Duckers, Peter:British Gallantry Awards, 1855-2000
- signiertes Exemplar 2000, ISBN: 9780747805168
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Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 2001. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 373 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 2001. Reprint. *** CO… Mehr…
Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 2001. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 373 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 2001. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where the Crimean war still rages, dodos are regenerated in home-cloning kits and everyone is deeply disappointed by the ending of 'Jane Eyre'. In this world there are no jet-liners or computers, but there are policemen who can travel across time, a Welsh republic, a great interest in all things literary - and a woman called Thursday Next. In this utterly original and wonderfully funny first novel, Fforde has created a fiesty, loveable heroine and a plot of such richness and ingenuity that it will take your breath away. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN/EAN: 9780340733561. Inventory No: 21010090.. 9780340733561, Hodder and Stoughton, 2001, 3, Pen and Sword. Used - Like New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2014. Originally published at $50., Pen and Sword, 5, Pen and Sword. Used - Like New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2014. Originally published at $50., Pen and Sword, 5, Liverpool. Used - Like New. Fine. Hardcover with pictorial boards. 2015. Originally published at $150., Liverpool, 5, London : Frederick Muller, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 297 pages, very good in rubbed good only unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B26., Frederick Muller, 1960, 2.75, NY: Harper & Brothers,, 1875. Volume 3 only; small octavo, 344, [8] (ads) pp., plans and maps with troop positions in green and red; library markings, most of front joint split ending with a tear across spine, text block still well sewn. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country., NY: Harper & Brothers, 1875, 0, London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0297002155 . FINEBlack boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publishers pictorial dustjacket. There is some minor creasing/slight paper loss to the top and bottom of the dustjacket spine, and a neat closed tear. The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks VG. The page fore-edges have slight foxing (light tan spots). The top edge is red. Internally Map endpapers. NO Inscriptions or other Marks. (xix) + 348 pp. Illustrated with 24 b/w illustrations, many 2 or more illustrations per plate, and 4 b/w maps. Eight Appendices; Source Notes; Bibliography; Index. Overall, apart fom the minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright, 'Near Fine' copy. " Colonel Barker paints a detailed and vigorous account of the Crimean campaigns. He points up the virtues and defects of the strategy, diplomacy and military administration on both sides; and finally nominates the British soldier as the hero of the campaign." See Images; 8vo 8" - 9" tall ., Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1970, 4, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2017. Originally a town that was built of wood by the Anglo-Saxons, it was later burned down and then rebuilt as England s second city, after London, by William the Conqueror. Riots between the church and the citizens saw Norwich at war with the Pope in 1272 when a gate was constructed as a penance. The Norfolk Regiment has seen its men in combat from the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Boer War and both World Wars. The more recent conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan have also witnessed the bravery of the Norfolks. A comprehensive list of military personnel who gave their lives is examined, including Norwich-born Second Lieutenant Wilfred Edwards VC, as well as an account of 9694 Private John Henry Abigail of the Norfolk Regiment who, on 12 September 1917, aged 21, was executed for being AWOL. It would not be until November 2006 that Private Abigail was pardoned by the British government.. 1st Edition. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Pen & Sword Military, 2017, 6, Boxtree Ltd, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 7x0x9. Publisher's hardback binding, very firm and square, just slightly bumped at the base of the spine; complete with original dustjacket, which is clean and bright, just mildly shelf-worn; contents tight and fresh, not showing any pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. A nearly new copy., Boxtree Ltd, 1997, 5, (Exeter: Webb & Bower, 1981) 0906671361. 4to; original printed boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. 276; lavishly illustrated in full colour with reproductions of Cree's line and watercolour pictures. Trace of spotting to top edge and reverse of dustwrapper. Near fine condition. "This book is a selection from the private journals of Dr Edward H. Cree, who served as a surgeon in the Royal Navy in the period 1837-69. It presents a splendid panoply of people and places in the last century. Cree's service took him to many parts of the world, including ten years in the Far East, where he witnessed land and sea actions in the First Opium War of 1839-42. He was engaged also in the pursuit and destruction of piratical Chinese fleets, served in the Baltic in actions against the Russians, and was present at the capture of Sevastopol and Kinburn in the final stages of the Crimean War. ... The spirit and atmosphere of the period are captured wonderfully well by the line and water-colour pictures sketched and painted by Dr Cree himself. And in his introduction the editor, Michael Levien, outlines Cree's background and sets the historical scene in which the action is unfolded. The Cree Journals is a fascinating personal narrative and an important historical document. It will delight all those who enjoy travelling through the past, giving them a sense of experiencing history in the making." ., (Exeter: Webb & Bower, 1981) 0906671361, 0, Pen and Sword. New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2014. Originally published at $50., Pen and Sword, 6, Pen and Sword. New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2014. Originally published at $50., Pen and Sword, 6, Liverpool. New. Fine. Hardcover with pictorial boards. 2015. Originally published at $150., Liverpool, 6, Adamant Media Corporation, 2002-06-14. Paperback. Good. Elibron Classics / Adamant Media Corporation [Published Date: No date listed]. 5.5 x 8.25". This Elibron Classics Replica Edition is an unabridged facsimile of the edition published by Cassell and Co., Ltd. London , in 1914. Paper covers, viii, List of photogravures, 408 pp. In good condition. Glossy pictorial paper covers have bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing with a bit of peeling to the paper at the corner tips. Light creasing to spine, but binding is still nice and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From (original) Publisher's Note] SOME thirty years ago considerable interest was aroused the publication, in the Nouvelle Revue, of Letters dealing with the Society of the different European capitals. These letters were by Count Paul Vassili. They were clever, amusing, and, it must be owned, rather ill-natured letters. People wondered at the extraordinary amount of truth which they contained, at the secrets they revealed. The real name of their author to this day has never been disclosed ; yet Count Vassili existed. He held an important post at the Russian Court, he had travelled widely, and everywhere had been welcomed as befitted his rank in the world. Cynical, intelligent, and wonderfully observant of everything that went on around him, his greatest interest in life was to commit to the leaves of a diary all that he saw or heard. That diary, which stretches from the time of the Crimean War to the present year, it was his intention to publish before he died. Alas, death came too soon. The Count passed away a few months ago. Nevertheless, the volumes which contained this diary became accessible, and their contents are now given to the public with the conviction that they will be read with the same interest that always attended the writings of Count Vassili. At the same tune, we would warn the reader that the present volume is not historical, but merely anecdotal. Yet sometimes anecdotes are also history. They very often explain events wide in their influence over the Affairs of the world m general and Royal Houses in which at first sight seem extraordinary, whilst in reality, they are but the development of some small circumstance. So far as we know there exists no chronicle of the Russian Court, and true anecdotes concerning it are extremely rare. Much has been written on the subject by outsiders upon hearsay; but here we have a book penned by a man who spent his life in the milieu which he describes, who knew intimately the people he writes about, who was present at most of the scenes which he describes, That alone would ensure an interest to this volume., Adamant Media Corporation, 2002-06-14, 2.5, Title: General Bosquet.Artist: Unknown.Engraver: D. J. Pound.Source: The History of the War in Russia. Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies.Publisher: The London Printing and Publishing Company Ltd., London.Date: Circa. 1855.Size: approx. 6 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches.Description: Original antique steel-line engraving portrait of General Bosquet in his military uniform. Pierre François Joseph Bosquet, 8 November 1810 5 February 1861, was a French Army general. He served during the conquest of Algeria and the Crimean War; returning from Crimea he was made Marshal of France and senator. Condition: Very Good +.Very light foxing/page browning., The London Printing and Publishing Company Ltd., 3, England: Geo. Pulman & Sons, Ltd, 1942. Stapled Binding. Good. Pages 19-22 loose but included, ink stamp on front wrapper, quarter-inch tear along spine head and spine base, wrappers split along spine base. 1942 Stapled Binding. 38 pp. Here are the stories of the Victoria Cross awards of this war announced up to the end of April, 1942. The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for gallantry "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces. It may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries, most of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours. It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command although no civilian has received the award since 1879. Since the first awards were presented by Queen Victoria in 1857, two-thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch. These investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace. The VC was introduced on 29 January 1856 by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1,358 times to 1,355 individual recipients. Only 15 medals, 11 to members of the British Army, and four to the Australian Army, have been awarded since the Second World War. The traditional explanation of the source of the metal from which the medals are struck is that it derives from Russian cannon captured at the Siege of Sevastopol. However, research has suggested another origin for the material.[4] Historian John Glanfield has established that the metal for most of the medals made since December 1914 came from two Chinese cannon, and that there is no evidence of Russian origin.[5], Geo. Pulman & Sons, Ltd, 1942, 2.5, 383 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over black boards in original pictorial jacket. Signed by the author. First edition. In a London hospital, Prudence Barrymore, a talented nurse who had once been the one of Florence Nightingale's angels of mercy in the Crimean War, meets sudden death by strangulation. Private inquiry agent William Monk is engaged to investigate this horrific crime--which intuition tells him was no random stroke of violence by a madman. Greatly helped by his unconventional friend Hester Latterly, another of Miss Nightingale's nurses, and barrister Oliver Rathbone, Monk assembles a portrait of the remarkable woman. Yet he also discerns the shadow of a tragic evil that darkens every level of society, and a frightening glimmer of his own eclipsed past--Publisher's description. Condition: Signed on the title page else a near fine copy in like jacket., Fawcett Columbine, 1993, 4, Chicago, New York, San Fransisco: Rand McNally & Company. VG/VG. Pages clean. Binding sound.. 1963. First Edition. Tan and brown cloth hardcover. Dust jacket now protected in clear plastic BRODART cover. Original price to front endflap. 224pp. Index. An Englishwoman's experiences in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny, Chicago, New York, San Fransisco: Rand McNally & Company, 3, Buckinghamshire, UK: Shire. Near Fine. 2001. First Edition. Softcover. 0747805164 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Shire Library; Colour Illustrations; 8.11 X 5.75 X 0.24 inches; 64 pages; "Since the ancient times soldiers have been honoured for gallantry in battle, and since the 1850s specific acts of bravery 'in the face of the enemy' by British and Imperial forces have been recognized by the award of a range of wearable decorations. These provide a visual indication both of the bravery of the recipient of its recognition by the government and nation. Collecting awards for gallantry and researching them and their recipients has become a significant hobby within the world of militaria and numismatics: it provides enthusiasts with a feeling of real contact with those who experienced the dangers and excitement of the great events of military history, and it helps to keep alive the memory of brave men and women who served their country around the world. This book surveys these British decorations and medals from their origins in the Crimean War of 1854-6 up to the twentieth century." ., Shire, 2001, 4<
