Abercrombie Captain (11 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good+. First Edition; First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Used. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. First Edition First Printing with minor bumps/wear at edges/corners. Pages are clean but yellowed from age. Spine is straight and tight. Dust jacket is torn along the top and bottow of both the front and back. Overall a good first edition first printing and a great addition to any WWII collection!

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1984 B00K: Fine+/, Almost As New/ (illustrator). B00K: Fine+/, Almost As New/ $69.07. Reduced From Highly Important ENGLISH FURNITURE, EASTERN RUGS and CARPETS, Thursday 29 March 1984. Properties of: Sir George Abercrombie Bt., Mrs. P. G. R. Allsop, LORD Brocket Will, Captain H. L. Bucknall, Mrs. C. M. Chaplin, Marquess of Cholmondeley, G. C. V. O. M.C., D.L., Bowater Corporation, Lady DUVEEN, Good Golly Products Ltd. Lady Margaret Stirling-Aird, Trustees of H. W. N. Suckling, Esq., Szeben Peto Foundation, Henry Vyner, Esq., from Various Sources. FLASH-2860-2861. CHRISTIE'S London Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd. London 1984 Tall S/c Light Green Colored Spine, With Title In Black Letters, Soft Cover B00K: Fine+/, Almost As New/, Slightest Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 333 Numbered Pages, Printed On Off-White Paper, In As New/ Condition, Lightly Viewed, Clean And Tight To The Spine, Slight Wear. D/j: None. Description Applies To This B0K, Only. This B0k Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift For The Collector / Reader. WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 58 pages. The Next Ten Years in - Aviation by Sempill / in Biology by Haldane / in Medicine And Surgery by Langdon-Brown / in Town And Country Planning by Abercrombie / in Warfare by Capt L Hart / in Exploration by Conway / in Journalism by Irvine. (SL#125/5).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some shelf wear and soiling to red cloth hardcover. Labels and owner stamp and signature, and scribbled out owner name on front end papers. Card pocket on rear end paper. Binding is a little loose. Otherwise a nice, unmarked book. 169 pp + large section of b/w photo plates and fold-out map in rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Alaska, 1899, Copper River Exploring Expedition, Abercrombie, Captain W. R., Washington, Government Printing Office, 1900. Senate Document No 306 56th Congress 1st Session. First Edition.169 pages followed by 168 full halftone photo plates and attached folding map. Half leather over black boards, banded spine with gilt titles; all edges speckled light red; marbled green endpapers with reinforced red hinges. Boards have rubbing to leather with a crack to upper joint line. Map is clean, crisp and white with a small repairable tear to bottom panel outside left margin. Binding tight; contents in pristine condition and appear unread. In 1989, Capt. W. R. Abercrombie, Second United States Infantry was commanded to lead an expedition to open up a military road to Copper Center, and from the last-named point by the most direct and practicable route to Eagle City. . This expedition will cover as much territory as possible, and will collect and incorporate in the reports all information that may lie valuable to the development of the country explored regarding topographical features, available routes of travel, feasible routes for railroad construction, adaptability for agriculture and stock raising, mineral resources, timber, fuel, food products, and the stock best suited for food and transportation purposes; the number, location, and condition of the natives of the territory explored. Maps and photographs will accompany all reports . General Orders, of the Army, Adjutant-General's Office, No. 51. J Washington, March -JO, 1899. War Department, Washington, March 17, 1899. The Alaska, 1899, Copper River Exploring Expedition Report was submitted to Congress by the Secretary of War, Elihu Root, January 22, 1900 and contains the original orders and special instructions given to Capt. W. R. Abercrombie. A detailed index to both Abercrombies primary report and to the 12 sub-reports prepared by members of the expedition is included. The Report and Sub-reports provide practical considerations regarding mineral, timber, agricultural and water resources; logistics, location and construction of the Trans-Alaskan Military Road; medical concerns such as The dreaded scourge of scurvy and Horrible deaths on the Valdez glacier and, such diverse topics as A thrilling experience with ice jams and The hospitality of Alaskan Indians. A remarkable document of several first person reports and photographs around the time of the gold rush.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very Good in brown cloth with copper spine titles. 1st Printing. A firm copy with light soiling to boards.169 pages of text followed by 168 plates and folding map. 8vo.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by 168 Plts Lrg Folding Map (illustrator). 1st Edition. 169 pp; 1st Edition, large fold-out map, and 168 plates. Front inner hinge mildly cracked- webbing still strong, mild soiling to boards and spine, gilt title on spine is very dull, board & spine extremities show minor shelf wear- beginning to fray at corners, a few spots of foxing on ep's, map has a little bit of creasing at lower corner but otherwise is very good-clean/ no tears, else binding sound, contents clean, a very good copy. 169p ; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.

[ALASKA]. First edition. 8vo. Senate, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Document No. 306. Quarter red leather and marbled boards, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, marbled front and rear endpapers, 169 [1] pp.,plus 168 pages of photographic plates, one large folding map tipped in at the rear of the volume, all edges are marbled. This informative and lavishly illustrated account of the expedition led by Abercrombie, in order to establish an all-American route from Valdez, Alaska on Prince William Sound, and opening up a military road to Copper Centre by the most direct route to Eagle City, and the gold fields of northern Alaska. It was the first direct land route into the Alaska interior, and included 13 detailed subreports which revealed the brutal hardships suffered by ?Stampeders? attempting to traverse the terrain, and Abercrombie actually concluded many of the miners were mentally deranged, and later established a hospital in Valdez. Covers rubbed, internally clean and tight, else a very good, bright and tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 464pp; black leather binding with gilt lettering on front cover. Lacking spine backstrip and portion of leather on front board. Detached rear board with paper hinge. Contents clean and textually unmarked; no library stamps. Not a reprint. VERY RARE RESOURCE WITH LARGE ORIGINAL FOLDED MILITARY RECONNAISSANCE MAP IN REAR POCKET. CONDITION OF MAP IS VERY GOOD. Owner's name written on front blank endpaper. Marbled page edges and marbled endpapers. Faint dampstain at very top portion of initial section.

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover book, first edition, full leather binding, new Spine with title and author labelsmarbled end-papers. 3 folding maps and frontis plate. 455 pages. ' A plain and faithful account of the late war in the Burman Empire ' A Very Good copy. Light stain to half-title and reverse of frontis plate although the stain is barely visible on the engraving. Map of Burman Empire is Very Good and Clean, Plan of the Fort of Denobiu has some holes to fold, Plan of the route of a Detachment of the British army also has some old worm holes but nothing serious. A Very good clean copy of this scarce volume. Pictures available.