Captain Ross (80 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Boers and the Cause of the War in South Africa [microform]. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. stapled wraps; pp 1-64, clean, unmarked; includes items by/about: Arpad F. Kovacs (french Military Legislation in the Third Republic, 1871-1940), Theodore Ropp (Teaching Military History), Robert W. Komer (Establishment of Allied Control in Italy, World War II), Thomas E. Blades & John W. Wike (Fort Missoula ).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good Plus/Good Plus. First Edition. 234pp. B&w pls. Near vg in like dj. Amphibious aircraft in New Zealand. Size: 8vo.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. no date, (c.1950), Near Fine/Very Good to Fine dj, octavo, thin 24pp., blue boards hardcover, large b&w fold-out plate in rear, dj price-clipped o/w very good, binding tight, text unmarked, decent facsimile of the 1835 original.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: Fair. 1903. No Edition Remarks. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Missing front free endpaper. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns, title pages and rear free endpaper. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached; cracking lighter to hinges. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Jessie K Ross (illustrator). 313 pages, 14 black and white plates with pen and ink sketches by Jessie K Ross, paper title label inset on front board, good/very good condition in cloth binding, edges of book spotted, top edge also dust stained, top and bottom of spine bumped, small stain on spine, end-papers stained, a few spots on the preliminary pages otherwise text in very good, clean condition.

Condition: New. In.

Octavo, 24pp, folding facsimile engraving of 'Captain Ross's voyage to the North Pole', original boards, a small bookplate, a near fine copy. Facsimile edition.

144pp. 4to. Original stiffened wrappers, light wear to extremities, slight bend in upper wrapper. Black and white prints and maps. A very good copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. Ross, Jessie K. (illustrator). First Edition. 313pp, bw ills. Or gray cloth with pictorial title label laid on to front cover. Worn and rubbed with front hinge starting, damp stains, dark stains to bottom corners of many pages. History of Gordon Highlanders in France during WWI from departure of 7th battalion of the Gordon Highlanders in 1915 to the end of 1916 at Beaumont-Hamel. Includes action at the Somme. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A. Ross Thomas (illustrator). First Edition. pp 210. Light volume - shipping charge will be reduced at processing stage.

hardcover. 1969 rep. xiii, 447pp, folding maps and panoramas, original blue cloth, some speckling to cloth as is often the case with this title, VG in VG dw with sunning to spine. When Captain James Ross sailed from England in command of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in 1839, practically nothing was known of the great Antarctic continent. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service.

Condition: New. In.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A splendid Victorian tinted litho portrait. From Maclise originals published between 1830-1838, these reprints were published in 1898. Mounted and ready to frame. "Author of 'Voyage to Baffin's Bay'" is written underneath this fine characteristic portrait of Ross sitting at the hearth with pipe and drink in hand, with printed signature.

Cloth. Dust Jacket Condition: With Jacket. Reprint. Very Good in a like jacket PP 233, Illustrations , presentation inscription form the author on the title page Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 144pp, num bw ills. Brown card. Covers rubbed and creased, moderate foxing. The 17th Brigade saw action in every theatre of WWII apart from Malaya. Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good. Interesting first hand account of the 51st Division on the Western Front in WWI, well illustrated with pen and ink sketches. 313pp., ills., Inscribed and signed by the author to the fep 'The author gratefully remembers that Miss Morris helped to restore to usefulness the hand that writes this signature. Robt B Ross' Inner hinges split but binding still holding. Spine stained, corners & spine ends bumped. Occasional spotting and blemishes throughout. Signed by Author(s).

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Small card covers stapled booklet 52pp. Covers creased and marked, small repaired tear on title page, some foxing else good. When the Brigade returned, due to popular demand, this magazine was published, to follow on from the one published at the end of four yeas campaigning. This includes articles of post war concern such as repat problems, where brigage personalities are at the moment, and the association news, and also includes memories of the Middle East, New Guinea jottings, and an article relating to POW in German, Frontstalag 3977. Very scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. F. Interesting first hand account of the 51st Division on the Western Front in WWI, well illustrated with pen and ink sketches. 313pp., ills., Very minor blemishes, otherwise very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Ross, Jessie K. (illustrator). Boards are rubbed. Spine titling clear. Pictorial title plate pasted to front board. tanning to ends and fore-edge. Owner's name to half title page. 312 pp with 14 illustrations all present. (Tub-NTY-Wa).

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Second Impression. 19.5 cm, xi, [i blank,] 273 pp plus 2pp publisher's adverts for A Climber in New Zealand, b&w photo plates, decorated cloth covers - faded at spine; else a VG copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. The Seventeenth Brigade Magazine - Australian Infantry Brigade Collection of articles and accounts from members of brigade. Photographs from members and welfare organisations. Cover has creasing and colour fading, pages have yellowed but is a readable copy.141p. 0.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Daniel MacLise (illustrator). An attractive black and white charactersitic sketch of an eminent author. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase this splendid original print. Arctic explorer of Baffin's Bay fame.

8vo (ca 24.5x18.5cm), red card cover, 144pp. Good condition. Card cover rubbed, creased, lower spine bumped, chipped edges with small tear to left rear edge. Some flecking to lower edge of title page, pages age-toned, inside covers browned, light foxing, upper page corners bumped throughout. Interior good, clear and bright. With illustrations/photographs. Pictures available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: None -as Issued. Jessie K. Ross (illustrator). First (English). The blue boards are in-set with a blue graphic of the Debarkation of the Gordon Highlanders - May 1915. They'd shipped over to France on the `Onward'. The 313 pages of text are interspersed with the b/w line drawings of J.K.Ross. These latter have an almost idyllic quality. We see no war action drawings, rather chateau, farmhouses and pastoral views. The writing also has a very reflective quality. The section of the book called `Pilgrims in Picardy' has actual trench accounts. Some of the battles and regions mentioned in the book include: Thiepval Chateau, Maroeuil, Vissec, Doullens, Gommecourt , St. Eloi, and Fricourt. Cond: Lightly rubbed on most faces and edges, has broken thru sli. on one fore-corner. Lightly scratched and lightly soiled. NO names NOR marks. Tight for its age. Not issued in D.J. (??). Weak spot in binding at p. 224. Drawings on glossy (inserted ) pages are 1/3 page size. Quote from p. 155 ( author's journal notes) "October 12th - 9 p.m. Pegmata. Not an arrow's length distant the Hun can be heard picking at his chalk. The human mole is burrowing in the tunnels of his tumulus, or he is deepening the floor of its approach, or he is strengthening its ramparts. Our own men have." Size: Octavo.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reproduced from a copy held in the special collection on Whaling of the Kingston Upon Hull City Libraries. First printed in 1835.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Steve Epting; Mike Perkins; Butch Guice; Robert De La Torre; Luke Ross (illustrator). First Edition.