Bugles Drums, Signed (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Large octavo with black boards and white spine; in red and black pictorial jacket; xi, 259 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations; index; 25 cm. An account of the personal recollections and experiences of the men who fought in the Korean War. Signed and inscribed by author to a contributor to the book, a San Francisco-based veteran of the Korean war. Includes biographies of those whose oral histories are recorded. "No Bugles, No Drums recreates the full panorama of the Korean conflict through the valor and anguish of the American and international soldiers and officers who participated in each of the phases and major battles of the war. [.] takes you into frozen foxholes and atop the fiery hilltops of Korea, presenting a compelling portrait of men at war, fighting far from Main Street's parades and fanfare, daily confronting the savage, all-too-human face of war." --Jacket copy. Near fine with prior owner ink stamp on front and rear endpapers; in near fine jacket; now in archival mylar. Minor edge soiling, Owner name obscured in photos only, for privacy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. VG-. Orange cloth covered boards with gilt titling to spine. Bit of a tidemark to front board and a bit of black sating there too, unobtrusive. Dj very good, few chips missing from head and foot of spine and corners, top. Former school prize with presentation bookplate to ffep. Ownership inscription just above in pen. Signed by Snell to "Robin" on titlepage. Contents clean and bright, 240pp. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Minerva Ltd Auckland 1965 First Edition illus (bw) VG ( red cloth w title in gilt on spine, sl worn, head and foot of spine sl bumped, edges sl foxed, SIGNED by Peter Snell on title page) in VG DW (sl rubbed and worn, sl bumping to head and foot of spine and to corners). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Many b&w illstns. SIGNED BY PETER SNELL ON THE TITLE PAGE. Would be a fine copy except for a corner trimming to the fep to remove a name. The dust jacket is unclipped and bright, slight edge wear. Signed by Author(s).

INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY PETER SNELL octavo, red heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 240pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, sl staining to covers).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. . (illustrator). First Impression. The Biography of New Zealand's most famous middle distance runner. Great copy SIGNED by SNELL and GARTH GILMOUR (author). Excellent Condition. Signed by Peter Snell.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First U.K. Edition. Solid copy red cloth with gold lettering on spine. Light spine lean, else near fine or better. Signed by Peter Snell on title page with no inscription. Scarce. He held the world record in the mile when he ran a 3:54.1 in 1964. Book has many photographs and focuses on his track career as it should. Price intact jacket is a nice one. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. . (illustrator). First Impression. The Biography of New Zealand's most famous middle distance runner. Great copy SIGNED by legendary coach Arthur Lydiard. Excellent Condition. Signed by Arthur Lydiard and G.