Ubique (47 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Burgundy cloth covers with gold lettering and black drawing of a moose on the spine. Black lettering and drawing of mountain lion on front cover. All are clean. Covers exhibit light wear, bumping and soiling to corners and spine ends. Spine is sunned. Moderate staining and soiling to covers and page ends. Foxing and yellowing to inside front and back covers, ffep's and bfep's. Inside hinge is cracked but still firmly attached. Text is yellowed due to age,otherwise clean and unmarked. Illustrated with many very nice b&w drawings some full page. Drawings are in very good condition. Chapters detailing the hunting and habits of a variety of wild animals including Musk Sheep, Cariboo, Wapitti Deer and many more. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Green covers with gold lettering on spine which is bright. Black fish design on spine and black lettering on front cover and elephant design on front cover are in fine condition. Covers exhibit light wear, soiling and bumping on corners and spine ends. Light bumping and soiling on edges. Light wear on hinges. Light soiling and shelf wear on covers. Foxing and yellowing to inside front and back covers, ffep's bfep's and page ends. Spine is slightly cocked. Light yellowing to text due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. The authors observations on the habits of wild animals and his dislike of wanton destruction of life as he traveled in Asia, North America, Japan, Morocco, South Africa and the ocean. All of our books are individually inspected and never ex-lib unless explicitly described as such.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. The boards are prominently faded, scuffed and there are a few small open tears to the cloth along the front and back spine. Heavily rubbed and faded spine. In Fair condition.

hardcover. Condition: Good. cover shows minor wear and soiling. label on front pastedown. pages tanned.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. c1920s/30s. brown boards. with 197 pages. pictorial front cover & spine. illustrations by W. E. Judge. light damp staining and two dent lines on back board which could be string lines from tied up bundles. inscribed by previous owner dated 1940. foxing spots on outer page edges and on a few inner pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair+. First Edition. Red cloth binding with gold and blind stamping. 295pp. Dark green endpapers. Slight soiling, tips worn, 3/4 inche piece missing front spine top, small loss to spine bottom. Tight and clean internally. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H/B 624 pages condition is very good.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1893). 1893 1st edition. Small 8vo (125 x 194mm). Ppvii,341 + 3 pp advertisements. Blue cloth with gilt spine title. Quite used so a good reading copy only. Big and small game hunting in Africa and North America with several angling chapters including: "Two Salmon On One Cast", "The Thames As A Trout River", " Lake Parmachini" and "Black Bass". .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1896). (1869) 1896 stated 2nd edition. Small 8vo (130 x 195mm). Ppviii,341. Blue cloth with gilt titles and black design. Quite used so a good reading copy only. Tales of hunting throughout the world, but mostly in America, from snipe shooting to wolf coursing. Includes several fishing chapters; salmon in Japan, black and striped bass, grey mullet, brook trout and muskies, with a final chapter on artificial stocking of lakes and rivers. .…

Good firm signature, written diagonally across a 9 x 12 cm piece of grey card, the reverse of a printed advertisement for the American & Colonial Exchange, 8, The Haymarket, London, S.W. In good condition, lightly-aged, with minor traces of glue from mount on the printed side of the card.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Green cloth covers exhibit light wear on corners and spine ends. Gold lettering on spine is bright as is the black elephant design on spine and the black lettering and design on front cover. Light soiling to all edges. Spine is slightly cocked. Light soiling and shelf wear on covers. Foxing and soiling to inside front and back covers and page ends. Text is yellowed due to age. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Details the experiences and conclusions on Gunnery and Natural History which are a result of many years of travel to the most distant parts of the world. All of our books are individually inspected and never ex-lib unless explicitly described as such.…

ex-lib first edition 490pp+ads. Ills.(incl.fold-out maps) VG- (black and gilt on grey cloth,sl.rubbed and mod.stained,sl.sunned,usual libr.stamps and labels,contents and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked w.shaky spine).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Undated, but contains a letter from Artillery House dated 1933 awarding the book as a prize. In 1833 the Royal Artillery was granted the privilege of bearing the word "Ubique" as a universal battle honour on its badge, and at the same time the right of individual batteries to various honours was withdrawn. In 1926, distinctive sub-titles were officially rewarded to a number of Artillery units and it is the object of the book to explain how these titles were won.Previous owner's name to Title page. A very nice copy. All proceeds of sale go to LOROS, a Hospice Charity serving Leicestershire and Rutland.…

Condition: Used - Good. Good hardback. First edition. 1st edition, 1903, in red cloth, with small heliograph in silver on front board as part of design, & gilt & silver 'bullet' on spine. All 16 maps present. Line & B&W illustrations. Internally near VG; binding tight; boards damp-affected, with some loss of colour & wear to corners; gilt on spine a little dull Used - Good. Good hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Pub by W.A. Townsend & Adams, 1869, NAP, presumed 1st American Edition. NOT exLib. Good or better cond. hardcover now in archival grade Brodart, no dj. Green cloth over beveled bds w/ muted gilt dec on front cover, & muted gilt dec & lettering on spine. Moderately speckled exterior, w/ rubbing & slight loss to wearpoints. Yellow eps w/ small "Ellis Smith News Depot, Battle Creek, Michigan" sticker inside front cover. Faint pencil marks also inside front cover & on ffep, o/w book is complete, intact & unmarked. 275pp + 11pp advts. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall Good or better cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. …

Second edition. viii, 341 pp. A volume aimed at the largely increasing class of "Sportsmen Naturalists". Contents include: Wolf Coursing, Oyster Culture, American Partridge, Aquatic Hare, Salmon in Japan, Wildfowl Shooting, Shooting in China, Duck Shooting in America, Cuttle Fish, Hints to Young Anglers, The American Thoroughbred, Grey Mullet, Fishing at Gibraltar, Fishing off Cape of Good Hope, A Bear Adventure, American Trotting Horse, A Chinese Mode of Fishing, Dog Breaking, Cape Buffalo etc. etc. Some light foxing and browning on eps only. Text clean. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Vignette of elephant on front board and salmon on spine. Top and bottom of spine lightly bumped. Overall condition VG. No dust wrapper.…

Decorative Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. Very Good, Binding firm pages white. red cloth has light handling wear. frontis missing,1 loose diagram and 1 loose map ,1 map missing from page 443. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1896). (1869) 1896 stated 2nd edition. Small 8vo (130 x 195mm). Ppviii,341. Blue cloth with gilt titles and black design. Slight wear to edge of spine, else very good clean copy. Tales of hunting throughout the world, but mostly in America, from snipe shooting to wolf coursing. Includes several fishing chapters; salmon in Japan, black and striped bass, grey mullet, brook trout and muskies, with a final chapter on artificial stocking of lakes and rivers. .…

Condition: Good. Modern Warfare or How our Soldiers Fight by Ubique, 1903. Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons, London.Binding: hardback cloth.Illustrated: yes.Description / Condition: Light edge wear/browning to boards. Frontis detached. Light foxing to pages with spotting in places and little edge wear to a couple of the pull-out diagrams. A nice copy.Please see pictures for further information.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blind stamped red cloth boards with gilt lettering to sunned spine. Light edge wear to boards and spine ends. Foxing to prelims only. Small bookplate (From the Library of Comte de Chambord - acquired by Maggs Bros.) to front end page. Otherwise internally in very good condition with pages free from marks or inscriptions. Please see images for details and feel free to request further information.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the public in good condition in order to preserve their cultural heritage.…

Frontis, xi, 490pp incl many illustrations plus 16 fold-out maps. INSCRIBED to A E Orr Ewing from M.O.E. Attractive pictoral cloth, 20x15. Bookplate of Sir Norman Orr Ewing, inner hinge cracked, tissue-guard to frontis foxed else nice copy in good tight binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This is an antique hunting/fishing book, "GUN, ROD, AND SADDLE" - Personal Experiences by Ubique. 1871; Geo. E. Woodward; New York. There is an engraved frontispiece (with tissue guard) and a small illustration on the title page. A four-page catalog in purple paper has been tipped-in at the front. Here are some examples of the contents: Wolf Coursing; Sharks Jumping at Food; Seal Preserve; Oyster Culture; Auatic Hare; Salmon in Japan; Wild-Fowl Shooting in America; Shooting in Barbary; The Striped Bass; Duck Shooting in America; Gun for General Foreign Shooting; A Big Buck; Hints to Young Anglers; The American Thoroughbred; Fishing at Gibraltar; Sporting Reminiscences; Fishing in the Cape of Good Hope; A Bear Adventure; Strange Fishes; Buck-Shot; The American Trotting Horse; Hints on Shooting; A Chinese Mode of Fishing; The Power of a Shark's Jaw; Lifting the Traps; Buffalo Plains; Rencounter with a Bear; Ideas on Fly-Fishing; Ideas on Dog-Breaking; Wilderness Life.and more. Condition: Clean covers and spine. Bright gilt lettering on the spine. Small cloth tears at the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. The paper along the hinge between pages 4 & 5 has split in a couple places (this does not affect the integrity of the binding). Both covers are firmly attached. The text pages are clean with only some light foxing to the title page, the frontispiece, and the tissue guard in between. Light foxing to the end papers. The rear end paper is crinkled at the upper-inner corner with a small tear. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Buff paper covered boards with black titles to spine and illustration to front, 190 x 135 mm approx. 490 pp. Frontis + 52 other illustrations being line drawings and b/w photos + 16 maps. Undated circa 1916/18.We have collated as regards the maps which are all present and have no reason to believe the other illustrations are not all present. The book was first published in 1903 under the title "Modern Warfare" and written by Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg Royal Engineers under the Pseudonym "Ubique" and re-issued updating the new "engines of war" and providing details of "a struggle in Belgium almost identical with that now raging" Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. The copy offered has the names, regiments and years of service including WWII of soldiers in pencil to the inside covers. Good (Heavy shelf wear and soiling to paper covers and corners dog- eared. Previous owner name in ing to fore edge of book block, some of the fold out maps have not been folded correctly but otherwise are in good order with only an occasional marginal tear of rubbing. The cheap quality paper of the book block is evenly tanned and there is browning to a couple of pages from a newsprint article being laid in. No other notable defects.…

First Edition. Good to very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Suggested date of publication. Physical description: 197 pages : illustrations. Author's real name: Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg. Subject: Military. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. frontis, good copy in original cloth.

First Edition. Good to very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Suggested date of publication. Physical description: 197 pages : illustrations. Author's real name: Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg. Subject: Military. 1 Kg.…

17.5x11 cm. Original green gilt-stamped cloth, very good condition, light wear at corners and ends of spine. 275, 11 pp. Published by W. A. Townsen & Adams. See Westwood & Satchel p.211 for first English edition of 1869. Not in AAS.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1869). 1869 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 195mm). Ppviii,295. Not illustrated. Green cloth, blind-stamped boards, spine titled in gilt with gilt illustration of man with gun. Brown end-papers carrying advertisements for Chapman & Hall books. Slight use but a very good clean copy. Tales of hunting throughout the world, but mostly in America, from snipe shooting to wolf coursing. Includes several fishing chapters; salmon in Japan, black and striped bass, grey mullet, brook trout and muskies, with a final chapter on artificial stocking of lakes and rivers. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. chapman & hall true first edition 1869 on gren cloth.