rubbing to the edges and a light crease at the top edge of the front. There is also some superficial rubbing on the surface of the jacket.The book will be carefully packaged for shipment to ensure protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Feel free to contact us for more information or pictures regarding the book.spine lettering. The book is in Very Good condition and comes with a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. The covers are in great shape with light rubbing at the corners and spine ends, with spine caps gently indented. There is light spotting on the green decorative topstain of the top edge of the text block. The binding is square and tight with unbroken hinges, and only minor abrasion is present on the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked.The dust jacket, while price-clipped, is well-preserved with no tears, showing only minor wear, including some rubbing to the edges and a light crease at the top edge of the front. There is also some superficial rubbing on the surface of the jacket.The book will be carefully packaged for shipment to ensure protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Feel free to contact us for more information or pictures regarding the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Thus. 1st thus. A facsimile reproduction of the original 1853 publication. [xvi], 408pp, with colour plate frontispiece, colour vignette on the title page and further engravings on steel illustrating the text, all by John Leech. Red buckram cloth-covered boards with gilt decoration and lettering front and spine. 9vo. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Still in original glassine wrapper: the wrapper itself is a little shelf worn and creased on the inner front flap. The R S Surtees Society is dedicated to reprinting the novels of Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864). They describe Surtees as "England's greatest novelist of the hunting field". Leech, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Thus. First thus, first printing. [xvi], 520, [xii]pp, with coloured frontispiece and eleven further coloured plates illustrating the text. Green buckram cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration. 8vo. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original glassine wrapper, which is itself a little shelf worn. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st thus. Clean copy with previous owner's name.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Facsimile Edition. Clean gold slip-case is lightly rubbed at edges. Fresh red faux-leather with gilt decoration and lettering, tight binding, clean pages and end-papers, Colour plates. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10116102173. All our books are sent by tracked mail. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. PUBLISHER: COLLINS' CLEAR-TYPE PRESS * YEAR: UNKNOWN * ISBN/SBN: N/A * No OF PAGES: 512 * CONDITION: USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE BURGANDY BOARDS HAVE RUBBING TO THE EDGES AND CORNERS, THERE IS SOME MARKING TO FRONT COVER ALSO WITH VERY SLIGHT COCKING TO THE SPINE, NAME PENCILLED ON FIRST PAGE . THERE IS A SPLIT INSIDE THE FROND COVER MAKING THE BINDING SLIGHTLY LOSE,THE PAGES ARE TANNED, BUT OTHERWISE A VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THIS HARD TO FIND EDITION.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, spine slightly sunned, corners scuffed and bumped, inside front flap creased. Not price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square. William Surtees' memoirs of his time in the 95th Rifles during the Peninsula War and Waterloo Campaign. A must have book for all Sharpe fans.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 1st Thus. First thus. A facsimile reproduction of the original 1854 edition. [vi], x, 350, [viii], [x]pp, with full page coloured illustrations and numerous further line drawings in text, all by John Leech. Bright red buckram cloth-covered boards with gilt decorations front and spine. 8vo. Hint of dusting to text block edges else volume neat, clean, bright and tight. A vibrant and fresh copy. The R S Surtees Society is dedicated to reprinting the novels of Robert Smith Surtees (1805-1864). They described Surtees as "England's greatest novelist of the hunting field". Leech, John (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Edition limited to 1000 copies for England and 1000 copies for the United States. This is copy 468 of the English issue. Red cloth over bevelled boards with lightly faded spine. Top edge gilt. With 12 illustrations in colour by Wildrake, Heath and Jellicoe. Clean and tight with crisp text. No name, bookplate or other markings.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Light brown cloth with bright gilt titling & illustration. No ownership marks. xx, 301 pages List of subscribers. Size: 8vo. Geo. Denholm Armour. (illustrator).

Hard. Condition: As new in v. First printing thus. Facsimile. As new in v.good mylar dust jacket (light shelf rubbing and one minor nick). Lacking slipcase. 291pp. With illustrations by H. Alken, Phiz, W. Heath. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Quarto, viii, ix, xii, xx, xxiv, 272 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's green cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have moderate wear including slight rubbing to the joint/edges, bumped corners and mild sunning to the spine. Blind-stamped borders to the front/rear and gilt illustration to the front. Slight cocking to the spine. Shaken binding. Text block has slight age toning/soiling to the edges. Cracking to the front hinge. Some offsetting to the end papers. Frontispiece. Slight foxing and minor pencil interiorly. Undated but probably published in 1874. Illustrated. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QD (ND-QD). 1383813. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. Ships daily.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. Type: Book 450 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), Very good hard cover in dust jacket. "William Surtees commenced his military career in 1795 as a private soldier in the Northumberland Militia. In the following year he volunteered into the 56th Foot, popularly known as the 'Pompadou rs', and with that regiment he first faced the enemy during the expedition to Holland. Discharged from the 56th in 1802 he again entered service as a private soldier in the Rifle Brigade, a recently formed corps of light-infantry then known a s ' t h e Corps of Riflemen', and it was with this famous regiment-to-be that he was to make his military career, rising by speedy stages to the post of Quartermaster. His service took him to Denmark and the Siege of Copenhagen and to Portugal, S pa i n an d Fr ance with Sir John Moore's great Light Division. In 1814 he accompanied General Keane's expedition to the Americas and participated in the unsuccessful attack on New Orleans. With the survivors of that ill-fated campaign he retur ned to E ur ope t o j oin the victorious march of the allied armies to Paris. He remained with the Regiment until 1826 when ill-health forced his resignation and retirement to his native Corbridge, in Northumberland, where he resided until his d eath in May 18 30. .Hi s st ory is remarkable for its lucidity and is told with simple and convincing sincerity. It is surprising that it has not been republished since 1833 for .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint with 30 plates by H Alken, Phiz, and W Heath in black and white and hand coloured. 8vo(10" x 7"). 272pp + beautiful plates. Original green cloth gilt, some marking to front board, spine slightly worn. Internally fine. Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 160 pp. Book/dust jacket condition: NF- (Near Fine to Fine inside; mild shelfwear to covers, edges). 1st Ed., 1st Printing/First Edition, First Printing (August 1971). Flat signed by the author at title page. Apart from later limited editions, signed Setright books are scarce. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated red cloth in gilt and black stamping, top edge gilt. Color illustrations by George Denholm Armour. Gutter cracked, corners lightly worn, else very good.