Brooke Captain (21 results)

Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. 313 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Colour and B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor scuffing and marking to boards.

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 313 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative blue cloth. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Heavier to text block edges. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light tanning & crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear. Visible red marks to rear board.

Condition: Good. Light wear and fading to boards. Content has toning. Prize sticker to front pastedown. No DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. ex-library copy with usual markings, cloth over limp cardboard covers have heavy edge wear, rubbing and soil, corners and ends of spine bumped with some fraying, binding tight, xix + 727 pages including index, World War II era medical book covering tropical diseases, viruses, insect carriers, diagnosis and treatment, nutrition and related topics, bw illustrations Size: 6.25 x 9.5.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint Paperback Very Good in stiff wraps 8vo, 727pp, Bookplate, foxing to front endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations by John Gilbert. 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 YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A fine print of an photographic portrait. Mounted and ready to frame. A fine opportunity to purchase an attractive and decorative portrait.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. No date but dedication on fep dated 1915. Green boards with some fading, gold and black lettering. Front and spine illustrated. Three coloured illustrations. Foxing on some pages and on page edges. A very attractive copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Green boards with black titles to the spine and front. Boards have some staining and there is foxing to the pages. Front hinge has a tape repair and front end page is missing. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author inside the front board. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Colour illustrated spine and front board, bound in grey cloth, with gilt-embossed title and publisher. With illustrations by Sir John Gilbert. Red ink stain to front board. Bumping to bottom of spine, small open tears to top of spine, no loss. Foxing to endpapers, and page edges are a little grubby. 368pp, with 16pp of advertisements. 190mm x 128mm.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, illustrated cloth over bevelled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 368, [16] p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Alligators; Alligators Juvenile fiction; Brothers; Brothers Juvenile fiction; Children Conduct of life; Children Conduct of life Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life; Jamaica; Jamaica Juvenile fiction. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Captain Brooke (illustrator). The second impression of this uncommon illustrated work on G. E. Hubbards expedition through Mesopotamia and Kurdistan. The second impression.Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, a map to the pastedown and thirty-three pates. Collated complete.This work was written by Gilbert Ernest Hubbard. The work provides the author's account of the 'Turco-Persian Frontier Commission', to which he was the secretary, and his travels during this time.In the publisher's original cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally sound with damp stains to the boards and spine, fading to the spine, bumping to the extremities, small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine and a closed tear to the head of the rear joint. Light scattered spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Front hinge starting after half title. Internally firmly bound with cords showing in places. Pages lightly age toned with spotting throughout. Good. book.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Exciting adventure in the west indies. Includes an Alligator Hunt. 3 Full-Page Colour Plates. Frontis shows a Negro attacking a Snake. Blue cloth cover with B&W illus of 2 Riders on a very narrow mountain path. Black & white title above. Illus. of a man reading a letter on spine. Black title above. 313 p. pages + Publisher's Adverts. 8" Tall. Undated Edition, circa 1900-1915. Slight edge wear with a couple of nicks. No inscriptions.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, illustrated cloth over bevelled boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 368, [16] p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Alligators; Alligators Juvenile fiction; Brothers; Brothers Juvenile fiction; Children Conduct of life; Children Conduct of life Juvenile fiction; Conduct of life; Jamaica; Jamaica Juvenile fiction. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Sir John Gilbert (illustrator). A smart, colourful copy of 'The Captain's Story', written by Captain Brooke-Knight. A tale of adventures upon the high seas, written for juveniles.Written by Captain Brooke-Knight and contributed to 'The Leisure Hour'.Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert.Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.In the publisher's original colourful binding.A bright and delightful work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a little general wear; spine is a touch discoloured. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a touch age-toned, with a few spots. Very Good Indeed. book.

See the entry for Sir Charles Brooke in the Oxford DNB. On one side of an 18 x 9 cm piece of paper, the upper part torn from a larger sheet, with neatly-torn bottom edge resulting in a little loss to the flourish beneath the signature and the tip of the downstroke of the 'y' in 'Harry'. In fair condition, lightly aged, with a central vertical fold. The text, in a bold hand, reads: ' "Though obstacles beset you - struggle still!" / Even a worm may climb this highest hill! / Yrs Sly / Harry de Windt' See Image.

Condition: New. 2006 reprint by Rediscovery Books (original 1848.) SB. 2 vols.xvii+ 385pp + maps one colour & xi+ 588pp + maps . Published Price £28 James Brooke was one of the towering figures of the early 19th century British Empire. As Rajah of Sarawak he carved out his own distant fiefdom on the far-flung islands of the East Indies ( todayâs Indonesia) where he ruled as Queen Victoriaâs viceroy with virtually unlimited imperial power and pomp. This fascinating two-volume compilation of Brookeâs personal journals shows how he did it. Replete with frank and fascinating first-hand accounts of Brookeâs travels around the islands of his realm; of prolonged battles against local pirates and hostile tribesmen; and delicate negotiations with rulers like the Sultan of Brunei, this is a glimpse into the heroic days of empire-building from the pen of a top insider. It is illustrated with many engravings, woodcuts and maps. Vital reading for anyone interested in the British Empire and the peoples of Indonesia.

Condition: Poor. 8vo. Green stamped boards. 64pp. Uncut page edges. PO stamp on ffl. A handbook for Amateur Beginners.

London, The Religious Tract Society, n.d. 368 pp. + 16 pp. of advertisements, ills. in b/w., 4to, dec. cloth.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Leigh, Conrad; Inns, Kenneth; Sutcliffe, Norman; Gillett, F.; Forestier, A.; Peddie, Tom; De Walton, John; Carruthers, G.P.; Board, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Cowes, Dudley S.; Carruthers, G.P.; Dewar, W. (illustrator). First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Paymaster's Dillemma - A story of American Army life in Manila; The "Place of the Evil Spirit" - The history of Strathcona National Park on Vancouver Island, with photos; The Blind Seer - A curious story of native "magic" in Egypt showing how a blind "wizard" undertook to discover a thief; Fighting the Dingo - The greatest menace to the prosperity of Australian sheep-farmers - with intersting photos; The Saving of Montague Smith - A West African, condemned to death, evades the death-penalty and turns his 'execution' into a roaring farce; On Patrol in Cannibal Papua - interesting leaves from the log of a Patrol Officer in primitive Papua - with fascinating photos; "Poppy" - A strange story from the wild Bushveld country of South Africa; An Australian Robinson Crusoe - Part III - Jack McLaren spent years settling on the little-known western coast of Cape York Peninsula; At the End of a Rope - A tale from the oilfields of Venezuela; Two Men on a Raft - Two railroad workers try to navigate a swift stream in the Canadian Rockies on a raft; What Happened to Murphy - A young officer of the Burma Military Police sets out to find a Chinese gambling den in the jungle; Schearer's Man-Hunt - A vivid story about the dogged devotion to duty of a young "Wild Cat" (i.e. Pennsylvania State Policeman); In the Shadow of the Gallows - A timber-cruiser for the Conrad Martin Timber and Exporting Company, of San Francisco, wakes up to find his bed-fellow lying dead, stabbed in the heart with his knife; Some African Snake Stories - Patrick Bowen has been an explorer and hunter in Africa for thirty years. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this fascinating vintage issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. de Walton, John; Hiley, F.E.; Abbey, S.; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; Cameron, John; Wood, Stanley L.; Brightwell, L.R.; Soper, G.; Whitaker, W.G.; Woodville, R. Caton (illustrator). First Edition. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Hunting the Opium Smugglers - Author attempts to capture Chinaman who was causing much trouble by smuggling opium into a South Sea Island; Photograph from Hong Kong of a "Punishment Chair" upon which a bound criminal sat upon eleven knives and was then carried through the streets as a lesson to others; With "Lizzie" to the Edge of Beyond - An old Ford car takes four passengers and a heavy load seven hundred miles through Central Africa; The Faithful Burglar - a story involving psychic phenomena from Ray Bell's Tie-Camp at Shabaqua, Ontario - with photo; Through Savage Europe - Part II - Richard Carline continues to describe his painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro; The Devil Panther - Two British hunters pursue a feared killer panther in India; What Happened to Hubbard? - Sequel to "Where the Gold Went" in which Charles A. Siringo described how Schell and Hubbard stole a quantity of gold from the famous Treadwell Mine in Alaska - describes how Hubbard went on to success in Dawson City; Roaming the Wild South Seas - Part IV (conclusion) - Jack McLaren describes the romance and adventure of the South Sea Islands - article with photos; A Run for Money - Author attempts to smuggle a ranch payroll through a Mexican rebel zone; Photo of Filipino "Tom Thumb", Panglima Diki-Diki; The "Human Bomb" - Update on a 1913 story about Carl Warr who walked into the Los Angeles Police Headquarters with enough dynamite to blow it up; Across the Great Sahara - Part III - A journey by camel across the Sahara from bottom to top - article with many excellent photos; The Sheep-Shearer - A sailor's amusing story about a machine invented by his second engineer; At Grips With a Python - Nighmare experience for a South African farmer; The Ghost of Ardtrea - An odd story from County Tyrone, Ireland describing events in an old rectory; A Week End in Bulgaria - Quaint glimpses of Bulgarian manners and customs by traveller Ralph Michaelis. 88 pages. plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip has left the back cover barely holding, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy.