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8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and plates; elegantly bound in dark red full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, upper board latter in gilt, ORIGINAL PICTORIAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED), a splendid copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The unit became the regiment's 1st Volunteer Battalion in 1885 and its 4th Battalion (the conversion) in 1908. Includes many valuable photographs. RARE. Not recorded by Sutcliffe or White.
Pages unopened. Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Collection Latomus Volume L (50) ; 195 pages
Mint unread copy. 92pp. British official short account of the campaign in Italy. This is a reprint of the pamphlet issued by the British War Office in 1945 dealing with the campaign in Italy, and gives details of all major operations up to March 1944.. Very scarce.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, minor marks to lower rear edge and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tear to upper front corner and rubbing to upper edge. 223pp. The story of the Irish Guards Regiment, formed in 1900 to commemorate the bravery of Irish troops in the South African wars. Very well illustrated. Tucked in are copies of the biographies of the soldiers with Victoria Cross awards.
Mint unread copy. 92pp. British official short account of the campaign in Italy. This is a reprint of the pamphlet issued by the British War Office in 1945 dealing with the campaign in Italy, and gives details of all major operations up to March 1944. From contemporary 'Notes from Theatres of War'. Very scarce.
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. Slight creasing to covers adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 53pp. A study of the Ministry of Defence lands in the UK and their permissions for public walks with descriptions and sketch matches.
With six hand coloured engraved plates. Bookplate of Philip Lawrence Langman by George W. Eve dated 1898 on front pastedown, Another bookplate by C. W. Sherborn dated 1896 on front free endpaper. Contemporary calf; rebacked with original spine laid down, rubbed and worn. Occasional foxing.
142 pages. Index. Many black and white photos. Maps. Oblong 12.5" x 9.5". "Third volume in the Maple Leaf Route series on the Canadian campaign in Northwest Europe 1944-45. Works from primary sources to present a new account of German and Allied strategy and the particular role played by the Canadians." - from dust jacket. Unmarked with moderate wear. Some cigarette odour. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Binding tight. A sound copy. Book
Fine English Original cloth bdg. 4to. (29 x 21 cm). 53, 298, [18] p., 369 b/w and color plates; 8 p. booklet in English with descriptions of plates and preface as 'Hunting weapons'. An illustrated study on Hungarian military and hunting weapons, guns, swords, and equipment. Vadaszfegyverek. = [Hunting weapons].
4 pages. Undated. Appears to be from the early 1900s. Above-average wear. Book
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Paperback. Oblong large roy. 8vo. (17 x 25 cm). In Ottoman Turkish. [287] p., unnembered b/w plates. 395 members with his photos and descriptive texts. First 20 pages include a history of Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Ottoman Empire to the Republic (1923). TBMM Library: 1262. Not in OCLC. Not in Özege. Extremely rare.
206p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j. good
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Antonio the Counsellor - Antonio Conselheiro cast himself into the wilderness, only to become leader of a tribe of Indians which he then led in battle against the cream of the Brazilian army; Our Seaplane Fishing Trip - Summary of a novel seaplane trip recently carried out by a party of Pacific Coast anglers with the assistance of Ellard A. Bacon, manager of the Pacific Marine Airways, a passenger seaplane line operating between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island - article with excellent photos; Crops of Gold - An amusing story from the vicinity of Ten Mile House, British Columbia; The Mystery of the Pool; - Sequel to a story published here about three years ago about a South African prospector's account of a monstrous snake which is supposed to live in a pool in the Orange River; Three Incidents - J.R. Henderson led an uneventful life, aside from a three-month span; Wild Tribes of the Amazon - Part II - C.W. Domville-Fife and a couple of Indians ventured far into the interior of Amazonia, meeting with many strange and exciting adventures - with photos; "Number Twenty-Three" - A bobcat adventure of Harry E. Webb, a federal hunter employed by the U.S. Government Bureau of Biological Survey to trap and destroy predatory animals that infest the state of Nevada - with photos; The Ivory Raiders - Part IV - Continued adventures from Turkanaland, Africa, where unscrupulous Swahili elephant poachers and bloodthirsty Turkana warriors make things interesting for the white officers responsible for maintaining order - with photos; The Knock-Out - Judkins and Bunney, the bullies of the battalion, were manipulated into boxing each other; A South African Bushranger - A policeman named Mahon turns highwayman in Filabusi, Rhodesia; A Sailor Out Back - The amusing first day experiences of a sailor who tries farming in Willanga Township, Australia; When the Fire Came - A bush fire swept the Matawai district of New Zealand last year - with two photos; From the Great Craters to the Congo Game-Lands - Part II - Elephant hunting in the teeming game country of the Congo - with great photos; Diamond Cut Diamond - R. Granville Barrow and friends need to outwit rapacious South American officials to successfully salvage the passenger steamer Whitney in the Orinoco River; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Covers detached as one but present, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with 14 plates on 8 and 17 maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS VERY SCARCE. Sutcliffe, p.408
TOURET. COLLECTION DECOUVERTES.. 1975. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 8 pages . Non paginé. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs. Illustrations de MICHEL RAINAUD.
Very faint bump to 1 corner. Faint shelfwear. ; No matter when or where they are fought, all wars have one thing in common: a relentless progression to monuments and memorials for the dead. Likewise all art made from war begins and ends in mourning and remembrance. In The Mourner's Song, James Tatum offers incisive discussions of physical and literary memorials constructed in the wake of war, from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the writings of Stephen Crane, Edmund Wilson, Tim O'Brien, and Robert Lowell. ; 9.5 X 6.3 X 0.8 inches; 240 pages
Petite publication populaire illustrée qui participe du retour en grâce de l'Empereur trois avant le retour des cendres. Bien complet de sa couverture imprimée d'origine. Parmi les illustrations : la bataille d'Iéna, l'épée du Grand Frédéric, la route de Simplon, la bataille d'Eylau.
478 S. : Ill. ; 24 cm Ppbd. America goes to war. - Gutes Exemplar. - The indicated shipping costs refer to books weighing up to one kilogram. - Bücher, die schwerer als ein Kilogramm oder größer als 35 x 25 cm sind, werden als Paket verschickt und kosten innerhalb Deutschlands bis zu zwei Kilogramm 6 Euro, darüber hinaus 7 Euro Porto. -
30 pages. 7.25" x 5.6". Text in English. Each page charmingly illustrated in colour. Ten-year-old Ah-wu, his dog Blackie, and friend Ah-hsiao live on Hainan Island which has been occupied by the Japanese Army in 1939. Tells the dramatic tale of how the trio captures a Japanese soldier, then delivers him and his rifle to the guerrillas. Unmarked with light wear and soiling. A quality copy of this charming vintage work. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 15 plates on 13 and endpaper maps, endpapers lightly spotted; original green cloth, gilt back, a good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled and with minor loss (just affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Concise personal account by the well-known war correspondent. SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.297.
Wear and small loss at top/base of spine, wear to joints of spine. Top page edges darkened.
19p. Age stained. Tall 8vo. Original blue printed wraps, soiled with small loss. Once folded in middle. XLib. Col. Taggart was a native of Pennsylvania. "Published by request of G.A.R. (the Grand Army of the Republic) and citizens of Portland" PA PAMPH 19_21 BX1
48 pages. Cover photo of convoy watcher. Features: Arctic Convoy - photo-illustrated article describing the adventure and danger of escorting munitions to North Russia in a destroyer north of the Arctic Circle; Listen, Soldier! - a sergeant provides some army humour; Can the Conservatives Come Back? - at Winnipeg Canada's Conservative Party can resume its historic mission or write its obituary; All Are for the State - Canadian Editors tour Britain's military production facilities and are impressed - article with photos; London Letter - Should We Hate the Germans?; "The Crucial Moment" - Douglas Reed reports that war hope centres on a major victory in North Africa; He Saved Fundy's Eider - Taxidermist Allan Moses saved the American eider ducks from extinction; No Lady of Leisure - Elissa Landi, actress, author, ballet dancer, singer and lecturer will have a Broadway play produced. Fiction; Wimmen is Humans (by W.O. Mitchell); A Kind of Magic. Nice one-page recruiting ad for the Royal Canadian Air Force Air Crew ("Women Too"). Half-page "Del Maiz" brand corn appears to be a predecessor to the Green Giant brand(?). Nice half-page ad for Waterman's pens includes illustration of Billy Bishop, a WWII airman, and a small photo of the company's plant in St. Lambert, PQ. Back cover colour G.M. of Canada ad shows brown armoured vehicles in action. Unmarked with moderate wear. Two neat vertical creases to front cover. Ads on half of page 3/4 missing. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this vintage wartime issue. Book
