Captain Gale (15 results)
Language: English
Published by Ridgway, New York 1911
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good in original wrappers with edgewear, chips on the spine, a slit on the back cover.
Harper's Magazine, July - December 1919, Volume CXXXIX (Vol. 139, July-Nov. 1919) + Volume CXL (Vol. 140, Dec. 1919)
Howells, W. D. (editor); with Sara Teasdale; Amy Lowell; Alice Hegan Rice; Max Beerbohm; Zona Gale; Harry A. Franck; Vilhjalmur Stefansson; Richard Le Gallienne; Lieut. John O.W. Gilchrist; Captain Alan Bott; Baron Andre De Maricourt; Frank Stockbridge
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York 1919
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1919. Square, tight copy. NOT a library copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Six consecutive monthly issues, bound together in sturdy brown cloth. Contains Vol. CXXXIX (5 issues,… July-Nov 1919) + Vol. CXL (1 issue, Dec 1919). Includes: THROUGH GERMANY ON FOOT [parts I, II, III, IV] by Harry A. Franck; QUINCUNX, A POEM by Amy Lowell; SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF THE ARCTIC [parts IV, V, VI] by Vilhjalmur Stefansson; MY CAPTURE AND ESCAPE by Lieut. John O.W. Gilchrist; EASTERN NIGHTS AND FLIGHTS by Captain Alan Bott [parts I, II, III, IV]; BEULAH, A STORY by Alice Hegan Rice; I KNOW THE STARS by Sara Teasdale; THE REAL CONQUEST OF THE AIR by Buckner Speed; HOSTS AND GUESTS by Max Beerbohm; MARSHAL FOCH: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT by Baron Andre De Maricourt; THE SECRET DOVE by Zona Gale; EIGHTY YEARS AND AFTER by W. D. Howells; WAR INVENTIONS THAT CAME TOO LATE by Frank Parker Stockbridge; Richard Le Gallienne; etc. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./No Dust Jacket. 8vo. 936pp. + 144pp. .
Language: English
Published by W & J. Mackay for the RE Institute, Chatham 1893
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Seller: WORLD WAR BOOKS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, United KingdomWORLD WAR BOOKS
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback. Compilation of Ocassional Papers by the Corps of Royal Engineers Volume XIX 1893. 1st Edition. Includes German Army y Grierson 12pp., map of German states and Garisson towns. Bridging Ops of Bengal Sappers with Hazara Field Force 1891, Major P. Buston 10pp., diagr…ams and folding photographs (4), Report on survey ops carried out by Anglo-Portuguese Commission in East Africa 1892, by Captain S.Grant. 19pp., 1 plate, etc. 254pp., in all, plates, maps etc. Green cloth, guilt. A few blemishes and modest fading, else vgc.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A fair first edition copy. The covers are tanned and worn, there's some gutter cracking, exposing the webbing, and spine crushing/rubbing. The page edges are a little grubby and creased but otherwise the page are clean and crisp, with the numerous fold-out pages being in good order. Pleas…e see photos.
More imagesPublished by Mackay 1890
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. A poor to fair quality 1st edition. The covers and upper edge of the pages are moisture damaged throughout. Other than this the book is actually in quite good condition. The fold-out maps appear to be in good order. Please see photos.
Published by Royal Engineers Institute. Chatham
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Condition: Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Disbound but retaining original boards. vii 233 +xxvi (plans. Entire vol is sanitary engineersing. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped…provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A good to fair first edition copy. The covers are tanned and stained, there's some gutter cracking and spine crushing. There's a little spotting on the top of the page edges but otherwise the page are clean and crisp, with the numerous fold-out pages being in good order. Please see photos….
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A fair to good quality 1st edition. The internal contents are good and fairly free of spotting. The covers a few small stains and some rubbing to the spine. The binding is good and the pages are clean and fairly crisp for its age. The fold-out maps appear to be in good order. Please see p…hotos.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A fair to good quality 1st edition. The internal contents are good but with some spotting. The covers a few small stains and a little tanning. The binding is quite good but there's a little backward lean to the spine. The numerous fold-out maps appear to be in good order. Please see photo…s.
Published by W & J Mackay for the Royal Engineers, Chatham 1889
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback, green cloth, gilt. Interesting occasional papers from the Royal Engineers Institute. 1st Edition 1889. Includes paper by T.Nordenfelt on machine guns (12pp., 10 plates). Military surveying by Major M. Talbot, 50pp., 2 plates, Lydd Experiments of 1888, etc. 246pp., num…erous folding plates etc. Lacks front endpaper and binding is somewhat shaken at that point. Still a fair example with some important early papers. Above average weight.
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Seller: EmJay Books, Bradford., , United KingdomEmJay Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 238pp, diagrams, 26 fold out plates, bibliography. This volume comprises solely works on sanitary engineering, both in barracks and in the field. Spine states 'Moore' as editor. Small tears to edge of rfep and a couple of the fold outs where they have not been folded back corre…ctly otherwise good. 1kg.
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Seller: Zulu Books, Keswick, NA, United KingdomZulu Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. A fair to good quality 1st edition. The internal contents are quite good but with some spotting. The covers are poor with heavy staining which spreads to the top edges of the pages. The spine is rubbed and there's a tear half way down the edge of the spine. The binding is good though and…the fold-out maps appear to be in good order. Manchester Artillery library stamps in place. Please see photos.
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, January [Jan.] 1929, Vol. LXII, No. 369:
Hichens, Captain W.; Trinkler, Emil; Macdonald Robert M.; Musson, H.P.; Macpherson, Margaret; Schramm, W. Peter; Jefers, Tom; Baker, Ben F.; Newton, A.; "Nemo"; Royal, Ken J.; Luce, Philip Winter; Mossman, Frank; Dickie, Francis
Published by The International News Company, New York 1929
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Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Africa's Mystery Beasts - Remarkable stories concerning what may be the progeny of prehistoric monsters, several of which appear to be formidable opponents for any hunter; Through the Heart of Af…ghanistan - Part I - Emil Trinkler had exceptional opportunities for travelling in untrodden regions, with photos; The Dancing Dead - A veteran gold-seeker's account of a weird and terrifying experience that befell a party of prospectors in New Guinea, with photo of witch-doctor; Further Adventures of a Tenderfoot in Canada - Part II; "King Kauri" - The Kauri tree is to New Zealand what the oak is to England - article with photos; The Two Sheriffs - A strange murder situation is encountered by a veteran cow-puncher in the wilds of Montana; My Wild Boar - A newcomer to India is warned not to shoot wild pig; "Next Time" - An amusing story from the Yukon country; Lachmee's Vow - A tiger tale from Hindustan; The Sacred White Crow of Yaunghwe - brief article with two photos; The Great Boulder Murder Case - The story of one of the most remarkable murder mysteries in the annals of Australia, with photo and map; Photo of salt prospecting in Cheshire; "Bushman's Luck" - A remarkable story from New Zealand; Out of the Deep - The strange story of a famous schooner that sank off Sable Island, the "graveyard of the Atlantic," to reappear in most dramatic circumstances; Sequel to the "Lost Cabin" Mine Mystery - New information regarding this story which appeared in the September, 1920 issue; Trailing the Beaver-Poachers - Game law enforcer Frank Mossman relates some of his experiences with illegal trappers in the North-west, who often do not hesitate to shoot - with photos; "Baldy Red's" Come-Back - A bootlegger smuggles illicit whisky into the forbidden Northland of Canada. 84 pages plus 12 pages of nice vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Lower half of backstrip missing. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue. Peddie, T.H.; Inns, Kenneth; Gale, W.J.; Wightman, W.E.; Goss, G.W.; Tresilian, S.; Soper, George; De Walton, John; Wigfull, W.E.; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrator).
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, August [Aug.] 1929, Vol. LXIII, No. 377: Africa's Mystery Beasts / America's Southern Border Patrol
Halliday, Dick; Tripp, P. Chamier; Marshall, James Vance; Dunn, H.H.; Parsons, Captain A.H.; Verrill, A. Hyatt; edwards, Wilfred; Whalley, H. Douglas; Bowen, Patrick; Cameron, Donald R.G.; Sabine, Louis A.; Melville, Fred J.
Published by The International News Company, New York 1929
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Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Guardians of the "Last Frontier" - Excellent photo-illustrated article on the three-hundred men who patrol America's 2,000-mile Mexican border; Brown's Tiger - A decidedly unusual hunt in India i…n which a herd of buffaloes played an important part; "Blood Will Tell" - What happened after James Vance Marshall saved the life of a young South American; Photo of Buddhist "Rice Boat" in Ceylon; Hunting Sea-Lions - Tony Rosato hunts these creatures near California's Coronado Islands - interesting photo-illustrated article; Law and Order in East Africa - Amusing stories about police work among whites and natives; The Lost Mine - A. Hyatt Verrill was in Panama to study the wild Indians but everyone assume he came in search of Tisingal, the mythical lost Spanish gold mine - with photos; The Interlopers - A cattle drover's story of a strange adventure in Australia's little-known interior; My Monkey - A lonely rubber planter buys a monkey as a pet; The Bear Lake Affair - How two RCMP officers dealt with 150 wild Indians near Fort St. James, British Columbia; More About Africa's "Mystery Beasts" - Patrick Bowen believes hitherto unknown animals and reptiles do actually exist; At Grips With the Desert - Part II of Donald R.G. Cameron's account of a trip across the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days - with photos; "When No Man Pursueth" - The tragic story of what happened to a 14-year-old boy on his first trip away from home; and more. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away so front cover loose but present and back cover barely holding. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. de Walton, John; Tresilian, S.; Caney, C.E.; Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Soper Geo.; Goss, G.W.; Thompson, Kenneth; Peddie, T.H.; Tresilian, S.; Gale, W.J. (illustrator).
The Wide World Magazine, True Stories of Adventure, May 1929, Vol. LXIII, No. 373: The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record / Byways of Old Peking
Thomas, T.J.; Parsons, Captain A.H.; Nolan, John H.E.; Gibbons, John; Batson, Alfred; Bredon, Juliet; Raddatz, N.A.; Lamond, Henry G.; O'Dell, Barry; Seabrook, W.B.; Stuart-Reid, G.E.
Published by The International News Company, New York 1929
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Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: The Man Who Fought a Regiment - Bandit, murderer and escaped felon, "human monster" Paul Jawarski was pursued by over 250 heavily-armed policemen; The Optimist - The moving story of a gentleman w…ho thought he could make a profitable living out of elephant-hunting; The Longest Canoe Voyage on Record - Part I - Robert Copeman and John H.E. Nolan set out from Edmonton for the Gulf of Mexico over 6,000 miles away! - article with photos; A Fool Afoot in France - Part III - The continued misadventures of John Gibbons as he tramps from the French coast to Lourdes; "Hitch-Hiking" Across the United States - Alfred Batson hitch-hiked from New York to San Francisco and had some very odd and exciting adventures - includes map and photo; Byways of Old Pekin [Peking / Beijing] - A wonderfully photo-illustrated presentation of the quaint street-life of the unspoiled native quarters of the Chinese capital, where things still go on much as they did in the Middle Ages; What Happened at "Warne's Folly" - A prospector's terrible predicament in an abandoned Queensland mineshaft; The Horns of a Dilemma - A Queensland bushman's amusing account of an argument with a bad-tempered old cow; Saved By Man-Eating Sharks - A deep-sea diver's terrifying experience in the Sulu Sea; "The White Brother of the Sheik" - Part II of W.B. Seabrook's adventurous trip to meet Mitkhal Pasha, Sheik of Sheiks of the Beni Sakhr, with photos; Photo and bried write-up of a large sink hole near Sharon Springs, Kansas; The Mystery of Crocodile Pool - A weird adventure that befell a young police corporal who is now one of the leading officers of the South African C.I.D. 84 pages plus 12 pages of great ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Sutcliffe, Norman; Sindall, A.W.; Tennant, Dudley; Cleaver, Reginald; Leigh, Conrad; Sherie, E.F.; Gale, W.G.; Peddie, T.H.; De Walton, John (illustrator).
