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Numerous black and white photographs. "...Framed with the object of producing an account of the great contest now in progress, which shall be at once popular and authoritative... An account written by men of great experience in political, military, and naval matters... Will contain a great deal of first-hand material which will be really valuable to historians of the future." - From Preface. Contents: Chapter CLI - The Battle of the Somme (I). Includes map entitled "The German Positions and Trenches from Thiepval to Combles." Laid in is table of contents for Vol. IX. Includes index to volume IX plus list of illustrations, places, and maps and plans. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Magazine
BORDEAUX, Amicale du 57 è R.I. /PARIS, H.C. Lavauzelle, 1925 - In-8 - Débroché - 2 dessins en frontispice & Cartes en texte - XIV-327 pages - Propre intérieurement - Envoi rapide et soigné
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps, small neat signature on front free endpaper; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A review copy, with publisher's press release and several relevant cuttings loosly inserted. Graham & Cole, E9.
Lavauzelle -1997 - Grand in-4 - Reliure éditeur, sous jaquette illustré&e - Gardes illustrées - illustrations en texte - 205 pages - Comme neuf - Envoi rapide et soigné
171 pages. Features include: The PPCLI Comedy Company; Regimental Depot; First Battalion; Second Battalion; Regimental Band; Mobile Command Headquarters; CFB Rivers; Max Flex (Canadian Airborne Regiment); The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (3 PPCLI); 2551 Airborne Cadet Corps; 2554 PPCLI Cadet Corps; Quevrain to Mons; Back to the Battlefields; Ottawa Ceremonies; 3 Bn The Royal Green Jackets; PPCLI Association; etc. Prior owner's neat ink stamp upon each half of front endpaper else unmarked. Moderate wear. Flexible forest green cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem. Nice copy. Book
"This is the story of the exploits of the 3rd Battalion Royal Tank Regiment during World War II as seen through the eyes of one of its most experienced tank commanders." - dust jacket. "A marvelous account of leadership at the front. How lucky 3RTR and A Squadron were to have him. How lucky we all are that this outstanding soldier has now put his experiences on paper." - Brigadier Christopher Dunphie. pp. [v], vi-xviii, [2], 167. Occasional black and white reproductions of archival photos. Book very clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A superior copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. SCARCE. Smith, p.84.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 26 monochrome photographs and 14 maps, endpapers mildly browned; original grey regimental cloth, crest blocked in gilt on upper board, backstrip lettered in green, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy. Includes a history of the Civil Service Rifle Volunteers; then 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions Civil Service Rifles during WWI. In 1921 the 1/15th was reconstituted as 15th Battalion London Regiment (POW Own Civil Service Rifles); in 1923 15th Battalion was amalgamated with 16th Battalion. Scarce in this condition. Sutcliffe, p. 454; White, p.204.
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 843- 890. Features: Front cover photo portrait of Mussolini with King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, proclaimed Emperor of Abyssinia; Nice photo of Mrs. Amy Mollison, who made a record flight from Gravesend to the Cape of Good Hope; Photos of King Faruk returning to Cairo from England;M. Drouillet is arrested after gallant escapade in the impounded airplane of the Emperor of Abyssinia; Photo of first funeral service in an RAF plane, for aircraftman William Watkin; Photo of the car in which King Alexander and M. Barthou were assassinated being presented to Yugoslavia by France; Photo-illustrated article entitled The Doom of the Mountain Zebra; Photo of Dr. Herms' insect killing lamp; Interesting one-page photo of an unusual French military ceremony - the presentation of the standard of the 505th Regiment of tanks, at the Vannes; One-page photo of the stratosphere, "dust sphere", and the Earth's curvature - from the highest point ever reached (72,395') - taken over South Dakota during a record-breaking balloon ascent; One page photo of the highest vertical photograph ever made - South Dakota from over 13 miles above it; Two pages of photos illustrate the ongoing discovery of unexploded World War I munitions (these shells are salvaged by a French Desobusage company); Photo illustrated article on a "Mystery" tomb found intact beside the second pyramid; Large photo of huge crowd assembled to hear Mussolini announce Italy's sovereignty over Abyssinia; Photo of Mussolini presiding over the fascist Grand Council; Two pages of photos show the defeated Emperor of Abyssinia in exile - Haile Selassie and his Empress take refuge in Palestine; Photos of personalities of the week include Prince Mohamed Aly, H. G. G. Payne, Miss Beatrice Harraden, Sir Firoz Khan Noon, Edward Laurillard, Miss Jean Batten, Mr. Charles Laughton, M. Serge Lifar, Sir Alfred Watson, S. J. Camp, Louis Silken, Dr. Oswald Spengler, and the Duke of York; Page of photos of prominent figures in the inquiry into the alleged leakage of budget information; Recommended site for statue to memorialize King George; Photo inside the Moose River disaster - where the entombed man spent most of their 242 hours below ground; Photo of funeral for Mr. Magill who died in the Moose River mine disaster; Photo of the Princess of Nagode after her marriage to the Maharajah of Sirmur; Two pages of photos of birds of Galapagos; one-page Guinness ad features Alice in Wonderland motif; One-page Harrods ad features bedroom suite; Photos of the wind tunnel at Chiswick which are used to test transit buses; One-page Austin Reed men's fashion ad; Halfpage photo ad for the Alvis limousine; Back cover ad for Douglas Stuart (Stuart House of London). Faint store stamp to advertising front cover. Please note: pages 867-868 not included. One page loose but present. Moderate wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 65-134. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: History of the sixteenth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers (continued); A Naval officer's trip to Jerusalem; The old church on the hill; New Boston- An historical and business sketch; Springtim; Clisbe; Polly Tucker (continued); The Spring; Educational department; New Hampshire Necrology. Some peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy. Magazine
Six audio cassette tapes. Circa 1994. We have not listened to these tapes but they appear to be a compilation of oral memories of World War 2 from members of the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Speakers include: Lt.-Col. Cec Merritt, VC; Maj. "Lefty" White, C.S.M; Ed Dunkerly; Murray Osten, M.C.; Pte. Paul Delorme; Pte. A. "Schelley" Schellenberg; C.S.M. Elmer "Gunga" Dean, M.M.; Pte. Fred James; Cpl. Art Charnell; Herman Keys; Maj. Peter Watkinson (adjutant); and Les Moore. Each tape is rated at 90 minutes but we do not know how many minutes of conversation are actually recorded. Each tape comes with a labelled insert. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
180 pages plus extensive appendices. Black and white illustrations. "The story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in World War I and its most tragic and glorious moments - July 1st at Beaumont Hamel. In half an hour this entire regiment was cut down by German machine gun fire till only a handful of men remained. Attempts to explain to the younger generation of the present day the reasons for such sacrifices. The result of years of careful research." - from dust jacket. Discard stamp upon front free endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Light to moderate wear to dust jacket which is now in protective Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
Roy. 4to., First Edition, Large Paper, with a portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present), 32 plates and numerous photographs in the text; ivory half buckram, red cloth boards, upper board ruled and blocked in gilt with regimental crest, gilt back, uncut, marbled endpapers, backstrip very lightly browned (but all gilt entirely legible), a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO [MAJOR-]GENERAL SIR GEORGE JEFFREYS WITH THE FORMER'S SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE. Major-General Sir George Jeffreys (1878-1960) was commissioned in the Grenadier Guards in 1897. He served at the Nile, in the Second Boer War and extensively throughout WWI. Mentioned in despatches several times, he commanded 2Bn in 1915, subsequently 58th Brigade, 57th Brigade, and finally 1st (Guards) Brigade in 1916. In 1917 he was appointed GOC 19th Division. Post-war he served as GOC Light Division British Army of the Rhine and as GOCiC of Southern Command in India before his retirement in 1938. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Jeffreys in 1952. His association with the present work stems from his position as Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Hampshire, Chairman of the Hampshire Territorial Army Association and a decade or so as MP for Petersfield. A NOTABLE ASSOCIATION COPY. LARGE PAPER COPIES ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.225; White, p.189.
8vo., First Edition, First Issue, with a lithographed frontispiece finely coloured by hand (original tissue guard present) and 2 lithographed plates finely coloured by hand (original tissue guards present), some mild age-staining to title and last few leaves, contemporary inscription on frontispiece recto; original red cloth, upper board with blind frame border enclosing title in gilt, gilt edges, neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, new yellow endpapers to style, boards mildly age-stained else a very good, firm copy. With a small quanitity of relevant cuttings loosely inserted. The second dedicated history of the regiment, following the anonymous account of 1828. The plates comprise one of colours and two of uniform (1713 and 1866). Carter was Cannon's assistant in the compilation of the latter's well-known 'Historical Records' series. At Cannon's retirement Carter was considered as editor but the Treasury elected to discontinue the series and Carter therefore published this work independently. Unsold copies were reissued in 1883 with an additional eight pages titled 'Conclusion of the Historical Record' and 24 coloured plates of uniform by Simkin. In this Second Issue the plate of 1713 is often missing. Very scarce. Sutcliffe, p.167; White, p.79.
Bulletin d'Etudes & d' Action Sociales des Catholiques Bretons - 4 année - 1 illustration HT sur double page - Année 1889 complète, soit 10 numéros - 320 pages
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. Published in Horrocks' concise Famous Regiments series. Darroch & Taylor 1129; Sutcliffe, p.71.
<p>31 cm, foglio con testo in cornice ornata, stemma di Bologna al centro e 14 riquadri con iniziative amministrative da intraprendere nell'anno 1646 per la città di Bologna</p>
<p>31 cm, foglio con testo in cornice ornata, stemma di Bologna al centro e 14 riquadri con iniziative amministrative da intraprendere nell'anno 1645 per la città di Bologna</p>
64 pages. Features: Wonderful two-page colour ad for Chrysler's "Motion-Design" automobile styling; The Struggle for the Border, by Bruce Hutchison - Part 1; Does Worry Cause Cancer?; We Just Had to Be Alone - story by Morley Callaghan; Jim Flynn's Private Army - The Cowichan Commandos - they serve as enemy for the Duncan Reserves - article with great photos; The Best Ten-cent Ride in the World - the 12-minute Vancouver Ferry - article with photos; I Grew Up With Saskatchewan - Marjorie Wilkins Campbell looks back fondly on her prairie childhood - article with photos; The Tourist Who'll Never Go Home - Harold Metcalf will never come home from London; Vintage colour Chevrolet ad; Nice 1955 Dodge ad. Three-inch opening to bottom edge of front cover. Center page holding by one staple. Moderate overall wear. A quality copy. Book
WASHINGTON, Infantery Journal Press - 1976 - In-Reliure toile de l'éditeur, illustrée - Très nombreuses photographies NB en texte & Cartes PP - 527 + 7 pages - très propre. En langue anglaise. On joint : - 3 auto-collants de "Member Association 94 th division" - carte de Membre au nom de William H. SPITZMAN - coupures de journaux.
Pages 465-504. Features: Artistic color ad for the De Havilland Comet features painting of evening scene by Cuneo (?); Numerous photos of lovely new Princess Anne; Photos with the British Troops in Korea - operations in the central sector; Photos of the United Nations counter-stroke in the Korean War and some asppects of the struggle on other fronts - a pictorial record; The "Briggs Plan" - Scenes in Negri Sembilan; Malaya in Arms - R.A.F. Regiment Recruits; London home of the Primate - Lambeth Palace; Once page photo of Dr. Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury; Wonderful samples of photography from the R.P.S. Annual Exhibition; Centrefold cutaway illustration of a composite tank which incorporates the best features of American and Russian designs; amazing photo of window washers on the U.N. building; One-page photo of Parliament's Victoria Tower entirely enclosed in scaffolding; Seen for the first time in 1,000 years - Hellenistic frescoes of Castelseprio; Interesting photos of auto testing and quality control; Photos and personalities of the week include newlyweds Viscountess Anson, the Queen's Niece, and Prince Georg of Denmark; Photos of South Africans paying last respects to General Smuts in Johannesburg and Pretoria; Tenth anniversary of the Battle of Britain; Prize horses at Harringay Arena - Brandy of White Cloud, Pretty Polly, Mighty Atom, Nutmeg, Sheila, Liberty Light and Foxhunter; Photos of the quadruplets born to Mrs. Mary Coles in Westminster Hospital Sept. 12-13; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Magazine
PARIS, Asselin & Houzeau - 1917 - In-8 ° Relié - 3° Edition - Préface V à VI - Table des Matières VII à XX - 439 pages - Propre.
8vo., First Edition, with 15 plates on 8; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in Cooper's concise 'Famous Regiments' series, edited by Lt.-General Sir Brian Horrocks. Sutcliffe, p.21.
72 pages. Several pages of black and white reproductions of photos, archival and recent. Features: 'The Victoria Cross', by Edgar L. Boyd; Dave Barbour's WWI War Diary; The Battle of 'Captain Ridge', by Ernie White; 'The Great Moustache Caper' by W.D. Smith; 'A Ramble Through Sicily' by Charlie Swan; Part of War Diary by Captain Les Herman; 'My Father's Speech' by Peggy McEwen; 'Recollections of Portslade' by Ralph C.B. Paulsen; 'Eastburne - 1942' by Shierlaw Burry; Several pages of Association news; Nine-page list of members, complete with their mailing addresses; Three-page list of members who have passed since the last issue. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this informative item. Book