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8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs and reproductions in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Articles include the Naval General Service 1793-1840; Retreat to Corunna; The Storming of Badajoz; Laswarree; Waterloo - then and now; together with items for sale. Loosely inserted in a copy of 'Jack of all Trades'. Naval Operations and Rewards 1793-1973, published in celebration of the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
8vo., with frontispiece and plates; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. 'Carter & Long' is an indispensable reference including HEIC medals, campaign medals 1801-1891, VC up to the South African Wars, DCM, Long Service medals and others. Much-needed facsimile reissue of the original edition of 1893.
235 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. Bibliography. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The skill, bravery, and perseverance of the Canadian soldier in the dying months of the war leap off these pages. Mr. Fowler has performed a valuable service in confirming once again the proud military tradition enjoyed by Canada." - from Foreward. Clean, bright, tight and square with very light wear. Quality copy. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 87, [4] p., 22 full page b/w plates. A specific reference book on coins and medals of Turkish Republic 1923-1973. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti madenî paralari ve madalyalari, 1923-1973.
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 87, [4] p., 22 full page b/w plates. A specific reference book on coins and medals of Turkish Republic 1923-1973. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti madenî paralari ve madalyalari, 1923-1973.
New Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 15 cm). In Turkish. 688 p., color ills. Türk Hava Kurumu tayyare madalyalari, 1925-2011. Airplane medals [collection] from the Turkish Aviation Agency from 1925 to 2011.
Features: The Hollywood Posse - a gallant band of horsemen who made movie history - Jack Montgomery, Tom Mix, Ranger Jack Montgomery, and more; Mystery of Wolf Creek Point - Joe H. Smith's Ranch in Dickens County; A Sense of Justice - adapted from the memoirs of William T. Cowan 1873-1951; Wyoming Horses and Mules; Jim Bullard the Avenger - near Morenci , Arizona; We'll Miss Those Old Express Companies - Wells Fargo was the 'granddaddy'; Reincarnation in Walla Walla - William W. Davies; The Lost Cannon of Hernan Cortes - it was pure silver & fit for a king; Then the Buck Gang Rode; The Capture of Peg Leg; Georgetown Colorado's Hotel de Paris; Wild Old Days!; No Medals for Men or Beasts - the Los Angeles aqueduct was one area's salvation and another's doom. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
Published to coincide with the exhibition "Treasures of Catherine the Great", which marked the opening of the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House 21 November 2000. With quality illustrations. 255 pages. Includes a number of related pieces of ephemera.
40 pages. Peninsular Papers Part VI; 21st Lancers & the Dervish Army at Omdurman in 1898 Part II; British Campaign Medals - The Campaign Medals for Omdurman; Russian Colours & Standards of the Napoleonic Period; An Unusual Uniform of World War I; The Cavalry Charge of Marshal Murat at Eylau; Interesting Guns - Adams Revolvers, Part I; Iron Laughter in Andalus, Part IV; British Pouches and Belts, Part II; The British Cavalry of the Honourable East India Company. Undated but appears to be circa 1980. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of writing on front cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
40 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1975. Contents: Peninsular Papers, part 3; The Sea Cavalier, part 2; The Field Service Uniform of the Imperial German Army, 1914-1915; Colonel Percy H.S. Barrow CB, CMB. - the 19th Hussars in the Sudan; The Dress of the French Infantry, Part 1; British Campaign Medals - the Naval General Service Medal, 1793-1840; Iron Laughter in Andalus, Part 1; Interesting Guns - Hand Guns of the German Army; French Cuirassiers, Part 6; The Bersaglieri; British General Officer c. 1743; The War Game, Part 18. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Contents clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and 37 monochrome plates on 20, title clipped at upper out corner; cloth, gilt back, upper hinge cracked (but binding entirely sound), boards lightly age-marked, a good working copy. Includes a list of Empire Gallantry Medallists.
n.p. Title ruled in black and red and printed in four languages. Text printed in (Cyrillic) Russian. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Folio. Original full cloth binding. With a folio phamplet insert describing each of the 381 items detailed in this exhibit. A fascinating photographic study of 450 years of Russian military art and royal craftsmanship. Gene Box 2 **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
Sm. folio, First Edition, with coloured frontspiece and endpaper maps; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Sm. folio, First Edition; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES (this copy out-of-series).
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations and plans (a number full-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY TO OSCAR BURGER WITH THE AUTHOR'S SIGNED HOLOGRAPH PRESENTATION SLIP MOUNTED ON TITLE
Pages 505-532. Features: Cover photo portrait of Anthony Eden; Three pages of illustrations of life aboard H.M.S. "Indomitable"; Book review of "Head-Hunting in the Solomon Islands" by Caroline Mytinger; Photos of the Fifth and Eighth Armies advancing in Italy; Two pages of photos illustrate Allied crossings of the Volturno by bridge and water in Italy; Two pages of photos of troops in action in the Volturno River battle and a service for three war correspondents killed in action on September 28; Article on our far eastern theatre of the war; Photos of war in the far east - bombing Marcus Island, wrecked landscape at Lae, New Guinea, the destroyed Japanese base at Salamaua, Hansa Bay shipping being attacked, and parachute bombs being dropped on a Japanese anti-aircraft unit in the Wewak area of New Guinea; Two-page illustration of E-Boats attacking a North Sea convoy being routed; One-page map shows Russia's mighty victories against Germany; Eight photos illustrate the great summer Soviet offensive continuing apace; Aerial photo of night attack on Hanover, plus daylight photo of the resulting destruction; Early photo of the Avro York; Photos and details of U.S. and Canadian awards and medals; Six photos of the Fifth Army rehearsing how to cross the Volturno; Three impressive photos of Britain's anti-aircraft guns on parade; Page of illustrations explain the new British all-steel fireproof lifeboat designed for oil tankers; Photos of personalities of the week include Sayid Daourd Al Haidari, L.V.L. Whateley, The Marquis and Marchioness of Linlithgow, Louis Mountbatten in China, General Konev, General Feodor Tolbukhin, Sir Henry Strakosch, Professor Max Reinhardt, Dr. F.J. Poynton, Sir Aurel Stein, Lt. Mark Bonham-Carter, Major T.P. Butler, Leiut. J.M. Marshall, and Lt.-Com. J. Cortland-Simpson; Page of photos of the funeral of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound; Photos of artifacts discovered at Point Hope, Alaska; Seven photos of joyous repatriated POWs arriving in Leith aboard three ships; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Spine taped. A sound vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, fore-edges lightly dust-soiled; pale blue cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at extremities. The standard reference, with roll of honour and bibliography. The George Cross replaced the Empire Gallantry Medal in 1940 'for great heroism or conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger'.
117 pages. Index. Printed upon glossy stock. Generously illustrated in black and white. Contents include: History of Newfoundland; Merchant Issues; Banks and Bank Notes; Government Notes; Decimal Coinage of Newfoundland; Medals of Newfoundland; Die Consumption Records; Coinage Acts of 1863, 1870, 1887, 1895, 1917, 1944. Light wear to unmarked book. Dust jacket - now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover - bears average wear and bits of soiling to back panel. A quality copy of this wonderful reference. Book
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
56 paages. Features: The father of the Hardy Boys - Leslie McFarlane; Medals for the volunteers - after the rebellion there was glory for all; Protecting Toronto's working girls; Joseph Banks - a naturalist in Newfoundland; A Quebec doctor and his bishop clash over evolution; Helping hands in the west - successful farms were good for the railway business. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
Minor shelfwear else Fine. ; 390 pages
New English Original bdg. HC. Oblong 4to. (22 x 30 cm). In English and Turkish. 228 p., color and b/w ills. Postcards and Medal from the Collection of Orlando Calumeno. Concerns the Young Turk Revolution of 1908. Souvenir of liberty. Postcards and medals from the Collection of Orlando Carlo Calumeno. Centenary of the 1908 Revolution.= Yadigâr-i hürriyet. Orlando Carlo Calumeno Koleksiyonu'ndan Mesrutiyet kartpostallari ve madalyalari. 1908 Devrimi'nin 100. Yildönümü.
Bound volume of 9 copies of Seaby's Bulletin over the period September 1948 to May 1949. Light marks to a few pages. No inscriptions. Creasing and rubbing to oversize soft covers, sunning to spine. Mainly clean very tight copies with tear to one front page. Pages 397-598 and pages 1-262. pp.
Bound volume of 13 copies of Seaby's Bulletin over the period October 1954 to October 1955. Some rust marks. A few other light marks. Sunning to spine of lightly creased slightly stained oversize covers and binder device detached from rear cover. Very clean very tight copies. Pages 411-544 and pages 1-442. pp. Illustrated.
Bound volume of 10 copies of Seaby's Bulletin over the period June 1949 to March 1950. A few other light marks. Creasing and rubbing to oversize soft covers, sunning to spine. Very clean very tight copies. Pages 265-608 and pages 1-152. pp.