No Ordinary Press Baron: A Life of Walter Layton
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985. First U.K. Edition. 271, illus., notes, index, some wear to top and bottom edges of DJ. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985. First U.K. Edition. 271, illus., notes, index, some wear to top and bottom edges of DJ. More
New York, N.Y. Stein and Day, 1980. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 334 pages. Several chips and small tears to dust jacket edges. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads: To the Fendig Family, Personally inscribed with the very best wishes of the author. James C. Humes, 7-31-1980. Includes Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapters on Destiny; Youth; Soldier; Apprentice Speaker; Writer; Candidate; Conservative Back-bencher; Liberal Reformer; War Minister; Conservative Chancellor; Prophet in Exile; Prime Minister; Champion of Freedom; and World Symbol. Also includes Appendixes on Wit and Wisdom; Escapades and Encounters; Barbs and Blasts; Mockery and Parody; Predictions and Prophecies; Milestones in Churchill's Life; as well as a Bibliography and an Index. James C. Humes is an author and former presidential speechwriter. Humes, along with William Safire and Pat Buchanan, is credited for authoring the text on the Apollo 11 lunar plaque. James C. Humes was Ronald Reagan's speechwriter. He also wrote speeches for George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower. He has served as a communications advisor to major U.S. corporations, including IBM and DuPont. He is the author of at least twenty-three books, sharing his extensive knowledge of the modern history and political landscape. More
London: Nisbet & Co., Ltd., [1921]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 278, color frontis illus., illus., 2 fold-out maps, index, boards quite worn, rubbed, and soiled, corners bumped and worn. More
New York: Harper & Row, [c1970]. First U.S. Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 296, v.1 only of the 2-vol. set, illus., footnotes, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled. More
London: The Illustrated London News, [1942?]. Second Printing. 32 x 48 cm, 40, wraps, illus. More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1986, c1985. First American Edition. 25 cm, 253, illus., footnotes, bibliography, index, some edge soiling. More
London: John Murray, 1905. 371, illus., index, foxing, discolor ins fr flylf, boards scuffed & small dings, spine discolored and small tears, weakness to fr bd. More
Washington, DC: R. B. Luce, 1963. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 22 cm, 121 pages. Illus., DJ soiled and slightly torn at edges and corners. Signed by the author. More
New York: M. S. Mill Company, 1963. 22 cm, 227, footnotes, some pencil marks and underlining to text, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1967. First U.S. Edition. 256, illus., maps, footnotes, index, bookplate inside front board, some wear to DJ edges. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1989. 215, illus., appendix, index, some wear to top and bottom DJ edges. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. First Printing. Hardcover. 298 pages. Slight discoloration inside front flyleaf, DJ worn & scuffed: sm tears, sm chips. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1928. 22 cm, 262, illus., front board weak, drawing on rear endpaper, some edge soiling, pencil erasure and sticker on front endpaper. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1972. First U.S. Edition. 344, illus., maps, bibliography, index, slight wear to top and bottom edges of DJ, rear DJ creased. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1962. 301, illus., maps, footnotes, index, small stains to fore-edge & some text pages, top corner of some pgs bent, ink name fr flylf. More
New York: Knopf, 1984, c1983. Book Club Edition. 25 cm, 299, illus., footnotes The biography of a man who, in spite of his extraordinary achievements in aremarkably wide range of activities, compressed into a short life, remains underrated. More
London, England: Richard Bentley, 1837. A New Edition, with Additions and Notes. Leather. VOLUME IV ONLY, 1805 continued to 1807. 375 pages. Leather cover worn and scratched. Decorated endpapers. Footnotes. Includes chapters on pages 1805, 1806, and 1807, as well as Diagrams on pages 5, 25, 34, 40, 44, 48, 50, 68, 71, 102, 111, 113, and 167. Fold-outs at rear of volume. In one of the most comprehensive histories of the Navy in the Napoleonic Wars ever published, James' rigorous research methodology using various contemporary sources provides detailed descriptions of the operations of the Royal Navy in the period. Fleet campaigns and minor engagements are discussed, with technical and tactical details of ships and battles also provided. These volumes (here reissued from the 1859 edition) remain an invaluable source of information for the history of the Royal Navy during this fascinating period. The book remained a major reference work and was so often consulted that the Navy Records Society published an index to the history in 1895, which is now available on the Internet. Frederick Chamier wrote nautical novels somewhat in the style of Marryat, including The Unfortunate Man (1835), Ben Brace, the Last of Nelson's Agamemnons (1836), The Arethusa (1837), Jack Adams, the Mutineer (1838), The Spitfire (1840), Tom Bowling (1841), a trilogy Count Konigsmark (1845) and Jack Malcolm's Log (1846). In addition, he continued William James's Naval History and wrote some books of travel. More
London, England: Richard Bentley, 1837. A New Edition, with Additions and Notes. Leather. VOLUME V ONLY. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Fold-outs. Footnotes. Cover worn. Some pages have foxing and soiling. Includes chapters on British and French Fleets from 1808 to 1811, as well as diagrams on Seahorse and Badere-Zaffer; Amethyst and Thetis; Amethyst and Niemen; Spartan with Ceres and consorts, commencement of action, and its termination. Includes Appendix and Notes on Annual Abstracts. In one of the most comprehensive histories of the Navy in the Napoleonic Wars ever published, James' rigorous research methodology using various contemporary sources provides detailed descriptions of the operations of the Royal Navy in the period. Fleet campaigns and minor engagements are discussed, with technical and tactical details of ships and battles also provided. These volumes (here reissued from the 1859 edition) remain an invaluable source of information for the history of the Royal Navy during this fascinating period. The book remained a major reference work and was so often consulted that the Navy Records Society published an index to the history in 1895, which is now available on the Internet. Frederick Chamier wrote nautical novels somewhat in the style of Marryat, including The Unfortunate Man (1835), Ben Brace, the Last of Nelson's Agamemnons (1836), The Arethusa (1837), Jack Adams, the Mutineer (1838), The Spitfire (1840), Tom Bowling (1841), a trilogy Count Konigsmark (1845) and Jack Malcolm's Log (1846). In addition, he continued William James's Naval History and wrote some books of travel. More
London: The Library Press, Limited, 1915. Presumed First printing thus. Hardcover. 332 & 288 pages. 2 vols., illus. (many color), tables, diagrams, glossary, appendix, index, foxing to text & fore-edge, discoloration inside boards. Ink name and date inside front flyleaves, spines faded and somewhat stained, some wear to edges of spines. John Fredrick Thomas Jane (6 August 1865 – 8 March 1916) was the founding editor of reference books on warships (All the World's Fighting Ships) and aircraft (All the World's Airships) and the namesake of what would become Jane's Information Group and many of its publications. He first began to sketch warships in his teens, and was notable in the 1890s for illustrating scientific romances by George Griffith and other authors, as well as for his own science fiction novels such as To Venus in Five Seconds (published in 1897) and The Violet Flame (1899). An avid miniatures wargamer, Jane first published All the World's Fighting Ships (known as Jane's Fighting Ships after 1905) in 1898, which catalogued all the warships operated by each country, their armaments, and other details, as a supplement to a wargame he designed. It was a success from the start and has become the standard reference directory on the topic. The Naval Warrant Officer's Journal suggested that the book be on every ship, and in 1902 said that it should be available to every naval officer. The Admiralty were less enthusiastic, partly due to Jane's irreverent behavior - although some ships did acquire copies. In 1909, he created All the World's Aircraft. Jane was an accomplished artist whose works were widely published in periodicals and books, those illustrations are now collectable. More
London: The Library Press, Limited, 1915. Presumed First printing thus. Hardcover. Volume II only. ix, [1], 288 pages. Illustrations (many color), footnotes, tables, diagrams, glossary, appendix, index. Cover worn and corners bumped and rubbed. , foxing to text & fore-edge, discoloration inside boards. Spine faded and somewhat stained, some wear to edges of spine. John Fredrick Thomas Jane (6 August 1865 – 8 March 1916) was the founding editor of reference books on warships (All the World's Fighting Ships) and aircraft (All the World's Airships) and the namesake of what would become Jane's Information Group and many of its publications. He first began to sketch warships in his teens, and was notable in the 1890s for illustrating scientific romances by George Griffith and other authors, as well as for his own science fiction novels such as To Venus in Five Seconds (published in 1897) and The Violet Flame (1899). An avid miniatures wargamer, Jane first published All the World's Fighting Ships (known as Jane's Fighting Ships after 1905) in 1898, which catalogued all the warships operated by each country, their armaments, and other details, as a supplement to a wargame he designed. It was a success from the start and has become the standard reference directory on the topic. The Naval Warrant Officer's Journal suggested that the book be on every ship, and in 1902 said that it should be available to every naval officer. The Admiralty were less enthusiastic - although some ships did acquire copies. In 1909, he created All the World's Aircraft. Jane was an accomplished artist whose works were widely published in periodicals and books, those illustrations are now collectable. More
New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1970. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Format is 12.5 inches by 8.5 inches. 452 pages. Illustrations (including advertisements). Tables. General Index. Addenda. DJ has some wear and soiling. A collectors item and reference tool. Possibly the most interesting aspect of this, the eighth issue of Jane's, are the articles by combatants in the Russo-Japanese War, supplemented by a special series of photographs showing the ships destroyed and the extent of the damage suffered by others. There is a summary of naval actions during the war and notes on relevant strategy and tactics. All included are revised rules of Jane's "Naval War Games". This is a large and heavy book and would require additional shipping charges if sent outside of the United States. This is an annual reference book of information on all the world's warships arranged by nation, including information on ships' names, dimensions, armaments, silhouettes and photographs, etc. More
New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1970. Reprint Edition. Library Edition [stated on DJ]. Hardcover. 452 pages. Illustrations. Tables. Glossary. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling and sticker residue on front flap. Possibly the most interesting aspect of this, the eighth issue of Jane's, are the articles by combatants in the Russo-Japanese War, supplemented by a special series of photographs showing the ships destroyed and the extent of the damage suffered by others. There is a summary of naval actions during the war and notes on relevant strategy and tactics. All included are revised rules of Jane's "Naval War Games". This is a large and heavy book and would require additional shipping charges if sent outside of the United States. This is an annual reference book of information on all the world's warships arranged by nation, including information on ships' names, dimensions, armaments, silhouettes and photographs, etc. Each edition describes and illustrates warships of different national naval and paramilitary forces, providing data on their characteristics. The first issue was illustrated with Jane's own ink sketches--photos began to appear with the third volume in 1900. The present title was adopted in 1905. Its success launched a number of publications carrying the name "Jane's". Ten early editions of Jane's (those of 1898, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1914, 1919, 1924, 1931, 1939, 1944-45, and 1950-51) were reissued in facsimile reprints by Arco Publishing starting in 1969. All of these appeared in the oblong or "landscape" format until the 1956/57 edition, while from 1957/58 the present "portrait" layout was adopted, thus matching the sister Jane's publication on aircraft. More
New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc, 1970. Reprint Edition. 478, illus., tables, glossary, index, addenda, errata, sm stains to fore-edge, bkplate ins fr bd, DJ edges worn: sm tears, sm chips. More
New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc, 1969. Reprint Edition. Second Printing. 505, illus., maps, tables, index, errata, addenda, several pages creased, plastic coating on boards, bookplate inside front board. More
London: John Murray, 1852. 428, tables, footnotes, pencil & ink underlining & check marks on a few pgs, sm rough spots ins fr flylf, endpapers & flylves soiled. More