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Features: Title page photos of the King visiting soldiers on the Western Front during the German offensive; Two-page illustration of advancing German hordes being mown down by British artillery; Battle Numbers, Ancient and Modern (article); The Picture of a Democratic Army (article); The Tame Rabbit for Food (article); Photo of General Foch; G.K. Chesterton discusses the state of the war; Photos of British troops; Six photos of captured German soldiers; Five photos of wounded British and German soldiers; Seven photos of heavy British guns and their big shells; The Aerial Circus - Its Origin, Organisation, and Operation (article); Centrefold illustration of steep hill tank testing at Birmingham; Nice one-page ad for Kenilworth Cigarettes features couple with dog on rainy beach; Nice back cover ad for Edwards' hair products; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
Features: Title page illustration of General Sir Henry H. Wilson, K.C.B., D.S.O.; How To Use Your Meat Card (article); Raid Psychology - Dolls Versus Gothas; Strafing a Fritz (article); One-page illustration of the Prince of Wales taking his seat in the House of Lords; Nice photo of a French motor-patrol Vedette U-boat hunting; Excellent half-page photo of Mr. and Mrs. Charles a-Court Repington and fur-bedecked supporters leaving Bow Street Police Court; Photo of a downed German Gotha airplane on display in Dunkirk; Fascinating half-page photo of three Brits preparing a bomb load beneath a bombing-plane; Two pages of intriguing photos of Observation and kite-balloons used for observing the enemy; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes illustration of Major-General E.B. Ashmore, C.M.G., M.V.O.; One-page illustration of sad funeral scene for a Parisian child killed by a German air raid; Fascinating two pages of text and illustrations explain the meat [ration] card plus other rationed and unrationed forms of food; Article discusses the use of oils attained from sea-leopards, seals, and penguins (!); Two illustrations of the sinking of the "Aragon" in the Mediterranean; Two-page illustration of the British destroyers 'Pellew' and 'Partridge' fighting in the North Sea; Centrefold illustration of machine gun duel in the sky between a French 'Voisin' and a German 'Aviatik'; Photo-illustrated article on the difficulty of catching air-raiders; Two fascinating half-page photos of giant British rail-mounted guns in France; Two-page photo of British troops attacking an enemy trench-line on the Western Front; One-page illustration of 'German Sacrilege' whereby a German observation post is built upon a crucifix; and more. 36 pages including eight pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Lovely quarter-page photo ad for Wolseley Motors, Ltd. Fantastic two-colour back cover ad for "Cavander's Army Club" cigarettes features illustration and interview with"The Stunt Pilot (R.F.C.)". Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
Features: Title page photo of large column of British and French infantry on the march; Seven excellent photos document the Austrian offensive on the Italian Front; Photo of Italian naval regiment being reviewed on St. Mark's Piazza; G.K. Chesterton writes about the pacifist/patriot groups; One-page illustration of pilot guiding burning plane while standing on its wing; The Japanese Fleet in the War (article); The"New" Star - of 1895!; The Woman, The Boy, and the Land; Page of illustrations present "Sons of Sister Republics - Franco-American Brothers -in-Arms; The Acrobatics of Aviation (article) One page illustration with inset sketch describes the "Immelmann Turn" performed by aircraft; Two pages of photos and illustrations of personalities of the Supreme War Council meeting at Versailles; Muscles, Nerves, and Brains - article describes how to take care of our health; Photo of artillery horses wearing gas-masks; Photo of American ambulance men evacuating wounded soldiers down a ladder from a French hospital under German shell-fire; Six photos illustrate the West in the East - British methods in Mesopotamia; Glorious centrefold illustration shows French, American, and British fighting shoulder to shoulder; One-page illustration shows the salvage of scrap metal in the Midlands; One-page illustration shows copper driving-bands for shells being thrown into annealing furnace at Birmingham in the National Shell Factory; Roll of Honour - 18 photos of officers including Lieut.-Col. Arthur L. Wrenford; Photo of Japanese General being received at a French headquarters; Photo of Canadian nurses picking through a downed Gotha aircraft; Charming two-colour back cover ad for Cavanders "Army Club" cigarettes features well-dressed young lady with umbrella chatting with man in uniform; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of dauntless Italian women packing 50lb rolls of military barbed wire up a treacherous mountain slope; The Fall of Trebizond - Victorious Russians in the captured Black Sea port of Tragic Memories - four photos plus informative captions; The Fate of a German "U" Boat - Captured, Sunk and Refloated, with two photos and captions; Photo of the bows of the Dutch Mail-Steamer "Columbia", wrecked by a German mine; Photo of the Prince of Wales, with King Victor, at the Italian front, visiting the Baptistery of Aquileia Cathedral; Page of six photos of King Alfonso opening the Spanish Parliament in Madrid; Two pages of photos of scorched earth at the Bois de la Caillette, retaken by the French, and held; Twelve photos of oases in Western Egypt from which British forces are clearing the enemy; Photos of Zeppelin shot down at Salonika; "Anzac" Sports on the Suez Canal, attended by the Prince of Wales; Six center page illustrations depict the British Army in France seen through French eyes, from the sketch-book of J. Simont; Two-page illustration of British troops advancing under cover of smoke-bombs (a smoke-screen); Article and photos of technology and techniques used to test the physical abilities of soldiers to resist fatigue, hear, steady their hand, steady their pulse, etc.; Three photos from a Turkish paper of British and French POWs at Afion Kara Hissar; Brief article on the electric vehicles of George Heath; Nice vintage ads. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Centre page held by one staple. A worthy copy of this fascinating WWI isssue. Book
Paperback. Good paperback. Covers a bit soiled, corners a bit creased and worn. Price tag removal scar upper left front cover but intact- and an interesting WWII artefact. English-American-French, French-English-American. 430 pp.
xv, 942 pages. Twenty-four colour plates. Two hundred and forty illustrations in the text. Facsimile reprint of the 1900 revised edition entitled "The Records and Badges of Every Regiment and Corps in the British Army." Armorial bookplate upon title page otherwise unmarked with average wear. Appears to have been issued without dust jacket. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
8vo., First Edition, with 89 plates on 32; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with small loss at lower corner of front panel. The best modern account, written in close collaboration with Brigadier Mike Calvert. The frontispiece depicts a section of David Rowland's painting of Calvert's charge on Pagoda Hill, Burma. Graham & Cole, G15.
8vo., First Edition, 20pp booklet, wire-stitched as issued, together with 18 loose coloured plates of uniforms and 11 loose coloured plates of insignia, booklet and plates contained in original pictorial wrappers, yapped eges, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
252pp, illustrated.; Gestalten Der Antike; 252 pages
Sm. folio, First Edition, with frontispiece and photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unc;lipped dustwrapper.
P., Lavauzelle, 1981. In-4 broché, 310 pages abondamment illustrées en noir et blanc, quelques hors-textes en couleurs. Très bon état.
Schwarzweiß Abbildungen.
(ca. 53 x 68 cm). 1 map (French Language). Original map, folded, with title to front cover. (= Carte de France et des Frontières: No.17). Low signs of use along the fold lines. Appropriate to its age in good condition.
29x21. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300p. 9 Vols. Y un suplemento. 300p. 232p. Fotogr. Ilstr. Mapas. Enc. Guaflex ed.
4to., First Edition, with 4 full-page illustrations in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy. Includes a fine portrait of Chief Royal Enginer General Edwin Morris, brief history of the Corps, and order of ceremony. Scarce.
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 26 monochrome photographs and 14 maps, endpapers mildly browned; original grey regimental cloth, crest blocked in gilt on upper board, backstrip lettered in green, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy. Includes a history of the Civil Service Rifle Volunteers; then 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions Civil Service Rifles during WWI. In 1921 the 1/15th was reconstituted as 15th Battalion London Regiment (POW Own Civil Service Rifles); in 1923 15th Battalion was amalgamated with 16th Battalion. Scarce in this condition. Sutcliffe, p. 454; White, p.204.
8vo., Second Impression, with a frontispiece, 12 plates and 5 maps in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth, backstrip lettered in red and white, red top, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter very lightly chafed at extremities, with small scuff to backstrip and tiny loss to rear panel Published a month after the first edition. Classic study of the notorious gulf between High Command and the Front Line on the Western Front in 1915, particularly the disastrous generalship of Second Ypres, Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Compiled with free access to the private files of Liddell Hart, it takes its title from the well-known quotation: Ludendorff: 'The English fight like lions.' Hoffman: 'But don't we know that they are lions led by donkeys'. This book is the inspiration for Joan Littlewood's acclaimed stage musical 'Oh, What a Lovely War!'. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.23.
8vo., Second Impression, with frontispiece, 12 plates and 5 maps in the text; handsomely bound in red full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, red top, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published a month after the first edition. Classic study of the notorious gulf between High Command and the Front Line on the Western Front in 1915, particularly the disastrous generalship of Second Ypres, Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Compiled with free access to the private files of Liddell Hart, it takes its title from the well-known quotation: Ludendorff: 'The English fight like lions.' Hoffman: 'But don't we know that they are lions led by donkeys'. This work is the inspiration for Joan Littlewood's acclaimed stage musical 'Oh, What a Lovely War!'. Enser, p.23.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 12 plates and 5 maps in the text; handsomely bound in burgundy full morocco, back gilt with five raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled and ruled in gilt, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Classic study of the notorious gulf between High Command and the Front Line on the Western Front in 1915, particularly the disastrous generalship of Second Ypres, Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Compiled with free access to the private files of Liddell Hart, it takes its title from the well-known quotation: Ludendorff: 'The English fight like lions.' Hoffman: 'But don't we know that they are lions led by donkeys'. A LOVELY CPY OF A VERY SCARCE WORK. Enser, p.23.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 12 plates and 5 maps in the text; black cloth, backstrip lettered in red and white, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. Classic study of the notorious gulf between High Command and the Front Line on the Western Front in 1915, particularly the disastrous generalship of Second Ypres, Neuve Chapelle and Loos. Compiled with free access to the private files of Liddell Hart, it takes its title from the well-known quotation: Ludendorff: 'The English fight like lions.' Hoffman: 'But don't we know that they are lions led by donkeys'. This work is the inspiration for Joan Littlewood's acclaimed stage musical 'Oh, What a Lovely War!'. VERY SCARCE IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.23.
Small circular stamp to front wrap. A couple of discolored areas to wraps. ; Contents: From Earliest Times down to the first Punic War; First Punic War and the War with Illyrians; Second Punic War; Second Macedonian War; Syrian War; War in Spain-- War Against Perseus- Third Punic War; Mithradatic War; Civil War between Caesar and Pompey; From Pharsalia to Actium ; Dissertation; 112 pages; This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
P., Champ Libre?,1973. In-8 oblong, broché couverture illustrée rempliée, 209 pages.
Vorsatz-Karte.
22x16. 766p. Enc. Guaflex ed.
