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282 pages. Handsome bright gilt decoration upon front board. Gilt lettering upon backstrip clearly legible excepting a chip affecting three characters. Loss from top of backstrip. Prior owner's signature inside front board else unmarked. Narrow opening along back hinge. Average external wear. Additional photos available upon request. Book
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy.
PARIS, Bulletin N° 1 - 1946/1947 - In-8 Broché, couverture illustrée de l'insigne du groupement - Photographies NB, Illustrations - 64 pages - Très propre
188 pages. Includes the following papers: A Brief History of Lower Fort Garry; The Big House, Lower Fort Garry; Industrial and Agricultural Activities at Lower Fort Garry; The Sixth Regiment of Foot at Lower Fort Garry; The Second Battalion, Quebec Rifles, at Lower Fort Garry. Includes a variety of black and white illustrations and maps. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Book
64 pages. Features: 1628 - Buckingham at La Rochelle; The Russian Empire Strikes Back; 1944 - Poles Apart - Sosabowski's airborne regiment jumps into the thick of it; 1779 - The Loyalists; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Sm. 8vo., neat contemporary inscription on half-title; original decorative cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Smith p.78, 80; Sutcliffe, p.126.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Smith p.78, 80; Sutcliffe, p.126.
62 pages. Presents thirty-one ballads penned by a Canadian prisoner of war in Germany's Oflag VII/B during WWII "...in the belief that they may be of some interest to the folks in Canada, and that our friends at home may get some inkling of the things we do and the things we think about behind the old barbed wire." - page 3. Ominous cover art depicts large Nazi boot treading on silhouette of POW behind barbed wire. Reproduction of the author's POW photo on page 6. Photo of the Pipe Band of Oflag VII/B on page 30 includes Brigadier W. Southam (Canada). Sketch of Oflag VII-B on page 62. Dedicated to the men of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, and the South Saskatchewan Regiment. Laid-in is an undated WWII news clipping entitled Poem Found on Body of Unknown Soldier. Prior owner's name stroked out atop first leaf. Average wear. Binding sound. A sombre WWII memento. Book
In 8, pp. 391, t. tela con sovrac. ill, imm. fotograf. f. t. Ottimo (6554/ STORIA MILITARE - COMPAGNIA EASY - PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT - PARACADUTISMO - ESERCITO AMERICANO)
<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>
8vo., First Edition, with plates, and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A vividly-written account of Deane-Drummond's eventful service career. His wartime service culminated with Divisional Signals at Arnhem where he was captured, only to escape yet again after spending 13 days and nights in a broom cupboard. After WWII he served as Brigade-Major of 3 Para, was wounded in Cyprus, became British Gliding Champion and then commander of 22 SAS Regiment. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with 48 plates on 24, and 13 full-page maps (one double-page) in the text, top faintly spotted; maroon cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. This classic memoir by the commander of 1 Airborne Division remains the best eye-witness account of the most poignant (and by far the most documented) airborne operation in history. Includes transcripts of the airborne corps instruction, confirmatory notes of GOC's verbal orders, glider and unit allotments and 1 Airborne Div OOB. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.36.
8vo., First Edition, with 48 plates on 24, and 13 full-page maps (one double-page) in the text; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with 'airborne Pegasus' emblem, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. An elegant copy. This classic memoir by the commander of 1 Airborne Division remains the best eye-witness account of the most poignant (and by far the most documented) airborne operation in history. Includes transcripts of the airborne corps instruction, confirmatory notes of GOC's verbal orders, glider and unit allotments and 1 Airborne Div OOB. Enser, p.36.
8vo., Third Impression, with 48 plates on 24, and 13 full-page maps (one double-page) in the text, top and fore-edge mildly spotted; maroon cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly spotted dustwrapper lightly browned at backstrip. Published two months after the first edition. This classic memoir by the commander of 1 Airborne Division remains the best eye-witness account of the most poignant (and by far the most documented) airborne operation in history. Includes transcripts of the airborne corps instruction, confirmatory notes of GOC's verbal orders, glider and unit allotments and 1 Airborne Div OOB. EARLY PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.36 (recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary, this is the finest overall treatment of the airborne battle (Operation MARKET). It is Middlebrook at his best, painstakingly combining many valuable vernacular accounts with a characteristically well-researched view of the background. Note that it does not cover the ground forces making their way towards Arnhem (Operation GARDEN). A beautiful copy of a superb tribute.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps; grey cloth, backstrip letterd in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary, this is the finest overall treatment of the airborne battle (Operation MARKET). It is Middlebrook at his best, painstakingly combining many valuable vernacular accounts with a characteristically well-researched view of the background. Note that it does not cover the ground forces making their way towards Arnhem (Operation GARDEN). A beautiful copy of a superb tribute.
8vo., First Edition, with 13 plates on 8, a full-page map in the text and front and rear endpaper maps; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. This remarkable and moving account is, astonishingly, the only memoir of Arnhem to come from the pen of a private soldier. Sims served with 2 Para at the Bridge. He was captured at the surrender and held at Fallingbostel Stalag XIB. Enser, p.13.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, text in Dutch and English, with very numerous photographs in the text and endpaper maps; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Scarce.
8vo., Revised Edition, with numerous illustrations (a number full-page) and a full-page map in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. This classic account is one of the few by a surviving glider pilot. Hagen flew on the Second Lift and fought right through, escaping by swimming the Rhine on the second Monday. First published in January 1945, his story is now widely regarded as a WWII classic. This is the revised and expanded version. Enser, p.51 (recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition; purple cloth, gilt back, beige endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly creased at upper edge of rear panel. One of the few eye-witness accounts from a medical viewpoint. Mawson served with 11 Bn Parachute Regiment. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent, detailed and profusely illustrated account from an established team. Appendices include Escape and Evasion; POW; Guns, Ammunition and Training; Glider Lifts; Nominal Roll; H&A. SCARCE.
