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In 4° leg. edit. pp. 399, con molte ill.ni anche fotografiche, ben tenuto
Volume in ottavo, brossura editoriale figurata, titolo al piatto ed al dorso, occhiello, frontespizio, IV, 320 pp.. Una carrellata attraverso testi ed illustrazioni galanti del secolo dei Lumi, con una presentazione e le note del Grand-Carteret, che preferisce giustamente far parlare i racconti e le vignette. Gran contenitore d'erotismo e letteratura "libera" il Settecento, con una serie d'illustratori di grandissima capacità nel cogliere la galanteria ed il suo cugino erotismo. L'opera è condotta con garbo e misura, presenta testi classici insieme con altri poco noti ed ha un'iconografia ampia e succosa. In barbe, in buono stato (mende alla legatura), stuzzicante e poco comune
8vo., First Edition, with plates, small corner clipped from title, some occasional underlining; cloth, gilt back, backstrip faded (but all gilt wholly legible) else a good, clean copy. Vividly-written account of 22 VC holders. Enser, p.463; Mulholland & Jordan H26.
Pages 989-1014 plus many additional pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: Honours for the R.F.C.; The Roll of Honour; Wing Bracing and Head Resistance; The Burges Speed Scout Biplane (with scale drawings and three photos); The Royal Aero Club - Official News; Turin to London Non-Stop - with map and photo of Captain Laureati and Michael Angelo Tonzo; ; Airisms from the Four Winds; "X" Aircraft Raids; The British Air Services - appointments and promotions; Aircraft Work at the Front - Official Information; Magneto Ignition - simple explanation of the fundamentals with illustrations; The Society of British Aircraft Constructors - official notices; Side-Winds; Imports and Exports 1916-1917; Full-page illustration with text honouring Second Lieutenant J.C. Currie "for conspicuous gallantry" while acting as observer to another officer; Fantastic full-page Avro ad; Nice full-page ad with photo for Palmer Cord Tyres and Wheels; The Huns Air Service; Flight-Lieut. Curt Wolff (who replaced Baron von Richthofen as leader of Squadron 12) killed in action; Air photo of massive damage to the village of Bermericourt; Photo of the Kaiser decorating officers on the western front; Photo of Italian F.B.A. flying boat; Two photos of the first of the U.S. Navy's 'blimps'; Great full-page illustrated ad for "Triplex"safety glass for use in goggles and windshields; Personals; Great illustrated ad for the "Newhaven Coat"; and more. Bit of faint underlining to magneto article otherwise clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
Mm 215x215 Due volumi rilegati in uniforme similpelle nera con scritta in oro al piatto e al dorso, custodia editoriale con piatti figurati a colori, 925 pagine complessive. Numerose le illustrazioni in nero nel testo. Perfetto lo stato. Si tratta della seconda edizione ampliata dopo quella del 1948 per la quale i due autori furono processati e poi assolti. Opera non pruriginosa e solcata da venature ironiche. In appendice Lexicon sessuologico del dott. Fortunato Pautrier. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
<p>22 cm, rilegatura in mezza tela, titolo in oro su tassello al dorso, conserva le copertine illustrate, originali ma con qualche traccia d'uso; p. 382. Moltissime brevi descrizioni di vite di donne galanti, in ordine alfabetico</p>
In-8, 256 pp., 8 planches hors texte, broche, couverture illustree. Etat d'usage. [CL-8]
1 Vol. In-8 pag. (4)164 ill. di Ferdinandus.Copt.ill. Dorso rifatto PROG 37395 CATT_ATT 50
8vo., Second Edition, with numerous portraits; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1997. Includes full citation for each of the 106 VCs won during WWII. Mulholland & Jordan L3 (recording the first edition).
Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text, INTERLEAVED WITH BLANKS; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured and monochrome illustraions (a number full-page) in the textl; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. The standard reference
With five colour plates and 85 black and white illustrations. Page 109 has staple holes and crease at top corner. Edges greyed with dust marks This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published as 'In Action with the Enemy' in 1986.
<p>18 cm, bella rilegatura in piena tela, titolo e fregi in oro al dorso, tagli colorati; p. 251, (4), numerose foto in b/n a piena o a mezza pagina. Stemma nobiliare italiano applicato al risguardo</p>
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title and numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; original photographic wrappers, a fine copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. Detailed and well-illustrated accounts of the WWI awards made to Private William Buckingham, The Leicestershire Regiment, and Captain Robert Gee, 2 Bn The Royal Fusiliers. Uncommon.
4to., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. This catalogue should not be confused with its similarly titled but much smaller counterpart [Mulholland & Jordan H81] issued in purple wrappers to accompany the same exhibition held at Marlborough House. THE PRESENT WORK IS THE ONLY CATALOGUE TO LIST IN FULL THE CITATIONS OF ALL 640 VICTORIA CROSSES ON DISPLAY AND IS CONSIDERABLY SCARCER THAN THE ABRIDGED 39PP VERSION. The catalogue is arranged chronologically from inception to 1951. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Mulholland & Jordan, H80.
415 pages. Bibliography. Index of Medal of Bravery recipients. Black and white illustrations. "The citations range from the Victoria Cross awarded to Lieutenant Alexander Dunn for racing back on horseback at the Charge of the Light Brigade, to the Cross of Valour awarded to Constable David Cheverie of the RCMP in 1988 for his daring rescue of three children. Where available, the citation, as it appears in the London Gazette or the Canada Gazette, Part 1 (CG) is reproduced in its entirety with the exception of the Medal of Bravery citations which have been paraphrased from the Canada Gazette." - from Introduction. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
