Sailor C S (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VG. C. J. Staniland (illustrator). 10pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 18 drawings and portraits, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Strand Magazine, Volume XII, No. 69, October, 1896. Sailor's awarded the Victoria Cross. Portraits include Rear-Admiral C. D. Lucas, who was the first recipient, Rear-Admiral John Bythesea, Admiral Sir John E. Commerell, Quartermaster W. Rickard, Midshipman Arthur Mayo, Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, Rear-Admiral A. K. Wilson, Seaman W. Hall, Lieutenant-Colonel G. D. Dowell, Chief Gunner Israel Harding, Rear-Admiral H. J. Raby, Seaman Edward Robinson, and Seaman George Hinckley. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Scarce.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 10 pages. The Strand Magazine (1891-1950) was a literary powerhouse, bringing readers gripping mystery, adventure, and intrigue every month. It became legendary for publishing Sherlock Holmes stories, skyrocketing the detective's fame and cementing its place in literary history. Beyond Holmes, it featured thrilling fiction, fascinating articles, and stunning illustrations, captivating audiences with tales of crime, exploration, and the unknown. With its bold storytelling and iconic artwork, The Strand shaped popular literature, inspiring generations of writers and readers alike. A true treasure trove of imagination, it remains one of the most celebrated magazines of its time! This is a genuine, original article, carefully extracted from an historic volume, not a reprint or reproduction! A rare chance to own a true artifact from the past. Size: 16 x 22 cms. Category: Strand Magazine Articles; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 124, [2] p.: color frontispiece, 10 leaves of color illustrations, 11 in-text color illustrations, and several in-text line drawings; 28 cm. Dark green leather spine with light green paper over boards; dark green illustration on each board. Gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated endpapers. Yellow slipcase with dark green spine title. This is number 631 of a limited edition of 1500 copies printed by the Eilert Printing Company. The illustrations by Edward A. Wilson were printed by the Photogravure & Color Company and colored by hand. Signed by the artist. Book is in Very Good Condition: spine is slightly faded; ends of spine are rubbed; otherwise, clean and tight. Slipcase is in Good+ Condition: discolored along edges; clean and solid.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated By Edward A. Wilson (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. In half-green leather over pictorial green cloth boards, gilt spine titilng, housed in publisher's slipcase, 4to, 124pp. #789 of 1,500 copies printed by the Eilert Printing Company and signed by illustrator Edward A. Wilson on colophon page. (some fading at spine, toning to outer slipcase).

Condition: New. KlappentextbTitle:/b The First Ten Years of a Sailor s Life at Sea. By the author of All about Ships, etc. [C. Chapman. With illustrations.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the .

First edition. 8vo. 31 pp. Turnbull III, p. 136. OCLC locates seven copies (Duke, Spartanburg County Public, South Carolina Historical Society, South Carolina, New York Historical Society, Clements, Princeton Theological). Original printed self-wrappers, stitched. Very good.

Condition: Very Good. 8vo. 6.75 x 4.5 inches. Twenty volumes with varying pagination. Title pages in yellow and green. Bound in decorative mottled mock leather, gilt. with gilt borders and gilt image of Minerva within green and gilt oval. Top edges gilt. Brown marbled endpapers. A little wear to extremities, including corners and some edge foxing; otherwise a very good set. Decorated by sub title and title page vignettes. Twenty titles of the Minerva Editions of recent classics, published in the 1930s to a uniform format. THIS IS A HEAVY SET AND WILL INCUR SHIPPING COSTS ABOVE THE DEFAULT RATE QUOTED BY ABE. PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE A QUOTATION FOR POSTAGE BEFORE ORDERING.z 20th CENTURY FICTION SETS LB 20th CENTURY FICTION.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sailor of the King, also known as Single-Handed and Brown on Resolution, is a 1953 war film based on the novel Brown on Resolution by C. S. Forester and (despite being largely set in the Pacific) filmed in the Mediterranean Sea. Jeffrey Hunter stars as a Canadian sailor serving on a British warship who battles single-handedly to delay a German World War II warship long enough for the Royal Navy to bring it to battle.War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Sailor of the King | War film, Brown on Resolution, C. S. Forester, Jeffrey Hunter, World War II, Royal Navy, Anti-war film, Film genre, War | Lambert M. Surhone (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | OmniScriptum | EAN 9786130412876 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.