Search Results: the autobiography of john hays hammond by hammond john hays

Hammond was an American mining engineer employed by Cecil Rhodes in South Africa; he was involved in the Jameson Raid (1895/6), captured & sentenced to death, eventually released on payment of a fine; he promoted many hydroelectric and mining projects. VOLUME TWO ONLY. Pages 387-813, index, plates; 23 cm. Bound in green cloth, spine faded, no dust jacket; Good+. Stock#20971bis/house.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Cloth a bit sunned. Loose bookplate in front. (14)383pp. Photos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Farrar & Rinehart. 1935. Hardcover. Very good, spine lightly faded. ; This vol. Begins with his imprisonment after the Jameson Raid. .

New York: Farrar & Rinehart. Hardcover. 1935. Thick 8vo 813pp . Good+ with no DJ. Two volumes published in one. B&W Illustrations. Green cloth. Spines faded .

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Slipcase. Two Volumes, First Printings With Rinehart Logo On Copyright Page, In Original Slipcase, No Dj's. Ownership Signature In Volume I Of J Bertram Lippincott, President Of J B Lippincott1911-1926 And Then Chairman 1926-1940, And With His Elaborately Decorative Bookplate (Centered On Books On A Window Sill With View Of Mountains Beyond) In Volume Ii. Books With Wear But No Fraying, Spines Sunned And Gilt Weak But Cover Gilt Strong, Hinges Tight But A Little Foxing At Gutter Edges Of Endpapers. Slipcase Quite Worn, And Reinforced On 4 Edges With Old Drafting Tape.

On Murray Hill, NY: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. 813 pages, b/w plates, index volume 2, 8vo, green cloth. Cover spines very faded, rest very good in pictorial black carton with two edges loose. Born in 1855 in San Francisco of a gold seeking father, he got an engineering degree at Yale, worked in Mexico, was involved in wars and mining in Africa, then on to London and Russia. He was active in politics in the U.S. from Taft to FDR. Shows remarkable interpaly of an engineering career and activities on the world stage.

Farrar & Rinehart. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 2 Volume set. In polypropylene bag. (engineers, united states, autobiography, south africa) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. First edition (green slipcase). First edition. No dust jackets. Slipcase has heavy rubbing and corner wear but remains strong. Inside slipcase is taped at edges. Book spines are sun-faded. All pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are firm and square.

Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. First edition (red slipcase). First edition. No dust jackets. Slipcase has heavy rubbing and corner wear but remains strong. Book spines are sun-faded. All pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are firm and square. Foxing to fore-edges.

Farrar & Rinehart. Good. 1935. Hardcover. NY (1935). 2 vols green cloth, lightly rubbed and bumped. One has ripped glassine, the other without. End papers darkened.; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.4 inches .

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1935. fair to good in fair to poor box. 813 total, 2-vol. boxed set, illus., bibliography, index, some discolor ins bds, spines faded & spotted, box quite worn & edges torn. The author (1855-1936) was a U.S. mining engineer who helped to develop gold mining in South Africa and California. He was in London when the Spanish-American War broke out, and was pleased that English public sentiment favored the American side.