John Akehurst (22 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Michael Russell Publishing; Salisbury, 1984. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. Signed and inscribed by author directly on title page. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, bit of crimping to spine edges, small soiled spots top text block edge, previous owner embossed stamp bottom title page, few small and faint scuff marks on fore-edge, in a Very Good, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, trace sunning to panels and flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 198pp., epilogue, glossary, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale (the glare in the photograph is from the Mylar). Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Signed by Author.

1999 1st edition with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spine; small dent to bottom back edge. Dust jacket not price-clipped with light wear to edges; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dedicated to David Pank (Commander Land Forces Northern Ireland and later Major General) from the author.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. 6th Edition. Minimal wear.

First edition. Condition: fine/fine. fine book in fine dw 1st print 1st 1999 ?Michael Russell edition hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. 5th Edition. Minimal wear.

First Edition: Hardback, red bds., gold titles, 160 x 240 mm., 700 g.,255 pp., with Index, illustrated, bw. photographs, original unclipped dw., Fine/Fine copy.

Cloth. Condition: As NEW. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine DJ. Signed First Edition. Signed by the author on front endpage. Faint markings on DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. General Sir John Akehurst signed on as a regular soldier in 1947 when the cold war was getting under way and retired as Deputy Allied Supreme commander Europe as the Berlin wall came down. An entertaining and sensible biography. The author has inscribed it on the f.e.p. The dust jacket shows light shelf-wear and there is a crease down the length of the front flap. A good, tight copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp xvi, 198. Plates & maps. Original cloth. Price-clipped d/w.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. B/W Photographs (illustrator). 1st Edition. SUBTITLED : " The Campaign in Oman 1965 - 1975'. Page 04 of this 198 page account (INDEX at back) aatributes todays lush Batinah coast to Persian engineering of 2,000 years ago. LEARN more about : Gulmarg, Firqats, AB205 helicopter, hedgehog,Jebalis, Barakat, Wadi Darbat, RPG7, Communist indoctrination, Point 3, Dhofar radio station, Empty Quarter, falajs, and Captain Dick Turpin. Books opens with 3 b/w maps. Text assisted by b/w photographs. Author has signed the title page. Cond : Blue boards with gilt lettering at spine. White end-papers. White d.j. with red lettering. Single rebel soldier in cover image. Giift inscription (1984) on ffep. D.J. now protected in mylar. Clean, bright, square, and crisp. Minimal wear. QUote (p. 40) : " It was soon replaced (to the dismay of the fighter pilots who had little stickers made pleading `Bring Back the Beavers') by two Britten Norman Defenders, a military version of the Islander. The Defenders proved to be ._._._. . ". Signed by Author(s).

1975. (Hardcover) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 216pp. Illustrations, notes. Preliminary pp.iii-iv has been removed and there is a "booksale" stamp on the title page, the dust jacket has minor edgewear. Articles by Per Nykrog, Pierre Jonin, Michelle Augier and Marie-Louise Ollier are in French. Time Period Middle Ages. Contributors include F.R.P. Akehurst (The Troubadours As Intellectuals), T.M. Andersson (The Emergence of Vernacular Literature in Iceland), Michelle Augier (A Propos de Quelques Conversions feminines dans l'Epopee francaise), M.S. Batts (The Emergence" of Medieval German Literature), R. Howard Bloch (The Text As Inquest: Form and Function in the Pseudo-Map Cycle), Robert Hollander (Babytalk in Dante's Commedia), W.T.H. Jackson (Persona and Audience in Two Medieval Love-lyrics), David L. Jeffrey (Franciscan Spirituality and the Rise of Early English Drama), Michael J. Jeffreys (The Literary Emergence of Vernacular Greek), Pierre Jonin (La " Clere" Espagne de Blancandrin), M. Dominica Legge (The Rise and Fall of Anglo-Norman Literature), Jeanne S. Martin (Character As Emblem: Generic Transformations in the Middle English Saint's Life), Per Nykrog (Le Jeu d'Adam: Une interpretation), Marie-Louise Ollier (Demande Sociale et Constitution d'un "Genre": la situation dans la France du XII siecle), D. Paloma (Chaucer, Cervantes, and the Birth of the Novel), Zumthor (Birth of a Language and Birth of a Literature). Some text in French Language. (Essays).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD hardcover in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket, no marks in text, tight binding. Book.

Hb in Dw 8vo, 198pp xxiii, maps and illustrations A FINE/FINE Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A near-fine 1st edition copy in a very good ++ unclipped and protected DJ.Blue boards with gilt lettering to the spine. First Edition. 198 pp. Photos, maps, illustrations and Index.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0859550915.

Original-Pappband. Condition: Sehr gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Gut. 8 Original-Pappband en 198 pp. Schutzumschlag: Gut.

hardcover. Condition: As New.

Condition: new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 198 pp. Photos. Index. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Inscribed by the author on the title page. A detailed account of the operations in Oman's 10 year war against Communist guerrillas. Written by the man who commanded the Dhofar Brigade in the concluding part of the campaign. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Condition: Very Good. Different cover design. Very light shelf wear.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1964 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 92 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 92.