Ward Herbert 1863 (3 results)

First Edition. Good copy bound in quarter cloth over paper boards with a paper title to the board and spine; tipped in colour frontis. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; First World War (Marlborough, England). Physical description; xx, 158 p., [46] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Subjects; Ward, Herbert (1863-1919). World War, (1914-1918) ; Pictorial works. World War, (1914-1918) Campaigns France ; Personal narratives, British. World War, (1914-1918) ; Personal narratives, English. World War, (1914-1918) ; Personal narratives, British. World War, (1914-1918) France. World War, (1914-1918) Military operations. Genres; Biography. Illustrated. Personal narratives. Pictorial works. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Good copy bound in quarter cloth over paper boards with a paper title to the board and spine; tipped in colour frontis. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Series; First World War (Marlborough, England). Physical description; xx, 158 p., [46] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Subjects; Ward, Herbert (1863-1919). World War, (1914-1918) ; Pictorial works. World War, (1914-1918) Campaigns France ; Personal narratives, British. World War, (1914-1918) ; Personal narratives, English. World War, (1914-1918) ; Personal narratives, British. World War, (1914-1918) France. World War, (1914-1918) Military operations. Genres; Biography. Illustrated. Personal narratives. Pictorial works. 1 Kg.

unbound. 1 page, 9.75 x 7.5 inches, on embossed personal letterhead, "Windsor Hotel," January 23, 1890. In this letter, Ward makes plans to meet someone at a convenient time, in full: "Dear Sir, I intended calling upon you some time ago, but I had to go out of town. I trust tomorrow afternoon about 3pm will be a convenient hour to you as I shall be down town. I can call upon you at that time. I remain, Yours Faithfully, Herbert Ward." Partial tears along the fold; otherwise very good condition. British adventurer and African explorer. Ward went to the Congo in 1884 under the auspices of Sir Henry M. Stanley. He joined Stanley in the command to relieve Emin Pasha in the Sudan (1886), raising a collective force of over four hundred natives. Author of "Five Years with the Congo Cannibals," married the daughter of C. H. Sanfero in New York, 1890. He died at age 58.