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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.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed account of the Bruneval raid.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous photographs in the text, folding maps (several coloured in outline) and endpaper maps; white cloth, upper board blocked in black, backstrip lettered in white, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The official history of the Island Dominion's contribution to WWII. Two RA regiments were formed: 166 Field Regiment and 59 Heavy Regiment; almost 3500 men joined the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy; some 700 airmen served as air or ground crew. Includes ROH and awards.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; purple cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Comprises 150 interviews with veterans of the Parachute Regiment and other airborne forces. Inevitably a major part of the book is devoted to Arnhem.
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
pp. 300, 12 [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Portrait Frontis. Portrait, Title Page and Text dampstained and very foxed. Bookplate of the Bible Class Library of the Church of the Nativity, Philadelphia. Inked inscription on first fly leaf "Emma Heilman with the love of Clara L. Webb, Dec. 31, 1856 (Note: earlier than book's publishing date - but not that ususual for a Christmas / New Years gift) "Fight the good fight of faith. Looking unto Jesus". Also a light inked ownership of Richard R. Moore. First inner hinge cracked. 175mm. Original full cloth binding decorated and embossed in blind. Rear edge of spine worn and fragile with loss. Tail of spine worn with loss. Hardbound. Good. BIOGRAPHY BX 1
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs, maps and facsimiles in the text; original photographic wrappers, a near fine copy. Published in the 'Pals' series with statistics, rolls and other appendices. Sutcliffe, p. 349.
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
108 pages. Features: Rex Woods cover illustration of the Royal 22nd Regiment in Quebec City; Nice colour ad for International Trucks shows them at work in a growing baby-boomer subdivision; Colour-photo ad for GE kitchen mixers in '3 Festive Colours'; Duplessis is Not Unbeatable; Colour photo ad for Hoover Vacuums features lady in heels, dress and apron happily cleaning her home; One-page colour ad for Dodge features Dodge Mayfair Hardtop with push-button transmission; Who Really Owns Canada? - great article by Peter C. Newman explains how outsiders own most of our oil, mining, pulp and other biggest industries; How Man Will Conquer Mars - the detailed story, complete with timetable, of how the first Mars journey may be carried out - with nine illustrations, eight in colour, by Chesley Bonestell (not in Schuetz); I Married a Count - Catherine Cziraky explains how she married Hungarian Count Laszlo Cziraky; You Don't Have to Panic Over Rabies; The B.C. Coast - with large colour night photo of the intersection of Georgia and Granville in Vancouver; One-page photo of logger (faller) beside gigantic cedars he has taken down on the west coast of Vancouver Island; The Most Baffling Show on Television - Holiday Ranch is Canada's most popular show; You Really Run by Electricity - the electrical system of the human body is so ingenious that it makes man's inventions seem like clumsy toys; The Secret of Stolen Love Letters; I Cry at the Movies; Classy one-page colour-photo ad for the Remington 60 de luxe Auto-Home electric shaver shows it at work at home and in a car; Nice 2/3-page colour ad for Tappan electric and gas ranges; Fancy half-page ad for Allied Van Lines in bright orange; One-page colour ad for Chevrolet features six of their station wagons for 1956; Classy colour-photo one-page ad for Leonard appliances features glamorous photo of Anne Leonard; Heinz baby food colour-photo ad features mother breastfeeding; Nice 2/3-page colour ad for Maxwell House coffee features smiling lady and card game; Classy one-page colour ad for the (yellow) 1956 Chrysler Windsor Newport; Trans-Canada Air Lines ad; Colour Molson's Export ad features smiling newspaper man at quitting time; Half-page Olsonite ad features open toilet seat which eerily resembles a crocodile waiting to snap someone's backside!; One-page colour ad for Ford 225 HP V-8 cars (battling a big truck on the highway); 3/4-page photo ad for Electrohome Fans, of Kitchener, Ontario; Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank colour-photo ad features funky family checking into Motel; Classic colour O'Keefe's Ale ad features lumberman with peavey jumping over floating logs outside mill; Colour ad features five of the 1956 car models made by Packard - Clipper - Studebaker; R.O.T.P. (Regular Officer Training Plan) ad features smiling young man; Labatt's ad features photo of Arthur G. Turner of Toronto delivering ice(?); Nice colour GWG ad inside back cover features lineman climbing utility pole; Back cover colour-photo Coke ad shows four scenes; and more. Unmarked with average wear and external soiling. A sound vintage copy of this stellar issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, and illustrations, maps and pedigrees in the text; printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper. The story of the King’s Own from its formation as the 2nd Tangier Regiment in 1680 to its amalgamation with the Border Regiment in 1959. Sutcliffe, p.42.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; original photographic covers, a near fine copy. Published to commemorate the history of the Regiment from 1945. Covers Regular and TA units of King’s Own and Border Regiments up to 1959 and King’s Own Royal Border Regiment from 1959-2006. Detailed appendices include ROH, honours & awards, and key personalities.
PARIS, Asselin & Houzeau - 1917 - In-8 ° Relié - 3° Edition - Préface V à VI - Table des Matières VII à XX - 439 pages - Propre.
Revue Trimestrielle, puis annuelle - In-8 Broché - Environ 80 pages par fascicule, pour les premiers N° + 10 de Pub - Nombreuses photographies NB HT Années : 1931, N° 3 & Oct - 1932, 2, 3 - 1933, Complète - 1936, 25 & 26 - 1937, 30 - 1938, 32 , 33 - 1939, 36 & 37 - 1940, 39 - 1945, 44 - 1946, 46 - 1947, 03/06, 47 - 1949, 50 - 1950, 52 - 1951, 55 - 1952, 56, 57 & 58 - 1953, 59 & 60 - 1954, 61 & 62 - 1955, 65 - 1958, 69 - 1960, 71 - 1961, 72 - 1962, 73 - 1963, 74 - 1964, 75 Total : 37 Numéros, dont N° 47 N° spécial "350 années au service de la france 1597/1947"
Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS ON TITLE. The first detailed and dedicated account of 21st IPC, the pathfinder unit of 1 British Airborne. Its role was to arrive at the drop zones in advance of the main body of troops to set up electronic and visual markers pin-pointing the dropping area for the oncoming aircraft. Being first on the ground the pathfinders were to use their initiative and make their own decisions: in short, to be independent. A valuable addition to the literature of MARKET GARDEN. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN SIGNED FORM
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
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
ST-DENIS-DE-LA-REUNION -Tirage à part du Magazine "Trait d'Union - 1995 - In-4 Reliure éditeur illustrée - Nombreuses illustrations couleurs - 194 pages - Ex. comme neuf
Lavauzelle -1997 - Grand in-4 - Reliure éditeur, sous jaquette illustré&e - Gardes illustrées - illustrations en texte - 205 pages - Comme neuf - Envoi rapide et soigné
Sans lieu, sans date (vers 192?) - In-8, carré - couverture illustrée - illustyrations PP HT - Liste des Officiers, sous-Officiers, hommes de troupes tombés au combat - 63 pages - Bon exemplaire - Envoi rapide et soigné Le 17e régiment d'infanterie (17e RI) est un régiment d'infanterie de l'armée française créé sous la Révolution à partir du régiment d', un régiment français d'Ancien Régime créé en 1597 sous le nom de régiment du Bourg de Lespinasse . Il s'est particulièrement distingué à Clostercamp (1760), Austerlitz (1805), Auerstaedt (1806), à la Moskowa (1812), et lors des émeutes viticoles de 1907. Il est dissous en 1921.
Paris, Librairie Henry du Parc vers 1900. In-12 broché, couverture illustrée. Frontispice, 277 pages. Petites rousseurs. Illustratiosn de Draner
Paris, Calman Levy éditeur 1880. In-12 broché de 270 pages + table. Petites rousseurs éparses.
ANGERS, imp. de l'Ecole du Génie - Petit In-4 - 1 & 4 Plats illustrés en couleurs - Très nombreuses illustrations Nb, certaines PP en texte - 8 Illustrations aquarellées d'uniforme en couleurs - 1 Carte PP - 28 pages de pubkicité LOCALE - 42 pages - Très propre - Envoi rapide et soigné
Edidions E.F.M. - 1989 - grand In-4 - Cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette (petit accroc) illustrée en couleurs - Illustrations NB ou couleurs, certaines PP - 190 pages - Bel exemplaire
The French news weekly. Samedi 1er Juillet 1905 (Saturday 1st July 1905) Text in French. Light creasing and marking.
