Colonel Statham (5 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: VERY GOOD. USA: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KEAT AMD CO., 1924. VERY GOOD/N0 JACKET. Siskin, Marshall, Hamilton, Keat and Company, London, 1924, hardcover, very good book, no jacket, not remaindered, bookclub or library, coleectible.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Gilt decorated green cloth; 8vo, 324pp; illustrated with b/w photos, drawings and maps. Plenty of big game hunting and wild adventure on this trip across the Dark Continent nearly 100 years ago ( he claims it was her idea for a wedding trip!). This copy in good only condition with cover titles & decoration lightly faded, some bottom corners of text bumped, scattered light foxing spots o/w in good condition. More uncommon with the decorated covers.

1st Ed. 324pp. Port. frontis., 3 maps, 54 ills. Some light browning, original cloth, spine sl. faded. US$52.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A fascinating autobiographical account of a Colonel's trip to Africa with his wife, with a frontispiece and 19 double sided plates. In publisher's green cloth binding.Dated from the British Library.With a frontispiece, 55 illustrations and 3 maps across 19 double sided plates. Collated, complete.An autobiographical work by Colonel J.C.B Statham, a British soldier and writer. The work depicts his account of his trip from Mossamedes on the Atlantic coast of Africa to Victoria falls with his wife. In publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart. Odd mark to boards, most significant to the front. Fading to spine with light bumping to the head and tail. Previous owner's book plate and ink inscription to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot, most frequent to the front and rear. Spotting to fore edge. Very Good. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). A very scarce work from Colonel Statham on the restoration of a Tudor house, with illustrations. Very scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece and thirty-four figures over eighteen plates. Collated complete. A detailed account of the history and restoration of a Tudor house, with specific reference to the fireplaces, old doors, lost windows, cobbles, and gardens. Written by Colonel J. C. B. Statham, a British soldier and writer. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed. book.