Risk James C (32 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. FROM THE SERIES "NUMISMATIC NOTES AND MONOGRAPHS". ORIGINAL OWNER'S NAME CRIMPED ONTO FRONT COVER. 124 PAGES PLUS PLATES IN BACK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The History of The Order of The Bath and Its Insignia - James C. Risk hardcover in Dust Jacket! Published by Spink & Son Ltd., 1972. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725. Recipients of the Order are usually senior military officers or senior civil servants, and the monarch awards it on the advice of His Majesty's Government "some jacket wear and tear, very good otherwise".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. There is a small tear at the top of the spine. The author has signed to a small white sticker that is stuck in on the Title page. Contains black & white and colour illustrations. Seller Ref: M17044. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents. Free from markings or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Dust jacket is protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xvii 214pp hardback, purple cloth gilt in wrapper illustrated with colour and bw plates.

Hb In Dw 214pp Illustrations And Plates , Many In Colour The Order Of The Bath From Its Origins In The 18th Century To 1972 FINE /FINE Copy.

Condition: Very Good. 1972. No Edition Stated. 214 pages. White dust jacket with red lettering over red cloth. Colour frontispiece with B&W illustration plates to rear. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners, with minor marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear to edges and corners, with light tanning to spine and edges. Minor marking to DJ.

Condition: New. HB 214 pp + Plates B&W & ColourPublished Price £28 Second only to the Garter among British Orders of Chivalry, the Order of the Bath was originally instituted by King Henry IV after he seized the throne from Richard II, and designed to cement the loyalty of the knights to his regime. Knights were created in the Tower of London on the eve of the Kingâs coronation, and spent a long night in a vigil of prayer after taking their baths of ritual purification before being dubbed by the king. Published by Spink and Son Ltd, 1972 this is still the best full study of the Order. Drawing on a rich and most comprehensive variety of sources, it traces the history of the Order from its origins to its recent history. The work includes a most detailed examination of the Insignia. Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter King of Arms at the time of publication, wrote 'Mr Risk's exposition is clearer and more complete than previous accounts.Overseas clients please note: Due to excessively high wrapped weight shipping is weighted on this title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Spink & Son 1972 1st, fine, book & unclipped dustjacket.

Hb In Dw 214pp Illustrations And Coloured Plates Vg Vg Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. pp.xviii+214. 24.5cm. Colour frontispiece. 28 photographic plates, some in colour, each with facing text. Index. Hard cover in dust jacket. A very good clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownbership inscription. Pp.xvii,214. Frontispiece and 28 plates (including colour). "This is the first book to tell the full story of the Order of the Bath from its 18th century origins to the present day.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine copy whose D//W is slightly worn along its top edge. 28 photographic plates bound in at end.

Cloth. Condition: Vg. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. First Edition. 214pp. Plates. Ink inscrip. fr.fly. Size: 4to.

Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in mint, unmarked condition bound in burgundy cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This is the first book to tell the full story of the Order of the Bath from its 18th Century origins to date (1972) The distinction between the medieval degree of knighthood bearing a similar name and the modern Order is fully explained. Lavishly illustrated in both black and white and colour. This copy is from the library of Admiral Sir Brian Thomas Brown KCB CBE (born 31 August 1934) is a senior Royal Navy officer from 1852 to 1991 who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel. Ref JJJ 4.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. New copy of a 40+ year old book, picked straight from the original printer's packets. Priority orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail TRACKED 24 or courier (particularly if over 2kg). Standard mail will be dispatched by Royal Mail TRACKED 48 (up to 2kg), heavier items by courier . Overseas orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail International.Tracked. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MY PRIVACY POLICY.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small 8vo. Pp 124. Frontis and 76 plates. Original wraps lightly soiled.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Spine cracked. Slightly dampstained. Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 106. (Coin collecting, Reference, American Numismatic Society).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A Very Clean And Tidy Well Cared-For Copy. Almost As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Author: James C. Risk Title: The History of the Order of the Bath and Its Insignia Publication Details: London: Spink & Son Ltd, 1972. First Edition. Hardback. ISBN 0900696494. Published with numerous illustrations and plates, including colour examples of insignia. xvii + 214 pages. Condition: Near Fine. Description: An authoritative and highly regarded study of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, one of Britain's most prestigious orders of chivalry. Written by James C. Risk, this was the first comprehensive history devoted entirely to the Order and its insignia, tracing its origins, development, ceremonies, membership, and decorations from the eighteenth century to the modern era. The work remains a standard reference on the subject. Bound in the original publisher's cloth and presented in near fine condition. Binding is tight and square with clean boards. The book is protected by a clear plastic cover. Internally clean and bright with no significant defects noted. A particularly attractive copy for collectors of British orders, honours, heraldry, military history, and royal history. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates, including colour illustrations of insignia.

1st edition. Maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, no dustwrapper. 10ins x 7.5ins, xvii, (i), 214pp plus colour frontis. 28pp plates within the pagination (25 black and white, 3 in colour). Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown else VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine condition in near fine dust wrapper(small tear at top of spine) in protective cove, small quarto, burgundy cloth, illustrated, xvii plus 214 pages including 23 hors texte plates and index. Also letter to Rear Admiral John R. S. Gerard-Pearse CB from Mrs Patricia Curtis on behalf of the Officers of the Order of the Bath [QP].

First Edition. Crown 4to, original maroon cloth, gilt; jacket xvii, 214 pages; 28 color and monochrome plates. Fine. The standard modern work on the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, the fourth most senior chivalric order of Great Britain after the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the Order of St. Patrick. Clain-Stefanelli 15499. Mulder & Purves 1283. Suetens S.751 ("Ouvrage de haute valeur, soigneusement édité").

FIRST EDITION, pp.xviii,214; 29 plates including several in colour; a very good copy in dust-wrapper (edges bruised). Royalty Heraldry.

Hardback. Condition: nrFine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+ DW. 1st Edition. Slight creasing to top edge of DW at spine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Slightly Frayed DJ. First Edition. Pages 141-150 (Notes and Bibliography sections) are very slightly creased. 214pp including 28 plates and index. Frontis portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. SIGNED PRESENTATION BY THE AUTHOR as follows: 'To a good numismatist with the author's compliments." (loc 662/1) Size: 7 x 9-1/2".

First Edition. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is a little frayed at top of spine. Pp. xvii,150 + 28 plates and index.

Tall hardback, approx 10 x 7.5 inches. Halfbound red morocco leather to spine and marbeld paper to boards. In very good condition. Some slight marks to ends of spine else cover clean and smart. Pages all very clean and tight throughout. No inscriptions or marks. Minor surface marks to top corner of last couple of plates and index pages where pages previously slightly stuck together. Else a very good clean and tight copy. xvii + 214pp. Illustrated with a colour frontis portrait of Queen Elizabeth and 27 full-page plates at rear (most B&W, a couple in colour.).

Spink & Son, London 1972. XVII, 214 pp. Publisher's cloth with d/w. Wrapper chipped. Illustrated.