Arab Legion: Signed (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 203pp hardback, blue cloth gilt, bw plates, signed by author to title page with inscription below which has been erased leaving thin patches to leaf, amp end-papers, foreword by Lt. General Sir John Glubb (commanding officer of the Arab legion). Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: As New. SMATZZ? A unique opportunity to own this large 9" x 7" fully hand written and signed letter by Brigadier Peter Young apologising he had no photo to send the collector but has sent this in 1982 on his headed paper instead - you will never get a better autograph listing than a fully hand written item on the Brigadier's very own headed paper - It has been mounted (adhered so cannot be removed) onto card for protection and whilst folded where posted (just twice) it is otherwise mint condition.Brigadier Peter Young, DSO, MC & Two Bars (28 July 1915 13 September 1988) was a British Army officer who, during the Second World War, served with distinction with the British Commandos. Subsequently, he commanded a regiment of the Arab Legion, then returned to England in staff appointments. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, Young went to France with the battalion in late 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). The battalion formed part of the 10th Infantry Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Evelyn Barker, part of the 4th Infantry Division. Following the Battle of France in May 1940, the battalion was evacuated from Dunkirk in late May, during which Young was wounded. After he recovered from his wounds Young volunteered to join the Commandos and on being accepted joined 3 Commando in time to take part in the second commando operation of the warOperation Ambassadorin July 1940. Promoted to lieutenant in August 1940,[5] Young was to serve in the commandos for the rest of the war. Following Operation Ambassador and the subsequent operations, Operation Claymore and Operation Archery, Young was awarded the Military Cross.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 1 vol., 8-11/16" x 5-7/8", illustrated, limited to 100 numbered and signed by Glubb this being copy #84, bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped brown leather, pictorial pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt, with the original slipcase, NEAR FINE. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Black and White photographs. Very Good (-), without dust jacket (edge of spine splitting; gift inscription; news clippings glued in to front blank).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Publishing Info: 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by author. Inscribed "To a Royal Welsh Fusilier" being Creighton Griffiths of the 7th R.W.F and signed by the author. Description: Illustrated DJ over dark blue cloth. Map endpapers. Black and white frontis of author with King Hussein. Forward by Lt. General Sir John Glubb. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Include a review of the book from the "Jewish Observer and Middle East Review" dated 5th October 1956. Language: English. Book Condition> Good+: Very light wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Clean cloth. Lightly tanned intact endpapers with strong hinges. Pencil note to front page down and false title page by prev owner "GC". See provenance below. Author inscription and signature to title page along with previous owners name and regiments in which he served. DJ Condition> Poor: Very heavy wear to upper and lower edges. 4cm loss to upper spine end. Other tears, nicks and small losses to corners and upper and lower edges. Unclipped. 203pp. Size: 8vo, 22cm by 14.5cm. Provenance: Pencil notes by previous owners name and his military history along with signature of author. Provenance Background: Pencil note to false title page signed "CG" which probably relates to the inscriptions on the title page The title page is signed by author Lt Colonel "Peter Young 16th Foot" to Creighton Griffiths of the 7th Royal Welsh Fusilers, Indian Army Captain in the Garhwal Rifles . Book Resume: Colonel Young was the Commander of the 9th Bedoiun Regiment of the Arab Legion from 1953-1956 He was sacked in 1956 when Lt General Glubb overall Commander of the Arab Legion was dismissed by King Abdullah. PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required. Inscribed and signed by author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. SIGNED and dated by the author in 1968. Laid in is a photo of the author's mother, a devotional prayer by her, and a six-page handwritten letter from her to a friend in Redlands, California, Dr. Caroline Mattingly (the letter does not mention her son) . Also laid in are several newspaper clippings about Glubb's dismissal from his post in Jordan by a young King Hussein. Glubb was a British soldier, scholar and author best known for leading and training Transjordan's Arab Legion from 1939-1956 as its commanding general. During the First World War, he served in France. Book is solid, clean. Protecte, unclipped dust jacket has wear at corners. Bookplate of former owners laid in, that of Jeffrey J. And Caroline Prendergast (Dr. Caroline Mattingly) , with the coat of arms bearing the Scottish St. Andrews Cross and the motto "Vincit Veritas" (Truth Conquers) . Map endpapers. 371 pp. Including index. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.…

Original Leather. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase. Commemorative Edition. Number 68 of 100 signed copies in slipcase. All edges gilt. Signed by Author(s).

Leather bound. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Limited Edition. Octavo, 371pp, [1]. Publisher's brown calf, raised bands, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Decorative endpapers. Stated "This Edition Nov 1980" on the copyright page. All edges gilt. Includes the publisher's glassine dust jacket and matching slipcase. Complete with frontispiece portrait, 53 photographic illustrations and seven maps. Appears unread. Loss of gilt on the spine, despite this copy appearing unread. From a limited edition of 100 copies signed by Glubb, this being number 98. The first edition of The Story Of The Arab Legion was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1948. This edition was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Glubb's entrance into the service of the Jordanian Government. The signed limited edition of The Story Of The Arab Legion by Lt. General Sir John Bagot Glubb. (illustrator). Signed.…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. Written large at the foot of a page on a 4to leaf. In good condition, lightly aged and creased, with a short closed tear to the outer edge just below Glubb's sprawling signature, which consists of an illegible line of curls. Folded once for postage. At the head of the page is Diane Richard's Typed Note Signed, addressed to 'General Glubb' and requesting that he sign 'two pictures from my collection'. Glubb replies: 'Dear Miss RICHARD, / I return your two pictures herewith with much pleasure. / All good wishes, / Your sincerely / [signature]'.…

'If he survives he may well be a great man at 40':Glubb Pasha gives his assessment of King Hussein of Jordan in 1959Three autograph documents by 'Glubb Pasha', giving a detailed and perceptive assessment of the character and situation of his erstwhile master King Hussein of Jordan (1935-1999), written to assist John Freeman (1915-2014) in preparing the interview with King Hussein broadcast in the BBC series 'Face to Face' on 1 January 1960. From the papers of the programme's producer Hugh Burnett (1924-2011). The first item is a long letter from Glubb to Burnett, giving a thoughtful and perceptive assessment of Hussein's character and situation, including a discussion of relations between Jordan and Britain, and a comparison between Hussein and President Nasser of Egypt. The second item is a series of 34 potential questions which Glubb suggests be put to the king. The third item is the covering letter to the second, describing the questions in it as 'ideas which I hope may be useful', and offering to involve himself in the preparation for the interview ('we have lots of time'). The fourth item is the printer's copy of the transcript of the interview as published in Burnett's 1964 book of the series.Sir John Bagot Glubb (1897-1999) is described in his entry in the Oxford DNB as 'servant of both Britain and Jordan' and 'the last in the long line of powerful British proconsuls'. In 1939 Glubb took command of the Arab Legion (subsequently the Jordan Royal Army), transforming it into the best-trained and most effective military force in the Arab world, and himself leading it across the River Jordan to occupy the West Bank during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. According to the ODNB Glubb 'was greatly reliant on King Abdullah's support, which vanished when the king was assassinated on 20 July 1951. His son Talal reigned only a few months before abdicating, and was succeeded by his son, Hussein, still only sixteen and a schoolboy at Harrow. Although Hussein respected Glubb, the gap between their ages proved impossible to bridge and they soon fell out. Military and political developments were rapidly outgrowing Glubb, and the influential foreign adviser to an oriental monarch was becoming an anachronism.' In 1956 Glubb was dismissed from his command, and given 24 hours to leave the country. He returned to Britain with only £5, and did not receive a general's pension from either Britain or Jordan. Despite the manner of Glubb's dismissal, the two documents present here reflect the 'exemplary dignity' with which the ODNB notes he always acted thereafter.The four items are in fair condition, lightly aged and worn, all four with punch-holes for binding.ONE: Autograph Letter Signed (with Glubb's stylised curling signature). Mayfield (Sussex); 5 December 1959. 6pp., foolscap 8vo. With Televsion Registry date stamp.A thoughtful assessment of King Hussein's character, Addressed to 'Dear Burnett', and written 'In continuation of my previous notes on King Husain [sic].'The letter covers:Hussein's 'extremely democratic & informal' nature on first coming back from England to assume the Jordanian throne: 'He liked jumping alone into his car without a hat and driving into the Town - perhaps to go to the cinema. The police, the officials & the escort used to be in a frenzy looking for him. [] I don't think he can do that so much now, there seems to be too much risk of his being assassinated.'Hussein's 'attitude to everything', which is ('in schoolboy language') 'flat out': 'In 1953, 1954 & 1955, there were several ugly incidents on the Jordan Israeli frontier, villages being raided by the Israeli army & many people killed. In every case, the king's first instinct was to jump into a car and drive himself to the frontier, to see in person what was happening. [] He was most anxious to meet the people and would get out of his car in the villages to talk with villagers and get their first hand knowledge.'His love of risk: 'He delighted to drive his car at br. …