Aitken E H (76 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. 1904. No Edition Remarks. 216 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine. Small splits to cloth at spine head and tail.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. F C Macrae (illustrator). 1909 seventh edition hardback with decorative navy cloth covers and gilt titles to front and spine. An Indian Naturalists' Foreign Policy, describes the Indain wildlife with the most charming line illustrations by Macrae, of scorpion, bats,lizards, frogs, ants and the odd human. Decotaed end papers, clean interior devoid of inscriptions, marks, tears or folds and all pages tight within binding. Covers clean and unscuffed, would make a lovely gift.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Extremities a tich rubbed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. Macrae, F. C. (illustrator). 6th Ed., hard cover brick red cloth bds, gilt titles and small vignette of sleeping man in a chair to btm upper bd corner, some scuffing to spine ends and corners, Good, no dust jacket, neat pen and ink inscript. to ffep, some light age-browning to frontis. and title pge in places, contents clean and tight, cracked at hinge at pge 64 but holding, b/w drawings by F C Macrae, pp159 + P32 adverts to rear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. F. C. MacRae (illustrator). Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and decoration on front cover, clean tight and unmarked save for previous ownership in light pencil ffep.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good Loose. Illustrated by F. C. Macrae (illustrator). Pictorial Cover. Cover Edges Worn and Nicked.Front Hinges Slightly; 216 pages.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good. 2nd edition. Secondhand. Cloth covered. Inscription on fly page.Pages lightly tanned. Hardback book.

Condition: Good. Original gilt cloth, gilt top, frontispiece and other b/w plates and illustrations, 216,20p., 8vo.; Some foxing.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Good hardback copy. Binding intact but shaken. 216 pages, b/w illustrations. Previous owner's name inside cover. Bookplate of The National Army Museum.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 6 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.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With owner's name inside cover. In good all round condition. Medium 8vo with grey pattered cloth and black lettering and illustration on front board and backstrip. Black motif on back board. Lightly shelf worn. Black end papers. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Interior is secure, clean and clear save for some light foxing. Trimmed. Illustrated. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 10th edition. 216 illus decorated cloth.

Burgundy Cloth Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. F C Macrae (illustrator). 13th Edition. Volume in Thacker's Presentation Series of Books on Anglo-Indian Life. 159pp illustrated with black and white drawings. Gilt drawing and lettering to top board, gilt lettering to spine. Top edges gilt, rest age toned. Patterned endpapers. Slight bumping and rubbing to spine and corners and former owner's name to half title, otherwise good copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hb original blue cloth gilt titles to spine and front board, 8vo, xiv,195pp mono illustrations etc , Pencil inscription to half title page boards lightly grubby and soiled o/w A Vg copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good.

Hardcover/Pappeinband. Condition: Gut. 519, xiii S. Good condition. Reprint of the 1.edition 1907. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1020.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Crop Production, Livestock, Pasture).

BINDING - Hardcover. Condition: CONDITION - Used/ Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket - Good. with light wear. 1st Edition. 277 Pages.

Condition: Gut. (Reprint / Nachdruck). 7; IX; 519; XLIII Seiten; Tab.; graph. Darst.; 25 cm; fadengeh., goldgepr. Orig.-Lederband. Gutes Exemplar; innen Seiten mit kl. Läsuren; wellig und tls. geknickt. - Englisch. - Mit ausführlichem Register. - Reprint 1986 (First Edition: 1907). - Einführung v. Mazhar Yusuf. - Der Sindh ist eine der vier pakistanischen Provinzen. Die traditionellen Hauptstädte Hyderabad und Thatta wurden 1936 von Karatschi abgelöst. Der Sindh ist mit 48 Millionen Einwohnern relativ stark bevölkert, wobei schon die Bevölkerung von Karatschi auf bis zu 14 Mio. Menschen geschätzt wird. Der Sindh ist in 23 Distrikte unterteilt. Eine Legende zur Entstehung der Bezeichnung Sindh ist indogermanischen Ursprungs; in ihr heißt es: Der Indus entspringt dem Maul des Löwen - Sinh-ka-bab. In Sanskrit wird die Gegend Sindhu ("Ozean") genannt. Die Assyrer nannten die Region im 17. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Sinda, die Perser Abisind. (wiki) // The story of the compilation of the Gazetteer printed in 1907 and commonly known as Aitkin's makes an interesting reading and it will be worth-while to narrate it in its proper perspective.The compilation work on this Gazetteer, as we know from the Preface of the Gazetteer itself, was already in an advanced stage when Aitkin came to be associated with the job. Unlike the oriental trait where every one would always try to show that he alone is responsible for a job well done and therefore to him and him alone should go all the honours, Aitkin, a true Englishman, pays much deserved tribute to one B.A. Brendon, the original compiler of this Gazetteer. Aitkin affirms in his Preface that 'while he (Aitkin) is primarily responsible for the Gazetteer in its present form in which it has finally appeared, Brendon, his predecessor, must be given due credit for all his labours in collecting and arranging the mass of detailed information as also for writing down a portion of the material, which indeed has been recast and rewritten'. Again, at another place in the same Preface Aitkin admits that Brendon had collected and digested all the material and he (Aitkin) had only compiled the material already collected. In fact, the need for a new Gazetteer had been increasingly felt for quite some time. The second edition of the Gazetteer compiled by A.W. Hughes had already appeared in 1878 and by then had become out of date. Sir Evan James who headed the Provincial Administration for nine long years from 1891 to 1900, is said to have toyed with the idea of another Gazetteer of Sind. During his tenure some preparations had been made and some useful information, especially of archaeological nature had been already collected. By the time Brendon was appointed on 15 th Nov. 1904 to take charge of the compilation of the Gazetteer much useful information was already available. This related to the history and archaeology of Sind, the topography of the land, the alluvial character of the soil, the vagaries of the river Indus and the races that inhabited the land of Sind, the customs and manners of the people etc. During the period between 1893 and 1902 a number of very useful books had been published and the mine of information contained in these books must have come handy to Brendon and his associates. (Einführung) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 650.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 8vo. 8th Ed. Illustrated by F.C.Macrae, giltstamped limp suede, teg. Spine faded. (q28).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. 1st Ed. Portrait frontis, other illustrations by J.A.Shepherd, giltstamped limp suede, teg. Spine faded. Author wrote under pseud. "E.H.A." (q28).

Condition: Very Good. (viii), 216, 64, frontis, 13 full page illus, text illus. . HB. 8vo, publisher's cloth, gt design to front board, some minor rubbing to spine/corners, teg. Owner's name to blank recto of frontis. Bookseller's stamp 'Higginbotham & Co., Madras & Bangalore' to endpaper. Vg. 7th edition. With charming illustrations by F.C. Macrae.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Undated. Circa 1900. 8vo. Dark blue cloth with ilt titles. 195 pp. B/w illustrations. Bookplate (of one Herbert Octavius-Moore) to front pastedown. Beautifully clean and sound. NEAR FINE.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Twelfth edition hard cover book in good condition. No dust jacket. Bumps to head and foot of spine and to corners. Book slightly shaken. Spotting to edges of text block with some foxing to lightly tanned pages throughout. Inscriptions to front endpapers. 12mo. 159pp.

Cloth Boards. illustrations by J.A. Shepherd (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo, pp. xxvi, 196, (2, adverts), b/w fronts., b/w plates, b/w ills., some offsetting eps and prelims., orig gilt dec cloth, minor fishing front cover, spine sunned, d.j torn, lower half spine missing, protected. Collection of natural history sketches by the well-known Anglo-Indian author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Plates (illustrator). Xii, 257 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Light Wear, Gilt Brilliant, But A Few Small Losses Of Cloth At Edges. With The Rare Correction Sheet "Corrections To The Adolfo Stahl Lectures In Astronomy".