Colonel Charles James (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 3 books -- Tortures of the Tower of London. Abbott, G. David and Charles. 1986. 126p. trade paperback, covers clean/square, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, fine condition + Her Majesty's Tower Of London, Colonel E H Carkeet-James, Staples Press, 1953, 158p, hc w/dj, dj bumped/scuffed/shelf wear/small tears, boards bumped/scuffed, text clean, solid binding + THE TOWER: THE TUMULTUOUS HISTORY OF THE TOWER OF LONDON FROM 1078, WILSON, DEREK, CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, 1979, 257p, hc w/dj, dj bumped/scuffed/shelf wear/small tears, boards clean/square, text clean, solid binding---10.00 for all 3. …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. Second Edition. Wingham, Kent [UK]: Wingham Press Limited, 1991. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, or fading. NOT price clipped (£14.95 / $22.50). Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom, if ever read. NO underlining. NO margin notes. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. Complete with dust jacket. GoodReads rating: 4.00 stars. From an AI overview: "Charles Francis Sweeny and Margaret Whigham were a prominent high-society couple in the 1930s and 1940s. . Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. (8), iv, 304pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Octavo. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4". 359pp. incl. index. Illustrated. Red cloth with embossed decoration and gilt title. Spine lightly faded and lettering dulled. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrations from the Collection of Charles B. Turrill. (illustrator).

[Drawn by Coïdé] Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 35.5 x 23cm. Image size approx. 31.5 x 19cm. With the original leaf of biographical text from the magazine.

Drawn by ? Original chromolithograph. Page size approx. 35.5 x 23cm. Image size approx. 31.5 x 19cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Undated. Circa 1943. 8vo. Pictorial paper cover. 80 pp. plus advert pages. B/w illustrations and photos. Essays on popular and music-hall songs of the late 19th and early 20th Century. Clean and bright. Just light edge-wear to covers. VG.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. xiv, 434pp, index, illustrated with historical photographs, very clean and bright, unmarked inside and out, signed at title-page by author below printed name; as-issued without a dust jacket. Greenup County, Kentucky, home of KY author and educator Jesse Stuart. Chapter / sections include Native Americans, by Nicholls, Establishment of state and county government, by Nicholls, Transportation, by Nicholls, Aviation History of Greenup County, by Martin, The African-American Experience, by Nicholls, History of Religion, Communities: Oldtown, North Fork, Laurel, Frasure, by Kathleen Virgin-Kenney, History of the City of Greenup, by Nicholls, Weddings in Greenup, by Dunn & Roe, History of Argillite, by Harris, The History of Hunnewell, by Thomas, City of Russell History, by Nicholls, History of South Shore, Nicholls, Raceland / Worthington, Sammons, History of Wurtland, by Stafford & Nicholls, Camp Swigert, by Stafford, The City of Flatwoods, by Byrne, War, by Piatt, Byrne, and Nicholls, Industrial Development, by Peterson, Whitt, and Penkava, Education, by Webb, Sports, by Piatt, Fish and Wildlife, by Soc Clay, and Greenup County Authors, by Gifford. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Interesting autobiography. During WWII Sweeny recruited American volunteers into the Eagle Squadrons. He knew Laddie Lucas whose signature is on the page facing the title page on a bookplate. 384pp., ills., numerous ills of Eagle squadron pilots, index. 1st Edition 1990. Signed by both authors vgc in like dw. 0.0. Signed by Both Authors and Lad.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Two volumes. London: Printed for J. Debrett, Piccadilly, 1801. First edition. [iv],339,[1]; [iv],475,[1]pp.,+4pp. ads. Engraved illustration (man suspended from gibbet) to vol. 1. Contemporary calf with neat 20th century reback, gilt lettering, blind decoration, original endpapers preserved. Outer corners a little soft, occasional minor browning. Early ink shelf-mark to f.f.e.p. of each volume. A very good set. LOOSELY INSERTED is an A.L.S. from Hanger to the military poet Major Charles James (1757/8-1821), dated January 1st 1813. §The Gloucestershire-born Hanger, who was to succeed to the Irish peerage on the death of his brother in 1814, was a distinctive figure in London society in the late 18th Century & Regency. One of the Prince Regent's boon companions, conspicuous in the fields of pugilism, the turf, & at the gaming table, he was a gift for caricaturists with his distinctive hooked nose, fashionable dress, and trademark cudgel, & was regularly depicted by Gillray, Rowlandson et al. His military career included spells fighting for the King in the Southern states in the American War of Independence at Charleston SC, & Wahab s Plantation & Charlotte NC; variously as aide-de-camp to Sir Henry Clinton, and under Banastre Tarleton - between 1778 and 1783. The autobiography - reputedly compiled by William Combe (see Hamilton p.324) from manuscripts written by Hanger during a spell in the King's Bench prison for debt in 1798-99 includes in the final chapter Interesting Particulars relative to Col. George Hanger when in America a 90 page section on his military exploits there. His predominant claim to fame may be his well-known prophecy (p.427) in answer to General Dickenson who had asked Hanger's opinion of the U.S. government and its stability: '[t]he Northern and Southern powers will fight as vigorously against each other, as both have united to do against the British.' Hanger contributed a series of publications, chiefly on military and sporting subjects between 1789 & 1814, and his career with spells as brawler, man-about-town, soldier, cock-fighter, coal-merchant, author - has been a staple for those interested in the curiosities of English history since the day. At his death the barony became extinct. The A.L.S., written on New Year's day, is a spirited invitation to an evening gathering at Colonel William Bosville's town house, with a quotation from a political song by Captain Charles Morris and Hanger's emendation as a P.S., and includes an ink sketch of a hanged man next to the words 'I hope this will not be your fate' (c.f. the engraving of the hanged man in vol. 1: clearly a favourite punning motif). Like Hanger, Bosville, society host & radical, had served in the American War of Independence. '[He] established a reputation as a generous, if somewhat inflexible, host at his house on Welbeck Street. On each weekday he received no more than twelve guests to dine with him at 5 p.m. precisely. Visitors who missed the appointment by even a couple of minutes were refused entry. Among his regular guests. were Sir Francis Burdett, the Revd Charles Este [1753-1829], lords Oxford [possibly Edward Harley, 5th Earl of Oxford & Mortimer, 1773-1848] and Hutchinson [either General John Hely-Hutchinson 1757-1832 or Richard Hely-Hutchinson 1756-1825], & the radical and philologist John Horne Tooke', (ODNB). Parson East in Hanger's letter is is Charles Este; 'Cobett' is William Cobbett. The curiosity of the gathering would only have been enhanced by the sartorial trappings of the host, conspicuous for maintaining the fashions of his youth, 'the outmoded powdered wig and frock coat of a mid-18th-century courtier,' (ODNB). The A.L.S. is a single sheet (38 x 27 cm. approx.), variously folded, written on two sides, addressed & stamped at rear. Letter age-toned with several discreet repairs in archival tape, but in good condition. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Second Battalion Platoon 2044. Commenced Training: 11 June 1980 / Graduated: 22 August 1980. Stains on several pages. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Friday.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A profusely illustrated five-volume collection from The Lonsdale Library, offering authoritative guides on horsemanship, hunting, shooting, and fishing, with contributions from leading sporting experts of the era. In the publisher's original brown cloth bindings.These volumes are the first trade editions.This collection comprises four volumes from The Lonsdale Library series, published by Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. between 1929 and 1930, bringing together practical guides on horsemanship, hunting, shooting, and fishing. Richly illustrated with colour and monochrome plates, frontispieces, and in-text images.This collection consists of:Two copies of The Way of a Man with a Horse: A Practical Book on Horsemanship by Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Broke, Veterinary notes by Colonel Todd, and a chapter on Pig-sticking by Lieutenant colonel Arthur Brooke (1929). These copies include over ninety illustrations across 27 double sided monochrome plates and two single monochrome plates, with a frontispiece. Collated, complete. Fox-Hunting (1930) by Sir Charles Frederick, Cecil Aldin, James Andrews, et al. This copy is illustrated with four colour plates, including a colour frontispiece, and 49 monochrome plates with eighteen reproductions of hunting pictures. Collated, complete. Shooting by Moor, Field and Shore: A practical guide to modern methods, by Eric Parker, Lesie Sprake, Major Portal, et al. (1929). This copy features one hundred and fifty illustrations across nineteen double sided monochrome plates and thirteen single sided plates, including a frontispiece. Collated, complete. Trout Fishing from All Angles: A Complete guide to modern methods by Eric Taverner, with a chapter on Trout scales by G. Herbert Nall, and The Legal Aspect of Fishing by Alban Bacon (1929). With two hundred and fifty illustrations, with thirty four monochrome plates including a frontispiece, sixteen of which are double sided, with two plates in colour. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. Slight damp staining across front board and front joint of spine to one of the copies of "The Way of a Man with a Horse". Previous owner"s inscription to front free endpapers, with the previous bookseller"s discreet label to front paste down, on all copies aside from one copy of "The Way of a Man With a Horse," in which the bookseller's label appears to the rear paste down. Spines slightly faded. The odd slight handling mark to boards and spines. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places, but holding firm. Pages bright and clean with one or two pots and handling marks, heavier to the fore edges and first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 178 pages. Features: Editor's Forecast 1969 - The Best New Looks in Fashion and Beauty - 50 pages of predictions picked for success; Energy - The Untapped Powers That Can Change Your Whole Life; President-Elect Richard Milhouse Nixon; Alec McCowen - The Man Who Plays the Man Who Plays Pope Hadrian VII; Wig Versus Hair; Gorgeous photos of Marsha Hunt; Sixteen pages of Sun-Quest fashion photography in the Bahamas by Richard Avedon; The Young Life A Loft - Sculptor Peter Reginato and his wife live in a studiio atop a New York warehouse. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Penn, Irving (Cover); Avedon, Richard; Lichfield, Patrick (illustrator).…

Hardcover. First Edition. London, T. & W. Boone, 1835. Octavo, xxxii, 268, [4] (publisher's advertisements) pages. Original green watered cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine; cloth a little scuffed and marked, with minor wear to the extremities; spine a little sunned, with an old repair in green cloth to the foot of the rear joint and the spine proper; top edge a little darkened, leading edge a little foxed; endpapers slightly marked, offset and foxed, with occasional light foxing elsewhere; inner hinges cracked but firm (the text block appears to have been loose at some stage, and it has been reinserted inexpertly, resulting in the leading edges of the first half of the book, in two discrete groups of gatherings, being proud of the remainder); notwithstanding, a very decent copy. The front free endpaper is inscribed in ink 'To The Honble Mrs Byng from her old and very sincere friend The Author. Portsmouth 19 June 1835'. A Byng family armorial bookplate ('Tuebor', I Will Defend) is mounted on the pastedown (offsetting a little onto the inscription). In 'August 1834 a committee of emigrants had approached Sir Charles Napier [1782-1853], one of the famous Peninsular War brothers [inviting him to apply for the post of Governor of the new colony of South Australia]; the Colonial Office had been considering Sir John Franklin, but withdrew in favour of Napier' (Dutton: 'Founder of a City'). Napier subsequently withdrew his nomination on 20 May 1835 'when his request for power to draw on the government for funds and for an adequate defence force was refused' (Pike: 'Paradise of Dissent'). In the preface to this book, dated 1 May 1835, Napier observes 'a former Colonial Secretary having selected me as a fit subject for transportation, it is probable that the sentence may, at some future period, be carried into execution. In the interim, my time could not be better employed than in discussing the subject of our expedition, and the more I consider it, the more I think it likely to answer your expectations; but the dearth of information relative to the shores of Spencer's Gulf is lamentable. I have, in the following pages, collected all the objections I can discover, and thus done what is in my power to prepare for meeting the obstacles which we may have to encounter'. It is immediately followed by a 22-page notice, dated not later than 29 May; it commences 'This book was ready for publication when, on the 20th of this month I had an interview with Lord Glenelg .' and it goes on to explain at great length why he took his course of action. Ferguson 1991. Signed.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 342.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 306.

Governor of Scinde, to the Army under his Command. Second Edition. Lightish browning throughout, otherwise very good in contemporary half red calf on marbled boards, a little rubbed at the extremities. xvi, 142pp. viii index. Printed at the "Times" Press by James Chesson, Bombay, Scarce, COPAC locates the BL and NLS copies only - not noted on NSTC, no copies on OCLC or RLIN. Green was Napier's Assistant Adjutant General from April 1843 until he left Sindh in 1847 and remarks of the Orders that, "They are the productions of one who, has deeply studied human nature - of one whom habit and education have made a Soldier, and who, being in early life habituated to command, was then taught the Art of War, under the immortal Moore, and the Great Duke of Wellington. They were written by one of the kindest-hearted of men, - by a stern Soldier, who understood not disobedience of orders, and who, knowing what a Soldier could do, required of him no more. Acquainted with the minutiæ of duty, nothing escaped his eagle eye; and while punishing, with a strong-hand, insubordination and disobedience, he has ever the kind heart to overlook indiscretions, when not accompanied by vice." DNB opines that Napier, "was a man to inspire strong affection or the reverse" we can safely assume from the above that Green was of the former camp.…

8vo (23.5x14.5cm), hardback, 268pp. Goodish condition. No dustwrapper. Half leather, burgundy with covered boards, gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers. Bookseller's label and previous owner's bookplate (F. Hobill Cole, M.D.) at front pastedown. General light wear, bumped, faded spine, corners a little rubbed and frayed, uncut, age-toned, some foxing, creased (repair?) to upper corner of title page with pencilled note, prelims and last pages browned, front hinge just starting to crack at lower edge, pp225/6 missing and replaced with laid in copies. A nice volume, notwithstanding its flaws. Pictures available on request.…

Published with the approbation of His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief. Pp. [ii]+xviii+68(last blank); demy 8vo; early red morocco, lettered and ruled in gilt, the boards slightly soiled and scuffed, edges lightly rubbed; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, inked number on verso of upper free endpaper, early inked scribble on verso of final text page, some foxing throughout; printed for T. Egerton, Military Library, Whitehall, 1816. Second edition. *Sir James Charles Dalbiac (1776-1847) was a British Army officer in the 4th light dragoons, and later a politician. In 1809 his regiment was ordered to Portugal and in July of that year Dalbiac led the left wing in the famous charge at Talavera. He served throughout the Peninsular campaigns of 1810-1812 and took part in the battle of Salamanca on 22 July 1812. Dalbiac was Member of Parliament for Ripon from 1835 to 1837. He was promoted lieutenant-general in January 1838, and made colonel of the 3rd dragoon guards a year later.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1779 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 216 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 216 Language: English.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1779. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 216, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 216 216.…

Governor of Scinde, to the Army under his Command. Lightish browning throughout, lacks front free endpaper, title page somewhat brittle at the margins and with a number of short splits, but no loss, about very good in contemporary Indian ochre sheep binding, slightly worn, but sound. xvi, 142pp. viii index. Printed at the "Times" Press by James Chesson, Bombay, Scarce, COPAC locates the BL and NLS copies only - not noted on NSTC, no copies on OCLC or RLIN. James was Napier's Assistant Adjutant General from April 1843 until he left Sindh in 1847 and remarks of the Orders that, "They are the productions of one who, has deeply studied human nature - of one whom habit and education have made a Soldier, and who, being in early life habituated to command, was then taught the Art of War, under the immortal Moore, and the Great Duke of Wellington. They were written by one of the kindest-hearted of men, by a stern Soldier, who understood not disobedience of orders, and who, knowing what a Soldier could do, required of him no more. Acquainted with the minutiæ of duty, nothing escaped his eagle eye; and while punishing, with a strong-hand, insubordination and disobedience, he has ever the kind heart to overlook indiscretions, when not accompanied by vice." Napier is described in ODNB as "a man to inspire strong affection or the reverse" we can safely assume from the above that James was of the former camp. This copy with a number of ownership inscriptions to the title page and prefatory matter, one contemporary owner was Thomas H. Rees, 16th Bombay Native Infantry who has signed on the title page and dedication leaf. …