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188532138London Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1885. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Contained in the April issue of Proceedings of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers pp.167-197 with 8 plates. The whole issue offered here. Custom cloth box with gilt leather title on spine. <br/><br/><em>First edition. Maxim's first announcement of his invention of the automatic machine-gun; using the energy from the recoil force to eject each spent cartridge and insert the next one Maxim came up with the single-man operated machine-gun. Earlier types of machine-guns as the Gatling and Gardner consisted of multiple barrels and were powered by the manual turning of a crank which made them very heavy and caused them to require several men in order to operate them. The invention of the Maxim-mechanism allowed for a single-barrel construction and the new machine-gun could potentially be operated by just one man which thus led to the modern automatic machine-gun. Scarce. </em> hardcover
188532138London, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1885. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Contained in the April issue of Proceedings of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, pp.167-197, with 8 plates. The whole issue offered here. Custom cloth box with gilt leather title on spine.
155 pages. "I have attempted... by a series of fairly typical incidents, to give a picture of the activities of number four section in the machine-gun company of the Marty Battalion, and my own feelings about it, during the first months of the International Column's existence." - from pages 153-4. Contents unmarked. Binding sound. Above-average external wear. A worthy reading copy. Book
56 pages. Colour photos of the band. Includes lyrics, piano music and guitar chords for the following smash hits: Brick House, Easy, Lady (You Bring Me Up), Machine Gun, Oh No, Painted Picture, Reach High, Sail On, Still, Three Times a Lady. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy working copy. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Cover illustration of The Battle of Magersfontein. Photos of: Squad of the Essex Artillery Volunteers, Detachment of the London Scottish Volunteers, Machine-Gun Detachment of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, the new Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert", Prominent officers on active service, Scenes on the Western Line of Communicationsl, The Camp of the Grahamstown 1st City Volunteers, at Cradock, Lord Curzon's visit to Lucknow, A Group of Irish Nurses bound for South Africa, Scenes at De Aar. Illustrations include: "With the Kimberley Relief Column, The Burial of General Wauchope and Lieutenant-Colonel Goff, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the field of Magersfontein, The City of London Volunteers for South Africa, How Long Tom's Shell Disturbed the Middies' Sucking-Pig, Bursting of the Shell that Passed through the Royal Hotel, Ladysmith, and killed Dr. Stark, Rimington's Tigers, on the Mooi River, Manning the breastwork at Naauwpoort Camp, Arundel Camp, Bluejackets Saving Their Gun (Centerfold), Lovely full-page Lifebuoy Soap Advertisement. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
1908B103623Laeken, Impr. Emile Godts 1908 157pp., 25cm., reliure cart. (plats marbrés en motif 'tree-calf', dos en cuir), feuilles de garde marbrées, bon état, rare, B103623
157pp., 25cm., reliure cart. (plats marbrés en motif 'tree-calf', dos en cuir), feuilles de garde marbrées, bon état, rare, B103623
1911MILI1762Saint-Denis, S.A. Hotchkiss [1911]. 41 S., 2 Bl., 1 gefaltete graph. Darst., 12 photogr. Tafeln, OLn., Einband fleckig, Vorsatz mit hs. Eignereinträgen (Bleistift) [2 Warenabbildungen]
Stories: The Whistle; Hitch-Hiking to the Arctic; Khushal Khan's Rifle; Part-Time Pirates; Machine-Gun Tom; The Affair at Nilakere; Public Enemy Number One; Found Ivory; The Mountain Watch; Water-Divining in Malabar; We Visit the Island Paradise;; The Secret of the Deat Heart. Covers present but detached. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
6099hebdomadaire,in folio broché,couverture illustrée en couleurs,28 pages sur papier couché,texte sur 2 colonnes, illustrations photos,dessins par les meilleurs artistes HUARD,STEINLEN,RAPENO…tête de collection n°1 du 29 mai 1915 au n° 16 du 12 septembre 1915 ,couverture illustrée en couleurs de André HELLE l’ensemble relié en un volume demi-toile ancienne muette,très bon état.
MIL6Levallois-Perret, 86 rue Chaptal, s.d.(1923). In-8 oblong, 112-16pp., 11photos, br.
40 pages. 60 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Photo at St. Malo of the second B.E.F. evacuation; Last to leave France - "The Unbeaten Army" returns home; Scorched earth as the French leave Brest, their naval base in Brittany; Article - A summary of the armistice terms proposed to France by Germany and Italy; Photos of the R.A.F.'s war in the air; Great overhead photo of attack on the German-occupied Schipol Aerodrome which damaged 10 of 22 planes on the ground; Australians rally to the motherland; Centerfold illustration by C.E. Turner depicts the Scharnhorst suffering another damaging blow; Photos of Sir Clive G. Liddell; Sir A.M. Longmore and General W.G.S. Dobbie; Photo of French General Nogues, Commander of French forces in Morocco, conferring with staff officers; Aerial photo of bombs raining down on Italian bases in Libya; Several photos of British bomb damage caused by mass air raids on Britain; Photos of metal recycling in Britain, including removing the steel rails from St. James's Park; Photo-illustrated text of statement in Parliament by Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply, entitled "Britain's Output of Arms"; Photo of engineers inspecting a 16" naval gun weighing 106 tons; Photo of North Tower of Crystal Palace which was doomed to come down so its iron framework could be used for war purposes; Great full-page illustration entitled "Sub-Machine Guns to Resist Parachute Invaders" illustrates an Astra Pistol Machine-gun, a Thompson sub-machine gun, a Star sub-machine gun, a Garand semi-automatic rifle, a Johnson semi-automatic rifle, and a Johnson light machine gun; Page of photos of regimental badges of teh British Army; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of crew at work inside the Lockheed Hudson aircraft, plus photos of the plane in flight; Summary of the chief daily events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
AERO476Dépliant in-8, 4 pages, 12 croquis, 5 photos.
38429Imprimerie Langlois, 1918. Format 14x18 cm, broche, 79 pages. Couverture tres sale, interieur bien. Bon etat, petites traces d'usage sur un livre d'occasion.
191658541916 plaquette in-octavo, dos muet toile bleu-gris, illustrations : 21 planches dont 5 photographiques, 48 pages, 1916 Westminster Wightman Mountain and Andrew Letterpress Lithographic Printers,
D5Saint-Cyr, Ecole Spéciale Militaire, 1934. In-8, 19pp., 35 croquis h.t., br.
46 pages. Black and white photos throughout. "Pierre Berton's television interviews with a former rumrunner and "Machine-Gun" Kelly of Canadian customs form the basis of this tale of prohibition days. Centering on the U.S. Coast Guard's illegal sinking of the Canadian ship 'I'm Alone', the succinct informative narrative combines with contemporary photos, archival material and more to provide the reader with a distinctive sense of period." - from back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition with some foxing on the top page ends as the only flaw, otherwise pristine with price clipped front end paper. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear, fading to spine, no tears now wrapped in clear protective cover. 206 pages with photo exploded diagrams of subject guns and cannons with numered parts, very detailed discription of parts, their function, disassembly, assembly.
190227439Mamers et Le Mans Fleury & Dangin / A. De Saint-Denis 1902 In-8 320 et 312 pp en 6 fascicules , premier et deuxième semestre
5925in 8 broché,couverture illustrée avec titre, titre, 60 dessins inédits de L.RAEMAEKERS. Documentation exclusivement allemande.Georges Bertrand éditeur d’Art 25 août 1918,une trace de pliure au deuxième plat,couverture légèrement poussiéreuse,bon état d’ensemble
9331PARIS, Imp.- Lib. Militaire Uni. L. Fournier -Edition mise à jour au 01/01/1931 avec Annexes de 1933 - Très nombreuses planches dépliantes dont coupe de la mitrailleuse, correcteur de pointage, etc - Très nombreuses figures dans le texte - 277 pages - très propre
PARIS, Imp.- Lib. Militaire Uni. L. Fournier -Edition mise à jour au 01/01/1931 avec Annexes de 1933 - Très nombreuses planches dépliantes dont coupe de la mitrailleuse, correcteur de pointage, etc - Très nombreuses figures dans le texte - 277 pages - très propre
8096Charles Lavauzelle 1934
3664Guides illustrés Michelin des Champs de Batailles(1914-1918 )reliure cartonnée d’éditeur 64 pages,1920,pas de jaquette,très bon état
