Peyton Frank W (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Signed by Author. 2nd printing. 323 pages. Light wear to the edges, pages yellowing to the edges; a few pencil underlinings inside; a solid binding. Inscribed and signed by the author inside; a related letter also laid in. The jacket is heavily chipped, torn and scuffed; has a 15th Evacuation Hospital logo on the front, says Evacuare. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military History; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 231076.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [4], 88 pages. 8.5 x 6.9 inches. Linen backed boards; with title to front. The seven issues paged continuously; likely all published. Lithographed from handwriting. Pears and Peyton are listed as Midshipmen, and Airey as Clerk by autumn 1877 on HMS Minotaur [Admiralty Navy List]. Illustrated by F.W.I.A. This was another kick at the can, as the Editorial explains: "Months ago. a weekly journal was established entitled the "Minotaur Moocher", which after running through two or three numbers, came to a stand.And it is that journal which is now rising again.". Vol.1 No.1: October 1879 through Vol.1 No.7: April 1880. F.W.I.A (illustrator).…

Privately printed: Photo-lith by C. F. Kell, Castle St. Holborn, [c. 1880]. Small 4to. Quarter brown cloth over paper boards; front board printed in burgandy and black; pp. [iv], 88; text lithographed from handwritten issues; with numerous illustrations by Airey; rubbing to cloth spine and boards, especially at extremities; free endpapers have been trimmed; internal hinge of upper board expertly repaired; a discolouration to title, with light even toning to paper stock, a good copy of this incredibly rare newsletter published aboard the Navy ship Minotaur.'First edition. The 'Minotaur' Monthly Moocher, a small on-board publication of a newsletter. This volume contains the lithographed text from the hand-written issues distributed on-board, running from October 1879 to April 1880. This privately-printed collection of the journals contains an abundance of wit and quips, including an article titled The Gunroom Alphabet: 'D stands for Dillon, he's fond of his duff, no posterior to speak of, but plenty of 'fluff' (p. 58).HMS Minotaur was the lead ship in the Minotaur-class of iron-clad armoured frigates and was launched in 1863. Pears and Peyton were midshipmen, while Airey was a clerk. …