Drew Lieut (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in good condition with wear and soiling to covers, inscription inside cover, front and back hinge slightly cracked but holding strong.ffep inside back cover missing right edge. Inside is all clean with no marks, folds or soiling. Contains biographies of Bishop, Collishaw, Barker, MacLaren, McLeod, Rogers, McElroy, Claxton, McCall, Quigley, Carter, and McKeever; with a chapter on aviation in Canada during the Great War. Important and well-done book, containing much first-hand information. 305 pages with photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Third Printing. A little shelf wear to blue cloth hardcover. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. 305 pp.

Cloth. Condition: Good. First Canadian Edition. 305pp. Twenty-eight unpaginated indexed photo plates tipped in. All plated collated to index. Portrait plates, including frontis, all have tissue guard-papers intact. Deckle fore edge. Inked notation to verso bfep. Prev owner name inked twice on front pastedown, twice on rear pastedown. Dark blue cloth w blindstamp border and gold lettering to cover and gold lettering to spine. Moderate shelf wear. Bumping and light wear to corners. Surface scuff to joints. Front hinge cracking. Binding a little shaken but remains sound. Octavo: 247 x 170mm.

Octavo, yellow cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, light brown decorative rule to front board, frontispiece, xxii + 276pp, illus, VG (owner's name in ink to fep, light bruising to spine extrems, slight tanning to page edges & eps).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some edge and corner wear and rubbing/soiling to covers. Inscribed by author on fly leaf. Frontispiece photo of Bishop has had pencil eyeglasses drawn in. Otherwise a solid, unmarked volume. Illustrated with b/w photos. 305 pp.

Blue cloth with gilt tp spine & front cover Pp.(8),305 Frontis & 27 b.&w. photo illus. [Many photo portraits of great Candian pilots from W.W.1] 8vo. Some wear to edges ow vg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. The story of famous Canadian fighter pilots. Signed by author on title page. Blue leather-covered coverboards with gilt embossed lettering and some streaking. Top edge of text block is gilt. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Black and white frontis photo of Lieut.-Colonel William Avery Bishop with tissue guard. Small stain on tissue guard and title page. Paper covering gutters at front and rear is worn - binding is secure. Twenty-seven other illustrations/photos. Size: Sm 4to (9.25" ). 305 pp.

The War Effort of New Zealand BY Drew, Lieut. H.T.B. Publisher: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, New Zealand, 1923, FIRST EDITION. Very good HARDBACK, no jacket, some bumping, bubbling and marks to boards, dents to spine, binding firm, pages very good, no inscriptions. 276 pages, illustrated. All books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xxii,276pp, appendix, bw ills, maps. Or tan cloth, lacking jacket. Small crease to cloth at mid-spine, bottom corner of last 2 pages creased. Presentation slip from Auckland Returned Soldiers Association as prize for a 1926 essay competition laid onto front free endppaer (signed by the president of the association). Content includes supply of reinforcements; seizure and occupation of Samoa; Senussi Campaign; The Work of the Philomel; NZ Army Nurses; NZ hospitals at Salonika, Egypt and in the UK; NZ Hospital ships; NZ Dental Corps; NZ Veterinary Corps; Repatriation; War relief and patriotic societies; the peace conference; education in the NZEF; war finance and the NZ camps in England. Size: 8vo.

Edition : First Edition. , Original publisher?s blue cloth. Gilt text on top cover. Gilt text on spine. Front and bottom edges uncut. , A book detailing the stories of various Canadian airmen during the early 20th century. George Alexander Drew (1894 ? 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years. He served as the 14th Premier of Ontario from 1943 to 1948. He joined the 16th Field Battery in 1909 at the age of 15. He rushed to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force at the outbreak of war in 1914. A courageous, efficient and dedicated Gunner officer, he quickly gained a reputation for excellence., Size : 8vo (238x158mm). , Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Minor staining to binding, otherwise in very good condition.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. BOOK RATES VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SLIGHT FRAYING AT TOP OF SPINE. SOLID & CLEAN; NO MARKINGS EXCEPT GLUED IN ARE SOME LETTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE AUTHOR'S FAMILY AT THE BEGINNING ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER & FLYLEAF, O/W, NO MARKINGS 305 PAGES . ILLUSTRATED. IT WAS SAID THAT DREW WROTE THIS BOOK BECAUSE HE WAS TIRED OF HEARING OF EDDY RICHENBACKER'S " bull shit". FURTHER SCANS ON REQUEST, THANKS.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. "A popular history of : (a) Minor Campaigns in which New Zealand took part: (b) Services not fully dealt with in the Campaign Volumes: (c) The Work at the Bases." Cover: buff coloured cloth on board with black titles and trim. Soft fading to spine. Mild rubbing to cover. Thin bumping to head & foot of spine. Mild foxing to head edge. Light small smudge to bottom edge corner. Penciled name to ffep. B/w photo on frontispiece of Rt. Hon. W.F.Massey, P.C. Quite clean semi-glossy content, b/w illustrations, binding very good. 276p Dj: moderate soiling and rubbing to jacket. Light browning to spine. Tiny hole to centre of spine. Head of spine with light wear, small tears and chips. Foot of spine with thin rubbing and chips. Couple of teeny chips to head & foot edges. Head & foot of front & rear flaps spine with small rubbed open wear and chip.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Honours Canada's most successful fighter pilots of World War I, including: Bishop; Collishaw; Barker; MacLaren; McLeod; Rogers; McElroy; Claxton; McCall; Quigley; Carter and McKeever. 305 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Former library copy with usual markings. Front free endpaper mostly removed. Hinges taped. No dust jacket. A worthy reading copy. ; Sm 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Third printing. The story of famous Canadian fighter pilots. Signed by author on title page. No chips, tears, creases on pages. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Blue coverboards with lightly bumped corners. Dust jacket has tears/chips and a few missing pieces (largest being 1.25 x 1.25 inches at bottom right corner of front panel). Black and white frontis photo of Lieut.-Colonel William Avery Bishop. Twenty-seven other illustrations/photos. Size: Sm 4to (9.25" ). 305 pp.

(8),305 Pp. Frontis & 27 b.&w. photo illus. [Many photo portraits of great Canadian pilots from W.W.1] Signed by the author on the title page Wear to edges & corners of the covers, tear to top of spine, front & rear hinge cracks, and previous owner's name to first fly leaf Full black leather with gilt titles to front cover & spine.

Padded Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Photos (illustrator). First ( No Additional printings). Original dark blue padded leather on boards. Original owner's name in gold at foot of cover. Light sear to cover. Top edges gilt. History of the Royal Flying Corps, with biographies of 12 outstanding members who served in it during WW I. 305 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Shreve, Carl (Cover Art and more); Mathieu, Hubert;Dinsmore, E.J.; Sellen, H.E.M.; McCrea, H.W.; Summers, Dudley Gloyne (illustrator). First Edition. 64 pages. Features: Nice color/photo ad for Quaker Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat inside front cover; Great full-page ad with photos for International Trucks; Full-page photo ad for Cream of Wheat features baby; Salesmen of Death - The Truth About War Makers - "This Frankenstein monster must be smashed or it will smash civilization", by Lieut.-Col. George A. Drew - article with photos of Dr. William B. Shearer and Sir Basil Zaharoff; Backstage at Ottawa; Air-Minded - short story; The Empress of Britain - article with great photos of/in this Canadian-owned vessel which holds the record as the fastest liner plying between Europe and North America; The Fourth Bridesmaid - short story; What's Wrong with our Lacrosse? - writer mourns Canada's first defeat at the hands of the United States; The Strange Case of Dr. King - short story; The New Partner - short story; Sciene Aids the Airman - J.H. Parkin and aeronautical research at the National Research Laboratories in Ottawa - article with photos; Don't Let Her Worry - short story; Back of the Hump - a vivid pen picture of Canada's newest national park - the Riding Mountain Reserve in Manitoba - with photos; The Silver Scale - short story; Stalin's Rule is Autocratic - the world's most powerful ruler according to many; Photo and bried story of the world's richest man, The Nizam of Hyderabad; Communism and the Ukrainians - a fascinating long letter by Arthur O. Rose of Hafford, Saskatchewan; Brickbats and Bouquets; Wonderful Canadian Nationa (CN) full-page black and white photo ad promotes their Montreal to Toronto service - 334 miles in 360 minutes; The Secret of Successful Salad Dressings - article with recipes; Crossword; Consider the Lily; Bankers adopt more hopeful attitude toward foregin bonds; Colour ad for Kodak Verichrome film on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound, informative and pleasing vintage issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine, August 1, 1931: Salesmen of Death - The Truth About War-Makers Quaker Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat inside front cover; Great full-page ad with photos for International Trucks; Full-page photo ad for Cream of Wheat f.

First Edition. Complete in four volumes, comprising: Volume I: The New Zealanders at Gallipoli, by Major Fred Waite. With an introduction to the series by Sir James Allen and prefaces by Generals Sir Ian Hamilton and Sir William Birdwood. Pp. xx+332(last blank, colophon), numerous text illustrations and maps, multi-folding coloured map at end, appendices; Volume II: The New Zealand Division 1916-1919. A Popular History Based on Official Records, by Col. H. Stewart. Forewords by Field-Marshal Earl Haig, and Lt.-General Sir G. M. Harper. Pp. xvi+634, 82 plates (including several maps), one full page portrait, 16 folding maps (9 coloured), indices; Volume III: The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine, by Lieut.-Colonel C. Guy Powles, from material compiled by Major A. Wilkie. Introductions by Generals Sir John Maxwell, Sir Archibald Murray, Sir Edward Allenby and Lieut.-General Sir Harry Chauvel. Pp. xvi+284, frontispiece portrait, numerous text illustrations, 18 folding coloured maps, appendices; Volume IV: The War Effort of New Zealand. A Popular History of (a) Minor Campaigns in which New Zealanders took part; (b) Services not fully dealt with in the Campaign Volumes; (c) The Work at the Bases, edited by Lt. H. T. B. Drew. Pp. xxiv+276, frontispiece portrait, text illustrations and maps (some full page), appendix; brown cloth (Volume I smoother and lighter coloured cloth), lettered in black and decorated in brown, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed, Volume III slightly flecked, some fore-corners lightly faded and/or bruised; remains (front panels only) of dust wrappers laid on upper free endpapers (first wrapper lacking bottom fore-corner); bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown Volume II, bookseller's stamp on upper pastedown Volume IV, corners of a few leaves slightly creased, a little light foxing and soiling; Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland, 1919-1923. First editions.