Gordon Holman (131 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Gray cloth, brown tape repair to spine, well worn. WWII; Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Clean text. Minor wear along the edges. Former owner's name on the inside cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover 1944 reprint in VG, unmarked condition: slight wear, a few smaller exterior spots. Without DJ. 162 pages, with photographs. Military ships. [8oz]. Book.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. In Danger's Hour. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1947. First Edition. 263 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Condition: Good. 1944. Reprinted. 224 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Sunning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. …

Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 217 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Colour frontispiece. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying and tearing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. …

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (World War II, Amphibious Operations, Normandy, France) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hodder & Stoughton, Limited, London. The story of the Royal Navy's Motor Torpedo Boat, or MTB in WWII. The MTBs were fast torpedo boats designed for manueverability and speed. The US Navy's counterpart was the PT boat. Very good copy of the first edition. No dust jacket. 162 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A gift inscription was written by the previous owner. Publication of 192 pages. Frontispiece. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and minor marks. The spine of the book is slightly discolored. There is foxing around the block of the book, but very little within the body of the book. The text remains bright and clear. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 217 pages. Pictorial dust jacket with white lettering over red cloth. B&W and colour illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Book has a forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Moderate sunning to spine and edges, with soiling to DJ.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hodder & Stiughton, London, 1944. Hard Cover. Book Condition : Very good, clean unmarked text. Superb photographs. Page edges browned.Covers have shelf wear, spine bumped. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #016994.

Cream hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 164pp + plates. B/w plates.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (World War 2, Military Campaigns, Normandy, Amphibious Operations) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (World War 2, British Royal Navy, Naval Operations) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. * PUBLISHER : HODDER AND STOUGHTON * YEAR : 1948 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 217 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE REAR OF THE DUSTWRAPPER AND BOTTOM HALF OF THE DUSTWRAP SPINE HAVE TORN AWAY AND ARE NO LONGER WITH BOOK. THE REMAINING DUSTWRAPPER IS HEAVILY WORN WITH CREASING AND TEARS ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS. THE RED COVER BOARDS ARE HEAVILY RUBBED AND STAINED WITH BUMPING AND FADING ALONG THE EDGES AND SPINE. THE BINDING IS FIRM. THE PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, HOWEVER PAGES REMAIN CLEAR AND CRISP. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. Out of print. In a Mylar cover. A firsthand account of the raid on St. Nazaire.

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) Accounts of of the MGBs, MTBs and ML actions of the Coastal Forces from the small contingent in the early days of the Second World War, the development of the service and their contribution in the defence of the Channel ports. (Published: 1944) (Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton) (Pagination: 164pp, illustrations) (Condition: Good, no d/w previous owner name on endpaper.) UL-XXXXXX. …

Beige Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. Reprint March 1944. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Black & White & Illustrations (illustrator). "Mary Bowlby" Bookplate.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1942. Hardcover (approx 5 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm)), 160 pages. First printed May 1942. REPRINTED June 1942. Book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good condition. Blue boards with black lettering. Rubbed and bumped, most notably on edges and corners. Soiled. White spots (rubbing?) on front board, along spine and hinge. The dj is bumped, rubbed and chipped. Browning/foxing. The dj is not price-clipped, shows original price of 5/- net. The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. Weight: 250g. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 'The King's Cruisers' by Gordon Holman. Hodder & Stoughton 1947 first edition. Library binding, two plates loose. G. No dust jacket.

First Edition. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Hinges very slightly starting. Remains quite well-preserved overall.Bookplate included. Physical description; 263 pages, illus., maps. 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Navy. World War, 1939-1945. Naval operations. 1 Kg.…

Reprint. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 223 p. : ill., ports. ; 19 cm. Subjects; World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy. World War, 1939-1945 Amphibious operations. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 251pp. b/w plates - a bright firmly bound copy with minor library markings - rubbing from removed stickers & 2 stamps. Tidy protected dj with a small st icker on spine & slight wear to edges. Ex Library copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. "A new revised edition bringing the story up to the Dieppe Operation". 164 pages, b/w ills.