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4to., with numerous photographs and maps throughout; original laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1991. Detailed accounts, including gazette entries, of the fifty-two recipients.
8vo., Second Edition, with numerous photographs and maps throughout; original laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1998. Detailed accounts, including gazette entries, of the thirty-eight recipients.
8vo., Second Edition, with numerous photographs and maps throughout; original laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1998. Detailed accounts, including gazette entries, of the fifty recipients in the two actions concerned.
235 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Bibliography. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The skill, bravery, and perseverance of the Canadian soldier in the dying months of the war leap off these pages. Mr. Fowler has performed a valuable service in confirming once again the proud military tradition enjoyed by Canada." - from Foreward. Clean, bright, tight and square with very light wear. Quality copy. Book
In-8°, pp. 10. Bross. edit. Scritte e segni in cop. FRANCO (Benevento 1515 - Roma,1570), poi segretario dell'Aretino, fu poeta sempre originale, pieno di sé e piuttosto incline all'invettiva che alla lode; giunto giovanissimo a Venezia nel 1536, per farsi ben accogliere, pubblicò il "Tempio di Amore", copiando di sana pianta (forse da una copia manoscritta recata con sé?) lo sconosciuto "Tempio di Cupido" del napoletano Iacopo Campanile detto CAPANIO (appena edito a Alife, 1536), sostituendo i nomi delle adulate dame napoletane con quelli delle veneziane. Ben curioso documento di cortigianeria. Censito alla sola Biblioteca Benedetto Croce - Napoli
8vo., First Edition, with title in red and black; original brown cloth, upper board lettered in blind, gilt back, brown top, backstrip faded (but all lettering just legible) else a very good, bright, clean copy. WITH 'PRESENTATION COPY' BLIND STAMP ON TITLE. Dedicated to Lord Ribblesdale, this work includes essays on La Rochefoucauld, La Bruyere and Vauvenargues, and Gosse's well-known encomium on France in the Great War.
Features: The Hun's Last Hope - Gravity of the Coming German Offensive on the West; Photos of Railways and Waterways where war has passed by; Doughty Gurkhas and Punjabis in the Desert; Won from the Crescent by the New Crusaders - Allenby captures Jerusalem; Exit the Enemy from 'German' East Africa; With Marshall's Men in Mesopotamia; Booty of the 'Bonnets' on the way to Bourlon; The Rumbling of the Storm - how Russia entered the war in a spirit of Brooding Unrest; Gallantry at Guislain and Mercy at Masnieres; Inspiriting Incidents in the Cambrai conflict; The Kaiser's spies in England - how the system worked and failed in this country, by Tighe Hopkins; Where the 'Tanks' went forward towards Cambrai; Moving heavy guns to meet the Menace on the West; Various victims of vagrant and warring airmen; German ships used by United States Soldiers; Royal interest in the work of British inventors; St. George & Jerusalem - article (and full-page map) - End of Four Centuries of Turkish misrule in the Holy City. Average wear. Unmarked. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
Topics: preparedness of the Boy Scouts; Sir R. Baden-Powell as a Prophet; Holiday and War; The Boy Scout Organization; Work of a Wartime Camp; Lord Kitchener's View; The Public and the Scout; A Non-Military Movement; Opinions of the Press; The American Ambassador; Scout Law; Scout Badges; Gallantry in the Navy; Sea Scouts as Coast Guards; Gallantry in the Army; Influence of the Scout Spirit; War Emergency Work; Work for the Government; Agricultural Help; Boy Scout Tests of Citizenship; Recreation Huts and Collections; Helping the Police; In Air Raids and Bombardments; Work for Hospitals; Boy Scouts of the Empire; The Movement in Foreign Countries; Scouts of the Allies. Dozens of wonderful black and white photos. Average wear. Bit of writing on front cover else unmarked. Binding sound. A quality copy. Magazine
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and numerous monochrome plates, cloth, gilt back, a very bright, clean copy. Smyth reviews the history of the VC in five main phases: 1854-1924; 1914-1919; 1920-1939; 1939-1945; post-1945. Appendices include statistical data of VC awards, transcripts of extracts of London Gazette VC warrants and a list of VC recipients (and their relatives) who attended the 1962 Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Mulholland & Jordan S60.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and 37 monochrome plates on 20, title clipped at upper out corner; cloth, gilt back, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound), boards lightly age-marked, a good working copy. Includes a list of Empire Gallantry Medallists.
Pages 505-532. Features: Cover photo of Monty pinning Sgt. Keith Elliot with the V.C., for outstanding gallantry at Ruweisat; The Battle of the Solomons - U.S. Sea Losses and Land Fighting, with photo of aircraft carrier "Wasp" ablaze and dramatic photo of U.S. auxiliary vessel "Colhoun" and U.S. destroyer "Little" shortly before they went under; Multiple photos of the Battle of the Solomons; Photos of Guadalcanal's vital airfield, Henderson Airport; Six photos of U.S. troop life on Guadalcanal; One-page illustration of sappers 'Hoovering' a minefield in the Western Desert; Photos of Allied airmen waging ceaseless war on Rommel's troops and supply columns; Multiple photos of the Eighth Army's steady progress in the Western Desert - aspects of the battle in its initial stages; The Third British Offensive in Egypt - article; Photos of eleven personalities of interest include Pilot Officer George F. Beurling, John Grix, and Mrs. Roosevelt meeting her U.S. Army son, Elliott, in Britain; Two pages of photos of lively episodes and incidents in the desert battle; Three photos of "Reprisal" raid bombing damage in Canterbury; Seven photos from Madagascar - successful British operations despite road blocks and blown-up bridges; Photos of renewed raids on Malta; Amazing daylight photo from 1 of 94 Lancasters flying low over France enroute to bombing the Schneider words at Le Creusot on October 17th; Illustrations explain how low-flying tactics create new problems for the enemy; Large high-resolution aerial photos of bomb damage to Schneider Works and Breuil Steelworks; Eight woodcuts by Chinese children illustrate the ongoing drama in that nation; Nice colour back cover ad for Johnnie Walker shows iron fence being installed in front of stately home. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Cover portrait of Brevet-Colonel John Vaughan Campbell, V.C., D.S.O., who won the Victoria Cross by leading an attack when his personal example and gallantry turned the fortune of the day. Includes Chapter CCXXVI - "For Valour - Heroes of the Victoria Cross in the Third Year of the War" Includes photos of many dozens of V.C. recipients, plus other photos. Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. A worthy reference copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, fore-edges lightly dust-soiled; pale blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. The standard reference, with roll of honour and bibliography. The George Cross replaced the Empire Gallantry Medal in 1940 'for great heroism or conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger'.
Pages 293-324. Features: Story of the Marine Engine (1); The Record Breaker "Lightning" - a famous racing clipper; Through the Ithsmus of Panama; Alain Gerbault and the "Firecrest"; Launching Ceremonies - various methods are used to launch new ships; Epics of Submarines - stories of gallantry and escapes from death. Includes photos of the liner St. Paul on her side beside a quay in New York. Moderate wear. Three-hole punched. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
205 pages including index. An eloquent collection of stories of over forty Canadian heroes of World War Two. All were ordinary men and women before volunteering to serve, and each reveals in their own way a gallantry, courage and perserverance that Canadians will take pride in. Includes black and white illustrations. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1 22,5x14 cm., in brossura con immagine applicata in copertina, pagg. 262 (1), 4 illustrazioni con immagini d'epoca in nero fuori testo, in francese, buone condizioni. Madame de Mailly - Les soeurs de Nesle - La Duchesse de Chateauroux - Madame de Pompadour - Louison Morphy dite Sirette - Mademoiselle de Romans, Ma Grande - Mademoiselle Tiercelin . Manon Lan?on, file de joie - Madame du Barry, sultane
1 22,5x14 cm., in brossura con incisione applicata in copertina, pagg. 263 (4), 4 tavole con immagini d'epoca in nero fuori testo, in francese, buone condizioni. Le M?nage de Louis XVI - Les Pamphlets contre Marie-Antoniette - Chronique indiscrete de la Cour - De la galanterie au Sadisme - Filles d'Op?ra et d'ailleurs - Grisettes et Raccroheuses - Police des moeurs au XVIIIe si?cle - Les Maisons Closes
L'Histoire galante du XVIIIe si?cle 1 22,5x14 cm., in brossura con immagine applicata alla copertina, pagg. 224 (4), 4 incisioni con immagini d'epoca fuori testo, in francese, buone condizioni. Le Prince Apprius - Orgies du Palais-Royal - Chronique scandaleuse - Don Juan, mar?chal de France - La Grivoise du Temps ou la Charolaise
Introduction et essai bibliographique par Guillaume Apollinaire - Avec des documents sur la vie ? Londres au XVIII si?cle et notamment la Vie galante d'apr?s les S?rails de Londres - Ouvrage orn? de six compositions d'apr?s la suite grav?e par William Hogarth: La destin?e d'une Courtisane 1 22,5x14 cm., in brossura, pagg. 268 (4), in francese, buone condizioni.
PARIS, Ed. du tambourin, 1920 - In 12° - Reliure 1/2 basane havane, signée Lilié - Dos lisse orné de filets dorés, titre doré, Mention en queue " bibliothèque des S.Officiers du 129 Régiment d'Infanterie - 228 pages - Envoi rapide et soigné
<p>17 cm, ril. moderna, muta, in cartone ricoperto da carta pastello, tagli dorati, (4), 298, (2). Antiporta inciso in rame con scena bucolica, frontespizio calcografico, con grande ghirlanda floreale, firmato dall'incisore Johann Jakob Falkeisen. All'interno, 4 belle tavole incise fuori testo protette da carta velina, una delle incisioni è firmata da Giuseppe Carpano Ripamonti. Delizioso esemplare ottimamente conservato. Raccolta di aneddoti storico-romantici sulla cavalleria ed i modi galanti.</p>
In 12° (14,7x9 cm); (4), 155, (5) pp. Bella legatura artigianale coeva in mezza pelle rossa con dorso a 5 nervi e etitolo e autore impresii in oro ai tasselli. Esemplare in barbe ed in ottime condizioni di conservazione. Opera tirata in soli 750 esemplari, questo è l'esemplare numero 67. Prima edizione nella tiratura delle "Le Coffret du Bibliophile" di questo scritto galante di Guillaume Apollinaire, pseudonimo di Wilhelm Albert Wlodzimierz Apollinaris de Waz-Kostrowicky (Roma, 25 agosto 1880 – Parigi, 9 novembre 1918) celebre poeta, scrittore, critico d'arte e drammaturgo francese che fu anche sostenitore del movimento futurismo italiano. Opera in bella legatura ed in ottime condizioni di conservazione.
Paris, Famot 1980. In-12 pleine reliure éditeur de 283 pages illustrées. Très bon état
[Figurato Galante] (cm. 15) buona mz. pergamena antica, resataurata, sguardie antiche. -- pp. 407 + 1 p. bianca. Bella antiporta figurata incisa in rame. Dedica a Nicola Beregani. Fra le molte opere scritte da questo prolifico autore, la nostra è la più rara. Mnca a molti repertori compreso Bm. Stc., Choix, Autori Italiani del '600, Michel-Michel, Bruni-Evans, Moranti "Le seicentine di Urbino", nonchè Graesse e Brunet. La prima edizione apparve nel 1653 ? Bell' esemplare nitido e fresco. Di questa rara opera sconosciuta anche al Gay "Bibliogr. des Ouvrages Relatifs a l' Amour". Il Census Nazionale Opac Sbn non registra alcun esemplare nelle biblioteche italiane. * Michel Susanne I 275.[f50] Libro
23,3x15,7 cm; 158, (2) pp. Bella legatura coeva in mezza pelle con piatti foderati con carta marmorizzata. Dorso con titolo e filettatura impressi in oro. Tavola incisa all'antiporta da Nelli e Candini. Alcune tavole incise nel testo (9). Testatine ornate. Rara pubblicazione erotico-galante stampata a Milano. Tutto il testo è stampato entro cornice xilografica. RARO due soli esemplari censiti in ICCU.
