John Adam; George Hay

Aberbrothock Illustrated: Being the Round of Etchings in Miniature

Arbroath, T. Buncle, 1886. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of etchings by John Adam. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-four plated etchings. Collated complete. A collection of architectural sketches with historical and topographical notes on Aberbrothock (a shire comprising of the parishes of Arbroath, St. Vigeans and Carmyle) from British historian, George Hay. Illustrated by John Adam, a Scottish architect, building contractor and supervisor. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 855T8

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Etchings Round Adam Hay Round None

ARNOLD, JOHN; HAY, JOHN; Editors.

Bibliography Of Australian Literature Project. List of Australian Writers 1788-1992. 2 Volumes A-K and L-Z.

Reprint Edition; Lge 8vo; pp. xviii, 289, original stiff illustrated wrapper, a very good copy. (Victoria), National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University, (1996).

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Book number: 73268

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Ian Hay [John Hay Beith]

All in It: "K (1)" Carries on

Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Ian Kay's sequel to his successful work 'The First Hundred Thousand', proving an account of the Battle of Somme. The first edition. The author's presentation copy, with an inscription to the front free endpaper: "Mrs Arthur Ryerson with best wishes John Hay Beith". In the publisher's original cloth. This work was written by John Hay Beith under the pen name of Ian Hay, and provides an account of the Battle of Somme during WWII. The work is a sequel to his popular work 'First Hundred Thousand', which closed with the Battle of Loos. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with minimal fading to the text to the spine, and slight wear to the extremities with minor closed tears to the cloth at the head. The odd spot to the endpapers with the author's presentation inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 949Z37

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: First edition Ian Kay War Ian Kay None

Beith, John Hay

The First Hundred Thousand, Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K (1)" by Ian Hay [Pseud. ]

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Hardcover. 342p.frontis. Very good condition .

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Book number: 005291

Keywords: Ww1 History World War I

Beith, John Hay

The First Hundred Thousand, Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K (1)" by Ian Hay [Pseud. ]

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Hardcover. 342p.frontis. Very good condition/good.

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Book number: 005302

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Ian Hay [Major General John Hay Beith]

The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K(I)" & Carrying on - After the First Hundred Thousand

Edinburgh & London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1915-1917. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition volumes of this good humoured account of army life from British soldier Major General John Hay Beith. Two volumes. First edition. With a colour frontispiece to volume one. Two volumes of the author's good-humoured accounts of army life, describing with wry wit life in his battalion, and becoming one of the most popular stories of the time. This set contains: The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K(I)", 1915. Carrying On - After the First Hundred Thousand, 1917. On the strength of the first novel, Beith was sent to work in the information section of the British War Mission in Washington, D.C. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier, best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 949T88

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: First Hundred Thousand Carrying On Beith Hay Carrying On None

Ian Hay [Major John Hay Beith]

The Great Wall of India

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the historical and cultural significance of the Indian subcontinent's fortifications. First edition. Illustrated throughout. An examination of the historical and cultural significance of the immense fortifications of the Indian subcontinent, with chapters on the Frontier Mail, the Khyber, a "Jirgah", and more. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. In the original full black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. The odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Book number: 901T35

Catalogue: India

Keywords: Great Wall India Beith Hay India Not Stated

Ian Hay [Major General John Hay Beith]

The Last Million

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1918. First edition. Cloth. The final of three volumes of this good humoured account of army life from British soldier Major General John Hay Beith. First edition. A collection of the author's good-humoured accounts of army life, describing with wry wit life in his battalion, and becoming one of the most popular stories of the time. The third volume of three written by Beith, on the strength of the first, he was sent to work in the information section of the British War Mission in Washington, D.C. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier, best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. Dated from the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 949T90

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Last Million Hay Beith Million None

Ian Hay [Major General John Hay Beith]

The Last Million

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1918. First edition. Cloth. The final of three volumes of this good humoured account of army life from British soldier Major General John Hay Beith. First edition. A collection of the author's good-humoured accounts of army life, describing with wry wit life in his battalion, and becoming one of the most popular stories of the time. The third volume of three written by Beith, on the strength of the first, he was sent to work in the information section of the British War Mission in Washington, D.C. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier, best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. Dated from the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Minor age toning to the endpapers. With a contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 949T91

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Last Million Hay Beith Million None

Ian Hay [John Hay Beith]

The Lighter Side of School Life

London, T. N. Foulis, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this amusing work on boarding school life by John Hay Beith, under the penname Ian Hay, in lovely condition. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with 12 colour plates reproduced from pastel drawings by Lewis Baumer. A further illustration is pasted to the front free end paper. Collated, complete. Major General John Hay Beith (1876-1952), was a British schoolmaster and soldier, but is best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. In this work he provides entertaining portraits of boarding school teachers and boys with descriptions of life in these schools. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with some faint marks to the rear board and a little fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: L. Baumer. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 856M22

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: School John Hay Beith Baumer John Hay Beith L. Baumer

Ian Hay [Major General John Hay Beith]

Malta Epic

New York and London, D. Appleton-Century Company, 1943. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated account of the British occupation and defense of Malta. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty images across sixteen plates. Collated complete. A picture of the early days of the Second World War, focusing on the British occupation and defence of Malta as a vital crossroad of the Mediterranean. With details of the three historic sieges of the island. Written by Major General John Hay Beith, a British schoolmaster and soldier, best remembered as a novelist, playwright, essayist, and historian who wrote under the pen name Ian Hay. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. With a 1" closed tear to the head of the spine. Light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 908T28

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Malta Epic Beith Hay Epic Not Stated

BENNETT, BRUCE; HAY, JOHN; ASHFORD, SUSAN; Compilers.

Western Australian Literature. A Bibliography.

8vo; pp. xii, 367; appendices, index to titles, index of authors; original black cloth, dustjacket; spine of dustjacket faded, bookplate; otherwise a fine copy. (Melbourne), Longman Cheshire, (1981).

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Book number: 104165

Keywords: Australian bibliography books on books Western Australia boo

BENNETT, CRUVE; HAY, JOHN; ASHFORD, SUSAN.

Western Australian Literature. A Bibliography.

First Edition; 8vo; pp. xii, 367, appendixes, index to titles, index of authors; original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a fine copy. (Melbourne), Longman Cheshire, (1981).

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Book number: 84446

Keywords: Australian bibliography books on books Western Australia wa boo

Eppard, Philip B. (John Hay) (Henry Adams)

John Hay and Henry Adams: Their Letters and Their Friendship

Softcover. Report binder. Cover page slightly edge-browned; otherwise very good condition. An unpublished typescript, consisting of portions of Eppard's unpublished dissertation, prepared as a proposal for a publisher. Never published. About 250 pages, including many letters by Hay and Adams. .

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Book number: 49351

GRAY, ALEXANDER STUART; SAMBROOK, JOHN; HALLIDAY, CHARLOTTE [ILLUSTRATOR]; WHITTON, JANE [ILLUSTRATOR]; BIRKS-HAY, TONY [INTRODUCTION];

Fanlights: A Visual Architectural History

Alphabooks. 1990-05-24. (ISBN: 0713630779) Hardcover, 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Hardcover. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Good.

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Book number: 229492

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: 0713630779