Subaltern, Signed (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by the author with a dedication on the half title page. Military. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. 476pp, with one section of black and white plate illustrations. Black publisher's cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. Cloth a little rounded at spine base else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust wrapper, a little bumped at edges. Also loosely laid in is a postcard written and signed by the author.

Red Cloth Boards/cloth Spine. Condition: Good/Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. (viii), 248pp, illustrated with a black and orange frontispiece, other drawings black & white, illustrated endpapers, pencil names of previous owners to half title, occasional light foxing, red cloth with black illustration and title to upper board, cream cloth spine, also with black lettering, some small stains to boards and chips to the red cloth of the upper board, corners bumped, spine a little browned. The book is about riding and horse management, all written in a series of letters beginning Dear John.The striking illustrations are taken to be by the author although in the preface he states that he suggested to the publishers that "a capable artist might supply a few suitable drawings" and that "The artist has handled his task with so light a pen and so breezy a wit that it breathes into my drab advice a spice and a vigour I never contemplated.". By Author/Illustrator. Equestrian.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dated Dec 07 to half title page. A clean, tight and unmarked copy. 476 pages. 81 photographs and other illustrations in the text. A 'warts and all' account of National Service, of a REME craftsman in the UK and Malaya in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Soldiers will readily recognise and chuckle at the wickedly accurate portraits of army drill instructors and the pithy badinage that passes for barrack room humour. 15 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Bound in perfect black cloth with bright, gilt titles to spine, this 2006 hardcover First Edition is Fine in Fine dustjcket (unclipped). Signed by author and inscribed to "Mark". 476pp with Foreword, Introduction, 17 Chapters, 25 Sketches, 81 illustrations, Map of Malaya, Postscript and Index. Condition as new! Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Mary-Anne Bartlett (illustrator). First edition. Paperback. Signed presentation copy from the author. Octavo. 120pp. Original illustrated paperback. Slight rubbing to covers otherwise near very good indeed.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED by author on first page, with inscription, dated 2016. No dust jacket, as issued. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; corners of pictorial boards bumped, else exterior wear is very minor. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota; due to size/weight of this book additional shipping charges may apply. Signed and inscribed by author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. An excellent 1WW account. pp.157. Maps. Signed on title page with name and pseudonym. I am not sure of the authenticity of this signature, but it looks genuine. Carrington died in 1990. Includes two copies of a cutting from The Islington Weekend Gazette [Sep 14 1984]: a profile of Carrington, and an offprint fromNotes and Queries, 1999, about a sonnet written by Carrington. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Wag of the Regiment (illustrator). First Edition. Illustrated by the "Wag of the Regiment" STATED 1ST EDITION. SIGNED by MF McTAGGART on half-title page with inscription: "With best wishes for many happy rides". Hardcover: red cloth backed boards, with beige cloth spine, cloth torn at front cover top corner, otherwise very good. Internally few scattered foxing, but very good for age. Illustrated end-papers. Also included is an Order Form for the De-luxe Ltd Edition of this book, which has wonderful colour cartoon on the rear. This is a vintage guide to caring for a horse, with plenty of humor and dozens of cartoons. A classic of the equestrian genre, with lots of singularly eccentric/British observations. Signed by Author(s).

Boards. Reprint. Third printing of the firsr one volume edition, cloth boards. title and signature blindstamped upper board, lettered in gilt spine. top edge gilt, folding maps with colour details, b&w plates, pp xxii, 601. Signed by Lord Roberts beneath the author frontis plate, dated "13.3.12" March 1912: the ink has smudged slightly, including a small mark on the facing tissue guard. Restored: original cloth of the spine relaid over new matching cloth. Corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Very good condition. Memoirs of his time in India by Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, VD, PC, FRSGS (1832 - 1914) who became Commander-in Chief, India, and was one of the most successful British military commanders of his time.

Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Hardback. Signed presentation copy from the author. 2 vols. Octavos. xx, 511; xii, 522pp. Contemporary full brown leather with gilt spine titles, borders and edges, top edge gilt, blind dentelles, marbled endpapers. Covers slightly rubbed and faded, very occasional foxing to contents, otherwise very good indeed. Complete with all plates and plans.

First edition hard back binding in half dark brown leather covers, five raised bands to the spine with gilt title lettering, top edge gilt, marble end papers. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xviii] 382 printed pages of text, fold-out map to the rear. Sun fading to the spine, light foxing to the end leaves and in Very Good tight and sound condition. Smith played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Surrey, was educated, from 1886 to 1892, at Charterhouse School, one of the principal nurseries of the Association Football game, and learned many of the skills that subsequently brought him fame while boarding at the school. Smith captained the England team on at least 13, and possibly as many as 16, occasions (early records are inexact) between 1896 and 1901, winning at least eight games, possibly as many as ten, and drawing two. Smith retired from football shortly after his final international appearance and became joint headmaster at Ludgrove School, a preparatory school in Barnet recognised as one of the principal feeder institutions for Eton College. His fellow headmaster, Arthur Dunn - who had founded Ludgrove in 1892 - was another noted amateur footballer and had also played as centre-forward for England. Dunn died, aged only 41, a few months after Smith joined the school, and thereafter G. O. shared his duties with his fellow Corinthian, England captain, and great friend, William Oakley. He also taught, from 1918 at Sunningdale Preparatory School and died, aged 71, in retirement at his home in Hampshire. Ludgrove Prize Plate inside dated December 18th, 1906, SIGNED 'G. O. Smith.' Apart from the rare G. O. Smith signature, a poignant aside to the book is that the recipient student, Harry Keppel Chester, lost his life in World War 1. He was killed in action in the first GAZA Battle in 1917 and was posthumously promoted from Lieutenant to Captain H. K. Chester. His parish church, St. Mary the Virgin, in Birchanger, Essex has a marble memorial of his with the following inscription 'To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Harry Keppel Chester of this Parish, and of Kings College, Cambridge, Captain, 5th Battalion Essex Regiment, Born 18 July 1894, died 27 March 1917 of wounds received in action the previous day near Gaza, Buried at Khan Yunus, in Palestine. 'Go thy way, thy son liveth'. The Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Street, London has on view in their collection a gathering of his 1914-1917 letters, privately published in book form by his family in 1921. It is titled 'Letters from Harry Keppel Chester 1914-1917'. 218 pages. A poignant tragedy that 12 year old Harry received as his school prize 'A Boy in the Peninsular War', - killed in action - still a boy. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Football].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original publishers blue cloth over board with embossings & gilt titles. Typical 19th century signature card laid in of the author. Deckle cut edges. Continues all plates & maps. Binding is thread showing. Prevalent edge & corner wear to cloth. Heavy chipping at the head & foot of spin. Volmue 2 cloth torn on front gutter for 2 inches. Blue cloth spine darkened & scattered spotty discolorations on front & rear boards. ; Signed by Author.

Vellum. Condition: Fine. Illustrated By , the Wag of the Regiment (illustrator). First Limited Deluxe Edition. A Rare limited deluxe edition very finely produced in full vellum with title on spine and the front board with quill and horse shoe ink pot, gilt ruling and gilt key`s in each corner, orange & gold silk endpapers, with a very fine book plate of a family crest, pages through out are of hand made paper by A King of Alton Mill, all rough cut or yapped edges, includes a bound in letter from the publishers stating this De Luxe edition is limited to 150 copies. This copy number 44 is signed by the author & the artist (the Wag) the author states that he asked the publisher for an artist to illustrate the book they supplied one from his Regiment who was, and remained unknown to him always. The book is written in an ammusing way but full of very usefull and knowledgeable information about difficult horses and training horses, both the water colour and sketch illustration are very funny indeed & every page is illustrated. 248 pages. Signed Limited Edition.

Inscribed copy of a later edition, inscribed by Roberts on the front free endpaper, "Presented to. for skill in rifle shooting at the Fourth Annual Allcomers Meeting of the Ulster Association of Miniature Rifle Clubs. By the Author, F.M. Lord Roberts. August 1914." The name of the recipient, one Joseph Boyce, has been added after the meeting in a different hand. "Roberts was perhaps the ablest field commander since Wellington - quick to grasp a situation, bold and decisive in his solutions, and calm and confident in the face of difficulties" (ODNB). His memoir was a best-seller, going through eight editions or impressions within a month of publication. Ladendorf 364; Riddick 401; Taylor 669. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece, 31 plates (2 folding), 10 maps and plans (6 folding), vignettes in text. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front cover blocked in blind, top edge gilt. Cloth marked, spine sunned, tip worn, map with stub tear: very good.

Presentation copy of a later edition, inscribed by Field Marshal Roberts on the half-title, "Major Drury, with the Author's best thanks and kind regards, 1 May 1914." Laid in is an accompanying autograph letter signed from the author, presenting the copy, and two other letters from him and his youngest daughter. The recipient was Major William Price Drury (1861-1949), a Royal Marine officer and the author of novels and plays with a naval theme. Prior to the First World War, Drury toured the country lecturing in support of Roberts's view that Britain was unprepared for war. The field marshal's letter, dated 1 May 1914, states that he is "delighted to possess the complete of your books. As a slight return for your gift I am sending you a copy of my 'Forty-One Years in India.'" A later pre-printed note, completed by Roberts by hand, thanks Drury for birthday wishes. In a final typed letter signed, dated 5 March 1915, Edwina Roberts thanks the Drurys for their congratulations on the birth of her son. The letter, and the facing envelope, are on mourning paper - Roberts had died on 14 November 1914. "Roberts was perhaps the ablest field commander since Wellington - quick to grasp a situation, bold and decisive in his solutions, and calm and confident in the face of difficulties" (ODNB). His memoir was a best-seller, going through eight editions or impressions within a month of publication. Ladendorf 364; Riddick 401; Taylor 669. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece, 31 plates (2 folding), 10 maps and plans (6 folding), vignettes in text. Original red bead-grain cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front cover blocked in blind, top edge gilt. A few pencil annotations. Spine and head of boards sunned, light foxing internally, couple of stub tears: very good.

First editions of both of these titles, here bound together, are uncommon, Library Hub shows just three of the former and four of the latter title, WorldCat adds no further copies. Nisbet was published largely for the evangelical and juvenile markets, and this little volume is no exception, combining elements of both. The first relates the conversion of Private Musgrave in India, while in the second, "The prefatory note, signed by H.J. Everard [actually W.J. Evered] Poole, contains a tract written by Mrs. Everard Poole entitled "What a Penny Once Did," and relates an incident regarding a soldier leaving for Zululand. The second part. is contributed by Staff Sergeant Beatson" (Mendelssohn). Raugh incorrectly identifies Beatson as Finlay C. Beatson, who served with the 62nd Regiment at around the right dates, joining in 1873, becoming the adjutant in 1878, and later being second-in-command in the Second Boer War; the Staff Sergeant served with the 99th, and was very definitely ORs. An excellent copy. Mendelssohn, I, p.100; Raugh, Anglo-Zulu War, 2784, for the second-named. Duodecimo. Original red cloth, title gilt to the front board, blind panels to both boards, royal blue surface-paper endpapers. Very slightly damp-mottled on the boards, light toning, but a very good copy.