Little Captain, Signed (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by Winifred Bromhall (illustrator). First Edition. Signed & Inscribed By Author on half-title page. In red cloth with black titling, 8vo, 205pp. (Wear, rubbing and soiling to cloth at corners, and extremities, browning to edges, inner hinges cracking, block lightly shaken, bookplate to inside cover) Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Signed & Inscribed By Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. HB/DJ, vg/fair. 3rd printing, 305pp. Tight and clean, dj taped on inside and some of it has attached to front board. Inscribed and signed by Capt. McKone dated June 22, 1974. By author of They Were Expendable. Price on dj is $6.75. At Streamside Books, each book is accurately described and priced to sell. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Good. Reprinted edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper covered boards. Quarto. 10¼'' x 7¾''. Contains [48pp] with monochrome and colour-wash illustrations throughout. Spotting to the end papers. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tears to the top of the spine, not price clipped, 12s 6d. From the private library and estate of Edward Ardizzone and SIGNED by him to the front free end paper 'Edward Ardizzone | October 1965.' Member of the P.B.F.A. ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-1979).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Haris Petie (illustrator). 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1959, 1st edition., Lite wear, VG+/VG. Published while it was in the process of becoming a state, HAWAII is a 64 INDEXED page book about the history and items of interest on these Pacific Islands. FRONT TOP CORNER OF DJ HAS LITE PENCIL # ,INNER DJ Flap $2.50, Beautiful Blue & White Illustrated Endpapers, Introduction by Governor of Hawaii, William F. Quinn, Lite wear, VG+. Published while it was in the process of becoming a state, HAWAII is a 64 INDEXED page book about the history and items of interest on these Pacific Islands. ,Historical figures--Mark Twain, explorer Captain Cook, Queen Liliuokalani, Sanford Dole, Hawaii's first president and governor--greet us as we get to know the background of fellow Americans of Oriental, European and Caribbean stock who live on this eight-island chain. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition; Second Printing. 8vo; 30 pages; Copy #112 of 300 signed by Brininstool in the 2nd printing. ; Signed by Author.

FIRST EDITION 1794. 4to, approximately 275 x 220 mm, 10¾ x 8½ inches, folding engraved map and 7 engraved plates, pages: [4], xv, [1]-524, [2] - the final leaf contains an index to the plates and errata, bound in full calf, rebacked, gilt lettering and blind decoration between raised bands on spine, East India College coat of arms in gilt on both covers, inner hinges neatly strengthened. Binding rubbed, a little shelf wear to edges, corners repaired, folding map tipped-in on old foxed paper, small neat repair to blank side of map, pale offset and foxing to map, offset from plates onto text and a little pale offset onto plates, a few margins a little dusty, 2 small marginal repairs not affecting text or image, pale age-browning to text, long old ink presentation award from the E. I. College to a pupil (R. Anderson, Jun.) studying Persian, includes a letter sent from Hotel Berkley Square, 21st March, signed by Sarah Queensberry to an unknown recipient, addressed: " Dear Sir", not easily legible but connected to the book. A very good copy. The plates are: A view of Darwar; A view of Chittledroog; A plan of action of the 29th Dec, 1791; Inscription on a gun in Bejapoor; Tippoo's Coins, 2 plates, and 1 plate of Zodiac rupees. See: Early Writings on India. A Union Catalogue of Books in English Language Published upto 1900 and Available in Delhi Libraries, edited by H.K. Kaul. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. First edition, SIGNED, Hardcover in fine condition, DJ torn and chipped; Illustrations bright and crisp. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Originally bound in limp leather. The leather is essentially gone from this copy, with traces visible at the hinges only. The original, flexible, brown boards remain, firmly attached. Decorative endpapers. 284 pages. Illustrated. Text block tight and clean. Corners rounded. Illustrated with more than 50 plates. Inscription on the first blank page, "Col J.S. Poland. 17th US Cavalry. Compliments of W.C. [can't make out last name]. Fort D.A. Russell Wyoming. September 16, 1894." In 1875-1876, J.S. Poland was Captain of the 6th Infantry and was the officer in charge of the Standing Rock Military Station in the Dakota Territory. It was located on the Missouri River, in current Ft. Yates, North Dakota (400 miles from Little Bighorn). Poland was a decorated Civil War commander, and a West Point classmate of General George Armstrong Custer. John Scroggs Poland (1836-1898). Graduated from the Military Academy in 1861 (May graduation. 34th in his class of 39). (G.A. Custer graduated in June, 34th in a class of 34 they were originally the class of 62, but they were hurried through because of the outbreak of the war. Both Poland and Custer went straight to the Battle of Bull Run. July 21, 1861. ). As a Lieutenant, commanded a battalion at Antietam. Promoted to Captain in 1862. Brevetted Major 'for gallant and meritorious service' at Antietam, Shepardstown and Fredericksburg. Promoted to Lt. Col in 1863 for the Battle of Chancellorsville. 1865-1870 served as an instructor at the Military Academy, in geography, history and ethics. 1870-1880, Frontier service. Promoted to Major in 1880. 1881-1886, Chief of the Department of Law at the US Infantry and Cavalry School in Leavenworth, Kansas. Promoted to Lt. Col in 1886; Colonel in 1891; and Brigadier General of Volunteers in 1898. The complete correspondence between Poland and Burke and their supervisors can be found in "Congressional Series of United States Public Documents, Volume 1691" Military Field Manual belonging to the commander of a Dakota/Indian Territory fort, and witness to the unfolding of the Massacre at Little Big Horn. Captain Poland had been warning his superiors for more than 6 months that Indians friendly with Sitting Bull were stockpiling ammunition. Please email with questions or to requests photos or links to the full correspondence, & historical photos of Poland, including posing with Gen. Custer. Signed by Author(s).

Other. Octavo, 30 pages. In Good condition. Spine is white plastic clip. In clear binder with white plastic spine clip. Cover is yellow with black print; edition note in ink on front panel. Price unclipped: $1.00". Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and 1 plate (photograph portraits). Signed in ink by the editor on the limited edition page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #6. 1409309. FP New Rockville Stock. Second Printing; Limited edition, 229/300.

Framing: Unframed An original photo measuring approximately 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches on a larger hard backing. Fine detail with light scratches and dimple indentions with tear to backing in lower right corner (stabilized with tape). Thanks for looking.On Jun-12-11 at 15:55:25 PDT, seller added the following information: Sellers: Delight buyers. Get your own map of past buyers. Region of Origin: US Size Type: Small (Up to 7'') Color: Sepia Photo Type: Snapshot.

On the verso are the pencil signatures of the New South Wales team for the match against Queensland, 24-28 October 1952 (SSM 434). The heavyweights are Miller (Captain), Barnes, Benaud, Burke, Carroll (12th man), Craig, Davidson, de Courcy, Flockton, Lindwall, Morris, Trueman (and Sydney Trumper, the Manager). Barnes, Lindwall, Miller and Morris toured with the Invincibles; Benaud, Craig, de Courcy, Davidson, Lindwall, Miller and Morris toured in 1953, while Burke, Flockton and Trueman were selected for a private tour to India in 1953-54, sponsored by the Board of Control for Cricket in India - it failed to get Australian Board of Control approval. Some uneven discolouration to the NSW side of the paper, otherwise in excellent condition. Signed by Author(s).