Brigadier General E L Spears (14 results)
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Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., Garden City, N.Y. 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jim Hodgson Books, Churchton, U.S.A.Jim Hodgson Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First American edition. " With 14 maps and two sketches by Lt. Col. Sir Morgan Crofton." A thick volume, 590 pages with numerous pages of photographic plates not included in the pagination, and all of the maps are foldouts, some with color and many quite large. Good condition with wear to… head and heel of the spine, a little cover soil, minor scattered foxing internally. No owner names.
Published by William Heinemann 1930
- Hardcover
Seller: Adkins Books, Chattanooga, U.S.A.Adkins Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Without Dust Jacket.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by William Heinemann Ltd, London 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Amnesty Bookshop London, London, United KingdomAmnesty Bookshop London
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Rare, hardback in original red cloth boards, sold without dustcover. Light sunning to spine. Eye-Witness account by the author who was at the time a young lieutenant of the Hussars, the First British officer to go to the Front of the Great War. 598pp+Index and maps. .Well illustrated with… Maps & b/w photo-plates throughout. Light foxing to initial pages and book edge; pages otherwise clean and bright. Owner's name on endpaper. This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid scheme to support Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust.

Language: English
Published by William Heinemann Ltd. 1930
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, South AfricaChapter 1
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd impression . Bookplate tipped in on the front inner board from the previous owner. 2nd, New Impression October, 1930. Complete with Fourteen maps and two sketches by Lt-Col, Sir Morgan Crofton. Preface by Winston S. Churchill. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa.… Publication of 597 pages. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally there is foxing and a few minor marks. All pages are accessible. The text is legible. The binding has been repaired. Now protected with a plastic covering. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Doubleday Doran, New York 1931
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Benjamin Books, Ottawa, CanadaBenjamin Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. Folding maps and illustrations throughout. U.S. title page, otherwise identical to British edition. Clean redound volume in red cloth with gilt lettering on spine.
More imagesPublished by Heinemann, London, 1930, first pringint, 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United KingdomBRIMSTONES
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, xxx,597pp, illustrations and 14 folding maps, some with tape-reinforced folds, owner's name on endpaper, edges browning, otherwise clean and sound, red cloth, slightly marked, spine slightly faded, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

Published by Heinemann 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United KingdomHALCYON BOOKS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Heinemann, London, 1930. New impression of the first edition. Hardcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF Y…OU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
Prelude to Victory. [With an Introduction by The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill]
SPEARS, E.L. (Brigadier-General) ; Winston S. Churchill (Introduced by)
Published by Jonathan Cape, London 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: G. & J. CHESTERS, TAMWORTH, United KingdomG. & J. CHESTERS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. RARE 1ST EDITION! 640 pages, with numerous illustrations and 9 maps, some being fold-out, a very good hardback, publisher's original maroon cloth binding with gold gilt lettering to the spine. Introduction by The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill prior to him becoming Prime Minister. From a… university library but hard to tell.

Published by Jonathan Cape 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Leabeck Books, Steventon, United KingdomLeabeck Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London: Jonathan Cape, 1939. First edition. 640p. 60 black and white illustrations including portrait frontispiece, and 9 maps, some folding. Very good internally, bound in crimson cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Boards very clean, slight marks to spine.
More imagesPublished by Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London New Impression October . 1930. 1930
- Hardcover
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy buckram covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Thick 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Contains 597 printed pages of text with 14 folding maps and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Spine ends and gutters very lightly rubbed, a little age d…arkening to the spine, private plate to the front paste down and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. FIRST WORLD (Great) WAR.

Published by William Heinemann 1930
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Walden Books, London, United KingdomWalden Books
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Please note that this is a heavy item and may incur extra shipping costs for international orders. ; Red cloth boards are slightly faded and marked, corners bumped; spine has been removed and laid in, paper covering should be handled carefully as joints to both front and rear boards are… exposed; binding otherwise tight; pages are age-toned, occasionally spotted, fourteen maps including five holding at rear, E.L. Spears' ink signature and dedication on front endpaper. E.L. Spears was a liaison officer between the British and French forces throughout both World Wars; his bilingual skills greatly helped communications between the two sides. ; 6.5 x 2.5 x 9.5 inches; 597 pages; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Lt.-Col Sir Morgan Crofton (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Jonathan Cape 1940
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Slade's, Banbury, United KingdomSlade's
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd impresssion. Signed by the author, with a nice (military association) inscription and dated 1945. Some cover wear. The pages are tanned. The dustjacket is discoloured and grubby and has some wear, loss and tearing around the edges. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by William Heinemann. London 1932
- Hardcover
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United KingdomAddyman Books
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Add to basketReprint. xxix, 597pp. All maps including folding maps present. A typed letter to Canon Lummis, thanking him for support on headed paper, signed by Spears stuck down to front pastedown. 1974 memorial report from The Telegraph attached to rear endpaper. Original red cloth very sl. spattered to spine, inner hinge visible but sound,… ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Occasional foxing. VG.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London 1939
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United KingdomBookcase
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Good Plus. Good Minus. First Edition. Protective plastic covering to dust jacket, d-j edgeworn and chipped in places along head with several tears to corners, rubbed along reading edge and spine, rear cover also rubbed, price clipped, scuff mark to front cover, feint scuff mark to rear cover, light shelf wear t…o head/foot of spine, ex-libris plate to front pastedown, previous owner's inscription to fep, uncut edges to foot of text block, light spotting to fep, pp clean and clear, rear maps in very good condition, bind solid, pp secure. Size: 8vo.