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8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. To date, the only autobiography by a Royal Marines bandsman in WWII, whose service included KING GEORGE V and NORFOLK. Actions include the BISMARCK chase, North Cape and SCHARNHORST, and Arctic convoys.
4to., First Edition, with double-page spread of coloured illustrations and numerous monochrome photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. One of the scarcest titles in this valuable and much sought-after series.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers laminated at edges, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Law, 0989.
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations (one coloured and double-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. One of the scarcest titles in this valuable and much sought-after series. Law, 1683.
63 S. Original Karton mit Deckeltitel. Einband berieben, Randläsuren, etwas stockfleckig, papierbedingt gegilbt, sonst gut erhalten.
In 16, pp. 160 con antip. con ill. del conte Bismarck. Mancanze all'antip. D. rifatto. Qualche taglietto al p. ant. Br. ed.
pp. xiv, 354 + Plus photographs. Top edge blue. Uncut. Stamped ownership of C. Stoner Herr. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, gold lettered. Original dust jacket, worn. WWII 3/2
Albin Michel 1932, In-8 broché, 315 pages. Trés bon état.
22 S. Original Karton mit Deckeltitel. Einband leicht berieben, am Scharnier ein wenig eingerissen, sonst in gutem Zustand.
Mm 125x195 Brossura originale di CIV-409, ritratto in antiporta. Saggi introduttivi di Michele Scherillo (Gaetano Negri cittadino e pensatore) e Francesco Novati (Gaetano Negri patriota e soldato). Con molte lettere inedite del Negri e due suoi ritratti giovanili. Una firma al piatto anteriore, peraltro esemplare ben conservato. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition; red cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises: Vol.I: 1869-1918; Vol. II: 1919-1933.
8vo., First Edition thus, with 6 plates on 4 and a double-page map in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Imaginative account of the battleship's last cruise from the German viewpoint; strong depiction of the horror of the final engagement. Increasingly uncommon in this condition. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.58; Law, 0247.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and diagrams in the text, some mild and occasional spotting; blue cloth, gilt back, a bright, firm copy in price-clipped dustwrapper This popular account devotes half its length to the famous ship's wartime service (Home Fleet and Force H), and describes in much detail her tragic end. Enser, p.58; Law 0982.
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of London's great "Wings for Victory" Week - 100,000 people in Trafalgar Square; 12 related photos on the following two pages; Wonderful full-page photo of flying fortresses - prominent in the sensational Bismarck Sea battle; The Battle of the Bismarck Sea - article by Cyril Falls; Axis Forces Take a Pounding in the Retreat from Kasserine - Six photos; Indians gathered around a downed Japanese plane; Sketch of Germany's latest air transport - the Me. 323 six-engined "Powered Glider"; Large separate photos of submarine chasers the H.M.S. "Abelia" and the H.M.S. "Rother"; Hour-by-Hour the Bombs Rain Down on Emeny Targets in Europe - seven aerial photos; London Air Raid Shelter Tragedy - three photos of the shelter where 178 people died; Funeral of the Late Captain E.A. Fitzroy; The New Speaker of the House of Commons and his wife, Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown; Before and after photos of factory of the Societe des Produits Chimiques, at Tessenderloo, in Belgium - apparently when the factory was bombed there were 1,200 caualties and 4,000 left homeless; Squadron Leader H.R.K. Wells; Photos of new German anti-personnel bomb; Footbal cup final in Tripoli; Centerfold illustrations of doctors and dentists at work in the desert Army's Front Lines; Photos of London's "Wings for Victory" truimphal march through the city; Subhas Chandra speaking in Berlin; Captain S.H.A. Haggard; Alvar Liddell joins the R.A.F.; Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem; Photos of some of the international pilots of the Air Transport Auxilliary; Photos from two recent war films, the Russian "One Day of War" and the British "Desert Victory"; Fascinating photos of a training school for submarine crews; Glimpses of Nazi Germany - article by Charles E. Byles; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: London Conference re: Cyprus and Kenya; Amsterdam Flood; Macmillan in Nigeria; De Gaulle sheds M. Pinay; Where Assyrians, Urartians and Mannaeans fought for Supremacy; Philippine Dancers visit London; 2-page Illustration of Famous Liners - from many countries - which have been rebuilt and given a new lease on life; The Mountbatten Wedding; Eruption at Mt. Kilauea; 'Sink the Bismarck!' - film; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Pages 693-724. Features: Photo of Major John Bagot Glubb Pasha, reportedly killed in action in Iraq; Four photos of British evacuation from Greece; Informative two-page, seven-illustration feature describes the winged invaders of Crete - troop-carrying gliders - and the JU '52' sky tug; Excellent two-page illustrated feature entitled 'War in the Stratosphere' explains some problems presented by the enigma of flight miles above the earth; Six photos beneath the caption 'Eagle Wings of the Royal Navy - The Victorious Fleet Air Arm; H.M.S. Hood lost May 24 - photo of the ship and photo of part of her crew on deck during firing practice; Photo and illustration of the "Bismarck," sunk on May 27; The Battle for Crete - article; Three maps showing the strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus; Centrefold illustration depict Germany's air invasion of Crete - the first major attack by air-borne troops, across over 200 miles of sea; Photos of the "Beaufighter" night-fighter-bomber and the famous U.S.A. "Catalina"; Photos of thirteen personalities of the week include Igor I. Sikorsky setting record in Connecticut, Vice-Admiral L.E. Holland, Captain R. Kerr, Lord Austin of the well-known automaker, General Smuts, Sir Horace Rumbold, Flight-Officer F.H. Hanbury - first member of the W.A.A.F. to receive the M.B.E.; Two pages with twelve photos from Libya illustrate "Where Panzer Units Become Junk" - The Gallant Defenders of Tobruk; Five photos illustrate fighting in the western desert of North Africa where British patrols harass Nazis; Air photos of the cities of Rakki, Palmyra and Falluja; Photo of the King inspecting paratroops; Photo of truck carrying the wreckage of the ME. 110 fighter which Rudolf Hess flew to Glasgow; New discoveries in Iran exemplify the superb art of Persian goldsmiths over a period of seventeen centuries. Nice vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. Book
Pages 725-756. Features: Cover photo-portrait of FDR; Photo of Admiral Sir John Cronyn Tovey being piped on board H.M.S. "Prince of Wales"; One-page photo of coastal command station armourers getting ready to bomb up; Eight photos of the vigils of the coastal command - bomb preparation, photo-processing, anti-aircraft stations, operations room and telegraphy section; Two pages of explanatory illustrations show how aircraft carriers, fighter and reconnaissance planes have revolutionised naval warfare and influenced naval architecture; Photos of recen Nazi vandalism - damage to Gray's Inn, the wrecked Canterbury Music Hall, Serjeants Inn, Queen Victoria St., and Dublin; Two pages with fifteen photos of bomb damage to the destroyed Church of the Knights Templar; The Fleet and its Air Arm (article); Air photo of Mannheim-on-the-Rhine shows destroyed western span of Autobahn bridge; Dramatic two-page illustration of "Catalina" under heavy fire as it spots the Bismarck in a heavy sea; Two-page illustration of the last of the "Bismarck", shelled, bombed and on fire as the Nazi mammoth is torpedoed by H.M.S. "Dorsetshire"; Thre photos of the last of the "Bismarck", including dozens of heads of bobbing survivors floating in the sea; Scene in "Petticoat Lane" where, on June 1st, rationing of clothing, cloth and footwear came into force; Photo of Averill Harriman welcoming the first of four million eggs to Britain from the U.S.; Photo of some of the few "Bismarck" survivors being landed at a British port; Photo of H.M.S. "York" which was lost; Photos of personalities of the week include the pilot of the "Catalina" which discovered the fleeing "Bismarck", Lieut. B. Stubbs, Dr. Kurt Heinrich Reith, Max Schmeling, King Victor Emanuel of Italy, Sir Hugh Walpole, Prajadhipok - Prince of Sukhodaya, Lord Cadman, and Admiral Boehm; Photos of Ilkley, which won War Weapons Week; Photos of Haile Selassie's Return to Addis Adaba; Illustratins of bombed Wren Churches - Christ's, St. Mildred's, St. Andrew's, St. James's, Piccadilly, and St. Anne; Interesting one-page Guiness ad entitled "Guiness at Waterloo - and Guinness today". Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
16 pages. Features: Germany Carries the War to England's Coasts - Some Remarks on the Lusitania Hauling down the Union Jack and Hoisting the American Flag in Self-Protection; Separate Peace with Russia, by Louis Viereck; Bismarck's Great Policy, by Frank Koester; Maurice Leon, of Syria - Agent Provocateur against German interests in the United States; Military Strategy and the Enemy's Industry, by Dr. Hugo Schweitzer; German Insurance Companies - very favorable results for the past year - reserves available to protect American risks; No Double-Citizenship for American Citizens, by Dr. Bernhard Dernburg; Emperor Francis Joseph; Who Kills the Germans?, by Dr. Edmund von Mach; Nice illustrated ad for the Mosler Safe Co.; In behalf of 2,000,000 Americans; Advertising Talk - No. 6 - persuading advertisers to support this publication; Black Britain - a poem by Noel Lansing; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A worthy copy. Magazine
36 pages. Special extra-long issue. Features: The Iron Chancellor, by George Sylvester Viereck; Bismarck The Great Progressive, by Dr. Bernhard Dernberg; Bismarck's Service to his Country, by Prof. William R. Shepherd; An Episode in the Career of the Iron Chancellor, John W. Burgess; Bismarck and the Present, by W.S. McNeill; Bismarck's Termperament, by Prof. William M. Sloane; Bismarck and the German-Americans, by Herman Ridder; Bismarck, by Thomas C. Hall; Bismarck and Militarism; Could Bismarck Have Hindered the War?, by Ferdinand Schevill; Bismarck and the EMS Dispatch, by A. Wilhelm Boesche; Bismarck, the German, by Dr. C.J. Hexamer; Bismarck and the Modern State, by Hermann Schoenfeld; Bismarck and To-Day, by Hugo Muensterberg; The Lesson of the Falaba; Mrs. Sinclair's Husband Explains; Bismarck in Granite, by Frederick F. Schrader; The Parcels Post and the Allies; Murder as a Fine Art; Romantic Belgium; Be Neutral, Mr. Lorimer; The Embargo on Arms - What is the Law?, by Dr. Edmund von Mach; The Military Situation; Bismarck and Modern Germany, by Prof. Albert B. Faust; In Memoriam, by O.J. Merkel; Dennis A. Spellissy; Patrick R. Griffin - Mayor of Hoboken; Joseph Frey; Rudolph Hering; Jeremiah A. O'Leary; Michael P. O'Connor; Bismarck and Universal Suffrage; David M. Neuberger; James Everard; Dudley Field Malone; Two-Color ad for Kaffee Hag coffee on back cover; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Covers detached but present. A worthy copy. Magazine
4to., First Edition, with very numerous colour and monochrome plates throughout, and pictorial endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
32p. + Plus frontis. Numerous photographs of German medals now in the Victoria and Alberta Museum. Tall 8vo. Original full gray blue printed wraps. Remains of album mountings on rear wrap. Hill was the keeper of the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum. Nice copy. WWI 13
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and charts in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Mm 130x215 Collana "Problemi e figure di storia contemporanea" diretta da Ettore Passerin d'Entreves, Rosario Romeo e Franco Valsecchi - Volume rilegato in tela azzurra con titolo in bianco al dorso, sovraccoperta originale, 941 pagine con una prefazione dell'Autore. Copia ottima poco o mai consultata; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Mm 100x150 Collana "Manuali Hoepli". Volume cartonato, legatura editoriale in tela marrone, XV-417-64 pagine. Cerniere in po' allentate, lievi tracce di umidità, firma d'appartenenza al frontespizio, peraltro buona copia. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Mm 155x215 Collana "SAGGI" - Brossura originale, 525 pagine. Segni d'uso esterni e qualche postilla e segni di matita, peraltro la copia è in buone condizioni nelle sue legature ben salde. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
