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1st edition. VG pbk. 16992. eng
Scholar's blindstamp and name to titlepage (Robert Brown). Very light shelfwear. ; Cambridge Introduction to the History of Mankind; 48 pages
8vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy, with title-vignette; original printed wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Effectively a sequel to his splendid 'Bugles and a Tiger' (1956). Masters served as a middle-ranking officer in Burma throughout the war. This striking personal record of service with Gurkhas and Chindits (including his participation in Operation BLACKPOOL) therefore stands between the more usually recorded views of generals and private soldiers. Includes illuminating portraits of Slim, Wingate and Stilwell among others. PROOF COPIES ARE VERY SCARCE. Enser, p.90; not recorded by Graham & Cole, which lists only the US (Harper) edition as M55.
Stamp from ffep has been rubbed off leaving ghost image else Fine. ; Of the oriental religions that swept across the Roman empire as forerunners of Christianity, the cult of Iuppiter Dolichenus was, together with Mithraism, the most successful in the Roman army. It may thus reveal something of the spirit of an army that was as multinational and multicultural as it was loyal, disciplined and efficient. The hope of gaining spirit of such an army and the spell of a powerful, mysterious religion prompted this study. ; Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans L'Empire Romain; 103 pages
Of the oriental religions that swept across the Roman empire as forerunners of Christianity, the cult of Iuppiter Dolichenus was, together with Mithraism, the most successful in the Roman army. It may thus reveal something of the spirit of an army that was as multinational and multicultural as it was loyal, disciplined and efficient. The hope of gaining spirit of such an army and the spell of a powerful, mysterious religion prompted this study. ; Études Préliminaires Aux Religions Orientales Dans L'Empire Romain; 103 pages
8vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper, the latter with loss at lower edge of front panel.
4to. First Edition with 16 coloured plates on 12 60 monochrome plates on 32 and very numerous maps and plans (many full-page) in the text; regimental cloth with badge blocked in gilt on upper board gilt back red endpapers a very good bright clean copy.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured plates; black cloth, black rexine back lettered in silver, grey endpapers, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with 16 full-page maps in the text; regimental grey cloth, crest blocked in gilt on upper cover, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter mildly rubbed, creased and frayed at edges. The author served with this famous Canadian regiment throughout WWII. In 1940 it served briefly in France, returned to the UK for further training, landed in Sicily in July 1943, fought on the Italian mainland until early 1945 and then took part in the final battles for Germany. The well-written narrative is based mainly on movements and engagements. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Perkins, p.150
First edition, 8vo, vi, [2], 192, xlvipp., coloured frontis., and one further coloured plate, orig. blue publishers pebbled cloth, decorated in gilt and blind, rebacked.
First edition, 8vo, xvi, 382pp., some light foxing, orig. publishers blue cloth, gilt, a nice copy.
215p., illus. Hardcover Good condition in good d.j. good
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with 9 full-page maps in the text and a folding map; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy. A clear and well-illustrated account written for entrants to Staff College. Includes brief bibliography, useful biographical details of commanders and extensive chronology. Graham & Cole B16.
8vo., First Edition; brown cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped, lightly browned dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text and endpaper maps; original orange cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in red, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges. A remarkable collection of over 500 photographs forming a detailed history of the siege. Each is meticulously identified, located and captioned. Enser, p.424.
290 pages. Index. Extensive footnotes. "This meticulously researched book is a moving drama that pays fitting tribute to the Americans and Europeans living in Nanking who risked their lives to rescue the Chinese people from rape and extermination." - Nien Cheng. "A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." - Richard Rhodes. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding open at title page. A worthy reading copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates and maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with 25 plates on 8; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, yellow endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The development of radar and its part in winning WWII. The author spent five years with AMRE at Worth Maltravers in Dorset. Extremely scarce.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous diagrams throughout, contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in yellow, leather thumb-tabs, covers mildly age-faded else a very good, clean copy. Loosely inserted are two contemporary training documents, together with publisher's mailing envelope containg a copy of Special Map 'A', a protractor graduated in degrees and a protractor graduated in mils.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, 26 plates on 17 and 62 folding maps (2 large) on japon, fore-edges lightly dust-soiled; original regimental blue cloth, upper board blocked with regimental badge in silver, backstrip lettered in silver, blue top, expertly rebacked with original backstrip laid down, a very good, bright, crisp, clean copy. Complete with errata leaf. The standard record of the regiment's service in the Great War in which eleven battalions were involved. Includes ROH, honours and decorations, MIDs, units and their COs, depots and POW funds 'Well above the average of regimental histories in interest. He has done his best to procure information from officers who served with the regiment to supplement the generally scant and laconic accounts of the war diaries' (Falls). Accordingly this history is particularly well supplied with maps (albeit some of them sketches in outline). SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.70; Falls p.97; Sutcliffe p.306; White p.105.
112 pages. Numerous photographs. Dark blue cloth covers with gilt title on spine and small gilt outline of lion on front cover. Dust jacket has small tear on lower front edge and smaller loss next to top of spine, wear to top/tail of spine and edges. Book has fading to edges covers.
New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (31 x 22 cm). In English, Turkish and Arabic. 303 p., photos, ills. and documents. The prisoners of war in the Red Crescent archive documents.= Kizilay arsivi belgelerinde savas esirleri. The Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay, formerly Hilâl-i Ahmer) is a charity organization founded during the late Ottoman period on the model of the Red Cross societies. Its activities in the areas of medicine, care for prisoners of war, and other social services, particularly during the World War I period and the early years of the Turkish Republic, make the archives of this organization a vital resource for historians interested in medicine, public health, war, and charity alike during this formative period. The Red Crescent archives contain a variety of documents pertaining to health and health services in the Ottoman Empire and Republican Turkey. For the Ottoman period (including World War I), these documents almost exclusively concern budget and funding issues along with services pertaining to war, particularly the 1877-78 Russo-Ottoman War (93 Harbi), the Italian invasion of Libya, the Balkan Wars, and of course, the First World War. There is very little overlap between the collections of the Ottoman archives and the Red Crescent. In addition to offering a glimpse at late Ottoman medical institutions, social historians of the Ottoman Empire will also be drawn to documentation regarding Ottoman prisoners of war, which includes letters about and by Ottoman soldiers. The Red Crescent boasts over 300,000 POW cards from all sides of the conflict containing the names and origins of prisoners, their place of capture, and sometimes other biographical or health information. The collection also contain letters and requests from prisoners of war during the conflict. In this regard, researchers of other regions such as Europe or South Asia will find these archives useful as the Red Crescent was the intermediary between the Allies and Allied prisoners held in Ottoman territories...
8vo., with illustrations and maps in the text; laminated pictorial boards as issued, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. High quality re-issue of the first edition of 1995
The Poison King describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement. Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. ; 448 pages
Very minor shelfwear. ; The Poison King describes a life brimming with spectacle and excitement. Claiming Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia as ancestors, Mithradates inherited a wealthy Black Sea kingdom at age fourteen after his mother poisoned his father. He fled into exile and returned in triumph to become a ruler of superb intelligence and fierce ambition. Hailed as a savior by his followers and feared as a second Hannibal by his enemies, he envisioned a grand Eastern empire to rival Rome. After massacring eighty thousand Roman citizens in 88 BC, he seized Greece and modern-day Turkey. Fighting some of the most spectacular battles in ancient history, he dragged Rome into a long round of wars and threatened to invade Italy itself. His uncanny ability to elude capture and surge back after devastating losses unnerved the Romans, while his mastery of poisons allowed him to foil assassination attempts and eliminate rivals. ; 448 pages
