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Features: Title page illustration of a tank stuck in Palestine; Wonderful two-page photo spread illustrates "Men's Work and Women's Work - In England, Ireland, France, and Palestine; The Reappearance of the Zeppelin (article); The Power of the Press - A Complete Journalist (article); Occupied by the Germans - The Aaland Islands (article); Page of six photos regarding Hong King's new Tai Tam Tuk dam and reservoir; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photos of Sir George Alexander, John Dillon, and Canon Scott Holland; Five photos of the wrecked stained glass of Rheims Cathedral, and related salvage work; Six photos entitle 'Underground on the British Front' illustrate activites in subterranean tunnels and rooms; The New Air Force and Its Future - article; Before and after aerial photos of Merckem in Flanders which was destroyed by shells; Fantastic page of illustrations and text presents some ingenius food substitutes used by 'our ill-fed foes'; Centrefold illustration of British mine-sweeper protecting a neutral cargo ship from a drifting surface mine; Four wonderful half-page photos of the terrain of the Palestine Campaign - a land of wadis, sands and foliage; Fabulous one-page photo of the Mayor of Jerusalem coming out to surrender the city to General Allenby - meeting the first British outposts; Wonderful one-page ad for Beecham's Pills features lady fortune-teller with big hair, crystal ball and playing cards; Nice two-colour back cover ad for Greys cigarettes features illustration of two mounted soldiers circa 1742 in Mitre or Grenadier cap; 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 659-702. Features: Cover photo of the Victor of Ashangi, Marshall Badoglio, commander-in-chief of the Italian forces in Abyssinia; Photo of Gen. Smuts appealing for peace in Europe; Photo of the Kadir Cup "pig sticking"event in India, with photo of winner, Capt. P. H. J. Tuck with his horse Manifest; Two-page pictorial map of the Franco-German and Belgo-German frontiers - of world interest since the Rhineland was reoccupied; Two pages of photo of massive Burmese Leogriff (Cinthe) under construction as the funeral pyre for the cremation of a dead priest; Photo illustrated article on Brazil nuts - a minor mystery; Six photos from filming of "Kliou", the first Technicolor film to be photographed entirely in the jungle; Two pages of photos of the "Alps" of South Africa; Page of fascinating photos illustrating the world's greatest telescopic "eye", this great 200 inch telescope disc is twice the diameter of the disc in the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory, the biggest at present in use; Page of photos of medieval ship carvings in a Devonshire church - sculpted 16th-century three-masters; Page of photos illustrate the coldest Easter of the century; Page of photos of the king personally bestowing the Royal Maundy to aged men and women; Magnificent centrefold aerial photo of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia - before construction of the Lion's Gate Bridge - as she celebrates her Golden Jubilee; Two pages of text and photos present a mysterious 12th Dynasty hoard - Treasures of Asiatic origin found at Toud, near Luxor; Photos of personalities of the week include Herr Leopold von Hoesch, Señor Alcala Zamora, Dr. Constantine Demerjis, Señor Martinez Barrio, and the king inspecting the Grenadier guards; Photo illustrated article on Galapagos wildlife; One-page photo illustrated Harrods ad presents pocket watches; One-page Johnnie Walker ad shows him inspecting barrels by flashlight; Interesting photo shows crowd gathered around an Imperial Airways airmail service plane at Kai Tak aerodrome, Hong Kong, after it arrived from Penang for the first time; Photos of Lt. Col. F. J. Popham, and Mr. Francis A. L. Would; Nice one-page illustrated ad for the Humber Twelve car; Back cover two-colour ad promotes The Sphere, The Tatler, The Sketch, Sporting and Dramatic News, and the Illustrated London News. Please note: pages 685-686 missing. Several interior pages loose but present. Faint store ink stamp to front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy vintage issue. Magazine
2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 39 plates on 22, 24 full-page maps (the majority coloured in outline), 16 folding maps coloured in outline, and several maps in the text; decorative cloth gilt, gilt backs, a very good, bright, clean set. Vol. I: Forbes (P). The Campaigns in North-West Europe. Vol. II: Nicolson (N). The Mediterranean Campaigns. The standard history of the regiment's service in WWII. Enser p.81; Sutcliffe p.2; White, p.42
Pages: 801-844. Features: Great colour ad inside front cover for British Motor Corporation (BMC) features illustration of elephant pulling massive log; Nice one-page Rover car ad; Cover photo of the Queen and her husband arriving at Ascot on Royal Hunt Cup Day; Dramatic cricket photos - test match between England and Australia; Review of the First or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards on parade at Windsor; Photos of ten personalities of the week, including Mr. Michael Arlen, Golda Myerson, Thomas J. Watson, and Professor James J. Guest; Swiss Everest climbers; Royal Polo; Churchill and Truman; King Faisal of Iraq; Seven illustrations of Britain's first 'motors only' road - the preston by-pass; Nice two-page photo montage of seeded tennis players for the Wimbledon singles titles; One page with three large photos of a gathering of heroes - scenes from the Queen's review of holders of the Victoria Cross (V.C.); Magnificent centerfold photo of the Queen arriving in horse-drawn carriage at London's Hyde Park to review 300 holders of the Victoria Cross; Photos from the Troodos Mountains 'Sweep' in Cyprus - terrorists and a deadly fire; Photos of Krushchev and Tito; The vanished crown of Mary of Modena - a counterfeit of the seventeenth century found under a royal diadem of the eighteenth; Mrs. Nasser votes in Egypt; Photos from East Germany - Russina withdrawals; Photo of fourteen Canadian Victoria Cross (V.C.) recipients on their arrival at Portsmouth; Arrival of 14 Australian recipients of the Victoria Cross at Tilbury Docks; Arrival of 10 Indian recipients of the Victoria Cross at Tilbury Docks; One-page ad for Wolseley cars; Nice colour-photo ad inside back cover for Ilford colour film features Stonehenge and a Marilyn Monroe look-alike; Nice colour ad on back page for Midland Bank Gift Cheques; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
xviii, 414 pages. Index. Glossary. Colour and black and white photographic plates. Black and white maps in text. "Five years in the writing, this comprehensive record includes coverage of training, tactics, the pronounced changes in the armed forces and the views and anecdotes of the Non Commissioned Officers and Guardsmen. A dedicated history of the senior infantry regiment in the British Army and what is probably the most famous Regiment in the world." - dust jacket. Gift bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this excellent history. Book
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with cartoons throughout, some light age-soiling as usual; original pictorial boards, ivory cloth backstrip lettered in black, very neatly recased with lower board reinforced, a very good, bright, firm copy. Featuring 'Sergeant Tombs, whose Passion for Experiment led him to Destruction'. A wonderful example of sardonic 'Tommy' humour from the trenches, somewhere between Belloc's 'Cautionary Tales' and Graham's 'Ruthless Rhymes'. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with 20 plates on 12; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND HORROCKS ON HALF-TITLE. One of the scarcest titles in Horrocks' concise Famous Regiments series. SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.4.
Oblong 4to., with photographic title-spread, and very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text, lengthy inscription on front free endpaper; pictorial boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. One of the scarcest titles in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series, featuring probably the most detailed drawings ever produced for historical naval publications.
12 pages. "Not to be Published - the information given in this publication is not to be communicated, either directly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Forces." - from front cover. Reprinted in Canada September, 1943. Contents: The Guards of Mareth - Brigade action - article with map; The Battle of Medenine; Two-page map of the Rd. from Medenine to Mareth showing details of attack; Plan to Attack the Mareth Line. Unmarked with average wear and soiling. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with 21 plates on 8 and 7 maps in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by Brian Knight. Adair's own account, including command of Guards Armoured Division after D-Day and its controversial role in MARKET GARDEN. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with 20 plates on 12; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. One of the scarcest titles in Horrocks' concise Famous Regiments series. Sutcliffe, p.4.
8vo., Second Edition, with plates and maps; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original edition of 1976; now scarce in its own right.
Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1878. Page edges gilt. 320 pages. Four portrait engravings. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners.
Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1872. Page edges gilt. 333 pages. Engraving of the Household Brigade Cup 1872, and three portrait engravings. Signature on front free endpaper. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners. Beginnings of crack to end pastedown gutter. Soiling to covers.
Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1880. Page edges gilt. 296 pages. Four portrait engravings. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners.
Lots of information on the activities of the Household Brigade in 1876. Page edges gilt. 314 pages. Four portrait engravings. Wear to top/base of spine and cover corners.
Guevara che, ErnestoGranado, Alberto Latinoamericana : Due diari per un viaggio in motocicletta. Milano, Feltrinelli 1993, Libro usato in buone condizioni. Pagine ingiallite lievemente. Tagli regolari impolverati. Copertina flessibile cartonata con alette informative. Sguardi con firma a penna. Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br> 299<br> 8807420694
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La storia di Ernesto Che Guevara con la collaborazione di Hilda Guevara e Alberto Granado Traduzione di Francesco Campana , Laura Delei e Elena Piccinelli
Xilografia originale acquarellata a mano tratta dalla nota opera di botanica "Histoire generale des plantes" del botanico medico e naturalista francese Jacques Dalechamps (1513-1588) in elegante passe-partout INCISIONE: xilografia originale AUTORE: Jacques Dalechamps DIMENSIONI PASSEPARTOUT: cm 25x17,5 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 13,5x6,5 COLORE: acquarellato a mano EPOCA: 1630 circa CONDIZIONI: buone condizioni Dalechamps nella sua "Historia generalis plantarum" pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1586-87 raccolse tutta la conoscenza botanica disponibile sino a quella data. La prima edizione francese venne pubblicata nel 1615. Superb original woodcut painted in acquerello by hand taken from the famous work "Histoire generale des plantes" by the botanical physician Jacques Dalechamps (1513-1588) in an elegant passe-partout. GRENADIER ENGRAVING: original woodcu AUTHOR: Jacques Dalechamps PASSE-PARTOUT DIMENSION: cm 25x17,5 ENGRAVING DIMENSION: cm 13,5x6,5 COLOUR: painted by hand with acquerello DATE: 1630 circa CONDITIONS: good conditions Dalechamps in his "Historia generalis plantarum" published for the first time in 1586-87 collected all the botanical knowledge avalaible until that date. The first french edition was published in 1615.
