1978, ISBN: 9780241100158

Hardcover

Moscow, Russia: Progress Publishers, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 15 traditional folk & fairy tales from around the former Soviet republics, with… More...

Moscow, Russia: Progress Publishers, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 15 traditional folk & fairy tales from around the former Soviet republics, with lovely watercolor illustrations. 263 pages, including an Afterword by Professor E. Pomerantseva on the Caucasian people & their traditions. Small hardcover with beige linen-covered boards & decorative design to front cover is Near Fine: completely clean, very mild tanning to page edges, binding tight & square; NO writing, highlighting, or underlining; NOT ex-lib. DJ is downgraded to VG+ due to a 1" semi-square chip & unclosed tear at top of front cover near spine; otherwise, completely clean & bright, no fading, virtually no edgewear save for at corners. Sticker on back from former merchant. Looks lovely protected in new mylar cover. Please see our 5 photos! Description copyright Gargoyle Books 2015. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm (Noon Saturdays) Pacific time; Sundays & holidays ship next business day., Progress Publishers, 1971, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Max Hennessy is the pseudonym of John Harris,author of 'The Sea Shall Not Have Them'.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork,by Ian Robertson,illustrated dw/dj, with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing toedges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of any light creasing is to top edges of dw/dj.Top edges bright and generally clean,fore-edges however,have a few splash/stain spots to top 1" of it's edges - the remainder bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean- near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-292pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising 8,9 and 8 chapters respectively,plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,half-title+title pages, characters list/table,Pts separator pages and 4pp blanks at the rear. Hero of the Jutland in WW1,Kelly Maguire progresses rapidly to senior rank during the inter-war years - beset with difficultiesas,in particulary dangerous times,politicians insist on cutting down the Navy's strength.Kelly finds himself involved in the appalling tragedy of the Russian Civil War of 1919-1920,when the Navy manned armoured trains and was occupied in the rescue of thousands of terrified White Russians while the Red Army approached and typhus decimated their regiments.Readers of Max Hennessy's previous book,the first in 'The Lion at Sea' series,will remember Kelly's lifelong romance with Charlotte Upfold ('Charley').This becomes complicated by the appearance of a seductive Russian baroness.When Kelly finds himself concerned with the activities of the Yangtze gunboats during the Chinese troubles of 1927,there is yet another emotional entanglement,and this one leads tomarriage,not to the unfortunate Charley but to the spoileddaughter of a wealthy aristocrat.Kelly's life suddenly seems to go haywire,and he returns to England in the traumatic experiences of the naval mutiny at Invergordon.Kelly's confidence and initiative are typical of a hardened sailor,who is a born leader,and these,with a dash of good luck and a little help from an old love and an old enemy,save him from disaster in a splendid and gripping climax to the book. 'The Dangerous Years' is a tremendous sequel in the story of Kelly Maguire.It is also a book with much period interest,dealing with vital incidents in British history not often featured in books about the Navy. Since April 2013,and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.HAMISH HAMILTON,1978.<

1978, ISBN: 9780241100158

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Max Hennessy is the pseudonym of John Harris,author of 'The Sea Shall Not Have Them'.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,… More...

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Max Hennessy is the pseudonym of John Harris,author of 'The Sea Shall Not Have Them'.] NFINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, wrap-around colour pictorial artwork,by Ian Robertson,illustrated dw/dj, with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing toedges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Majority of any light creasing is to top edges of dw/dj.Top edges bright and generally clean,fore-edges however,have a few splash/stain spots to top 1" of it's edges - the remainder bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean- near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain green cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-292pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising 8,9 and 8 chapters respectively,plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,half-title+title pages, characters list/table,Pts separator pages and 4pp blanks at the rear. Hero of the Jutland in WW1,Kelly Maguire progresses rapidly to senior rank during the inter-war years - beset with difficultiesas,in particulary dangerous times,politicians insist on cutting down the Navy's strength.Kelly finds himself involved in the appalling tragedy of the Russian Civil War of 1919-1920,when the Navy manned armoured trains and was occupied in the rescue of thousands of terrified White Russians while the Red Army approached and typhus decimated their regiments.Readers of Max Hennessy's previous book,the first in 'The Lion at Sea' series,will remember Kelly's lifelong romance with Charlotte Upfold ('Charley').This becomes complicated by the appearance of a seductive Russian baroness.When Kelly finds himself concerned with the activities of the Yangtze gunboats during the Chinese troubles of 1927,there is yet another emotional entanglement,and this one leads tomarriage,not to the unfortunate Charley but to the spoileddaughter of a wealthy aristocrat.Kelly's life suddenly seems to go haywire,and he returns to England in the traumatic experiences of the naval mutiny at Invergordon.Kelly's confidence and initiative are typical of a hardened sailor,who is a born leader,and these,with a dash of good luck and a little help from an old love and an old enemy,save him from disaster in a splendid and gripping climax to the book. 'The Dangerous Years' is a tremendous sequel in the story of Kelly Maguire.It is also a book with much period interest,dealing with vital incidents in British history not often featured in books about the Navy. Since April 2013,and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.HAMISH HAMILTON,1978.<

1978, ISBN: 0241100151

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780241100158], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Hamish Hamilton, London], WORLD WAR 2 NAVAL FICTION, Fiction|War & Military, Jacket, THE DANGEROUS YEARS Max Hennessy. Hamish Hamilton, Lond… More...

[EAN: 9780241100158], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Hamish Hamilton, London], WORLD WAR 2 NAVAL FICTION, Fiction|War & Military, Jacket, THE DANGEROUS YEARS Max Hennessy. Hamish Hamilton, London. 1978 First edition ISBN 0241100151 292pp Hardback. This copy is in MINT condition in a MINT unclipped dustwrapper. This is the second title in the exciting naval trilogy 'The Lion At Sea' featuring the courageous Kelly Maguire. There is talk of peace across Europe as the First World War draws to its bloody conclusion and the German naval fleet limps into Scapa Flow for a humiliating surrender. But for Lieutenant Kelly Maguire, new conflicts arise in Russia, the Mediterranean and the Far East. Maguire faces brutal choices and violent action. Rising through the ranks of the Royal Navy he is sent on a mission to the killing-ground of China. For Maguire, dangerous years are ahead. Max Hennessy is the pseudonym for John Harris. Ref O6 Size: 292pp<