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Initials to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 303pp. A detailed account of the naval battles of the American Civil War, which, although there has been less coverage of them than of the land battles, were crucial factors in the outcome of the war.
4to., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, numerous coloured illustrations in the text and endpaper maps; blue cloth, upper board and backstrup blocked and lettered in silver, a very good, brigght, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter rubbed at extremities and with loss at head and tail of backstrip.
8vo., with portrait frontispiece, coloured plate and numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Much-needed fascsimile reissue of the original edition of 1909.
A celebration of the tercentenary of the Bank of Scotland by the Chief Archivist Alan Cameron - before we had all heard the phrase 'sub-prime'. Dust jacket has tear at top back. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with endpaper maps; brown cloth, upper board with decorative frame border enclosing eagle in cartouche all in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, brown silk marker, fore-edges lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy.
3 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with numerous maps coloured in outline and endpaper maps; cloth (blue/red/red respectively), gilt backs, a very good clean set in dustwrapper. Catton's universally acclaimed Centennial History comprises The Coming Fury (1966), Terrible Swift Sword (1963) and Never Call Retreat (1966). COMPLETE SETS OF THE UK EDITION ARE SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and maps in the text; blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Second volume of Catton's masterly Grant trilogy.
8vo., First Edition, with 5 maps in the text and front and rear endpaper maps; original grey cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter age-browned and frayed with loss at extremities. A standard reference, published in the Mainstream of America series edited by Lewis Gannett. The title was borrowed by Ken Burns in his acclaimed TV documentary series of 1991.
4 vols., 8vo., First Edition; cloth (blue/blue/red/green respectively), gilt backs, a near fine set in dustwrapper. The Starbuck Chronicles comprise: Rebel (1993); Copperhead (1994); Battle Flag (1995); The Bloody Ground (1996). All published to date, although the author has expressed a wish to continue the series. Dustwrapper artwork by Gino D'Achille. BRIGHT SET TO DATE OF AN OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL SEQUENCE.
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers moderately dust-soiled at extremities else a near fine copy. The first Warship Profile to depart from the series' 'traditional' timescale of post-Dreadnought vessels.
pp. xxiv, 242 + Portrait Frontis. 12mo. 180mm. Original full cloth binding. Appleton Modern Literature Series to be used as a classroom reader. LIT BX 7
Vg/G (unclipped dj lightly faded on spine and few chips to edges with one small tear tail of spine, clean grey cloth with black titles on spine, a very good square tight bright copy with small patch light browning front free endpaper and ink gift inscription, small crease to corner of one board) quarto unpaginated. Volume 1 in a series of 10 volumes. A substantial volume profusely illustrated in b/w with contemporary photographs.
Vg/G (unclipped dj lightly faded on spine and few chips to edges with one small tear tail of spine, clean grey cloth with black titles on spine, a very good square tight bright copy with small patch light browning front free endpaper and ink gift inscription, small crease to corner of one board) quarto unpaginated. Volume 1 in a series of 10 volumes. A substantial volume profusely illustrated in b/w with contemporary photographs.
8vo., First Edition thus, with 29 maps and plans in the text; handsomely bound in burgundy full 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, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, uncut, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. A lovely copy of a scarce study by one of the foremost military strategists of the period.
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with 17 battle-plans and 11 folding maps on japon; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and illustrations in the text; navy cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, and illustrations and pedigrees in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to edges. 288pp. A study of the Commander of Union Forces in the American Civil War, Ulysses Simpson Grant and his tactics and strategy in the fight against the Confederates. Illustrated.
8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece and 8 maps (3 folding), free endpapers very faintly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, gilt top, a near fine copy. FIRST UK EDITION OF MAHAN'S FIRST BOOK. THIS IS A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ADMIRALTY WITH ITS ENGRAVED ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN; this copy awarded to Sub-Lieutenant G.H. Brady in 1902 for Meritorious Service. Hattendorf A1d.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. 312pp. The Civil War was the defining event in American history. For each side, a way of life was gone - destroyed along with the battle-ravaged countryside and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who were never to return. Although the North and South were very different at the start of the war, neither could return to its past. Their experiences are compared in this superb edition, with hundreds of illustrations from the period.
8vo., Eleventh Impression thus; green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, green top (lightly faded), small crease at extreme head of backstrip else a remarkably bright, crisp copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. Mitchell's Civil War masterpiece was first published in the UK in September 1936 (three months after its US predecessor); this issue in January 1938. This book is, of course, the basis of the multi-Oscar-winning feature film (1940) starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland. ALL EARLY PRINTINGS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition thus; handsomely bound in navy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ORIGINAL DUSTWRAPPER PANELS (FRONT PANEL WITH LOSS) MOUNTED ON NEW AND SEPARATE LEAVES AT FRONT, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Mitchell's Civil War masterpiece was first published in the UK in September 1936 (three months after its US predecessor). This is the first UK edition published (with redesigned dustwrapper) to capitalise on the success of Victor Fleming's multi-Oscar-winning feature film of the same year starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland.
8vo., Twenty-First Impression thus; red cloth, gilt back, black top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly sunned at backstrip and on (predominantly white) rear panel. Mitchell's Civil War masterpiece was first published in the UK in September 1936 (three months after its US predecessor). This book is, of course, the basis of the multi-Oscar-winning feature film (1940) starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard and Olivia de Havilland. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco, boards with gilt frame borders, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of an early UK issue. Mitchell's Civil War classic is the basis of Victor Fleming's memorable film version (1939) starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh.
Book appears in mint unread condition. 279pp. The fascinating story of an American serviceman in the Confederate Army, only allowed to enlist just as Grant's brutal spring 1964 campaign began.