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17738broché - 13.5x15 - 307pp - 1988 - éditions CARACOLE - illustrations
2019050657Istanbul: Türkiye Jokey Kulübü Turkey Jockey Club 2019. Limited Edition . Dust jacket. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Cr. 8vo. 20 x 14 cm. Transcription in Turkish and reprint in Ottoman script parallel text of original edition printed in 1898. 6 29217 p. Osmanli'da at bakimi ve binicilik. Translated and prepared by Yasar Ünlü. First Edition in Roumi 1316 = Gregorian 1898. Horse care and riding in the Ottoman Empire. 1000 copies were printed. <br/> <br/> Türkiye Jokey Kulübü (Turkey Jockey Club) unknown
8vo., Fifth Impression, with portrait frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and plates, free endpapers mildly browned; red cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and ruled in blind, gilt back, uncut, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF DESMOND YOUNG AND BEARS HIS BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. Published a year after the first edition. General Desmond Young (1892-1966), soldier, explorer, biographer and actor; biographer of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, which book forms the basis of Henry Hathway's feature film 'The Desert Fox' (1951) starring James Mason. Perkins (Regiments of Empire), p.93; (Regiments), p.409.
19832082702114908006Oizumi shoten 1983. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 218 pages Size: 18cm Oizumi shoten paperback
156pp + index + adverts VG/none Prima (ed unica) edizione. Copertina in quarto pelle con titolo, filetti e fregi dorati al dorso, segni di usura ai bordi dei piatti, fioriture vistose al foglio preliminare e frontespizio altrimenti interno ottimo. Con ritratti della Principessa Isabella di Baviera e del Principe Tommaso di Savoia f.t. Libretto dedicato alla storia ed usanze delle giostre e tornei cavallereschi, con dati sul Carosello tenuto a Roma il 3 maggio 1883 (Direzione, Composizione delle quadriglie).
002819Buckingham: Seeley Double sided printed card approximately 75mm x 115mm in size n.d. c1803 Lightly browned heavier to reverse slightly soiled to head of reverse. Possibly late eighteenth century John Seeley was printing in Buckingham from 1795-1830 and the Bucks Yeoman Cavalry was formed in 1794 there were three yeomanry regiments by 1803 but more likely to be very early nineteenth century when the Napoleonic invasion scare was at its height. Not found in either ESTC or COPAC. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 32mo. Card. Seeley Paperback
1981LFA-126723689Un ouvrage de 126 pages, format 155 x 250 mm, illustrations de Maurice Campan, relié cartonnage couleurs, publié en 1981, Hachette, Collection "Pratiques Hachette"
DJ spine a bit sunned. Faint shelfwear to DJ. Lower corners edgeworn. ; History And Warfare; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 241 pages
213827Paris, Baudoin et Cie, 1890 in-8, XVI-342 pp., broché.
"The Wonders of Aircraft in the War Copiously Illustrated". Front cover photos of General Pau, one of France's most famous Commanders. Centerfold devoted to the Officers and Men of the Royal Flying Corps. Photos and illustrations include: types of german aeroplanes; Diagrammatic representation of a Zeppelin dropping a bomb on the ill-fated city of Antwerp; Bullet-proof cage of the Zeppelin Bomb-thrower; German anti-aircraft gun; Dusseldorf Zeppelin shed; Zeppelin 5 is brought down by the Russian cavalry; The 'Astra Torres'; Parisians observe a German aeroplane, the Taube, overhead; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Front cover almost detached and bears 6" tear from left edge. Book
"Brilliant narrative of Mons in this enlarged issue." - from front cover which features photos of Brigadier-General Sir David Henderson, K.C.B., D.S.O., Commander of the Royal Flying Corps. Excellent portrait of Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, Chief of the General Staff of the French Army. General progress of the war to the eve of Mons. The French Frontier Battle and the British Stand at Mons. Centerfold illustration of 'Wounded helping the Wounded - Pathetic episode between Le Cateau and Landrecies during the Retreat from Mons. Photos and illustrations include: Destruction near Mulhausen; Barricades near Mons; German column mowed down by British machine guns at Landrecies; French Cavalry on the way; French's indomitable little army on the eve of the Battle of Mons; Scene of the retreat from Mons; Map of Western Europe; With the British Forces fighting along the Franco-Belgian Frontier; German troops trapped near Cambrai; and more. Covers still weakly attached. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Front cover illustration of Major-General E.H.H. Allenby, the brilliant Cavalry Leader. Later phases of the Great Retreat. With the Northern French Armies during the Great Retreat. The Course of Events from Mons to Lemberg. Photos and illustrations include: The Grand Duke Nicholas - Generalissimo of the Russian Armies; with our French Allies - horse, foot, and artillery - in the field; Big Guns employed by the Allies against heavy artillery of the Germans; Buses converted to Lorries in France; and more. Average wear. Sound and unmarked copy. 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
Pages 113-140. Contains the conclusion of Chapter VIII and the first part of Chapter IV entitled "The German Host Falls on Belgium. Over fifty war illustrations/photos including: Hard-fought British retreat in Belgium; British Marines protect Ostend; Heroic defenders of Belgium; Germans in Liege; Belgium's King Albert on horseback; Antwerp defenses; Belgian lancers; German spy caught in Montreal; Zepellin bombardment of Antwerp in defiance of the Hague Convention; Centerfold illustrations of the British navy and its leaders; German cavalry raiders in canvas boats; French Cavalry moving to Namur; Indian troops for Europe; Sikh regiment; American volunteers for the French army on their way to enlist; and more. Sound unmarked copy with somewhat above-average wear. Book
Cover portrait of Major-General Michael F. Rimington - commanded the Indian Cavalry Corps at Douliens. The Great Drivve in the west and the Battle of Loos. The Conquest of Togoland and the Cameroon. Photos/Illustrations: British Gas attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt; Devastation near Loos; and many more. Above-average wear. Covers secured by tape. Book
308 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Many reproductions of photos. A very heavily-worn former library copy with the usual markings. Reading copy only. Offered as is. Book
Fine English Original brown bdg. Demy 8vo. (22 x 14 cm). In English. [xLiv], 152 p. Historical dictionary of Morocco (African Historical Dictionaries, No. 24).
4to., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with frontispiece and 3 maps (2 folding); green cloth gilt, gilt back, a fine copy. The hardback edition is very scarce.
113519Editions Blandford Press, Collection "Blandford Colour Series" - 1972 - In-12, cartonnage toilé marron, titre doré au dos, sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs - 215 p. - Nombreuses illustrations en couleurs hors-texte - Ouvrage en anglais
pp. x, 648 + Engraved Portrait Frontis and full page plates and maps. Damp stained. Age stained. Blind embossed XLib stamp on title page. XLib bookplate of State Teachers College, Millersville from the library of Sanders P. McComsey. Inner hinges taped. Some signatures loose. Numerous pencil notations. 4to. Original full green cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold and black. Front board decorated with a portrait of Custer on horseback. Remnants of library call letters on spine. Binding worn. Extremities worn with some loss. Hardbound. A poor-ish copy of a scarce and valuable book. LOC W16
4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome plates, and 22 maps; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
18631214<p>Rare Confederate Imprint:</p><p>24 mo. 5 1/2 by 3 3/4 inches 1 preliminary leaf ii </p><p>Three parts in one volume: "Cavalry Tactics For Single Line Formation" 220 pages</p><p>"Evolutions of a Regiment" 104 pages</p><p>"Skirmish Drill for Mounted Troops" 47 pages</p><p>"Bugle Signals" pages 97-108 among them: "To Arms" "The Charge" "Reveille" "Retreat" "Dinner Call" and "Tattoo" all with musical notation</p><p>"Table of Contents" plus Index and "Skirmish Drill For Mounted Troops" xiv pages</p><p>38 plates some folded: diagrams tables and charts.</p><p>Good condition collated perfect in green paper covered boards old blue cloth re-backing with worn black paper label mild foxing to some pages – not affecting contents.</p><p>"Fighting Joe" Wheeler was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army. He was the senior cavalry general in the Army of Tennessee and fought in most of its battles in the Western Theater.</p><p>He earned his nickname on the Western frontier where he distinguished himself in skirmishes against Native Americans.</p> S. H. Goetzel, & Co. hardcover
186351386Mobile: S. H. Goetzel 1863. First edition 16mo 3 parts in 1; pp. 2 ii 220; 104; 47 1; 97-108 Bugle Signals; xiv index 2 ads; 38 engraved plates 8 folding; original paper-covered boards rebacked in blue cloth sometime in the 20th century; boards worn text occasionally dampstained and foxed without the front free endpaper and hinges with old archival paper repair; but in all a good sound and compelling copy of a poorly made book. Parrish & Willingham 5116. S. H. Goetzel unknown
186351386Mobile: S. H. Goetzel 1863. First edition 16mo 3 parts in 1; pp. 2 ii 220; 104; 47 1; 97-108 Bugle Signals; xiv index 2 ads; 38 engraved plates 8 folding; original paper-covered boards rebacked in blue cloth sometime in the 20th century; boards worn text occasionally dampstained and foxed without the front free endpaper and hinges with old archival paper repair; but in all a good sound and compelling copy of a poorly made book. Parrish & Willingham 5116. <br/><br/> S. H. Goetzel hardcover books