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Roy. 8vo., red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, title in red and black, 9 plates in monochrome and 8maps in the text, small personal book-label on front paste-down; original faux-vellum, upper board with gilt grame border enclosing regimental badge blocked in gilt, gilt back, gil top, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published in the 'Country Life ' series of military histories. Sutcliffe, p.68; White, p.60.
85 pages. Index. Signed and inscribed by author. "... A most admirable narrative... Clear and vivid in its descriptions and written with engaging modesty... Will be invaluable for anyone who wants to know what the task of a Brigade Intelligence Officer was like." - Colonel Sir David Hunt, Chief Intelligence Staff Officer to Field Marshal Lord Alexander of Tunis. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
LYON/PARIS, Editions Archat sd (1943?) - In-4 d- 1/2 Reliure - Titrage doré au 1 er Plat - Signet - Illustrations NB de Pierre Probst - 147 pages - Bon exemplaire
Charles lavauzelle 1929, In-8 broché, 160 pages. Trés bon état.
xii, 13-331 p. front. (port.) plates. 19 cm. Hardcover Very good condition, some foxing
138 p. + 30 Full page plates, many double and some folding. Includes a full page of musical scores for Rifle Bugle Signals. Age stain. 185 mm. Original full leather binding, very worn. Spine perished. Boards detached. XLib stamp of PA Military College, Chester PA, on rear of title page and last page. Printed small broadside signed by Ad. General Geo. Cowly. Printed ownership label of A.H. Holley, Salisbury, CT. Manuscript penciled inscription to the Brigade Major at the inspection 6th Brigade Cont. Militia H. Holly from Charles F. S.? Aug. 1830? Published by the Department of War, under the Authority of an Act of Congress of the 2d of March, 1829. Alexander Hamilton Holley (1804-1887) was an industrialist and politician who served as the 40th Governor of Connecticut. S&S/AI 3801. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 2
138 p. + 30 Full page plates, many double and some folding. Includes a full page of musical scores for Rifle Bugle Signals. Damp stain. Foxed. XLib stamp of the Widener College Library, Chester PA. Inner hinges crudely taped. 185 mm. Original very leather binding, worn. Spine crudely taped. Poor. Published by the Department of War, under the Authority of an Act of Congress of the 2d of March, 1829. S&S/AI 3801. Hardbound. AI BX 2
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout and coloured endpaper maps; green cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in silver, case a litle shaken else a very good, bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE.
254p. Top edge gold. Mildly XLib. Tipped in card of Mrs. William F. Vilas. Tipped in newspaper portrait of Vilas. Sm. 4to. Original full brown cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Spine slightly marred. Hardbound. William Freeman Vilas (1840-1908). Born in Vermont, he moved with his parents to Madison, Wisconsin. In 1860 he commenced practice of law in Madison. He enlisted early in the Civil War, and served as Captain of Company A, Twenty-third Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and afterward major and lieutenant colonel of the regiment. He was later Postmaster General of the U.S. in the Cabinet of President Grover Cleveland (1885-1888) and then became Secretary of the Interior (1888-1889). Elected from Wisconsin, as a Democrat, to the U.S. Senate (1891-1897). Back home, he was regent of the University of Wisconsin (1898-1905) and was a member of the commission to provide for the construction of the State capitol in 1907. AMERICANA BOX 2
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a portrait frontispiece, 41 plates on 16 and 3 folding maps, some light soiling throughout; original regimental cloth, battalion badge in gilt on upper board, gilt back, covers moderately age-marked else a good, sound copy. Includes register of officers and personnel. This territorial battalion served in Malta, Alexandria, Mudros, Gallipoli (October 1915-January 1916) and Rouen. It was disbanded in June 1916 and replaced by 3/4th battalion which then took its name. SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.62; White, p.201
8vo., Second Edition, with photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; pale blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in in 1977. VERY SCARCE.
238 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. "Tells the story of Canada's 'forgotten war' in which soldiers in Korea suffered needless casualties and endured conditions that bordered on criminal neglect." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Minimal library markings. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
Pages 178-264 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: "Ju-Ju" Justice - a startling West African Ju-Ju incident and its sequel, involving the Elder Dempster branch boat "Lagoon"; Tales of the Service - The Smuggler's Cave (part III) - stirring stories of the Service contributed by a customs-house officer on the West Coast of Scotland and also in Ireland; The Wooing of Abia - a charming yet thrilling love story involving natives of Papua, with great photos; Beyond the Law (part III) - The Dalton Gang terrorized the Western States of America for years while committing train robberies and holding up banks; The Empire's Only Eskimo Soldier - John Shiwak, of Labrador, the only Eskimo soldier to lay down his life for the empire (article with photo); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram (part III) - the Himalayan exploits of Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman (with photos); A Nightmare Voyage - in 1905, the American barque Challenger left Port Townsend for Japan in the command of Captain Pedersen; Photo of a Papuan chief's daughter wearing a necklace of hundreds of dog teeth; Lion-Hunting as a Business - Frank Allen of Rhodesia is the only known lion-hunter - article with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa (part IV) - a 4,000 mile honeymoon trip east to west across the Dark Continent - with photos; The Baboon and the Baby - a baboon steals a baby from a home; My Experiences in German East Africa - James Henry Butcher relates his thrilling experiences as a private in the South African Infantry, with photos; The Shining Town - a fascinating photo-illustrated sketch of life and scenes in Granada; The "White" Chief of Penrhyn Island - the shipwrecked author was adopted by a chief in the South Sea Islands and went on to become the ruler of an island and its people; Only a Half-Breed - in South-West Colorado in 1869 a white man's squaw prevented a war; Fantastic ad "Swear Off Tobacco" by the Newell harmacal Company of St. Louis inside back cover; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this great vintage issue. Book
50 pages. Features: Nice color cover illustration by John Drew of Santa buying hot water bottlle; Ad for Beeman's Pepsin Gum inside front cover features photo of policeman and caption "That ugly cop... grinning!"; Glowing editorial about Canada's people and potential; How to Keep Peace on Earth, by Lieut.-General Robert Lee Bullard argues preparedness is the only way to end war; Dark of the Moon - part 2; Hell Hounds! - ex-legionnaire 1384 describes the lost garrison (part 3); Hollywood Goes Spanish with an epidemic of bull-fighting pictures; The Call of Christmas - s astory of divine justice in the wilderness; Certain Romantic Possibilities - the story of a forgotten prisoner and a girl who fell into a trap; One on the House - short story; Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus; Germany's Official Reply to Sgt. Halyburton; To the Ladies; and more. Back cover color-photo Camel cigarette ad features lady backgammon player, cigarette in hand; Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
4to., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 17 coloured plates (original tissue guards present), 28 plates and plans in monochrome, 4pp of music; original half morocco gilt, upper board with crest and mottoc blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, slightly pulled at head and tail of backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. Sutcliffe, p.85; White, p.64.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps in the text; riginal pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. In September 1916 over 200 men of the Herefordshrie Regiment were transferred to 11 Border Regiment to make up for losses on the Somme. Fify-four died at Redan Ridge. Sutcliffe, p. 214.
372 pages including black and white photographic plates. A firsthand and revealing critical account of the most controversial battle of World War II which saw 3,000 Canadian infantry killed, wounded or taken prisoner within a few short hours. Was Dieppe necessary? What was Churchill's real intent behind the operation? Did so much sacrifice have a payoff later in the war? Those who fought so courageously at Dieppe are a vital part of the history of Canada's military effort. They are owed long overdue answers to the reasons why. Author won a DSO as an infantry captain fighting on the main beach at Dieppe. This very well-used former library copy has the defects you would expect, but the vital substance remains. Book
470 pages. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Author interviewed 150 men who fought alongside him on the Dutch polders. Their revelations are frank and disturbing... This important true story of nineteen- and twenty-year-old soldiers, many of whom died misereably on the sodden polders of Zeeland, deserves to be read again and again." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Gift quality. Book
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
Gutes Exemplar; geringe Gebrauchs- und Lagerspuren; Bleistift-Anstreichungen; Einband stw. leicht berieben. - Beiliegend: Deckblätter 1910-1913 zur D.V.E. Nr. 130. - (Auf Einband gedruckt: "D.V.E. Nr. 130"). // In Frakturschrift. - ... Der für die Anwendung des Reglements und die Ausbildung gelassene Spielraum darf keine Einschränkung erfahren. Ich ermächtige jedoch das Kriegsministerium, etwa notwendig werdende Änderungen, soweit sie nicht grundsätzlicher Art sind, eintreten zu lassen. - Döberitz, 29. Mai 1906. Wilhelm. ... An das Kriegsministerium. (Vorwort) // INHALT / Kapitel: Einleitung; Die Schule; Die Kompagnie; Geschlossene Ordnung; Einzelausbildung; Ausbildung mit gewehr; Geöffnete Ordnung; Einzelausbildung als Schütze; Rotte und Gruppe; Zug; Kompagnie; Das Bataillon; Das Regiment und die Brigade; Das Gefecht; Die Parade. Das Abholen und Abbringen der Fahnen. Die Ehrenbezeugungen; Anhang: Spielleute und Musik; Signale; Märsche für Pfeife und Trommel; Sonstige Stücke für Pfeife und Trommel.
4to., First Edition, with 2 coloured plates and numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Sutcliffe, p.108.
Front cover illustration of General Gallieni, the Military Governor of Paris. The march of events from Austria's debacle at Lemberg to the turn of the tide in the west. Photos and illustrations include: The Belgian Mission in London; Eager young recruits for Lord Kitchener's new army; The Defences of Paris; Glimpses of Paris under the threat of another siege by the Prussians; Entry of the Huns into Picardy; centerfold illustration of French infantry hurrying forward to meet the hereditary foe on the battleground of Northern France; The horse in the war; Canada's aid in the war - superb rally of 108,000 men for active service; infantry of the First Canadian Contingent passing Stonehenge on their way from Salisbury Plain to London; Italian demonstration at the Queen's Hall, London; The Battle of the Marne; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Cover portrait of Commodore Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, C.B. The Railway Battles of Northern France. Centerfold illustration of 'Charge of the French Light Cavalry after the German artillery had been destroyed at Lassigny'. Photos and illustrations: The Town of Metz; Infantry advance near Arras; Sir William Robertson; Wrecked Hotel De Ville and belfry at Arras; Full-page photo of a hasty wayside breakfast with General Joffre at the front; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
