Captain Monckton (22 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Thus. 256/256pp - covers slightly rubbed and soiled/foxed - slight wear and chipping to cover edges and hinges - spines slightly foxed/tanned - edges of text blocks lightly foxed - vol.1 is reprint from 1937 - vol.2 is 1st thus 1936 - 69/70.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint of October 1937. 2 vols.: 256; 256 p. 18 cm. Paperbacks. Vol. I in matching dustjacket with tears and chips, some rubbing. Vol. II has no jacket. Tear in its upper front hinge, some scuffing and wear. Browned pages in both volumes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Rubbing to spine ends and with gilt lettering faded. Edges darkened and with light foxing. Moderate foxing to first few pages.; 8vo; 337 pages.

Condition: VG. NY 1922 Dodd Mead. Hardcover octavo. 337pp., 37 monochrome photo illustrations, large folding map, index. VG, no DJ.

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; x, [ii], 337 pp, frontis (port), 37 illustrations from photos, foldout map, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine a little faded, few margins with leaves opened carelessly, very good clean copy. The author, a colonial officer for many years in New Guinea, writes from his experiences of the people and places, with much on the native peoples. A picture of this book is available on request.…

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; x, [ii], 337 pp, frontis (port), 37 illustrations from photos, foldout map, index. original cloth, gilt lettering on spine, very good+ clean copy. The author, a colonial officer for many years in New Guinea, writes from his experiences of the people and places, with much on the native peoples. Presented from the Bull Family on the endpaper. A picture of this book is available on request.…

Condition: Very Good. 337 pages, 37 b&w illustrations, fold-out map. Half leather binding, gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner's signature on first blank page. Minor insect damage to several pages at fore-edge, otherwise very good. Record # 601168.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Orange cloth has some staining and wear to corners and spine ends. There is a no touch plastic cover to protect. Contents are tight. 2 folding maps in good condition. Previous owner name stamp on front e/p. Age discolouration to e/p's and to rough-cut page edges. This sequel to Captain Monckton's "Some Experiences of a New Guinea Magistrate" continues to relate his life and adventures in primitive New Guinea as he filled a number of colonial appointments, in addition to that of Resident Magistrate.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident MagistratePlease NoteNo dust cover The boards are shelf worn and starting to fade.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Presumed First. Fading to spine. Wear to outer boards. Weakness in binding in some spots. General reading wear. 285 pages. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Papua New Guinea; 1900-1920; Politics & Government. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52753.…

x, 337 [2, ads] pp. With 37 illustrations and a map. 8vo, publisher's orange cloth. Fourth edition. Old ink gift inscription on front free endpaper; spine and boards a little sunned; light soiling to cloth; tight and sound.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Bound in clean green cloth with bright, gilt black titles to spine, this circa 1947 hardback Reprint is VG. 286pp with 12 Chapters. Clean endpapers, sound/tight binding: all VG.

Tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Idioma: Inglés. 17 x 12 cm. 294+286 páginas 510 gr. 294+286.

FIRST EDITION, 2x FOLDING MAPS, super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, x + 287pp + catalogue to rear, illus, VG (light bruising & rubbing to spine & extrems, light bruising & scuffing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl occasional cracking to gutters, light foxing to prelims & terminals). …

Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. A very good book spolit by several loose plates , light handling wear to the red cloth remnants of library marks PP 287 . 2 fold out maps , all illustrations present Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Original dark green cloth. Previous owner signature to the front free endpaper and another small sticker to the front paste-down. With fifty five illlustrated plates and two maps, one of which is a large fold-out with a few minor tape repairs. The spine lettering has darkened somewhat. Very Good.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. The second edition of this illustrated first-hand account of explorer and magistrate Captain C.A.W. Monckton during his time spent in New Guinea. A fascinating first hand account of explorer and magistrate Captain Arthur Whitmore Monckton of his time in New Guinea. Monckton was an official member of executive and legislative councils, resident magistrate and warden for Goldfields, High Sheriff and High Bailiff, and Senior Officer of Armed Constabulary in New Guinea.The second edition of this work, published the same year as the first.Illustrated with thirty-seven plates and a folding map, collated and complete. In full blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with just a touch of shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. A previous owner's small sticker to the front free-endpaper. Internally, front hinge is starting, remaining binding is firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

337 pp including index, b&w photographic and illustrated plates, folding map, spine faded, very good copy in brown, cloth boards. Fourth edition. John Calaby bookplate on front paste-down.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London, John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1922. Octavo, xii, 288, [4] (publisher's catalogue) pages plus 55 plates and 2 folding colour maps. Orange cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; top edge dyed green, others uncut; spine sunned, sides lightly mottled; edges slightly foxed (occasionally visible on the leading margins); endpapers browned; contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper; later ownership stamp on the rear free endpaper; overall, an excellent copy. Charles Arthur Whitmore Monckton (1873-1936) was a New Zealand-born colonial administrator and explorer.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A very smart copy of this illustrated first-hand travel account of explorer and magistrate Captain C.A.W. Monckton during his final time spent in New Guinea. A very smart copy of the work.In the original orange cloth binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece, 2 folding maps, and 54 plates. Collated, complete.A work by Captain Arthur Whitmore Monckton, an explorer and magistrate.Monckton was an official member of executive and legislative councils, resident magistrate and warden for Goldfields, High Sheriff and High Bailiff, and Senior Officer of Armed Constabulary in New Guinea.A sequel to 'Some Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate', this volume features an account of the author's final days in New Guinea. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with light fading. Light offsetting to free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. The signed first edition of an engaging autobiographical account of a colonial administrator in New Guinea, including observations of local peoples and customs. The first edition of The Last Days in New Guinea: Being Further Experiences of a New Guinea Resident Magistrate, written and signed by British colonial magistrate Charles Arthur Whitmore Monckton. In the publisher's original orange cloth. Contains Monckton's dated presentation inscription to the front free end paper and his signature to the frontispiece. Contains both folding maps, including a colour sketch map, and all fifty-four plates, including both photographs and ink sketches. Collated complete. An engaging autobiographical account of the struggles and challenges Monckton confronted as a magistrate enforcing colonial rule over the different peoples of New Guinea, including the Binandere and the Doriri, being an insightful source on colonial enforcement and New Guinea in the late British Empire. Monckton's recollections were popular due to their readability and astute observation of local culture and customs, but today is criticised for his authoritarian style of rule. In the publisher's original orange cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd faint fading patch to boards. A couple of marks to spine. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. Slight offsetting to free end papers, and faint browning to pastedown extremities. Monckton's dated inscription to the front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. A closed tear to folding map adjoining p.2. A couple of final leaves unopened. Monckton's signature to frontispiece. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with slight spotting to the odd leaf, mostly to first and final leaves, heavier to advertisement leaves. Very Good. Unknown (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, New York. 1922. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Orange cloth, gilt. Two fold-out maps + illustrations. Boards are partially faded and head and tail of spine a little frayed. Some light foxing throughout and inner hinge is cracked, but contents are clean and sound.