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Paperclip indent to top of first few pages. Dustjacket has minor edgewear to extremities but is now protected in mylar. ; This volume deals with Alexander and his times by offering a detailed examination of the most important extant inscriptions contemporary with the conqueror. In each chapter tha author offers an epigraphic commentary of the specific inscription, giving its modern location, its condition, and the history of the stele or fragment itself. Then, on the basis of personal examination of the documents, he provides a historical interpretation of its contents. ; 252 pages
Former classics scholar's name on ffep (Christian Habicht). Bump to top corner. Mild shelfwear. ; This volume deals with Alexander and his times by offering a detailed examination of the most important extant inscriptions contemporary with the conqueror. In each chapter tha author offers an epigraphic commentary of the specific inscription, giving its modern location, its condition, and the history of the stele or fragment itself. Then, on the basis of personal examination of the documents, he provides a historical interpretation of its contents. ; 252 pages
6 vols., 8vo., with 19 folding maps (a number coloured), 40 maps and plans (a number in the text) and 7 full-page charts in the text, some occasional light browning; original blue cloth, gilt backs, covers lightly age-worn and scuffed else a very good, bright, clean set. With all half-titles and publisher's advertisements as called for. Vol. I: 1914 (1916); Vol. II: 1915 (1917); Vol. III: 1916 (1918); Vol. IV: 1917 (1919); Vol. V: January - July 1918 (1919); Vol. VI: July - November 1918 [1920]. Doyle's famous history of the Great War in France and Flanders was the first full chronological account, and written shortly after the events described. Enser, p.54; Robbins, 14461 (recording the 1928 edition).
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 23 plates and 14 and 10 maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges and chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. First edition of the acclaimed autobiography of one of the most outstanding corps commanders of WWII. His renowned 30 Corps was widely regarded as one of the finest fighting formations throughout North-West Europe (including a central role in Operation GARDEN). SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE. Enser, p.266.
8vo., First Edition, with maps (a number folding) in the text; black cloth, gilt back, rose endpapers, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
M., Imp. Real, 1808, 21 x 15 cm., perg., 146 págs. – LXVIII láminas plegadas.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (31 x 22 cm). In English and Turkish. 404 p., ills. Istanbul through a bow's sight.= Nisangâh-i Istanbul. 'Okmeydans' in Istanbul in the period of the Ottoman Empire and Istanbul Archers Tekke - Archers in the classical Ottoman age - Evliya Çelebi and archers - Famous archers in Istanbul and their 'Nisantas's - Turkish / Ottoman manuscript literature on archery - Production and producers of composite bows - Story of 'Tekke of Archers'.
Madrid, Imprenta Real, 1815, 2 tomos, 15,5 x 10 cm., pasta española de época con tejuelos, 7 h. + 368 págs. + 12 estados plegados = 4 h. + 308 págs. + 1 lámina plegada.
Light dustsoiling to top of textblock. Minor shelfwear to book. Dustjacket has edgewear with chipping and a few small tears. 1 large tear crudely repaired with cellotape. DJ spine is sunned. Rubbing to DJ. ; 1.92 x 9.1 x 6.94 Inches; 784 pages; This study of the size of the Italian population from 225 B. C. To A. D. 14 draws on early Roman census figures and yearly estimates of the number of men under arms to assess the nature of Italian emigration, the effects of wars and land settlements in the peninsula, and the economy of Cisalpine Gaul and other regions.
Small clear sticker to back board. Very minor shelfwear else Fine. ; The International Library of Essays on Military History; 582 pages; Warfare was an integral part of the operations of the medieval eastern Roman, or Byzantine, empire, both in its organisation, as well as in social thinking and political ideology. This volume presents a selection of articles dealing with key aspects of Byzantine attitudes to war and violence, with military administration and organisation at tactical and strategic levels, weapons and armaments and war-making itself; discussions which make an important contribution to answering the questions of how and why the empire survived as long as it did.
3 vols., roy. 8vo., First Editions, with 2 frontispieces, 166 illustrations and facsimiles (a number in colour and a number full-page) in the text and 154 maps (a number folding); regimental cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Vol. I: (Robinson): 1685-1815 (1988); Vol. II (Aggett): 1815-1914 (1994); Vol. III (Aggett): 1914-1969 (1995). The definitive history, compiled and published for The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. The Devonshire Regiment [formerly 11th Foot] amalgamated with The Dorset Regiment in 1958. Individual volumes, especially in this condition, are already scarce. Complete sets are seldom offered for sale
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispieces (original tissue guards present), titles in red and black, 6 coloured plates of uniform, 78 plates in monochrome, and numerous illustrations and 10 maps in the text, some very light and inoffensive spotting; original regimental navy cloth, upper boards with regimental badge blocked in gilt, white and black, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, boards of second volume faded at lower edge else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Sutcliffe, p.80; White, p.21.
Evocation des campagnes victorieuses de Napoléon et de son œuvre législative jusqu'au « Retour de l'Empereur ». Blanvillain fut principal au collège de Pontoise. Il était traducteur de latin et d'italien. On lui doit également un « Pariseum ou tableau de Paris ». Robert de Billy était non seulement un grand bibliophile mais surtout l'un des meilleurs amis de Marcel Proust. En tant qu'ambassadeur de France au Japon, il a favorisé les échanges artistiques franco-japonaise et contribué à faire connaître Fujita. Joseph François de Kergariou, né à Lannion en 1779 et mort à Saint-Quay Portrieux, fut non seulement un grand collectionneur mais également, comme de Lavillemarqué, un pionnier dans la collecte et la conservation des chants populaires bretons. Rallié à Napoléon, il est nommé Chambellan en 1808 puis Préfet du Havre en 1811 et décoré de la Légion d'honneur.
Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. 106, [2] pages. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. "This is the story of the founding of this camp and what happened shortly after." - Introduction. Chapters include: The First Attempts; Success; Construction; Official Opening and Mutiny; The First Year; Second and Third Year; Aerodrome Development; Aircraft and Training; Return to Borden - 1918; End of War. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality signed copy of this important history. Cooke [3e] p.172 Book
32 pages. Features: Coming Home - A Poem; Removing the Smoke Screen From America's Warships; Use Your Hands to Save Your Head; Churches are Building Skyscrapers from Coast to Coast - article with photos of Broadway Temple in New York, Mizpah Temple in Syracuse, and Baptist Temple in Rochester, NY; The Conquest of the MIddle Ages; The Lustrous Lenglen - French tennis pro Suzanne Lenglen - article with illustration; News out of Washington; Henry Ford's Page - He argues the Marines should be used to root out those Americans who visit Central and South America only to bind their nations with loans, exploit them in commerce and mislead them in industry; Editorials - Will Rogers is recommended as Sec. of State for Pan-American Affairs, Criticism of Charlie Chaplin, poor Army grub leads to many desertions, the Civil Liberties Union, led by Ernst Freund, opposes the Alien Deportation Bill; When France got Back Her Favorite Daughter, Alsace the Lovely - photo-illustrated article of the beautiful region; Strange Men Who Could Not Keep Straight (part 2) - Charlie of the Quantrelle Gang; The Balloon That Never Returned - a mystery story of the Arctic; One-page illustrated ad for the Venice Company of Venice, Florida; Alfred Brunson was Wisconsin's First Methodist Circuit Rider; Chats with Office Callers; Q & A; I Read in the Papers - college news in France, Montreal rabbi Rev. Isaac de la Penhe claims ownership of Labrador, Robby Burns' advice to his brother; News Bits. Average wear. Nibbling along top of coverfold. Unmarked. Page 9 loose but present. A worthy vintage copy. Book
112 pages. Features: Many gorgeous color fashion ads; Great Robin Hood-themed ad for Patty Petite fashions; Nice one-page black and white photo portrait Hohner harmonica ad features Al Hirt; Lovely Springmaid color-photo centerfold Springmaid ad features Sandy Hilton; Nice Jade East ad; Great Jane Irwill ad entitled Knitticism!; Martin Luther King Defines "Black Power" - photo-illustrated article in which King says Blacks respond to violence because they lack influence on American thought, and he advocates the use of Black economic, political, and ideological power (Fisher, page 10); What's Wrong with American Newspapers? - a newsman's critique of the press; The Ibos go it alone in Nigeria - photo-illustrated article; WWII sex education cartoon by Sgt. George Baker features Sad Sack after watching an Army sex hygiene film; Lovely two-page Faberge lipstick ad; Nice color ad for Rooster square-bottom ties; What We're Learning About Learning; Italian villa of Romano Rui designed by Gian Case; Great photo of 1920s New York newsstand; Elephants to the Rescue in Vietnam; Fantastic very colorful one-page photo ad for Pinch whisky appears to feature Benny Goodman and friends; and more. Please note: Missing pages 87-92. Above-average wear. Some pages loose but present. Covers loose but present. Faint library stamp and handwritten date upon front cover. A rough but worthy reference copy. Book
78 pages. Articles: Bread within waters - using atomic science to banish world hunger; Carelessness - the child killer (part 2 of 2); How to get Whistled at - Ann Delafield makes women more soothing to the eye; Rifle-Arm Sammy - Sammy Baugh of the Redskins; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins - the Yalta agreement and the president's last days; Guy Lombardo's Tempo VI which holds the world's single-engine speedboat mark of 118.2 mph - photo with write-up. Fiction: Pardon my Symptoms; The Girl Who Was Nobody's Daughter; He Had No Reservations; The Shanahan Strad; The One-Eyed Poacher and the Long Night; Second Man on the Ticket (part 3 of 4). Ads include: Studebaker; Westclox; Zenith radios; Pontiac cars; Monarch packaged foods; RCA Victor radio-phonographs; Pabst beer features colour photo of Mr. and Mrs. Lauritz Melchior; Good Year (centerfold); Plymouth cars; Hickok belts; Lord Calvert full-page color-photo ad features movie producer Jesse L. Lasky; Nice full-page color Blatz beer ad features Don Ameche; U.S. Army (featuring Uncle Sam; Rainfair; Spring Mills; Back cover Camel ad features precision flyer Betty Skelton. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
94 pages. Articles:.The House at Hyde Park - the home FDR loved; Spare-Time Statesman - President of General Electric, Charles E. Wilson; Does the Army Want the Reserves? - its brass hats view civilian soldiers with mixed feelings; Sketches in Sawdust - Paintings of Circus folk; Why Atoms Don't Fly - obstacles to atomic-powered aircraft; The Fat of the Land - a new theory of obesity and its cure. Fiction: I'm a Stronger in Town Myself (part 1 of 3); The Half-Shot Hereford; A Very Funny Guy; Bride and Room; A Sure Thing; Madam President (conclusion). Includes ads for: Parker pens 1951; Pepsodent - featuring Marjorie Groats; Lifebuoy soap; RCA Victor radios and phonographs; Milky Way Chocolate Bars; Diamond Trucks - great color photo; Willys-Overland Motors "Jeep"; Drewry's Old Stock Ale - featuring Mountie; Argus cameras (twin lens); Pontiac - centerfold; Stewart-Warner radios; Oldsmobile; Foot Pals; Walt Disney's "Melody Time" movie; Templeform hats; DeSoto cars; GM Electro-motive division; Solovox; Dutch Boy Paint; Frazer cars; Santa Fe Railroad; National Guard; United Jewish Appeal - full page showing hoards behind barbed wire; Back cover Coke ad shows young lady who has stopped for a break from driving. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
#350 of 700 facsimile copies of the 1746 first edition specially reprinted in 1970. [10], 118, 15 [plates] pages. "Being the first part of Le Blond's Elements of War - written in French by that eminent mathematician, for the use of Lewis Charles of Lorraine, Count de Brionne, and published for the introduction of the young gentlemen in the armies of France." - subtitle. "Was a standard reference on the continent. Covers much the same field as Muller and Rudyerd in the period just prior to the French and Indian Wars." - dust jacket. Armorial bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
36 pages. Cover: Workers Alliance of America March in Washington. Contents: Far East: Japan Risks Whole Army and Navy in 1,500-Mile Offensive to Assert Supremacy; Relief: Questions and Answers Tell Story of Costly and Unsolved Mystery (Workers Alliance March); Labor: Profane Irish Expert (Edward F. McGrady) Hired by RCA to End 'Curse'; Massachusetts: Governor (Charles F. Hurley) Lets Memorial (Sacco-Vanzetti) Stay in Storage; Spain: Santander's Captor Gets Warning Form London, Felicitations From Rome; Balkans: Mysteries and Riots Excite Little Entente Powers; U.S.S.R.: Soviet Junior G-Man (Vitalik Arbatyan of Baku) Sets Examples for Older Boys; Cuba: Fourteen Men in a Boat Give the Army Police a Fright; Education: Jerome Davis Leans to C.I.O. (Committee for Industrial Organization), Embarrasses Yale; Nazis: Exchange Students End Training For Foreign Service; Foundations: New Research to Honor a Negro (Moses Carver) and a Diabetic (Renziehausen); Bacteriophage: Germ Eaters Are Whirled into Visibility; Grafting: New Bureau Formed to Deal in Skin and Cartilage; Entomology: Dr. L.R. Watson Breeds Gentle, Cowlike Bees; Missionaries: The Elders, Back From Iran, Are Surprised; Baseball: Cubs and Giants Gallop to a Photograph Finish; Golf: (Johnny) Goodman Is Best Man at Amateur Links Ceremonies; Screen: Refrigerated Comedy Puts Cinderella on Ice Skates in "Thin Ice" Starring Tyrone Power and Sonja Henie; Money: (Federal Reserve) Board Prescribes Discount Duts as Antidote for Treasury Nightmare; Jewelry: Orchids and Credit Help Galvanize Bauble Business; Living Costs: 864 Ways to Buy Hats, Keep Eggs, Save Gas; Painter: Mississippian (John McCrady) Turns to Delta Negroes for Subjects; and Today in America: Another Spain? Full Color Vintage Ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes in baseball game motif on back cover . Binding intact. Small mailing label bottom front cover. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
39 pages. Features: Why I Fled Russia - Scientist Dr. Mikhail Klochko's own story of his defection to Canada (part 1 of 4); Mitzi Gaynor's $40,000/week comeback; A Dam to make the Prairie Bloom - The South Saskatchewan River Dam slowly takes shape - great colour photos; Cultivate a new skill or interest and start developing it into an avocation for later years (part 3 of 3); Has Success Spoiled Rudy Pilous - He won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Chicago Black Hawks; Colour Birks Jewelry centerfold; Neil Harnish and his war with the Canadian Army at Camp Gagetown, New Brunswick; Maud Watt - angel of the north brought beaver back to the Quebec wilderness; Nipper by Doug Wright. Great colour ads. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
58 pages. Features: Cover illustration of boy standing in icy water; Nostalgic one-page illustrated ad for the circular Western Electric 560-AW loudspeaker; Marriage for Two (fiction by Roche); President Elect Herbert Hoover - It's Going To Be Different; Other Men's Poison (fiction by Roark Bradford); Thunder in the Backfield - Grantland Rice reviews the star-studded running backs of 1928, with photos of Ken Strong N.Y.U., and Chris Cagle of Army; In Loving Memory (fiction by Fred Sweet); "Too Collegiate" - fiction by Lucian Cary; Good Clean Fun - two pages of charming vintage illustrations of how people amused themselves before movies, radios and cars; The Ticker's In a Jam - great photo-illustrated article explaining stock ticker technology; Cabaret (fiction by O.C. Cohen); The Kid's Clever - Part 2 of the Gus Edwards story; Marvelous one-page illustrated ad for Flexible Flyer includes their seven sled models for children, plus an illustration of Commander Byrd at the South Pole; I Can Pick Winners, But - A famous horse racing handicapper explains why he still works for a living; The Shepherd of Guadaloupe, by Zane Grey (part VIII); Nice one-page Atwater Kent Radio ad includes photos of their Models 40 A.C., 42 A.C., a Model E circular speaker, Model 44 A.C., and Model 52 A.C.; Master of Sinister House (fiction by E. P. Oppenheim); Nice one-page color ad for the 50 box of Gillette shaving blades; Color centerfold ad for Remington Rand procalims "The Emancipation of the American Business Man" with illustration of "the bent and withered office drudge"; Nice one-page Edgeworth pipe tobacco ad includes illustration of their four-sized tin and letter from one F.W. Fitzpatrick; Classy one-page photo-illustrated ad by Bosch Radio (American Bosch Magneto Corporation) displays their Model 29B, 28A and features photo of the Model 28; Marvelous one-page ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes includes illustration and endorsement of Lady Grace Drummond Hay, the first woman to fly the Atlantic from Europe to the United States, aboard the Graf Zeppelin (which is also illustrated in the ad); Smoth Brothers' cough drops ad includes photo of vaudeville comedian Joe Cook; Quarter-page illustrated ad for Daisy Air Rifles - "That's What Our Boy Has Been Asking For"; Classic back cover Victrola ad displays their Models 835, 918, 43, 711, 255, and 1069. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
136 pages. Features: 1-page color ad for Nash cars; Great color 1-page ad for White Trucks ffeatures large illustration of one of their 'Super Power' engines; Rare 1-page color ad for Dr. Pepper soda entitled "Love that Lift at 10-2 & 4 O'Clock' features four photos, an illustration of their new Dallas headquarters, and Dr. Pepper calendar girl Gilfillan; 1-page color ad for General brand winter tires; Date with Death (fiction); Maurice Duplessis - Quebec's Little Strong Man - article with photos; Botts and the Jet-Propelled Tractor (fiction); The Big Ancestor Hunt - thousands of people are researching their family trees; The Foolish Age (fiction); Basketball's Big Wheel - photo-illustrated article about Ned Irish; What the Miners Say About John L. Lewis - article with photos; The Reformer and the Redhead (fiction); My Fifty Years in the White House - part 5 of Ira R.T. Smith's recollections; Trapped (fiction); Article and color photos of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry; Are We Winning the War Against TB (Tuberculosis); Nice 1-page color ad for Campbell's Soup; Photo-illustrated article about Manhattan's Belvedere Hotel; 1-page color-photo ad for Ford cars; 1-page Color-photo ad for Good Year Tires features photos of Mrs. Albert Cuneo of San Francisco, H.B. Bass of Munford TN, and Wallace S. Saxton of Bethany CT; Nice 2-page color ad for General Motors promotes their auto styling; 1-page color ad for Maxwell House coffee shows ski scene; 1-page 2-color ad for Chevrolet Heavy Duty Trucks shows truck loaded with huge logs; Half-page Vitalis ad features Maurice (Rocket) Richard of the Montreal Canadiens; 1-page Boeing ad features illustration of ten of their plane models in flight; 1-page recruiting ad for the U.S. Army and Air Force explains how they overcame weather; 1-page photo-illustrated ad for Magnavox TV-Phonographs; Caterpillar 1-page color photo ad shows bulldozer plowing through a mountain of tin cans in a dump; 2-page ad for Philco TVs and radios features photo of Rise Stevens; Nice color 2-page ad for Heinz Ketchup; Uncommon 1-page 2-color ad for Oliver Tractors; Nice 1-page color ad features the American-Standard Severn Boiler; Nice 1-page color ad for Burroughs features stylish receptionist; 1-page color ad for Life Savers Pep-o-mint candies features old-style telephone; 1-page ad for Underwood typewriters; Nice 1-page color ad for Ritz Crackers; 1-page color ad for the 'Jeep' Station Sedan; 1/2 page color ad for Vegamato; 1-page color ad for the Servel gas refrigerator features radio host Mary Margaret McBride; Two half-page ads for Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company; 1-page color-photo ad for Gulfpride motor oil features Mr. J.N. Cooke, a prominent drug executive from Brattleboro VT; Artistic 1-page color ad for Pan Am features flowers of their destinations; Half-page Cream of Wheat ad features L'il Abner cartoon; 1-page color ad for American Airlines shows father returning to happy family; Full-page illustration of train rear platform; in Libbey-Owens-Ford ad; 1-page color ad for Delrich Margerine; Back cover ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes features lovely lady smoker. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
86 pages Features: Kid Killers at the Wheel are turning highways into human slaughterhouses; New York's Biggest Attic - The Manhattan Storage and Warehouse Company - article with great photos; The 25 Men Who Run the World; Wizards of Words - The National Spelling Bee; The Great Larynx - Art Linkletter and Familiy; I Was the King of the Safecrackers (part 2 of 5) - Herbert Wilson; Inside Sports; Collier's Out of Doors. Fiction: A Young Man Marred; One Day When I Was Lost; How Are You in Trunks?; Lionheart; The Golden Dart (part 3 of 8); The Parked Car. Ads include: Magnificent Studebaker Truck ad inside front cover; Trailways Bus ad; Elsie the cow in Borden ad; Firestone; Pontiac; Fisher Body; *Beautiful* two-page color ad for Packard cars; Hudson cars; Dodge Trucks; *Gorgeous* Canada Dry ad features their Spur Cola, Ginger Ale, Club Soda and Hi-Spot; Greyhound bus lines; The US Army; Old Thompson Whiskey; Great color photo Blatz Beer ad inside back cover features photo of Brian Donlevy; Coke ad on back cover features many fashionable ladies. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
