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347 pages. "Surely one of the most dramatic human adventures of our time is this amazing escape story of a German prisoner of war, sentenced to twenty-five years of forced labor in a Siberian mine. Rebelling against the brutal life of a Soviet prison camp, Clemens Forell undertook three years of lonely, fear-haunted flight across the endless wastes of Siberia - in pursuit of freedom." - from dust jacket. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy mylar cover. A sound copy. Book
180881235[Hamburg], 1808]. Platte 26 x 17 cm. Darstellung mit Trockenstempel 29 cm. (= Sammlung verschiedener spanischer National-Trachten und Uniformen der Division des Marquis de la Romana 1807 und 1808 in Hamburg in Garnison, 11). Unter Passepartout.
180881633[Hamburg], 1808. Knapp beschnitten. Platte: 23,5 x 17 cm (= Sammlung verschiedener spanischer National-Trachten und Uniformen der Division des Marquis de la Romana 1807 und 1808 in Hamburg in Garnison, 13). Auf Bütten montiert u. unter Passepartout.
19721205071972 Published by Pan/Ballantine, The Pan/Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II - 1972 - In-8, broché couverture illustrée - 160 p. - Très nombreuses illustrations et reproductions photographiques en N&B in et hors texte - Ouvrage en anglais
Features: Gurkha Soldier - the author served with the Gurkha's throughout the late war; Canada's Cat-Swings - Cat trains are used to transport supplies over huge distances in Canada's north; Shark Bait - Elephant Graveyards; The Interventor Gets Busy - reprint of the 1934 story of the author who was sent to Peru to secure possession of some mines which had been illegally seized; V.G.I. - the author, C.A. Chard, had an undersea career of 30 years; The Bungalow - story from a little Indian rest house; Salmon-Fishing in Bering Sea - Interesting glimpses of the salmon-packing industry in Alaska, with photos; British Courage - fire aboard the British Courage which was carrying nine thousand tons of oil; The Smoke-Signal - a story from and Australian mounted constable; and more. Small openings along back strip. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
188753489Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, coll. « L’Ancienne France » 1887 Première édition. Petit in-4. Reliure de l’éditeur demi-maroquin rouge cerise, dos à 4 nerfs, caissons ornés de fers dorés, tranches dorées. VIII + 288 pp., frontispice sous serpente en chromolithographie,165 figures dans le texte. Bel exemplaire.
175961251759 Dresde chez George-Conrad Walther 1759 In12 relié plein veau dos à 5 nerfs fleurons entre les nerfs 2 tomes en 1 volume 220 et 276 pages
015922[Dessin romantique] Portrait de soldat napoléonien. Lavis collé sur une feuille bleu, environ 100*155mm, ca.1830. [229]
181446405006Épinal, Pellerin, avant 1814 ; 2 estampes de 31 x 40 cm. chacune., 2 images coloriées au pochoir, chacune accompagnée d'un poème en 2 quatrains. Ces images figuraient au catalogue Pellerin de 1814. Garnier ATP 1175 pour Le Départ du soldat précise que cette planche est gravée d'après une taille-douce parisienne de Noël. Garnier 1404 pour Le Retour du Soldat indique que cette estampe a connu une seconde édition (épreuve de dépôt de 1822) sans indiquer de variantes permettant de déterminer à quelle édition elle appartient. Duchartre et Saunier p. 180 - Perrout p. 34-35
19421171791942 Sans mention d'édition - Sans date (Approx. 1942) - In-4, chemise cartonnée avec pièce d'illustration contrecollée sur la première de couverture; contenant deux cahiers cousus mains - 63 + 54 pages - Ouvrage de "René Jac" ronéotypé, présentant un témoignage vécu de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale
CCC-83818. Reliure bleu, couverture rigide, illustrations et textes en noir/blanc sur papier glace, in-4 21,5 cm X 30 cm, non pagine, photo possible
1930100147577Payot 1930 in8. 1930. Broché.
1919100512Coutances 1919 307x250mm Coutances, Imprimerie Notre Dame, 1919, 307x250mm, 4pp (texte et colophon) et dix planches en couleurs gravées sur bois par Jean Thezeloup avec serpentes légendées, en feuilles sous chemise de l'éditeur avec motifs en couleurs et étiquette de titre. n°29/500 sur vergé Prioux Ces images "pour orner la chambre d'un petit français de ce temps" représentent des hommes célèbres de l'histoire de France: Roland, Saint Louis, Bertrand du Guesclin, Jeanne d'Arc, Saint Vincent de Paul, La Fayette, Le Soldat de l'an II, le Cuirassier de Reichshoffen, Pasteur, le Chevalier au Casque Bleu Toutes les planches sont signées de René Jouenne qui a également ecrit un petit envoi à "l'ami du PQG" (100512)
2671Paris, Henri Charles-Lavauzelle, Editeur militaire, 1908. 1 volume in-12, 163 pp., reliure moderne plein cuir noir, orné de nombreuses photographies in et hors texte, traces sur les premières pages, bon état général.
Includes music and lyrics for the following songs: The Band Played Waltzing Matilda; No Man's Land; Leaving Nancy; Since Nancy Died; Now I'm Easy; The Song of the Whale; Leaving in the Morning; Glasgow Lullaby; Shining River; Sandy is a Soldier; Life-Boat Men of Hoy; Belle of Broughton; No Use for Him; Mary and Me; Front Row Cowboy; The Wee China Pig; Big Mansion House on the Hill; The Aussie Bar-B-Que Song; She'll Be Right; The War Correspondent; Love Song of a Simple Man; My Youngest Song Came Home Today; Song Notes. Interesting black and white illustrations. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
Features: La revolte gronde chez les etudiants americains - et les Noirs humilies, et le Vietnam, et Saint-Domingue, c'en est trop!; Le Rimouskois a la Cobra - Jean Ouellet - many photos; Quand le Cardinal Roy etait soldat - trois temoins racontent les annees de guerre du nouveau prince de lEglise; L Guerre a la Pacotille - Yves Sylvestre; A Chacun sa Gaspesie, par Louis Martin; Un Remede contre la mort - le froid!, par Jacques Keable. Text in French. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Cover illustration of British soldier on skis in North Russia. Illustration of the French deliverers in Saverne (Zabert). War Reputations Lost and Won - article by Hamilton Fyfe. British Ships Against Bolshevism in the Baltic - 3 photos including the H.M.S. Calypso and Caradoc plus H.M.S. Angora and Wakeful. U Boat U44 Salvaged - 4 photos. Under the White Ensign in Kiel's Black Waters - 3 photos including the H.M.S. Hercules. Some of the Naval Inventions Employed in the War - article. Photos of the famous German Battle Cruiser Goeben. Two photos of Allenby and his men in Cairo. The Price in Blood and Treasure - article. Photo of earth removal at the base of the Vendome Monument in Paris. Several interesting photos of British mines and the mine-layer 'H.M.S. Wahine.' Four sensational photos of the Handley Page 'Giant'. How Paris & Dunkirk suffered by Bomb and Shell - two maps. Three photos of Holzminden, the worst camp of all. Hun Inhumanity to Helpless Men - some facts about German Prison Camps. Photos of Winners of the V.C. in the last weeks of the war. Demobilising the V.A.D.'s. Some soiling to covers. Average wear. Staples disintegrated. A sound copy. Book
144 pages. Features: Seeing Africa as Hemingway Saw It: Enchanted Aerie for Expatriate Canadians - Toller Cranston and Mexico's Canadian Community; Yumi Eto; Hot Designers from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver; The Allure of Aromas; Regeneration of the Cocktail; Businessman Jack Diamond; Suggestions for the next Sue Grafton novel; CDNX - Canadian Venture Exchange gets off to a fast start; Never to old to groove to Rap; The joy of weightless sex; Bernie Gest Busted; Tillson Lever Harrison - soldier of fortune, confidence man, medical hero; Spring's new purses; Remembering Robertson Davies; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this lavishly produced publication. Book
1988RO80211690De Cosson. 1988. In-8. Relié plein cuir. Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais. Environ 50 + 118 pages. Sous emboitage en très bon état. 1 volume en français et 1 volume en espagnol - Reimpression de 1829. nombreuses planches d'illustrations en couleurs. Tranches de têtes dorées. Ouvrage en français numéroté n°700.. . Sous Emboitage. . Classification Dewey : 848-Ecrits divers, citations, journaux intimes, souvenirs, mémoires
1941052619Istanbul: Manuscript - Autograph letter / Letterhead 'TC IstanbulVilâyeti Mektub Kalemi' 1941. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original typescript document with manuscript autograph writings and signature by Lütfi Kirdar as Governor of Istanbul Lütfi Kirdar. 275x175 cm. Sent to Mustafa Kunur who was 'Nahiye Müdür' of Kemerburgaz district of Istanbul. In Turkish modern Turkish with Latin script. 1 p. Including a celebration on Kunur's logistics services for the army. Lütfi Kirdar was born in 1887 in Kirkuk. He comes from a rooted and a well-known family 'Kirdarzâdes' of Kirkuk. After completing his primary and secondary education in Kirkuk and high school education in Baghdad he came to Istanbul in 1908 and entered the Faculty of Medicine. After the Balkan War Kirdar joined the war voluntarily and after the war he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Darülfünûn -i.e. IIstanbul Üniversitesi- 1917. With the outbreak of World War I he joined the army. Kirdar who was participating in the National Struggle received the Independence War Medal. After the War of Independence in 1923 he specialized in eye diseases in Vienna and Munich. He returned to Turkey in 1924 and was appointed to the Directorate of Izmir Health. At his own request he was appointed to the eye clinic of Izmir Memleket Hospital in 1933. In 1935 he became a member of parliament from Kütahya. In 1936 Manisa was appointed as mayor and after that in 1938 to Istanbul. He held this last post for 12 years. Istanbul Harbiye Sports and Exhibition Palace Open-Air Theater Inonu Stadium in Dolmabahce Taksim Square Taksim Excursion and Ataturk Boulevard were held during his period. In 1940 the Taksim Barracks was demolished. He was arrested on May 27th. He died of a heart attack on 17 February 1961 in Yassiada where he was tried. He was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after an funeral on 19 February 1961. <br/> <br/> Manuscript - Autograph letter / Letterhead 'TC IstanbulVilâyeti Mektub Kalemi' paperback
1897052752Istanbul: 1897 AH 1313 1897. No Binding. Very Good. Original berat given by Ottoman Ministry of War to Osman Nuri. 405x235 cm. In Ottoman script. Tapes on paper. Contemporary repair. Sealed. Dated 1325 1899 confirmation and script on verso. Well-calligraphed. <br/> <br/> 1897 [AH 1313] unknown
18981108941898 A Paris, Société Française d'Editions d'Art - 1898 - Grand In-4, cartonnage peau noir orné de décors à chaud (doré et rouge) et à froid, sur le premier plat et le dos - 299 p. - Gravures en noir et en couleurs de M. Raymond et de MM. Ducourtioux et Huillard - Aquarelles et dessins originaux de Job
21023No place or date. Lower half of a letter only 13 x 8cm fold marks sl. remnants of having been laid down in album two edges sl. roughened mainly good condition. Surviving Text "time. Will you give my kindest regards to Mrs Chausey Harry & Lucy & believe me friend Geo B McClellan" No place or date. unknown
4505'Horse Guards 31st. May 1808.'. British soldier and statesman 1759-1833; Governor of Ceylon 1811-20; conqueror of the Kingdom of Kandy 1815. Two pages large octavo. In his capacity as Quarter Master General Brownrigg informs Brock that 'the Establishment of Entrenching Tool Carts and Tools attached to the several Regiments in Great Britain shall cease on the 24th of June next and that the Horses Harness and Carts used for carrying the Tools shall be forthwith Sold by Publick Auction.' Gives instructions for delivering over the 'Horses Carts and Harness'. An officer of the Royal Waggon Train will superintend and Brock must report his progress. Signed 'Robt Brownrigg Qr Mr. Genl.' 'Horse Guards 31st. May 1808.' unknown
19349936Glasgow: Kinnaird Press. Glasgow Kinnaird Press n.d. 1934. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Sargent it seems has this down as one of the worst written Utopias. I'll let you judge. Inscribed by the author in pencil to the front endpaper. Spine tanned a little bumping A few spots of foxing. 9936 Hyraxia Books. n.d. 1934 . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1934. Kinnaird Press hardcover
