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4to., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; cloth, a fine copy. Fourth of four volumes designed as an authoritative reference on the daggers of Nazi Germany.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; cloth, a fine copy. First of four volumes designed as an authoritative reference on the daggers of Nazi Germany.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 208 fine plates; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. Vil. I: Armour; Vol. II: Arms.
8vo., First Edition, with 61 plates on 32; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Begins with the work of early pioneer Christian Hulsmeyer and follows with a chapter-by-chapter account detailing development, production and employment of German radar in offensive and defensive roles. Already scarce, especially in this condition
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 14 pages of coloured illustrations; pictorial card wrappers, comb-bound as issued, former owners' neat personal stamps on rear wrapper, a very good, bright, clean copy. WITH THE SEPARATELY PRINTED 6pp ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT LOOSELY INSERTED. The insignia date from the nineteenth century through to WWII, with an account of the origin of shoulder sleeve insignia. VERY SCARCE.
Complet en 2 tomes: 902pp. (pagination continuée), avec qqs. ills. en n/bl, 24cm., Thèse de Doctorat (Université de Paris IV, Sorbonne), br.orig. (étiquette en bas du dos), cachet au verso de la p.d.t., texte frais et en bon état, G110329
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; green tweed cloth, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. Published a year after the UK edition. Includes (for the first time) Crow's comprehensive account of all wartime British and Commonwealth armoured formations. VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; green tweed cloth, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout, and pictorial endpapers; green tweed cloth, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Fascinating account of this pre-rader early warning system in experimental devlopment at the outbreak of WWII. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
Sm. folio, First Edition, with 16 fine coloured illustrations and very numerous monochrome photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, covers lightly and unevenly sunned else a near fine copy. In addition to Wrobel's fine plates, this much sought-after publication contains a large collection of rare contemporary photographs of German armour at Arnhem, some taken illicitly by Dutch civilians and others from the film 'Theirs is the Glory'. Extremely scarce.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, and numerous illustrations and diagrams in the text; strongly bound in dark green cloth, gilt back, ORIGINAL FRONT WRAPPER PRESERVED, a very good, bright, clean copy. With trade advertisements at rear. SCARCE.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with 6 coloured plates, 39 plates and monochrome and over 750 line drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter very lightly creased at extremities. Superbly illustrated standard reference. Elusive in this condition.
4to., First Edition, with numerous fine coloured drawings and monochrome photographs throughout; original green tweed cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped, lighjtly soiled dustwrapper. Illustrators include Michael Roffe, Gordon Davies, James Leech, Keith Broomfield, Ronald Percy. Collects the first 24 Armour Profiles: Tank Mark IV, PZ VI Tiger 1 (H), M4 A3 E8 Sherman, T3 Christie, Cromwell Mk 4, M24 Chaffee, A7V Sturmpanzerwagen, T-34/76, Chenillette Lorraine, Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch, AMX 13, Renault FT, M13/40, Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda, Carden Lloyd Mk VI, M3 Half-Track APC, Hanomag Sd.Kfz 251/1 APC, Tank Mk. VIII, Panzerjager Tiger (P) Elefant, SU85 and SU 100, Light Tank Type 95 Kyu-Go, Centurion 5, M47 Patton. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
4to., De Luxe Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; red cloth gilt, red morocco back gilt, a very good, bright, clean copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 150 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Oblong 4to., First Edition thus, with many hundreds of photographs and drawings in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Mollo and Taylor's standard reference was originally published in seven volumes between 1963 and 1976. The first six volumes have been individually updated and re-issued; the scarce seventh volume has not been reprinted to date. The six volumes included here comprise: 1. Allgemeine-SS 1923-1945 (Mollo; fourth edition, 1991); 2. Germanische-SS 1940-1945 (Taylor, third edition, 1991); 3. SS-Verfugungstruppe 1933-1939 (Mollo & Taylor, third edition, 1991); 4. SS-Totenkopfverbande 1933-1945 (Mollo, second edition, 1991); 5. Sicherheitsdienst und Sicherheitspolizei 1931-1945 (Mollo, second edition, 1992); 6. Waffen-SS Clothing and Equipment 1939-1945 (Mollo, second edition, 1992). The seventh volume, Waffen-SS Badges and Unit Distinctions 1939-1945 (1976), is not included in this edition.
129pp. + 7 planches dépliantes (in fine), 23cm., reliure moderne demi-toile bleue, texte frais, bel état, peu commun, G111159
17 vols., 8vo., First Edition, each volume with monochrome photographs and double-page coloured illustration; original series wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine run. Profile's sequel to its earlier and renowned series 'Armour in Profile'. The run comprises: 1: Churchill, BIT Mk.IV; 2: PanzerKampfwagen III; 3: Tanks Marks I to V; 4: Light Tanks M1-M5; 5: Light Tanks Marks I-VI; 6: Valentine Mark III; 7: Medium Tanks Marks A-D; 8: Crusader-Cruiser Mark VI; 9: Early Armoured Cars; 10: PanzerKampfwagen V Panther; 11: M3 Medium (Lee/Grant); 12: Mediums Marks I-III; 13: Ram and Sexton; 14: Carriers; 15: PanzerKampfwagen I & II; 16: Landing Vehicles Tracked; 17: Russian KV and IS. RUNS OF THIS CALIBRE ARE SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, and photographs and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. Taffy Bowen was the father of airborne radar. Here he recounts the story of its introduction to the RAF in the early days of WWII. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
264pp. richement illustrée (dont 506 illustrations d'armes), 30cm., brochure originale, petit cachet ex-libris sur la p.d.t., sinon en très bon état, poids: 1.3kg., [Catalogue d'exposition, Bruxelles, Galerie du Crédit Communal, 18 décembre 1992 - 28 février 1993], C107023
46pp. + 8 planches hors-texte ("Tireurs dans diverses positions et principes du tir", "Tireurs dans diverses positions en embuscade", "Tireurs sous son abri, etc.", "Tirailleurs en embuscade", "Francs-tireurs avec nouvel armement et harnachement", "Cartouchière pouvant contenant 150 cartouches à mouvement automatique", "Fusil-Tackels", "Plan sommaire d'un stand à 60 mètres pour tir réduit"), imprimé sur papier Vergé "Van Gelder Zonen" avec la barbe, 28cm., brochure originale avec qqs. traces d'usage, bon état, extrêmement rare (ni 'Worldcat' ni le 'Union Catalogue' de Belgique mentionne un exemplaire), [Contient une sorte de manuel de techniques militaires pour défendre la patrie (la Belgique) en cas de guerre, écrit par le commandant belge Jos.-Corneille Tackels], B94954
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, illustrations and diagrams throughout, and pictorial endpapers; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The definitive history, extending and augmenting 'British Service Lee' with many detailed new features including recently discovered Pattern Room samples. VERY SCARCE.
24 vols., 8vo., First Edition, each volume with monochrome photographs and double-page coloured illustration; original series wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine set. The series comprises: 1: Tank Mark IV; 2: PanzerKampfwagen VI Tiger 1 (H); 3: M4 A3 E8 Sherman; 4: T3 Christie; 5: Cromwell Mk. 4; 6: M24 Chaffee; 7: A7V Sturmpanzerwagen; 8: PanzerKampfwagen IV (F2); 9: T-34/76; 10: Chenillette Lorraine; 11: Light Tank Mk. VII Tetrarch; 12: AMX 13; 13: Renault FT; 14: M 13/40; 15: Infantry Tank Mk.II Matilda; 16: Carden Loyd Mk. VI; 17: M3 Half-Track APC; 18: Hanomag Sd.Kfz 251/1 APC; 19: Tank Mark VIII 'The International'; 20: Panzerjager (P) Elefant; 21: SU85 and SU100 Tank Destroyer; 22: Light Tank Type 95 Kyu-go; 23: Centurion 5; 24: M47 Patton. COMPLETE SETS IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS ARE VERY SCARCE.
Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece and very numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. First published in 1984, this remains the definitive study of the development of the many trade, skill-at-arms, appointment and instructors' badges for use in the British Army. It includes photographs, around 250 in total, of virtually all the known examples, many of them rare and otherwise undocumented. The present edition includes much supplementary information. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
