Jacob Claud (5 results)

Condition: Very Good. Hardcover.VG+/VG- DJ with small repair and small chip Free of any markings and no writing. For Additional Information or pictures, Please Inquire.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover, edge wear, chips.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A burnt orange cloth, hardback book, with gilt titles on the spine. Comes with dust jacket, price clipped. The book is in really good condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. The odd bit of spotting on endpapers and edge of papers, tipex on first blank page of which I'm assuming is covering someone's name. 158 pages all intact, all pages, text and illustrations are in excellent, clean, readable order. First published in 1945, First edition, foreword by Claud W. Jacob, with dedication box to The Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill. (Book Production War Economy Standard.) Composed in Baskerville Type and printed in Great Britain by The Pitman press, Bath. A fabulous book, ideal for the military historian and the arms & armament enthusiasts.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 134 pages. Features: Pushbutton Freight Pusher; Power Plus; Save Operation Procedure; We Fly the Super Chief; The Propeller is Still There; Operation Samaritan - Air Ambulance, Inc.; The Goodyear Amphibian; Texas Thermals; Over the Antarctic; Sizzler; Drafting for the Model Builder - part 1; Design Trend at the Nationals; Wittman Special; The Center of Gravity Question; Wasp Twin; Many pages of great ads; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Some age-toning to pages. A sound copy of this nice vintage issue.

This distinguished, highly-decorated British India Army officer took part in many engagement during World War One; he was promoted to lieutenant general in 1917, and a full general in 1920, as well as becoming Chief of the General Staff in India and also aide-de-camp to King George V; in 1926 he was promoted to field marshal. ALS, 1p, 5½" X 7¼", London, England, 26 September 1931. Addressed to "My dear Sir." Near fine. Single tiny edge chip at lower left. On imprinted stationery, Sir Claud thanks an admirer for his letter and cordially agrees to send a signed photograph (not present. Boldly penned in thick black ink, with rank "Field Marshal" added below his full signature. A sharp example. Pencilled notes at lower left of letter and on verso of noted American autograph collector Reverend Cornelius Greenway.