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19411626Woolwich GB: The Royal Artillery Institution. Very Good. 1941. Hardcover. Slight musty smell and some dampstains on upper edges of some pages. ; Maroon cloth covers with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Previous owner's amorial bookplate Lt. Col. M. E. S. Laws on inside front board. Tight binding and clean unmarked text. 28 pages of illustrations including color plates fold-out maps and tables and glossy drawings. Articles include "The History and Traditions of the Royal Artillery" "Notes on German Artillery Organization and Equipment" and "Long Range Weather Forecasting." Heavy book. Because of weight or size of some books additional postage may be required. We will notify you if it is necessary to charge you an additional amount. You will then have the option of cancelling the order. ; Vol. 68; Color & B&W Illustrations; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 438 pages . The Royal Artillery Institution hardcover
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; black cloth, gilt back, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author served with 67 Field Artillery Battalion of 3rd Armoured Division from Omaha to the Elbe.
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Photos and illustrations include: Troops around the Water-Cart after Colenso, Seaforth Highlanders Bivouacking, "Joe Chamberlain", Transport Leaving Southampton, Camp on Look-out Hill, Pretoria Jail (laid in), Hospital Ship Lismore Castle, Lord Roberts arrives at Cape Town, Mr. Lynch's Captivity, The Brighton Artillery Position Battery, Hampshire Volunteers for the front, Ladysmith images, Lubbes Hoop Farm, 16 photos of men killed at Spion Kop, Ladysmith, and Modder River, "D" Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, departs Ottawa, In the Trenches at Ladysmith (centerfold), Lord Iveagh's Field Hospital Staff prior to Departure, Two-page illustration of "Canadian Artillery Entraining at Ottawa for the Cape" (laid in). Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
Features: Title page photo of large column of British and French infantry on the march; Seven excellent photos document the Austrian offensive on the Italian Front; Photo of Italian naval regiment being reviewed on St. Mark's Piazza; G.K. Chesterton writes about the pacifist/patriot groups; One-page illustration of pilot guiding burning plane while standing on its wing; The Japanese Fleet in the War (article); The"New" Star - of 1895!; The Woman, The Boy, and the Land; Page of illustrations present "Sons of Sister Republics - Franco-American Brothers -in-Arms; The Acrobatics of Aviation (article) One page illustration with inset sketch describes the "Immelmann Turn" performed by aircraft; Two pages of photos and illustrations of personalities of the Supreme War Council meeting at Versailles; Muscles, Nerves, and Brains - article describes how to take care of our health; Photo of artillery horses wearing gas-masks; Photo of American ambulance men evacuating wounded soldiers down a ladder from a French hospital under German shell-fire; Six photos illustrate the West in the East - British methods in Mesopotamia; Glorious centrefold illustration shows French, American, and British fighting shoulder to shoulder; One-page illustration shows the salvage of scrap metal in the Midlands; One-page illustration shows copper driving-bands for shells being thrown into annealing furnace at Birmingham in the National Shell Factory; Roll of Honour - 18 photos of officers including Lieut.-Col. Arthur L. Wrenford; Photo of Japanese General being received at a French headquarters; Photo of Canadian nurses picking through a downed Gotha aircraft; Charming two-colour back cover ad for Cavanders "Army Club" cigarettes features well-dressed young lady with umbrella chatting with man in uniform; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
Pages 537-564. Features: Cover photo-portrait of the King with General Henri Giraud (in 1940); Burial of Lieut.-Commander E. Esmonde, V.C.; King welcomes fighter pilots back after daylight sweep over northern France; Photo of dozens of gas producer units to be fitted into lorries to save petrol; Photo of Australia's Dr. H.V. Evatt with Churchill; Photo of U.S. Admiral H.R. Stark in London; Photo of POW German Generals Von Ravenstein, Arthur Schmidt, and I.P. de Villiers at South African port; Photo of A.T.A. platoon marching; Seven photos of Madagascar plus one-page relief map indicating its strategic importance and why it has been occupied by British forces; Photos of bomb damage in York, Norwich, and Hazebrouck Railway Station; Photos of King and Queen surveying Bath bomb damage; The Spring Air Offensive - article with maps of Burma and Mandalay vicinity; Six interesting photos of Mandalay and Lashio; Fascinating two-page map illustrates "The Riddle of the Middle East as viewed from Berchtesgaden" - a map looking towards the oilfields; Wonderful photos of Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek and his wife meeting Gandhi and Nehru - scenes at Calcutta, including photo of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek wearing Sari presented to her by the Birla family; Air photos of Grim aftermath of R.A.F. attacks in Rostock and Augsburg; Dramatic centerfold action illustration of Beaufighter long-range fighter downing enemy aircraft; Polish troops march in Edinburgh; Photos of Royal Artillery Mountain Battery excercises in Wales; One page of illustrations of Luftwaffe Developments - Germany's new fighters and bombers; Nine great photos explain how $millions in gold was recovered from mine-infested waters - salvage ship 'Claymore' recovers booty from sunken liner 'Niagara'; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include W.P. Pycraft, Rear-Admiral H.J. Ruser-Larsen, Mr. Patrick Munro, M.P., Third Officer Agnes McLennan Traynor, Mr. Thorvald Stauning, Brig.-Gen. H.H. George, Staff Sergeant J.L. Lockhard, and General MacArthur with Mr. Curtin in Canberra; Fascinating one page of illustrations introduce stereoscopic television pictures - a notable British achievement; Eight high-resolution photos illustrated the world's diamond trade, now centred in London as experts from the low countries help the Allies; Classy B.S.A. colour back cover ad shows Egyptian scene with caption "The ever-turning wheel", by F. Matania; more nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this vintage issue. Book
64p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j.
8vo., First Edition, with 2 plates on 1 as frontispiece, 32 plates on 15, and 4 illustrations and 9 maps and plans in the text, some light worming to preliminaries and title margins, and to lower blank corner of last few leaves; neatly rebound in tan buckram, arms blocked in gilt from original binding mounted on upper board, gilt label from original binding mounted on backstrip, a very good, tight copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with some light worming at extremities. The standard history in WWI of the oldest and most famous territorial regiment. 1 Bn served in France from 1914; 2 Bn from October 1916. Two Horse Artillery batteries served with Palestine Expeditionary Force from July 1915. The two second-line batteries and a siege battery served in France. Scarce, especially in the dustwrapper. Enser, p.66; White, p.198.
8vo., Second Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 4 coloured plates, 42 plates in monochrome, 29 illustrations in the text and 3 folding maps on japon; original blue cloth, arms blocked in gilt on upper board, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chafed at head and tail of backstrip. A PRESENTATION COMPANY FROM THE COURT OF ASSISTANTS OF THE HAC TO THE LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF LONDON TERRITORIAL AND AUXILIARY FORCES ASSOCIATION. Second edition of the original history of 1926, updated to include the regiment's service in WWII. White, p.198.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, 40 plates in monochrome, and 35 illustrations and facsimiles in the text; small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; original blue cloth, badge in gilt on upper board, gilt back, red top, a very good, bright, clean copy. With a relevant cutting loosely inserted. White, p.198.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, 40 plates in monochrome, and 35 illustrations and facsimiles in the text; handsomely bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. White, p.198.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title in red and black, 5 coloured plates (all original captioned tissue guards present), 40 plates in monochrome and illustrations in the text, neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original blue cloth, upper board blocked and ruled in gilt, blue leather back with flat bands lettered and ruled in gilt, gilt top, uncut, boards mildly age-soiled else a very good, bright, ,clean, crisp copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES WITH TWO EXTRA COLOURED AND TWO EXTRA MONOCHROME PLATES (THIS COPY NO. 185). With 2pp publisher's advertisement at end. The inscription presents this copy from his parents to a Private of the Company who served from 1916 to 1919. White p.198.
1954150328Aldershot Hants: Gale and Polden Limited 1954. With a Foreword by Field-Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke. With 5 illustrations in colour and 83 in black and white. Pp. xiv380 coloured frontispiece 4 coloured and 36 black & white plates text illustrations 3 folding maps appendix Rolls of Honour Honours and awards Roll of the Victoria Cross index; demy 8vo; blue cloth spine lettered in gilt gilt regimental badge on upper board; top edges red; dust wrapper worn and lightly soiled with several splits and tears and with loss at lower right hand corner of front panel and head and tail of backstrip; book label of David Levine Sydney on upper pastedown fore-edges of leaves soiled and lightly foxed fore-edges of several leaves towards end lightly creased; Gale and Polden Limited Aldershot Hants 1954. Second edition. White p. 198; Sutcliffe 1/p. 466. Gale and Polden Limited unknown
61 pages. Index. Recounts and honours the WWII history of this Canadian regiment. Former library copy with usual markings. Tightly rebound in brown buckram. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. A sound copy. Cooke [3e] p.267, Dornbusch 478, Book
1978mon0000488678The Royal Artillery Institution 1978T. paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. The Royal Artillery Institution paperback
1878152412London: Richard Bentley & Son 1878. In two volumes. Volume I: Pp. xxxii4924publisher's advertisements coloured frontispiece guard 34 plates 1 coloured 2 folding large coloured folding plan tissue guard edges browned tear from lower fold into small portion of image plus 6 folding maps and plans appendices; Volume II: Pp. xl564last advertisement4publisher's advertisements coloured frontispiece guard 48 plates 9 folding 1 with long ragged tear affecting image and lettering without loss 3 folding maps and plans appendices glossary errata; demy 8vo; blue cloth lettered ruled and decorated in gilt spines darkened cloth lightly marked edges rubbed and lightly bruised small splits at head of spines; book label of David Levine Sydney on upper pastedowns light foxing and marginal browning fore-corner of several leaves lightly creased short tear in fore-edge of one leaf in Volume I and light bruising to several others in Volume II; Richard Bentley & Son London 1878. First edition. White p. 197; Sutcliffe 1/p. 465. Richard Bentley & Son unknown
Sm. folio, First Edition thus, with very numerous photographs throughout; laminated pictorial boards, upper board and backstrip lettered in black, marbled endpapers, a fine copy. Published simultaneously with the German edition. As always with this publisher, a superior production.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a folding map; original black buckram, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. Includes a list of all HAC members in South Africa showing rank and branch of service. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Hackett, p.12; White, p.197.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; orange cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Enser, p.14
760 pages. Index. References. Black and white photographic plates. Fold-out maps. This volume covers the period from the end of WWI until 1967. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
Features: Story of the Shoulder Stock - Part I of II; History of Military Pyrotechnics - Part II of III; The Rags to Riches Martial Pistol; Let Us Have Peace; 1914 Model DWM Artillery (Naval Boat Crew Issue). Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
Features: Sam Colt... Opted - for British Steel; Cavilli's Artillery; Saxton's Cane Gun; Percussion Dagger-Gun; Rare Pepperbox. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
192121727New York: U. S. Army. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1921. First. Hardcover. Leather covers over cardboard. Covers bowed binding intact. Inner pages show traces of foxing but otherwise unmarked. B/w photos. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall . U. S. Army hardcover
Cover portrait of The Duke of Abruzzi, First cousin of King Victor Emmanuel, Chief Commander of the Royal Italian Navy. Feature: Italy's war in vivid picture and story. Concluding portion of "The Mountain Battles for 'Italia Irredenta'. German Inhumanity to British Prisoners. Photos/Illustrations: full-page photo of Italian troops entrenching at the foot of a glacier on the Austrian Alps; Centerfold illustrations of heavy Italian artillery and before/after views of the Austrian armoured fort at Malborghetto, in the Carnic Alps; and more. Two pieces of tape inside front cover. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Cover portrait of Lieut.-General Sir Archibald James Murray. Intrigue and treachery in the Balkans. Photos/Illustrations: British troops reach Salonika; Rumanian Infantry; Bulgarian artillery; Centerfold contains 4 photos of artillery in Serbia; the Montenegrin Army in the field; Bulgarian air assets; the allies land at Salonika; and more. Please note: this issue does not contain the Dardanelles photogravure. Book
Cover portrait of Commodore Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, C.B. The Railway Battles of Northern France. Centerfold illustration of 'Charge of the French Light Cavalry after the German artillery had been destroyed at Lassigny'. Photos and illustrations: The Town of Metz; Infantry advance near Arras; Sir William Robertson; Wrecked Hotel De Ville and belfry at Arras; Full-page photo of a hasty wayside breakfast with General Joffre at the front; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
