Wavell Supreme Commander by John Connell (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/VG. 317pp, endpaper maps, b/w frontis, 6 b/w maps, 12pp b/w plates, index, cloth a little bumped, slightly musty, a good reading copy. Account of the command & most crucial years in the life of one of the greatest military leaders of World War 2. Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, [ 1883 - 1950 ]. Wavell was Commander In Chief of India & faced the swiftest & most devastating invasion of the 20th century as the Japanese invaded Asia. 850 grams.

Condition: Good. Book has a slight lean with little wear to boards, Slight toning to pages with some spotting. Good DJ with little wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. N/A (illustrator). 1969. Collins, London, 1969. Hard Cover. Book Condition : Very Good, clean text and B/W photographs. Jacket has shelf wear, bumping, tear. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #004677. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/A.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. N/A (illustrator). 1969. Collins, London, 1969. Hard cover gray board sgilt title, green back. Book condition : Very good. Clean text. B/W photographs. Maps front and rear. Mild shelf wear. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #012509. N/A.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 317pp. Plates. Text and endpaper maps. Size: 8vo.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 317 pages 15 plates, 5 illustrations, 6 maps, 46 portraits 24 cm. Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287). Subjects; Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell Earl of (1883-1950). Great Britain. Army Officers. Biography. Campaigns Southeast Asia. 3 Kg.

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy): 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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin.

Super 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Copy in green cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Jacket chipped and creased around edges. Maps as front and rear end papers. Previous owners inscription on front paste down. Occasional light foxing to folio edges. Clean text with b/w plates.

Condition: Good. 1969. No Edition Stated. 317 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are slightly bowed. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 317 pages 15 plates, 5 illustrations, 6 maps, 46 portraits 24 cm. Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287). Subjects; Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell Earl of (1883-1950). Great Britain. Army Officers. Biography. Campaigns Southeast Asia. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Pastel green cloth boards with dark green title block and gilt lettering, 235 x 155 mm approx. Maps to end papers, 318 pp. Portrait frontis + 21 other b/w photo illustrations on 14 plates + 6 further line maps in text all as called for. First Edition 1969. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good / Very Good (Book - previous owner name in ink to reverse of front free end paper else near fine. Dust Jacket- light shelf rubbing to head and tail of spine, non price clipped - cover 45s. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 317 pages, 15 plates, 5 illustrations, 6 maps, 46 portraits ; 24cm. Subjects: Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell Earl of (1883-1950). Great Britain -- Army Officers -- Biography. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 317 pages.

First Edition. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 317 pages, 15 plates, 5 illustrations, 6 maps, 46 portraits ; 24cm. Subjects: Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell Earl of (1883-1950). Great Britain -- Army Officers -- Biography. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:

HARDCOVER. 1969, First edition. A near fine copy only marked by very light age tanning on the edges. The contents are fine and unmarked. The d/w is also very good with only some edge rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, second impression, pp, 317, illustrated, map endpapers, gilt titled green cloth, pictorial price clipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. 317 pages in near fine condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white plates throughout. Fading blue publisher's stain on the head edges. Bound in grey cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Green and white dustjacket in good condition with black and white titles. Heavy wear around the edges with chips, tears, and smudges. Price-clipped. 2nd impression. NF/G+. Book.

23 x 16. 317 Seiten. Bildtafeln. Goldgeprägter OLeinen mit Originalschutzumschlag. Umschlag mit Randläsuen, sonst sauberes, sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 600.

2nd imp. dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 317pp., frontis., b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Sequel to John Connell's first volume of biography Soldier & Scholar. Dust jacket 'protected' by contact o/w a nice copy.

Fine in a VG dust-wrapper; dust-wrapper is slightly worn at the edges and corners, light scuff to rear, crease to front flap. A very good copy of this portrait of the Allies' Supreme Commander in World War 2. 317 pages; well illustrated with b/w photographs; index, glossary, notes, bibliography.

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

2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, maps in the text, and front and rear endpaper maps; grey cloth, gilt backs, blue tops (faded), a very good, bright, clean set in dustwrapper, the latter chafed at extremities. The acclaimed and definitive life of the great commander-in-chief in the Middle East and India ('the only British general who showed a touch of genius' said Rommel). The first volume covers his career to June 1941; the second (completed and edited by Brigadier Michael Roberts following Connell's untimely death) deals with 1941-1943. Enser, p.471.

London 1969. Roy.8vo. Or.cl. In slightly defective d.w. 318pp. With portr. 14 full-page plates 6 maps a text-illust. and end-paper maps. NOTE: This volume completes the two volume biography on Wavell the first entitled "Wavell: Scholar and Soldier" and covers the period when he was Commander-In-Chief India.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (world war, 1939-1945, southeast asia) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.