D a Hammerton (46 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Fine un-creased soft cover.214pp,with illustrations.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. (10)214pp. Biblio & index. Photo plates.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Printing.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. x 214pp paperback, good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Savage Frontier (2003) by D.S. Richards ? Macmillan Offered by Crappy Old Books ? We sell the battered truth. Step into the turbulent borderlands where empire, tribalism, and ambition collide. In The Savage Frontier , D.S. Richards offers a meticulous and gripping account of the north-west frontier of British India ? a place where diplomacy failed, rifles talked, and nothing was ever truly pacified. Published in 2003, this is no nostalgic imperial romp; it?s a sober, clear-eyed look at the geopolitical chaos and human cost of colonial entanglements. Our copy? Possibly used as a field manual. Expect dog-eared pages, cryptic pencil marks, and that unmistakable smell of bookshelf neglect. Crappy Old Books ? For readers who prefer their history rough around the edges. Near new condition, but has a few dings in the back cover, nothing substantial, just like it impacted with something small that left a few marks about 1cm in radius. THIS BOOK BEARS THE CRAPPY OLD BOOKS STAMP. IF THAT IS UNDESIRABLE PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS. THE STAMP MARKS WHICH IS USUALLY TO THE FRONT AND BACK INNER PAGES SAYS SOLD BY CRAPPY OLD BOOKS WITH WEB SITE URL. IT IN NO WAY DEMINISHED FROM THE READING. IF YOU WANT A PRISTINE BOOK, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER BOOK IN BETTER CONDITION SOMEWHERE ELSE.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. First Edition. 214 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 18x14.5cm. First edition. Verses by J. A. Hammerton, Drawings by D. L. Ghilchik. Unpaginated (80pp); with colour frontispiece, full-page black-and-white illustrations, and decorations in a variety of colours; pictorial endpapers. Original green cloth, front cover titled in maroon. Backstrip faded, inner edges of both front and rear covers slightly so; covers also a little marked. Indentation remaining from erased pencil price at upper outer corner of front flyleaf. VERY GOOD copy in GOOD unclipped dust jacket a little nicked & chipped, and with discolouration on the inside only where selotape strips previously applied as reinforcements.…

Condition: Very Good. 9 pages, 1 plate, 3 figures. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 19.5 x 25 cms. Category: Archaeological Journal; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Very Good. 5 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 22 x 29 cms. Category: Ecclesiological Society; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket: Rubbing and fading to spine. Tear and slight loss to top edge. Light marking to covers. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Good. Book: Green cloth binding. Light foxing to page edges and first and last couple of pages. Colour frontis. Overall book condition is Very Good. Size: 5.5 x 7.25 inches (14 x 18.5 cm).…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. THE SAVAGE FRONTIER . A History of the Anglo - Afghan Wars. D. S. Richards. Macmillan Publishing, London. 2003 Reprint ISBN 0330420526 214pp Illustrated Paperback This copy is in FINE condition in illustrated card covers as issued. The vulnerability of the Indian subcontinentot invasion by neighbouring Russia engaged the attention of politicians from early Victorian times, with around sixty military capaigns in Afghanistan and on the infamous North West Frontier - 'The Great Game'. Ref S3.…

First Edition: Hardback, green bds., red titles, 145 x 180 mm., 200g., unpaginated, illustrated colour frontis and illustrated throughout by D. L. Ghilchik, fading to spine and edges of bds., no dw., Good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No publish date printed, presume c. late 19th to early 20th c. (?) main interior in very good clean crisp condition for the age with a f/p and numerous period style black and white illustrations throughout by various humorous artists, no usage marks or inscriptions but with age foxing to e/papers, top page block gilt and in very good bright condition, boards are of good clean appearance for the age with only very light usage, bright gilt decoration to front corner and also bright lettering to spine area, all tight. GEORGE DU MAURIER, SIR JOHN TENNIEL, JOHN LEACH, E.T. REED AND MANY OTHERS (illustrator).…

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fleetway house edition on half bound blue leather cloth vol II Extenstion of the struggle 1915.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 2169-2520pp, with a colour portrait frontispiece (tissue guarded) and over 1000 in-text and plate illustrations, maps and black and white photographs. Red boards with gilt detailing and titles on panelled spine, gilt top text block edge, red marbled endpapers. 4to. Spine sun-faded. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and rounded; cloth wearing. Two very small black marks on front board. Light soiling to prelims. Small hole in tissue-guard. Otherwise internally very neat, clean, bright and tight. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. fleetway house edition volume 3 the allies at bay on half bound blue leather cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Country Life Ltd; 1946. First edition. No dust cover. Green cloth boards which are sunned in places. Cloth thinning to spine. Corners rubbed and a little bent. Previous owners name to inside front board. Verses by J.A.Hammerton and drawings by D.L.Ghilchik. Some age spotting to title page.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

0. Vol. 1, 2, 4, 5, insgesamt 4 Bände gr. 8°, ca. je 800 S., reich illustriert, Karten u. Tafeln, Englisch. grüner Leineneinband mit stark goldgeprägter Rückenverzierung, Jugendstilverziehrungen, Einband bestoßen, teilweise leicht eingerissen und fleckig, Seiten angegilbt, ansonsten gut erhalten. Sprache: Deutsch 6,232 gr. grüner Leineneinband mit stark goldgeprägter Rückenverzierung, Jugendstilverziehrungen. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Uniform hardcover set (no Dust Jacket), matching octavo vols (24.5 cm high), covers sunfaded (white marks to front cover of Vol 7.top of spine cover Vol 4 marked and frayed) internally good, Red blindstamped covers with faded gilt lettering to spines Undated but certainly pre-WWII (probably 1930s).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. 1st Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full green cloth, elaborate gilt decoration and reverse gilt lettering on spine, black lettering, border, and vignette on cover. Profusely illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings. . Minor shelf-wear, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. A large, heavy book (five pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. Harmsworth History of the World Series. Vol. 8. Photographs, Maps, Reproductions, Drawings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. c. 800 pp. …

An amusing parody, whereby the author links the melancholy of Omar with the tribulations of the long-handicap golfer. Illustrated by David Gilchick. 1st edition. 12mo. Gift inscription to fly-leaf. Dust-wrapper, heavily scuffed to front. Fair/good condition.

paperback. Condition: Good. Great ideas: shaping forces of human civilization [Natural Science Volume] [382].

Hardcover. Condition: New. Harmsworth History of the World is a monumental work, originally published in 15 volumes in London in 1914, with a wide scope covering details of events faced by the prehistoric and historic peoples from all over the world. The publication is written by the foremost historians of the times and illustrated with 8,000 pictures. The subjects covered include Man and the Universe, the Beginning of the Earth, Man's Mastery of the Earth, Primitive Man, Wonders of the Ancient Civilization, Birth and Growth of Nations, Environment and Life of Nations, Birth and Growth of Jainism and Buddhism, Rise of Christianity, Middle East, Ancient Indian Civilizations, Medieval and Modern India, Sri Lanka, South-east Asia, Central Asia, ancient Civilizations of China, Far East Mesopotamia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Israel, Assyria, Persia, Babylon, and Syria. Other subjects include Age of Islam, Mongols, the Turks, etc. The character of Africa and the native races of the continent have been discussed. Details of the Early Peoples of South and Western Europe, influence of Greece on the World, the story of Ancient Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire have been given. Byzantium Empire, Ottoman Empire, the Armenians, the Huns, the Bulgarians, the Rumanians, the Albanians, the Southern Slav Peoples, the Gipsies, etc., are covered. We also read about Hungary, Poland, Russia and Western Europe. Details of emerging of the Nations are given. Italy and the Lombard's, rise of the Frankish Dominion, Roland, Hero of France's National Epic, Spain and its conquerors, the rise of the Church in the West, the Land of the Northman Denmark and its Sister States, Norway's rise and fall and Sweden and Finland, are the other topics covered by the eminent historians. Revival of the Holy Roman Empire, the Franconian Emperors, and the triumphs of Barbarossa, the Emperors of Germany, Fortunes of the House of Austria and German expansion of the East are the other topics covered by international specialists. Details have been given of the Dark Ages of the Church, Zenith of the Papal Power, and Approach of the Reformation. Chapters are devoted to France, the British Isles, Italy and Spanish Peninsula. Accounts are given of the Western Europe in the Middle Ages, the British Isles and Trade of the Middle Ages, the Social Fabric of the Medieval World, the Renaissance, French Revolution, the French Revolution and Napoleonic Era, The Making of Europe, Europe in Revolution and the Consolidation of the Powers. Chapters have been allotted to the Atlantic Ocean, America before Columbus, Ancient Civilizations of Central America, Native Civilizations of South America, Discovery of America and the Spanish Conquests, Spain's Empire in America and Independence of South and Central America. Accounts of Colonisation of North America, British North America, the United Sates Social Conditions and the Social Future in the United States and the World around the Poles have been given. Modern World and its problems, Social Fabric of the Modern World, Feudalism, Industrial Slavery and Emancipation of Labour have been discussed thoroughly. There are especially interesting chapters devoted to the Triumph of the Mind of Man, the Survival of the Fittest, Nature and Man, and the Future of Human Race. Even the End of the World, Life beyond death, Immortality of Soul, how the World will end and Man's Destiny after Death have been discussed. A comprehensive index has been given in the last volume; this important work will be very useful to Reference Libraries all over the world. Work deals with Prehistory and history of the world, The Beginning of the Earth, Man's Mastery of the Earth, World of the Ancient Civilizations, Birth and Growth of Nations, World Religions, The End of the World and immortality of Soul.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.Author:HAN MO DUN (J.A.Hammerton).Binding:Soft cover.Publisher:Jiuzhou Publishing House; 1 ( December 1, 2004).