Major Barker (45 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Barker, K. F. (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Yellow hardcover cloth binding has general wear, foxing but overall clean interior. Twenty b/w sketches by K.F. Barker. Originally published 1939. 216 pages. Told from pony's point of view. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Condition: New. Hardback. 256 pages with 16 pages of colour plates.Published Price £25 With his special forces training completed, Sergeant Roland Barker was allocated to Operation Arundel as its radio operator. Led by Captain Martin Smith MC, he was parachuted into the Dolomites in 1944. The teamâs brief was to cause havoc in the area around the Italian border and to infiltrate into Austria.Whilst attempting to evade German forces, Sergeant Barker and Major Bill Smallwood were navigating mountainous terrain when the Major fell injuring himself and thus was unable to move rapidly. Despite their best efforts, both Smallwood and Barker were subsequently captured by pursuing German troops who they were unable to outpace.Barker provides a vivid account of being âinterrogatedâ by the SS and Gestapo and despite the threats and the terrible conditions, the true nature of their mission was never revealed to the enemy. Having survived these experiences, he was incarcerated in Stalag Luft XVIII in Southern Austria. Ever defiant, Barker escaped by having himself admitted to the camp hospital and made his way into Hungary, from where, as this account of his wartime service reveals, he was eventually repatriated to the UK.After the war Barker opted to remain in the Army, at which point he took a commission. Promoted to Major, Barker became the Officer Commanding 22 SAS in Malaya. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Malaya in 1953, before he could see through his plan to have his memoir published.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Barker, K. F. (illustrator). Reprint. Blue hardcover cloth binding is clean and tight, spine slightly cocked. Foxing go pages. DJ has large chip bottom of spine - interestingly the reverse of the jacket is the dustjacket for Allen Seaby's The Shetland Pony. Some soiling and stains, but displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. Not price-clipped. Name and date 1945 on ffep. 175 pages. Born in the mountains of Afghanistan, Khyberie the pony soon showed his climbing skill by clambering down off the face of Devil's Cliff when, as a young foal, he lost his mo ther. Bought by a man for his daughter, Kyberie had many adventures with her. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Red Cloth. Condition: VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). With Twenty Illustrations By K.F. Barker. (illustrator). Reprint edition. Mild browned free endpages in places. Brown spotted fore'edges. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Not Signed or Inscribed.

Hardback. Condition: New. With his special forces training completed, Sergeant Roland Barker was allocated to Operation Arundel as its radio operator. Led by Captain Martin Smith MC, he was parachuted into the Dolomites in 1944. The team's brief was to cause havoc in the area around the Italian border and to infiltrate into Austria.Whilst attempting to evade German forces, Sergeant Barker and Major Bill Smallwood were navigating mountainous terrain when the Major fell injuring himself and thus was unable to move rapidly. Despite their best efforts, both Smallwood and Barker were subsequently captured by pursuing German troops who they were unable to outpace.Barker provides a vivid account of being 'interrogated' by the SS and Gestapo and despite the threats and the terrible conditions, the true nature of their mission was never revealed to the enemy. Having survived these experiences, he was incarcerated in Stalag Luft XVIII in Southern Austria. Ever defiant, Barker escaped by having himself admitted to the camp hospital and made his way into Hungary, from where, as this account of his wartime service reveals, he was eventually repatriated to the UK.After the war Barker opted to remain in the Army, at which point he took a commission. Promoted to Major, Barker became the Officer Commanding 22 SAS in Malaya. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Malaya in 1953, before he could see through his plan to have his memoir published.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. With his special forces training completed, Sergeant Roland Barker was allocated to Operation Arundel as its radio operator. Led by Major Bill Smallwood, he was parachuted into the Dolomites in 1944. The team's brief was to cause havoc in the area around the Italian border and to infiltrate into Austria. During the mission, Major Smallwood was injured in a fall and was unable to move rapidly. Despite their best efforts, both Smallwood and Barker were subsequently captured by pursuing German troops who they were unable to outpace. Barker provides a vivid account of being 'interrogated' by the SS and Gestapo and despite the threats and the terrible conditions, the true nature of their mission was never revealed to the enemy. Having survived these experiences, he was incarcerated in Stalag Luft XVIII in Southern Austria. Ever defiant, Barker escaped by having himself admitted to the camp hospital and made his way into Hungary, from where, as this account of his wartime service reveals, he was eventually repatriated to the UK. After the war Barker opted to remain in the Army, at which point he took a commission. Promoted to Major, Barker became the Officer Commanding 22 SAS in Malaya. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Malaya in 1953, before he could see through his plan to have his memoir published. AUTHOR: Ernest Charles Roland Barker enlisted as a Boy soldier in 1934, going on to serve in the Western Desert and in Greece in 1941. As a Sergeant in the Royal Corps of Signals, Barker was assigned to the Special Operations Executive and underwent parachute training. After the war Barker opted to remain in the Army, at which point he took a commission. Promoted to Major, Barker became the Officer Commanding 22 SAS in Malaya. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Malaya in 1953, before he could see through his plan to have his memoir published. 16 b/w illustrations A previously unpublished wartime SOE autobiography - the author wrote the manuscript before he was killed whilst serving in the SAS. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: New. With his special forces training completed, Sergeant Roland Barker was allocated to Operation Arundel as its radio operator. Led by Captain Martin Smith MC, he was parachuted into the Dolomites in 1944. The team's brief was to cause havoc in the area around the Italian border and to infiltrate into Austria.Whilst attempting to evade German forces, Sergeant Barker and Major Bill Smallwood were navigating mountainous terrain when the Major fell injuring himself and thus was unable to move rapidly. Despite their best efforts, both Smallwood and Barker were subsequently captured by pursuing German troops who they were unable to outpace.Barker provides a vivid account of being 'interrogated' by the SS and Gestapo and despite the threats and the terrible conditions, the true nature of their mission was never revealed to the enemy. Having survived these experiences, he was incarcerated in Stalag Luft XVIII in Southern Austria. Ever defiant, Barker escaped by having himself admitted to the camp hospital and made his way into Hungary, from where, as this account of his wartime service reveals, he was eventually repatriated to the UK.After the war Barker opted to remain in the Army, at which point he took a commission. Promoted to Major, Barker became the Officer Commanding 22 SAS in Malaya. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Malaya in 1953, before he could see through his plan to have his memoir published.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 93, No. 6. Edited by Howard V. L. Bloomfield. Cover art by Hubert Rogers. Includes "Huroc the Avenger" (pt. 1 of 6) by Gordon Young; "Gross Fire" (novelette) by Robert E. Pinkerton; "Flight Leader" by Bourke Lee; "Nobody's Horses" by S. Omar Barker; "No Help Needed" by Mody C. Boatright; "The Spider" (novelette) by Major George Fielding Eliot; "Brother of Lions" (fact story) by Wynant Davis Hubbard; "Surprise Attack" by Perry Adams. Features: "The Camp-Fire"; "Ask Adventure"; "The Trail Ahead". Illustrated by V. E. Pyles, I. Hazleton, and N. O'Keefe. Standard wear and tear; tears at heel; dust foiled; foxing; tanning; pencil marks on front and rear. Book.

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Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 216pp. Illus. 'Review copy not for resale" punched into bottom of the last page. Size: 8vo.

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Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 9 Pages, with illustrations. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 17 x 25 cms. Category: Badminton Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. K.f. Barker (illustrator). Reprint. 216pp.More adventure of the hill pony in the mountains of Afghanistan. Yellow paper hardback cover, illustrated d.j. a little torn, but lovely clean and tight otherwise. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (Horses, Juvenile Fiction) 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.

8Vo Hardcover. Condition: Good. 195pp. Slate blue boards, black lettering. Text and illustration is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, foxing on inner boards and endpapers, light edge patina throughout.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

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Reprint edition good yellow cloth hardcover. NO DUSTJACKET.215p. ill. Slight foxing. Second book about the Badakshani pony, based in the North-Western Indian border area.

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Cloth. Condition: Good. K. F. Barker (illustrator). First Edition. The Adventures of a Mountain Pony. 8 full page plates + other illus. Hinges weak, some foxing, D/w torn on folds, ends of spine & top edge at back, darkened on spine. 3A11.

Hard Back Yellow Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated By k f Barker (illustrator). Reprint. Spine faded and a small puncture mark on it like a dog tooth bite,