John Akehurst (20 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 8vo, 249 pp, well illustrated with coloured photographs, text drawings, maps, card covers, a near fine copy.

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.

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

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

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD. 1999 HARDCOVER WITH JACKET. JACKET HAS SOME SCR book is clean 255 pages with some picturea. clean.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good -. First U.K.Hardback Edition. 240 x 165mm. pp. 255. English text. Inscribed first hardback edition of 'Generally Speaking 'The Hurrah for the Life of a Soldier'. Inscription to f.e.p reads 'To Catherine Horwood (daughter of Captain Horwood who won the Victoris Cross with the 1st Bn Northamptonshire Regiment) at lunch with the 48th Swanage. 20th June 2001. With very best wishes. John Akerhurst'. Black and white illustrations. Bound in original red boards. Housed in maroon dust jacket. Some light bumping to edges of dust jacket, otherwise generally clean. Binding strong. No underlining. See images. SIGNED.…

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).…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1982 near fine hardback, a couple of closed tears to the top edge of map, in a near fine dust wrapper, corners and edges lightly rubbed. Bookshop label to the top of front endpaper. Protected by clear removable archival covering. No inscription. Price clipped. 198 pages with index. Maps. Illustrations. …

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 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 ._._._. . ". B/W Photographs (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed copy. Generally Speaking By John Akehurst - signed first edition.

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 XXIII pp.,198 pp. Schutzumschlag: Gut.

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

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

Softcover. Condition: gut. 1984. We won a war. The campaign in Oman 1965-1975. In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Pages bright with occasional light markings (pencil). Binding firm. Previous owner name to front endpaper. Spotting to edges. No DJ. Light shelf wear. Size: 8vo.

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.…

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.…