Transformations by Colin Commandant (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hugh Rees; London, 1912. Hardcover. A Very Good, red cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding a bit shaky, cracked hinge at last intro prelim and page 1, spine separating from backing material, some handling/scuff marks to boards, sunned spine, rubbing to board and spine edges, frayed spine edges, spine lean, few small soiled spots top and bottom text block edges, age toning to pages, discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, some age spotting and foxing to front and back matters, small abrasion top front board corner, mild scattered foxing to text block edges, trace biblichor, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page and very few pages with pencil underlining, few soiled spots and discoloration spots to boards and spine, without Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 361pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, a very good copy in publisher's cloth, edges of binding lightly rubbed, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Presentation bookplate on front inner cover to Officers Training Corps, Manchester University Contingent, Presented by W J Riley Esq JP (of Brierfield, Lancs) In Memory of His Son Captain H D Riley, 11th Service Battalion, East Lancashire Regt. who was killed in action in France on 1st July, 1916. Red covers with gilt lettering are darkened, more heavily on spine and at edges, remains of pasted label on spine and corners are worn, binding is sound but a little skewed, endpapers are darkened, pages are a little darkened but clean except very occasional brief penciled not in margin. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 65010090149. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

The Pall Mall Military series. By Commandant J. Colin of the French War School. Translated by Brevet-Major L.H.R. Pope-Hennessy D.S.O. 52nd Light Infantry. xvi, 361 pp + 5 pp ads. Contents: Introduction, Part I - The Combat - Before the Introduction of Rifled Firearms; The Combat in Modern Wars; The Modern Combat; Part II - The Battle - Before Napoleon; Napoleon; The Battle in Modern Wars; The Modern Battle; Part III - Operations - War in Former Days; Modern War; Napoleonic War; War in the Nineteenth Century; War in the Twentieth Century. Foxing on prelims but text clean throughout. Inscription from translator Pope-Hennessy to previous owner on ffep. "Hugh Dawnay With all good wishes for the New Year from P-H Jan1913". Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Spine lightly faded. Overall condition VG.