Lieutenant by Sapper (51 results)

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Grey hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. 180mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). viii, 175pp.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Good.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

New edition. Previous owner's signature. Poor copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Worn spine, staining to the front panel. Text remains clear without blemish. Physical description: viii, 117, [1] p.; 18 cm. Notes:"Sapper" is the pseudonym of Herman Cyril MacNeile. Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Literature and the war. World War, 1914-1918; Fiction. Genre: Fiction 1 Kg. …

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

New edition. Previous owner's signature. Poor copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Worn spine, staining to the front panel. Text remains clear without blemish. Physical description: viii, 117, [1] p.; 18 cm. Notes:"Sapper" is the pseudonym of Herman Cyril MacNeile. Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Literature and the war. World War, 1914-1918; Fiction. Genre: Fiction 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. hardback, viii,175pp, owner's name on endpaper, page edges browned, text otherwise clean and sound, green cloth, black titles, Good condition / no dustwrapper.

175pp. 8vo. Original cloth boards. Major foxing. Colour plates. A very good copy. From the Library of John Lane Mullins (1857-1939) whose books were donated after his death to Saint Sofia's College in Sydney University, who typically marked them with one or two unobtrusive dewey numbers, a presentation bookplate, and sometimes a manilla pocket affixed to a rear endpaper.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. red cloth, rear hinge detached, sunned at spine, text clear, sound, decent rebinder project. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The more uncommon publishers red cloth binding, titled black. Spine a touch sunned.

Condition: New. In English.

Hard Back. Condition: Good to Very Good. None.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Crown8vo, 316, [4] p. Original red cloth, lettered and decorated black. Light fore-edge foxing otherwise a VG copy. Thirteen titles on the verso of the half-title.

1st edition, 1915. Sapper's second book; red cloth with black lettering on front board and on faded spine. Binding tight. Pages generally bright and clean. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a collection of short stories that recount the experiences of a young man named Gerald Ainsworth during World War I. As a member of the British Army, Ainsworth witnesses the horrors of trench warfare and the emotional toll it takes on him and his fellow soldiers. The book offers a vivid portrayal of the front lines, where the threat of death and injury is constant, and the bonds of camaraderie are forged in the face of adversity. Through Ainsworth's journey, the author explores themes of courage, cowardice, and the psychological impact of war. Ultimately, this book provides a poignant and thought-provoking meditation on the human cost of conflict and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of extreme hardship. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Type: Book pp. 175 Bound in pale green cloth. The boards are marked, internal joints are weak, there are pencil notes to RPD, internally the book is fine.

Hardback. VG - spine a touch sunned. First World War crime novel. No dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. 1916 Hodder &Stoughton Hardcover 1st Edition : very good clean tight binding with green cloth boards .

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A collection of short stories about a group of soldiers who find themselves in a variety of harrowing situations. From the battlefields of World War I to the jungles of Africa, these men must use their training and their courage to survive. With each story, the reader is drawn deeper into the world of the soldiers, and the challenges they face.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. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in green cloth with clear black titles to front board and spine, this dated 1915 hardcover First Edition is VG. V11/175pp with 12 short pieces/stories. Coloured image of officer, part of dustjacket, has been neatly cut out and pasted to fixed front endpaper. Small dirty mark on spine near title lettering, otherwise all VG.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1915 8vo., green cloth lettered in black to upper board and spine; in the publishers dust wrapper priced 1/-net to spine; pp. [iv], v-vii, [i], 175, [i]; boards near-fine, internally foxed to endleaves, prelims and edges, with additional offsetting to the endpapers; the pictorial dust wrapper shelf-worn, nicked and chipped, particularly to the head of spine, with small portion of loss to the upper panel; abrasion to spine resulting in some loss of the upper layer of the paper stock, internally discretely repaired in places with archival tape.  First edition of McNeiles second book, written and published whilst he was on active duty as part of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front.  McNeile began writing about his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, the results of which were first published in the Daily Mail, with his pseudonym given to him by the owner of the newspaper. His first piece, Reminiscences of Sergeant Michael Cassidy, was serialised on page four from 13 January 1915, and the present volume, his second collection of short stories, intended to show the tears and the laughter, the humour and the pathos that go to form the atmosphere in Ypres. It is dedicated to those who have gone across the Vale of Shadows: may the earth lie lightly on them, one and all. Despite being previously serialised, the book proved extremely popular, selling almost 140,000 copies. The stories within include Ebeneezer the Goat, James and the Land Mine and The End of Wipers - Wipers  being the nickname soldiers used for the town of Ypres.  Scarce in the dust jacket.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. The lieutenant and others by "Sapper", green cloth binding, 175pp, pictorial dust-jacket. Condition: browning and intermittent spotting to pages that gets heavier towards back and front of book, binding is delicate but intact, inked name on inside of front-board, penciled name in back of book. Cover has browning to edges and shelf-ware. Dust-jacket has heavy shelf-ware and has been placed in a plastic sleeve to keep the rest of it intact. Rip along the spine with sections mission, heavy chipping, rips, pictorial part remains.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A five-volume set of short story collections by Herman Cyril McNeile, under the pseudonym 'Sapper'. The first editions of these five volumes in the publisher's original cloth bindings.Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper of Sergeant Michael Cassidy, R.E. and The Lieutenant and Others, and to the front paste down of No Man's Land. Newspaper cutting has been pasted to the verso of the front free end paper of The Lieutenant and Others. Five short story collections by Herman Cyril McNeile (1888-1937), originally written for the Daily Mail under the pseudonym of "Sapper". As serving officers in the British Army were not permitted to publish works under their own names, he was given the name "Sapper" by Lord Northcliffe, owner of the Daily Mail.McNeile was one of the most successful British popular authors of theinter-war period. He drew upon his experiences in the trenches during the First World War.The books in this set are first editions, including a first edition copy of his first published work in book form, Sergeant Michael Cassidy, R.E. The set comprises: Sergeant Michael Cassidy, R.E. (1915) The Lieutenant and Others (1916) No Man's Land (1917) The Human Touch (1918) Shorty Bill (1926)Shorty Billis undated; dated through copies held at the British Library. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart with fading to the spines and light shelf wear to the extremities. Front hinge is tender and rear hinge is slightly strained to 'No Man's Land', but both hinges remain firmly held by cords. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for offsetting and spotting to the end papers. A little age toning to the pages of 'The Human Touch'. Scattered spotting to the fore edge of 'Shorty Bill', affecting the occasional page. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…