Roland E Philipps (12 results)

soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 18 cm. 62 pages G. Good condition with light shelf wear and edge wear to covers, light foxing to page edges, owner stamps.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First published 1916. Instructional and encouraging with anecdotes to illustrate the effectiveness of the Scout Laws. Brief PO signature else clean and sound throughout despite rusted staples and age-worn spine. 12 x 18.5cms with 64pp.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 1933 2nd revised & enlarged edition. 75pp. Fair/None. Dark blue cloth boards, a little rubbing/bumping to edges/spine, minor splitting to spine edge, rubbing/wear to title. Contents fair with a little browning, minor spotting/soiling, minor splitting to hinges, chipping to edge of one page. Pencil notes to text and inside back cover. Owner's name inside front cover. B&W photos. Roland Philipps (1890-1916) was an early Boy Scout Leader. The movement was founded by Baden-Powell in 1908, and Philipps became part of the organisation as a Scout Leader shortly after this. In 1912 he was appointed assistant district commissioner for East London. He established the Hackney Lectures on Scout Law with Stanley Ince, and wrote several books about scouting. He was killed in action in 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He was awarded the Military Cross. This book contains recollections of Philipps by friends and colleagues from the Scouting movement, along with pieces about Scouting written by Philipps that were not included in the original edition. Prefaces by Baden-Powell & H Geoffrey Elwes. Scarce.…

Softcover. Condition: Good+. Fifth Edition. 8vo; stapled spine ; staples rusty; body of book seperated from cover; contents clean & sound; 72 pp plus adverts (very period) ; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition: Very Good. Green cover with black lettering and cover art. Overall fading to extremities, but otherwise very little wear. Engraved by previous owner on upper right hand corner of cover. Binding is solid. Pages show toning as expected with age, but otherwise clean and clear. Diagrams and illustrations throughout. Includes original order form for additional publications by the Boy Scouts. 64 pages.…

, 64 pages, pasted on label to half-title, owner's stamp to upper cover, title page with central emblem, occasional illustrations in text Sixth Impression , some marking and fading to covers, old price label to upper half title, in good condition , green card, black illustration and titles to upper cover, black titles to lower cover 18 x 12.5 cms Paperback ISBN.…

Staple bound. Condition: Near Fine. Soft cover showing minimal wear. Cover and pages are age-toned. The inside is unmarked. The pages are clean.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Condition: Very Good+. Green cover with black lettering and cover art. Very minor fading to extremities. Very minor wear to fore edges Binding is solid. Pages show toning as expected with age, but otherwise clean and clear. 64 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.HardCover.Pub Date:2019-09 Publisher:Fangzhi Publishing House.

, Hints for Patrol Leaders (first edition); Letters to a Patrol-Leader, First Class Tests (fifth edition); Letters to a Patrol-Leader, The Scout Law (ninth impression; Points for Patrol Leaders and Rovers (second edition), 64-80 pages. First Edition and others , staples are rusting, very little wear and only light marking to the covers if any, Points for Patrol Leaders and Rovers is lightly sunned, inscription to the cover of one volume and to the title page of another, neat little books that are all in very good condition , bound in printed green thin card wraps with titles and illustrations to the fronts , 18.5 x 12.5cm Paperback ISBN.…

Fifth Impression. Small. slim, green pamphlet 64pp. B/w diagrams. Spine and upper margins of covers sunned. Pages age browned, large crease to lower corner of free front end paper and through to pp28 but o/w a lovely copy. Scarce. VG+.

Third Edition. Fifth Impression. Slim, small, green, paper pamphlet. 60pp plus 4pps adverts. Covers and end papers foxed, contents age browned with 2.5cm closed tear to lower margin of title page but o/w in remarkably good condition. Scarce. VG+.