sailor sea de vice admiral harold hickling (6 résultats)

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Missing. Blue Cloth Hardcover. Black and white photographs.A couple of minor stains on the page edge.

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 224pp. (some foxing) Name on ffe. Dustjacket covered in plastic. b/w plates. Maps on endpapers. Good copy. 1st ed. Admiral Hickling began his career in the Royal Navy when he became a cadet at Osborne in 1905. In 1914 he was sublieutenant in the cruiser Glasgow & engaged with the German East Asian fleet.

hardback. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a slight forward lean, foxing to the edges and lightly to the pre-lims, bookplate of a previous owner to the verso of the front free endpaper, details of another owner on the half-title page, the binding remains tight, the dust wrapper is lightly chipped and rubbed, maps on endpapers, b&w plates, 224pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. H/B 224 pages, condition is very good.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by William Kimber and Company, London, UK. 1965. 224 pgs. Endpaper Maps. Illustrated with black and white plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Admiral Hickling began his career in the Royal Navy when he became a cadet at Osborne in 1905. In 1913 he was a sub lieutenant in the cruiser Glasgow on the South American Station. On the 1st November 1914, the Good Hope, wearing the flag of Admiral Cradock, supported by Glasgow and Monmouth, engaged the German East Asiatic Squadron commanded by Admiral Graf von Spee. An hour later, the flagship and Monmouth had gone down with all hands, Glasgow had only narrowly escaped the same fate. The Battle of Coronel was over.At the beginning of the Second World War, after a rather surprising interlude as, in rapid succession, convoy commander, civilian spy, 'degausser' and commodore commanding a synthetic squadron, Hickling took command of the new cruiser Glasgow. He soon saw action in the Mediterranean, in the hunt for the German pocket-battleship Admiral Scheer, and as Naval Officer in charge of the British Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches. EB; 8.5 X 5.7 X 1.0 inches; 224 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with minor wear at the edges and corners, spine is solid with minor bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong. Pages & Markings: some spotting top edges, a couple of tan stains (coin-size) on middle pages & a light tan patch on page 129, no markings. Dust Jacket: intact with light scuffing on surface and wear along top spine edge, has been covered & protected in clear plastic by previous owner. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you require an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.