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In-8°; bella antiporta incisa su rame + pp. (24), 336, (22) con la Table des noms des maison dont les armoiries son contenu en cet ouvrage, 28 tavole a piena pagina incise su rame con numerosissimi esempi di stemmi, e nel testo numerosi legni illustrano le spiegazioni dei termini dell’arte del blasone. Trattato tecnico sull’arte araldica, in cui si illustra la storia, e l’importanza di quest’arte, e ogni metodo di partizione, terminologia e scelta degli emblemi per fare gli stemmi; l’interesse dichiarato dall’autore è quello di fornire scientificità a questa tecnica. Legatura in piena pelle con tassello, titolo e fregi in oro al dorso.
628 p. + Chromolithographed plates showing coats of arms and others with people in native costumes, engaged in local tasks + Colored map, steel engravings, etc. Wood engraved text illustrations. The artists for these include: Bellange, Gigoux, Raffet, Isabey, Morel Fatio, Saint Germain, and Daubigny. 4to. 270 mm. Original leather backed pebbled boards binding, Spine decorated in gold gilt. Extremities rubbed. An attractive copy of a wonderful book on Brittany. By the way - Brittany is a great place to visit in modern France. The author, Jules Gabriel Janin (1804-1874), was a French writer and important drama critic. FR4
Palais Soubise, 1950. In-8, broché, 143 pp. Avec 36 planches en fin d'ouvrage et VII planches en couleurs hors-texte. Exposition internationale organisée par la direction des Archives de France à l'occasion de la réunion consécutive du conseil international des archives et du premier congrès international des archives.
782p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
502 pages including index. An exhaustive analysis of national and international arms control: its history, its philosophy, and its achievements and future prospects as well as its political, military, and economic ramifications. Very light wear. Glossy covers. Rubber stamp upon half-title page. Minimal yellow high-lighting else unmarked. Nice copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a portrait frontispiece, small contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue ribbed cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, blue top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. Wide-ranging account of the author's work with the Swedish Red Cross during WWII. Uncommon in this condition. Enser, p. 361.
Série complète de 4 tomes (tout ce qui a paru) richement illustré dans le texte et avec des planches hors-texte coloriées et teintées (blasons, gravures des églises, plans,…), Contenu: Serie I: Eglises paroissiales Gand. Parochiekerken - Gent (2 volumes: 341 + xi,234pp.), Serie II: Eglises conventuelles Gand. Kloosterkerken Gent (vol.1: 302pp.), Serie III: Eglises des communes. Paroisses du doyenné de Gand, Extra muros. Buitengemeenten. Parochiekerken der dekenij van Gent. extra muros (vol.1: viii,315 + 25pp.), brochures muettes d'époque, qqs.rousseurs (surtout aux tranches), bon état, rare, OCLC: 55564008, poids total/gewicht: 10kg., B77284
viii,306 + 25 + 12pp.richement illustré dans le texte (blasons, etc.) + 31 planches hors-texte coloriées et teintées, Manque: 1 planche (nr.F) & pp.307-315 (= partie des tables), brochure muette d'époque, qqs.rousseurs (surtout aux tranches), bon état, rare, OCLC: 55564008, [ce volume traite sur les communes Afsné (pp.1-24), Saint-Amand-lez-Gand = Sint-Amandsberg (pp.25-38), Bottelare (pp.39-68), Sint-Denijs-Westrem (pp.67-86), Destelbergen (pp.87-114), Desteldonck (pp.115-125), Dorenzele (pp.127-131), Drongen = Tronchiennes (pp.133-160), Everghem (pp.161-185), Gentbrugge (pp.187-215), Gontrode (pp.217-234), Gysenzeele (235-245), Heusden (pp.247-262), Landscauter (pp.263-274), Ledeberg (pp.275-285), Lemberge (pp.287-303), Melle (12pp.), Melsen (pp.13-25) & Vinderhaute (12pp.)], B77285
Minor shelf wear to jacket, pen mark on bottom edge of page block; otherwise very good, almost as - new condition. A RAND Project AIR FORCE publication. Used
Small staple-bound publication. 3 1/2"w x 5 1/8"h. 64 pages. Black and white photos.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. 8 5/8"w x 11 5/8"h. 134 pages. Many color photos.
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 77 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: In defence of the coasts of Britain - coastal defence batteries; On the high seas with the French Navy; Letters and parcels for the fighting forces; To combat the German submarine menace - depth charge testing; At the front with the French Army; Entertainments National Service Association, by Sir Seymour Hicks; H.M.S. Renown hunting the Deutschland; Russia invaded Finland on 30th November; The B.E.F. on the Western Front; 1914-18 Men join up again; French Curtiss fighter brings Nazi Heinkel bomber down in flames; British troops training with heavy guns; Centerfold illustration by Frank H. Mason of enemy warships bombed by the R.A.F. in daring raid on Heligoland; Warfare by Submarine and Mine; British women motor drivers for France; News from the home front; British submarine chaser hunting u-boats; Great photos of flying boats of the coastal command air patrol; The Red Cross lamp in war, by Sir John Kennedy; Photo of Army Council in session; Making small arms for the British Army - Bren guns; Testing huge balloons for the barrage; His Majesty the King of France; A Commentary on the War; Activity on the Siegfried Line; South African Air Force catch a Nazi Raider - the German liner Watussi is scuttled; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. Circa 1940s. 68 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Ad for Mein Kampf, part 2, inside front cover; French Premier Daladier and Admiral Darlan aboard U-boat hunters; 5 photos of French women working in aircraft factories; four photos of Polish sailors fighting with the British Navy; Three photos of night on the British front in France - with gas masks in use; End of another German submarine, the U.39; How the colonial empire of France comes to the aid of France - illustrated article; Newfoundland answers call to arms; With the Finnish army at the front; full-page photo portrait of General Vuillemin, Supreme Commander of the French Air Force; Illustrated centerfold displays the range of Allied and German aerial gun-power; two photos of a downed ME 109; large photo of a downed Dornier 17 afire in a French field; Australian airmen join R.A.F. Coastal Command - working with the Short Sunderland flying boat; Article - U.S. and the War - President Roosevelt issues a warning to Americans; Photo of American bomber over the New York World's Fair; Photo of massive French railway artillery; Training men as stokers for the Royal Navy; New Zealand troops in training at home; A commentary on the war this week; Training men from the ranks as officers; Ad for "I Was Hitler's Maid" inside back cover; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. 75 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: The Ajax returns to Plymouth after its victory over the Graf Spee; Lord Gort inspecting trenches; British activity in the snow at the front; French visitors inspect British guns and planes; Article entitled War Finance at Home - how the intricate problem of revenue and expenditure is solved, with photo of John Maynard Keynes; Full-page photo portrait of Major-General Andrew G.L. McNaughton; On duty with the R.A.F. coastal command; On board a British submarine depot ship; The Australians are Ready; Centerfold illustrations depict how the navy is prepared to deal with concentrated air attacks by Nazi bombers; Arctic Conditions on the French Front; Royal visit; Inspecting Polish airmen in England; Ceylon helps the Empire's war effort; Supplies for the Army - an article on the enormous task of providing and maintaining arms and equipment for the British Expeditionary Force; Many photos of the fight for freedom on the Finnish front; German troops experience arctic weather; A Commentary on the war this week; Photos at the headquarters of the A.R.P., including a photo of Sir Edward Evans; Delivering the Mail by Sea - transfering bags from ship to ship while they maintain speed; Summary of the chief daily events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
40 pages. 60 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Photo at St. Malo of the second B.E.F. evacuation; Last to leave France - "The Unbeaten Army" returns home; Scorched earth as the French leave Brest, their naval base in Brittany; Article - A summary of the armistice terms proposed to France by Germany and Italy; Photos of the R.A.F.'s war in the air; Great overhead photo of attack on the German-occupied Schipol Aerodrome which damaged 10 of 22 planes on the ground; Australians rally to the motherland; Centerfold illustration by C.E. Turner depicts the Scharnhorst suffering another damaging blow; Photos of Sir Clive G. Liddell; Sir A.M. Longmore and General W.G.S. Dobbie; Photo of French General Nogues, Commander of French forces in Morocco, conferring with staff officers; Aerial photo of bombs raining down on Italian bases in Libya; Several photos of British bomb damage caused by mass air raids on Britain; Photos of metal recycling in Britain, including removing the steel rails from St. James's Park; Photo-illustrated text of statement in Parliament by Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply, entitled "Britain's Output of Arms"; Photo of engineers inspecting a 16" naval gun weighing 106 tons; Photo of North Tower of Crystal Palace which was doomed to come down so its iron framework could be used for war purposes; Great full-page illustration entitled "Sub-Machine Guns to Resist Parachute Invaders" illustrates an Astra Pistol Machine-gun, a Thompson sub-machine gun, a Star sub-machine gun, a Garand semi-automatic rifle, a Johnson semi-automatic rifle, and a Johnson light machine gun; Page of photos of regimental badges of teh British Army; Commentary on the war this week; Photos of crew at work inside the Lockheed Hudson aircraft, plus photos of the plane in flight; Summary of the chief daily events in the war this week. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Great photo of RAF pilot getting into his cockpit in the dark; Getting ready with their rifles and revolvers - preparing to defend the home front - 5 photos including a nice half-page photo of members and clerks of the London stock exchange learning how to fire Bren guns!; An RAF Sunderland spots 20 shipwrecked merchantmen 150 miles from shore; The Nazi Challenge - Text of broadcast by Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for War; The RAF keep up their bombing attacks; Photos of a British cruiser in port for a refit; Russia demand Rumanian territory - Bessarabia and Bukovina; Four great photos of daylight bombing run over Abbevillle; Series of centerfold illustrations entitled 'Countering the threat of Nazi Aerial Invasion'; Photos of Canadian coastal defences; Aerial photo of an RAF attack on an Italian aerodrome in East Africa which resulted in damage to several Caproni tri-motor planes; Photos of the British Empire in arms; 4 illustrations which demonstrate how enemy bombers choose the right nights for their missions; Illustrated article entitled 'Italy's War Machine'; Nice full-page photo of young sailors of a Canadian destroyer coming ashore at a British port; Speedboats serve as lifeboats for downed aircrews; A Commentary on the War for this week; Two photos of scuttled Italian vessels; On duty in the Egyptian desert; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Excellent full-page aerial photo looking down on three Messerschmitt's raiding an English town; Great full-page night photo of a 4.5" anti-aircraft battery of the Western Command at work; Pill box vigil; Inside a watch post; photos of how shell-burst data is recorded; Problems of the Royal Navy - photo-illustrated text of broadcast by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield; Dramatic illustration by Montague B. Black shows a Hurricane pilot ramming a Dornier; Greece also answers the call to arms - five photos and full-page map indicating where Greece and Italy are at Grips; Article on the air war on Britain - Official report on Germany's losses over a period of twelve weeks; photos of famous London buildings bombed; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Blackshows night attack on Naples with Vesuvius smoking in the background; Four dramatic photos of an Italian submarine under attack, going down, and having its crew picked up by a British destroyer; Photos of H.M. the King with the Eastern Command; Progress of the War - Commons Statement by Winston Churchill; Empire troops in the desert war; A commentary on the war this week; Exellent photos of Naples' Maritime Railway Station, The Skoda Works in Czechoslovakia and Essen - Germany's City of Steel with its Krupp works; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. Cover holding loosely. Contents tight. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of RAF rescue launch; A column of Italian POWs is marched into Cairo; Egypt's President Hassan Sabry Pasha dies; Reinforcement reach the western desert; Photo of Sayed Idris el Senussi, leader of free Libyans, meeting Libyans pressed into service by Italy; Illustrated text of broadcast by H.V. Hodson entitled "Our Position in the Middle East"; Illustration by Roland Davies shows the RAF bombing the Italian base at Durazzo; Five photos of major bomb damage in London; Photos of Italian vessels damaged by the RAF; Downed German planes in England; Super aerial photos of the destruction caused to Italy's navy in Taranto's inner harbour; Centerfold illustration by S. Drigin shows how Italy's battle fleet was mutilated at Taranto; Nice photos of a Fairey Fulmar and a Fairey Albacore; Full-page photo of a Fairey Swordfish flying over H.M.S. Aircraft-Carrier Eagle; Photos of the vigil along England's coast; Their majesties meet their countrymen; Illustrated article entitled "Canadian Arms and Men - an arsenal with a background of farms - Air training for the empire - with photo of Iceland's Canadian garrison in armoured Bren gun carriers; Photo at Camp Borden showing men of the RCAF marching past a line of Yale intermediate training planes; Reproduction of a German propaganda painting by Richard Hess showing a bomber over England; Indian troops in England; A commentary on the war this week; Photos of the Royal Navy maintaining its constant watch; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of Marshal Petain being welcomed aboard the Strasbourg by Admiral Darlan at Toulon; Photo of German troops parading through Bucharest; photo of 4 members of the Luftwaffe in Italy; Great full-page photo of a sailor aboard a "Rat Catchers" of the Royal Navy; Photos of the King and Queen in Portsmouth - inspecting the V.A.D. nurses and meeting with the Pioneers; Illustrated text of message broadcast entitled "Give Us The Tools", by Winston Churchill; Great photo of Churchill being cheered by members of his old regiment, the Royal Scots Fusiliers; Photo of Bengazi, now in British hands; Great photos show how Tobruk was taken; Full-page photo of the doomed San Giorgio burning and sinking in Tobruk harbour; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the port of Genoa being blasted by the Royal Navy; Great full-page photo of corvette captain Lieut.-Commander R.V.E. Case on his bridge; Photos showing "Arms for Abyssinia"; Illustrated text of a broadcast by Air-Commodore R.V. Goddard entitled "Battle-fronts of the Air"; Before and after aerial photos of Addis Adaba after an R.A.F. attack; W. Krogman illustration shows an Italian airman about to bail out of his smoking bomber over Malta; Photos of captured German airmen; Photo of the destroyed Haberdashers' Hall in London; A commentary on the war this week; Photos of ambulance parties on the alert; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
112 pages. Reprint of the 1928 first Chinese edition. "Here, for the first time, martial artists were encouraging and openly teaching the Chinese people how to stand on their own and regain pride in their country... Huang's book is often quoted in martial arts literature. This is due, for the most part, to its significance as a manual for training military personel in unarmed and armed combat applications of hsing-i ch'uan. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Contents clean and unmarked. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A sound reference copy. Book
190 pages. Features: Richard & Julie Wright; Top 25 Design Companies; Marin Alsop; Blue Thai Ridgeback; Ernest De La Torre; Taryn Christoff & Martin Finio; Thom Filicia; Andrew Flesher; Rivington Arms; Suzanne Kasler; Mark Friedberg, K.K. Barrett, Jon Hutman, David & Sandy Wasco, Ellen Christiansen, Beth Rubino; Rob Southern; Ralph Gilles; Douglas Little; J. Brian Sawyer & John Berson; Matthew White & Frank Webb; Boris Vervoordt; Mark Word; Robin Standefer & Stephen Alesch; Vicki Vlachakis; Eric & Silvina Blasen; Martyn Lawrenc-Bullard & Trip Haenisch; David Mann; Sebastian Beckwith; Jeff Zimmerman; Axexia Kondylis & Brian Callahan; Kim Alexandriuk; Occidental Arts & Ecology. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
82 pages. Features: Great action cover photo shows Gerry Cheevers - with no mask - with arms and legs flailing; Vintage ad for CCM Tackaberry (Tacks) skates; Cooper-Weeks photo-hockey equipment ad features their white three-piece helmets; Bauer Bobby Hull Skates ad features photo of Bobby; Photo-illustrated article in Alan Eagleson - the man who pushes salaries up and up; Photo-illustrated article on Gerry Cheevers; Photo-illustrated article on Wayne Hillman; Photo-illustrated article on Yvan Cournoyer, "Yvan the Terrible"; Great six-page off-ice photo feature of the Red Wings visiting Chicago for a game; Dazzling Denis Dejordy - photo-illustrated article; The Big Train - Lionel Conacher excelled at every sport he tried - photo-illustrated article; Article on Brian Conacher - who comes from a great hockey family; Early Philadelphia Flyers article with photos of Bud Poile, Keith Allen, and their arena under construction; Long Island Arena - The Ebbets Field of Hockey; Article on the Hershey Bears with photos of Gil Gilbert, Wayne Rivers and Gene Ubriaco; Columbus Checkers article on their playing coach Edward (Moe) Bartoli; Murray Davison puts the blaze in the Oklahoma City Blazers; San Diego Gulls article with photos of Fred Hilts, Warren Hynes and Larry McNabb; Small ad for Northland sticks; Great half-page vintage ad for Eagle Toys tabletop hockey game; Modest moisture marks to covers and contents near each end of spine. Two-inch opening at bottom of coverfold. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this excellent vintage issue. Magazine
pp. (6) + 20 Fine photogravure-like photographic plates of wonderful arms and armor from their collections. Real treasures. 12 mo. 190 mm. Handsome printed wraps. ART 1
32 page facsimile reprint of the 1828 first edition. "A series of figures showing all the motions in the manual and platoon exercises, and the different firings according to his Majesty's Regulations - 1828." - front cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
217 pages including bibliography. "...arms readers with an edge and a sense of humour. It is an essential tool for first time job hunters." - Jonathan Torrens, CBC's Jonovision. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
