Lieutenant by Sapper (46 results)

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

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

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 3 Kg.

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

Good.

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: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Very good and sound red cloth hardcover with black lettering to front board . Spine a trifle sunned. No inscriptions or marks. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 175 pages.

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.

Condition: New. In.

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.

Hard Back. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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).

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 .

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.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

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.

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.

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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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 196. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1915 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 196.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

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. Not Stated (illustrator). 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. book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. None (illustrator). A smart edition of this story from "Sapper" with the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. With the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of short stories, some which had previously been published in the Daily Mail, which draw on the author's own experiences during the First World War. With titles such as: The Lieutenant, The Black Sheep, James and the Land Mine, Ebeneezer the Goat, and The Aftermath. Written by "Sapper" the pen name of Herman Cyril McNeile, a British soldier and author. 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. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the board. Fading to the spine and minor discolouration to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light chipping to the extremities, predominantly the head of the spine. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. book.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.