August 18 1916 (3 results)

The Civilian, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)
A Fortnightly Journal Devoted To The Interests Of The Civil Service Of Canada; August 18, 1916
- Softcover
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United KingdomForgotten Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book comprehensively explores the financial implications and ethical dilemmas associated with the establishment of a formal retirement scheme for government employees. The author examines the differing challenges faced by organizations with varied staff demographics and responsibilities, and discusses how schemes should be designed to encourage retention without creating barriers to entry or disproportionately incentivizing early departure. Ethical questions surrounding employee contributions and the duty of employers to support aging staff are also discussed, offering a valuable framework for those seeking to design a robust and sustainable retirement scheme in a similar professional context. The author emphasizes the importance of tailoring each scheme to the specific needs of the organization, highlighting that a one-size-fits-all approach is unlikely to serve the needs of all parties. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Language: English
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis IN, 1913
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Longs Peak Book Company, Loveland, CO, U.S.A.Longs Peak Book Company
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. .PRICE REDUCED FROM $125!! This copy is the 1913 Bobbs Merrill edition of the 1891,1898,1900 original. It features 16 tipped in 7.25" x 4.5" color plates by Booth. The book is in very good condition showing wear on the cover at the corners but with a tight, straight binding.The volume will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.PRICE REDUCED FROM $125!. Franklin Booth (July 18, 1874-August 25, 1948) (illustrator).…

Goughie | The Life of General Sir Hubert Gough [Signed]
Farrar-Hockley, Anthony [General Sir Anthony Heritage Farrar-Hockley, GBE, KCB, DSO*, MC (8 April 1924 - 11 March 2006), affectionately known as 'Farrar the Para' , was a British Army officer and a military historian who distinguished himself in a number of British conflicts. He held a number of senior commands, ending his career as NATO's Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe. Throughout his four decades of army life, he spoke plainly, and both before and after his retirement in 1982 wrote effectively on the conflicts he had experienced and the First World War]. General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO (12 August 1870 - 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A favourite of the British Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, he experienced a meteoric rise through the ranks during the war and commanded the British Fifth Army from 1916 to 1918.
Published by Published by Hart-Davis, MacGibbon Ltd., Frogmore, Street St. Albans, Hertfordshire First Edition . 1975., 1975
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, water-marked silk end papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xii] 403 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun fading down the spine and across the op of the rear cover, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'For John Badock (Royal Signals), a comrade-in-arms - From Tony Farrar-Hockley'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0246640596 MILITARY (Armed Warfare).…