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Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1887
Seller: Ashcrest Books, Bothell, WA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Author chronicles his lifetime of adventures at sea. Binding has come loose especially near the top. Top and bottom of spine and corners show considerable wear. Pages seem secure and intact. Dark blue (black?) cover with gold lettering and a seafaring design. Sketch of Captain Samuel Samuels opposite title page.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1887
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. The hinge is cracked at the front and at another spot inside. The top of the front endpaper is loose at the cracking. There is some spotting on the covers with fraying at the corners and spine ends.
Published by U.S. Army / M.D. Swisher, 1936
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 8pp. Near fine in stapled wrappers. A small booklet of sheet music including "By Thy Sign", "Praise Now Our Comrades Brave", "A Soldier's Prayer", "The Call of Duty", "Carry On", and "God Keep Our Regiment".
Published by Harper & Bros., 1887, c, New York, 1887
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Some wear and soil to cover; Attractive cover with gold and silver compass stencil ; b&w illus; 308 pages.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1854 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 224 Language: English.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1887
Seller: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Book
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. xviii-308 p. Bookplate of the Fraser Institute on front pastedown. pastedowns worn. A bit wear to publisher's bindin (in particular head and foot of spine).
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy in dark green boards with gold design and lettering. Some rubbing to edges. A bit of foxing.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, NY, 1887
Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 308 pages. Spine ends lightly bumped; small ownership bookplate . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, London, 1888
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
New edition. 16mo. 192 pp. Frontispiece, tissue-guard. Illustrations. Cloth binding gilt lettering & cover design, t.e.g., spine sunned, upper hinge giving, else good condition. (44121).
Published by Harper & Brothers - New York, 1887
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue illustrated cloth to boards with gilt and silver titling and picture of compass rose, sailing ship and lighthouse on front and ships wheel to spine. Book is tight, square, relatively sharp-cornered and free of major flaws or markings inside and out, other than simple ex-libris plate to inside front cover and penciled in name of original owner, Francis H. Bacon. Nice frontispiece of the author with tissue guard.
Published by Harcourt, Brace & Company, New York, 1932
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1932. First edition, stated first printing. Hard to find title. Illustrated throughout in black and white from photographs. Light gray cloth printed in dark blue, no dustjacket. The covers have some light soil and some discoloration which appears to have been caused by the binding glue, spine very slightly darkened, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Frank Desilver, Philadelphia, 1847
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
Leather. Condition: Very Good. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New Edition, 1847 printing. A Very Good copy. 12mo., viii, (9)-303 , 12 pp., illustrated with numerous engraved plates, diagrams and figures. Bound in period full leather, with the title on a black morocco label on the spine. Light edge wear; small portion of the spine's crown pulled away; rear joint beginning to crack. Occasional light scattered foxing. An attractive copy, Very Good. *** Comprised of 3 parts; Part 1 -Infantry Tactics; Part 2- Cavalry Tactics; Part 3- Artillery Tactics. Author by Samuel Cooper, who would go on to become the Adjutant Generall of the US army, Acting Secretary of War, and the highest ranking Confederate General. ***.
First edition. 8vo., orig. blue cloth stamped in silver and gilt, (xvi), 308, (4)pp. ads. Illustrated. Name o/w a near fine copy. "The great charm of Captain Samuels s story lies in its truthfulness; his narrative has an evident honesty of tone which one does not associate with sea yarns, and this unusual quality quite as much as the interest of the narrative itself fascinates the reader." (The Booky Buyer, Feb. 1887).
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company 1917 / the Riverside Press Cambridge, 1917
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Back / Cloth Binding. Condition: Good / Used. Some b/w Illustrations (illustrator). Cover Shows Minor Fade. A Critical / Practical Study ; Review ; Reference ; Biographical ; Detailed in Depth Research ; Practice and Process explained, Some b/w Illustrations. Educational / Learning. Military History Armed Service. Cover shows fading and staining. Hardback edition in good reading condition, wear to edges, as normal for age of book, has moisture stains thru-out. Overall good reading copy. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Remains of original dust jacket laid in. An invaluable resource understanding the regimen of an American soldier 100 years ago. Book.
Published by George Newnes, Ltd., London, 1944
Book First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Treslian, S.; (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 291-348 plus several pages of great vintage ads. Features: "Killer Sleeman" - a Mountie's challenge handling a cop-killer; The Man Who Lost Face - a young ship's officer gets in the bad books of Chinese smugglers; The Inventor of the "Rugger" - William Webb Ellis; Amateur Bandit; A Paraguayan Dance - wild and wooly doings; "Humpie" - the unfortunate choice of a gold-seeking partner; Crocodiles in Northern Australia - article with great photos; The Clue of the Single Finger-Print - Part III of the robbery ofthe First National Bank at Lamar, Colorado and the bloody aftermath; "Bhang" - the smoking of this forbidden narcotic in Africa; My Elephant Drive - a tale from the Belgian Congo - with photos; Madui's Curse - a Rhodesian tale; Beachcombers' Luck - an amusing story from the British Columbia coast; Fish-Spearing in the South Seas; and more. Above-average external wear. Covers nearly loose. Contents clean and unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.
Published by P. Byrne, and W. Jones, 1793
Seller: Hünersdorff Rare Books ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Dissertations and Miscellaneous Pieces relating to the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia. Dublin, P. Byrne, and W. Jones, 1793. 8vo. [16] + 643 + (1 blank)p. Contemporary calf, gilt title on spine label; worn. Early reports on the Far East including the first published account of Tibet by an Englishman, Captain Samuel Turner, who was sent there by Warren Hastings. It contains Turner s letters to John Macpherson, the Governor-General of Bengal relating to his interview with Teeshoo Lama at the Monastery of Terpaling, and an account of a journey to Tibet made by Poorungeer, a Gosseyn, and his reception by the Lama. (Turner s full narrative was not published until 1800.) The volume also includes studies of eastern arts, sciences and literature including chapters on the Gods of Greece, Italy, and India, the chronology of the Hindus, the Indian game of chess, the antiquity of the Indian Zodiac, the plants of India, an account of Nepal, and a discourse on the method of catching wild elephants at Tipura. Sir William Jones made his name with his Persian grammar, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1784), and edited its Journal of Asiatic Researches (PMM pp 141-142). ESTCN 8164.