Captain Dewar (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Captain F. D. S. Fayrer (illustrator). 304pp. Still well bound. Ex library with usual markings otherwise interior in nice clean condition. Most plates have a stamp in margin. A good reference copy.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The Navy Records Society 1945 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. 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.

A fair hardcover copy without a dustcover. The covers are marked, the page ends are spotted plus there's a little spotting on the text and prelims. The spine was straight and the binding is good. The fep is missing. More of a reading copy. Please see photos.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Navy Records Society 1945 edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. 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.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 37 pages, textual figures. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Category: British Association for the Advancement of Science; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 68 pages, textual figures. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Category: British Association for the Advancement of Science; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Not Given. Cloth stained; mark in margin one plate. Revised and with additional chapters on the Navy in the Great War, by Captain A. C. Dewar, bringing it up to 1918, so presumably published shortly after. Black cloth, 435 pages, b/w plates, plans. Account of all principal operations since Alfred the Great. Bookseller's label Edwin Jones, Southampton. Heavy - may need extra shipping to some locations.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with age-toning to the spine. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Previous owners' name and date to the first blank. The contents complete, clean and tight otherwise; Hardback. Quarter-bound Blue on White boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9" x 6" (1.1 kg); pp 485; Index; In the Publications of the Navy Records Society series; Number 85 in the series. Includes: Folding plans (2); Tables; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #191341 ||.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Slightly shadow stained. Previous owners inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 85. Physical description; 485 pages : folded maps ; 25 cm. Subjects; Great Britain. Admiralty History Sources. Great Britain. Royal Navy History 19th century. Crimean War, 1853-1856 Naval operations, British Sources. Crimean War, 1853-1856 Sources. Great Britain History, Naval 19th century Sources. Naval history 19th century. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Slightly shadow stained. Provenance: bookplate of The Cruising Association. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 85. Physical description; 485 pages : folded maps ; 25 cm. Notes; "Correspondence between the Admiralty and Rear-Admiral Sir E. Lyons, respecting naval operations in the Black sea." Includes index. "Navy records society [publications]": pages 463-468. Subjects; Crimean War, 1853-1856 Naval operations. Great Britain. Admiralty History Sources. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Black boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. No dustjacket. The page edges are browned/foxed and there is also some light foxing to the internal front and back pages. Otherwise NO Inscriptions or Marks. (xii) + 435pp. Illustrated in b/w with b/w maps and plans, plus a colour frontispiece of Lord Nelson. Index. Revised and with additional chapters on "The Navy In The Great War" by Captain A. C. Dewar. Apart from the foxing, as mentioned above, this is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright 'VG' copy. "An account of all the principal operations in which the British Navy has been engaged from the reign of King Alfred to the end of the First World War." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Reprint (Revised and with additional chapters).

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Slightly shadow stained. Previous owners inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 85. Physical description; 485 pages : folded maps ; 25 cm. Subjects; Great Britain. Admiralty History Sources. Great Britain. Royal Navy History 19th century. Crimean War, 1853-1856 Naval operations, British Sources. Crimean War, 1853-1856 Sources. Great Britain History, Naval 19th century Sources. Naval history 19th century. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Slightly shadow stained. Provenance: bookplate of The Cruising Association. Remains well-preserved overall. Series; Publications of the Navy Records Society ; v. 85. Physical description; 485 pages : folded maps ; 25 cm. Notes; "Correspondence between the Admiralty and Rear-Admiral Sir E. Lyons, respecting naval operations in the Black sea." Includes index. "Navy records society [publications]": pages 463-468. Subjects; Crimean War, 1853-1856 Naval operations. Great Britain. Admiralty History Sources. 1 Kg.

The First UK Printing published by Gowans & Gray, Ltd., London in 1924. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. 12mo., publisher's original printed card wraps, glued at the backstrip as issued, lettered in black to upper cover and spine, priced '1/- net' in both places ; the upper cover showing a woodcut of Winston Churchill in circa 1916, wearing a trench coat and his French Poilu's helmet, above musical notation which shows the notes to 'Malbrook s'en va-t-en guerre' ('Marlborough is going off to war', a French folk song); advertisement for 'The Nickums' to lower cover; with black and white frontis photograph of Churchill in Flanders in 1916, kitted out in the same coat and helmet; The book is remarkably well preserved considering its age and ephemeral nature; the spine remaining present and attached (not often found as such), though beginning to split just at the head and the foot; the covers a little marked and scuffed at the edges; some corner creasing; light spotting to the lower cover, as well as inside covers, and the outer edges. Spotting sporadically throughout due to the paper stock used, as universally encountered ; Just beginning to pull away at the gutters, but holding firm; with no front end-paper, opening to the half title as issued. The book is protected in both a removable Mylar cover, and a Mylar sleeve. First UK edition of this short work on Churchill's army career during the First World War. The author, writing under the pseudonym of 'Captain X' was actually Captain Andrew Dewar Gibb (1888-1974), a Scottish barrister, professor and politician who later led the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1936 to 1940. Gibb served in France with the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, achieving the rank of major, and fighting at both the Battle of Loos and on the Ypres Salient, where he was adjutant to Winston Churchill during the short time that Churchill was the battalion's commanding officer. 'With Winston Churchill at the Front' was his first published work, though he went on to write several others, mostly on the subjects of History, Scotland, and Law in the United Kingdom. The frontispiece used later became the basis for the image which featured in the 1932 publication of Churchill's 'Amid These Storms'. Packed with amusing anecdotes and insights, Gibb portrays the famously cantankerous politician as compassionate, fearless, and ultimately adored by the men who served under him. It offers a rare insight into a short, but important period in Churchill's life. Unsurprisingly, it is scarce indeed, in any condition, but even more so thus, with the wraps so well preserved. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.

1st edition 1/4 cloth Nice Copy octavo 486pp., maps, index, Neat ownership inscription o/w nice copy.

1st edition 1/4 cloth Nice Copy octavo 434pp., maps, index, Neat ownership inscription & sporadic light foxing o/w nice copy.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Previous owners' name and date to the first blank. Pages a touch age-toned with scattered spotting, more so to the start and end; Hardback. Quarter-bound Blue on White boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6ĵ" (1.1 kg); pp 434 (6); Index; In the Publications of the Navy Records Society series; Number 83 in the series. Includes: Maps (4); Tables; Fold-out maps (1); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #191340 ||.

1928 reprint of 1726. Cassell and Company. Hardback. Book - Good. Ex-lib, rebound in library binding.

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.

Softback. First Edition. First edition softback in publishers original printed pictorial paper boards Photographic frontispiece printed on smooth paper Some scuffing to cover particularly over hinge and a few toned marks however this is remarkably well preserved considering its age and format No ffep opens to half title Light spotting to half title then infrequently throughout Pages are bright and clean Overall very good condition 111 pp Captain Andrew Dewar Gibb 18881974 wrote this book under the pseudonym Captain X about his time serving in the Royal Scotts Fusiliers fighting at the Battle of Loos and on the Ypres Salient where he was adjutant to Winston Churchill He went on to become a founding member of the Scottish National Party This delicate first edition is exceedingly rare with just two appearances recorded at auction and no other copies on the market An excellent example of this interesting and rare book. book.

First Edition. Pp. [viii]+344+6, 5 maps (2 folding), index; small med. 8vo; qr. navy and white buckram, lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt, lightly soiled, fore-corners slightly bruised; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, upper free endpaper lightly creased, leaves lightly browned, some foxing; Navy Records Society, London, 1943. bfs22 Publications of the Navy Records Society Volume LXXXIII. First edition.b0fs24.