Steady William (10 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Condition: New.

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Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 42.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 42.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 42.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. ,Blank Endpapers, HBDJ, 1903. 1st Edition, Grey, Green & Black Illustrated Cloth cvr of 2 Young Boys walking behind Indian Guide with Bow & Arrow with gun & rod & reel illustrated on edges. Book Condition: GOOD+ with light wear. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD- light Fade, AS-IS, 12mo . 309 pp + 5 ads end with Peggy Alone, , the book and contents are solid and clean with occasional foxing on the pages, Front cover is nicely illustrated , Dust jacket has a small stain on the right front cover (.5" x 2.5"), there is some edge chipping, mostly on top and spine ends & middle have small chips spine DJ takes out some of D & A in Florida , and light soil. Interior Nice tight several FOX Stains here & There O/W Nice ,Thrilling Tale of Yachting Party that went intothe Florida Everglades in search of Indian Maiden, a grand-daughter of Famous Chief, who was to be placed in a Northern School. Soon after landing, 2 of the Lads with their Guide are Taken prisoners.Guide is shown Little Mercy, he having been a Traitor to his Tribe, but the others are rescued by an Indian Girl, the one they are seeking, & all return to the North. Bitter feeling as a result of the Seminole War, the cruelty & revengeful spirit of the redmen is clearly set forth. Two tales of adventure for young folks. 2nd being For King or Congress starts on page 289.…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB, which states that 'it fell to him in October 1805 to wake Lord Barham, as first lord of the Admiralty, with the news of victory at Trafalgar and the death of Nelson'. 1p, folio. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice into a packet. On recto of first leaf of bifolium, the second leaf being blank, apart from one word of docketing in manuscript 'Steady'. (The recipient of the notice was the captain of HMS Steady was a 1797 12-gun Courser-class gun-brig.) The document is a printed circular, the only manuscript being Marsden's signature and the number of the day of the month. It reads: 'Admiralty Office, [7] July, 1800. / Sir, / I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you herewith a Printed Copy of His Majesty's Order in Council dated the 28th of May last, in respect to the Books hereafter to be made out whenever any of His Majesty's Ships shall come in course of Pay, or be directed to be paid off, and in like manner when Men are discharged by Pay Lists; and to signify their Lordships direction to you to cause the Regulations therein pointed out to be adopted and carried into execution in future. / I am, / Sir, / Your very humble Servant, / [Wm Marsden]'.…