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40 pages. Circa 1940s. 77 black and white photos and illustrations. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Women ferry aircraft for the R.A.F. from factories to aerodromes; French Troops in war zone; Photos of two British destroyers lost - H.M.S. Grenville and H.M.S. Exmouth which was lost on 23 January with all hands; Article on the Economic War on Germany, by R.H. Cross, Minister of Economic Warfare; full-page photo portrait of Sir John Greer Dill; Photos of new types of German and British aircraft - the ME 110, the de Havilland Flamingo, the Blackburn Roc., the Defiant; Sowing a British Mine Field; R.A.F. photographs Nazi secrets - photos of a German aerodrome near Hanover, Siegfried Line fortifications, Heligoland, and the naval base at Wilhelmshaven; Photos of the manufacture of steel helmets for the defense forces; Centerfold illustrations show how the British Navy attack the U-Boat with depth charges; British troops on the western front; French destroyer on convoy duty; Photos of two-stages in the doom of a U-Boat; Article entitled The War in the Air - Survey of the first four months' operations; Graphic assemblage of the ranks and badges of the British Army; Excellent photos from the Finnish-Russian war front; Fulll-page photo of Danish volunteers marching through Oulo, Finland; Their majesties visit the troops; A Commentary on the War this week; Photos of German defences on the Island of Sylt; Nazi activity on the Siegfried Line; Summary of the chief events of this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Features: Harding and Cox in Business and Finance - a study of the two candidates in their practical relations to their respective communities; A New Tune in Old St. Louis - Sixth of a Series on Mixing with Americans; Palestine Receives its High Commissioner - Sir Herbert Samuel - 4 photos; the Bolsheviks attack the Poles at Rovno - 2 large photos; Pictorial digest of the world's news; article - 'Why Farming Does Not Pay' - by Charles A. Eaton; Story entitle 'Lasses; Cantu starts something in Mexico; Knocking the hell out of Helgoland - 8 photos - destroying the extraordinary German fortifications upon this island; Lovely contemporary advertisements by Camel Cigarettes, Michelin, Good Year 'Cord Tires'; Chesterfield Cigarettes; Colour Whistle Soda advert upon back cover. Above-average wear but still intact. Worthy reference copy. Book
Small crease mark to top of spine. Very light scuffing and foxing else fine. ; 116 pages
Gift inscription from author to Jenifer Neils on titlepage. ; A good introduction to the very complex and manifold history of Greek fortification in Sicily, especially in the hegemony of Syracuse, between the years of 405 and 211 B. C. ; Skrifter Utgivna Av Svenska Institutet I Rom, (Acta Instituti Romani Regni Sueciae) , 4°, XLIX; 125 pages; Signed by Author
Gift inscription from author to Charlotte on titlepage. Creasing to 1 corner of wraps. ; A good introduction to the very complex and manifold history of Greek fortification in Sicily, especially in the hegemony of Syracuse, between the years of 405 and 211 B. C. ; Skrifter Utgivna Av Svenska Institutet I Rom, (Acta Instituti Romani Regni Sueciae) , 4°, XLIX; 125 pages
Pages 73-108. Features. Aerial cover photo of idle London shipping due to dockworker's strike; Photos of troops serving as stevedores unloading frozen beef from Argentina; Two-page illustration of Fettes College; Article entitled "Dollars, Sterling and European Trade"; Photos of striking dockworkers attending speeches; Two-pages of photos from the agricultural show at Shrewsbury, including Princess Elizabeth and many champion animals; Photos of personalities of the week include the winners of the Ashburton Shield, Tshekedi Khama, Cambridge Cricketeers, Mr. Alexander Diomedes, Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage; A.D. Locke, Harry Bradshaw, Seretse Khama, the former Miss Ruth Williams, Sir francis Mudie, Flight-Lt. K.H.F. Letford, and The Emir Idris El Senussi. Photo of the Enola Gay being presented to the Smithsonian Institution; Photo of Emir Abdul Illah with King Feisal of Iraq; Photo of robotic hand developed by German firm; Photos of U.N. Success in Indonesia - 3-stage evacuation of Java; Photo of restoration of Cleopatra's Needle, near Charing Cross; Two-page colour photo of the earliest realistic human portrait in the history of man, discovered in central France; Aerial photos of British castles with medieval fortifications; Attractive one-page colour ad for General Electric fridges; Colour Johnnie Walker cricket-themed ad on back cover; and more. Complete, intact and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
#350 of 700 facsimile copies of the 1746 first edition specially reprinted in 1968. xvi, 232 pages. Thirty-four black and white illustrations. "With remarks on the constructions of the most celebrated authors, particularly of Marshal de Vauban and Baron Coehorn, in which the perfection and imperfection of their several works are considered. For use of the Royal Academy of Artillery at Woolwich." - subtitle. "Designed to trace the history of modern fortification. Includes commentaries on the work of French, German, English and other contemporaries. Almost every fort built in America was designed on the theories contained in this book." - dust jacket. Armorial bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
28 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of a French woman cutting grapes from the vine on her home for British troops; The British Field Force making friends in France; Full-page diagram of the extensive fortifications of Heligoland; Switzerland prepares her defences for all emergencies - Five photos; Photos of Switzerland frontiers - fortified and manned - plus mobilisation scenes; Photo of the daily rations of the German people - less in every respect than those of the British field force; Various photos - churchyard and nursery A.R.P., Polish leaders in Paris; British Submarine Epic - illustrations show how it escaped by tenacity and engineering skill; The Fall of Warsaw - Vivid war photos; Photos of the Nazi "triumphal" parade in Warsaw; Full-page photo of a huge stack of British artillery shells; Photos of British practice with heavy guns; Illustrations show events leading to the end of a U-Boat; Numerous photos show the French bombarding German lines with guns mounted on German soil; Several illustrations show a comprehensive shelter scheme for the people of Bermondsey; Photos of personalities of the week; Interesting photos of British items painted white to improve safety during blackout; The Campaign in the West - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page new map of the Western Front - giving all strategic features; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. Missing page 597-98 from back. Some pages loose but present. Magazine
30 pages. Features: Cover photos of hundreds of marching French troops; Four photos of the types of fighting men in Frances's magnificent colonial army; Four half-page photos of various French naval vessels; Illustrations of the French 70-ton tank said to be fighting on the Western Front; Illustrations of Maginot Line fortifications; Full-page of Soviet infantrymen and their officers crossing the Polish frontier; Full-page photo of Joseph Stalin "The Sphinx of Europe - Dictator of Russia; Many photos of Nazi Germany's first line of defence - the Siegried Line - hastily constructed since Hitler resolved on war; Two half-page photos of the H.M.S. "Courageous" plus a large cross-sectional diagram of the vessel - sunk by a German submarine; Two-pages of illustrations show how depth charges are used to protect shipping against submarines; Centerfold illustration of the R.A.F. Raid on the German Naval Base at Wilhelmshaven; Two-pages of photos from Poland - ruthless bombings and other scenes; Eastern and Western Front Strategy - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page photo of the Swastika over Westerplatte - Captured after an epic defense; Photo of hundreds of British troops marching somewhere in England prior to their departure for France; Two-pages of photos show how England's stately homes have been transformed for war use; Photos of ten world leaders who support Britain in her fight against Nazi-ism; Photos of various British wartime activities; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, por Don Pedro Pereyra, 1801. 4to.; 8 hs., 479 pp. Con 22 láminas plegadas grabadas por Asensio y dos estados plegados. Encuadernación moderna en media tela.
Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, por Don Pedro Pereyra, 1800. 4to.; 8 hs., 479 pp. Con 22 láminas plegadas grabadas por Asensio, una de ellas sustituida por fotocopia, y dos estados plegados. Encuadernación en piel marbreada con tejuelo, ligeramente fatigada.
Pages 141-168. Features: Cover photo of General Sir Alan Brooke and Lt.-Gen. Archibald Nye; Page of illustrations of decorations as worn in the United States Army and Navy; Two pages of illustrations of the Insignia of Rank of U.S. Army and Navy Personnel Compared with those of Equivalent British Officers; Photos of Dover's cliffs as seen from occupied France, and a close-up photo of Dover's cliffs , with black smoke in the distance where German shells are falling near Dover; Training and the Test of Battle - article with map entitled "The Therman Thrust to the Caucasus, and the Soviet's Grave Problem of Supplies; Five photos illustrate stout German concrete and steel fortifications along the French coast; Photos of 'Nazi Orgies of Destruction' - shattered Sebastopol and Tolstoy's desecrated shrine, at Ysnaya Polyana; Photos of the celebration of Norwegian King Haakon VII's 70th birthday - great parade in Hyde Park; Photo of captured German "E"-boat; Aerial photo of Dusseldorf after major R.A.F. bombing raid; Photo of 28 survivors of the torpedoed "Avila Star" after 20 days adrift, including two English girls of 18; Japanese landings at Kiska, Aleutian Islands; Amazing centrefold illustration of a British armoured division moving into action - a panoramic view which includes all its component units; B.B.C. Reconstructs Gigantic Raid of a thousand bombers over Germany - with nine interesting photos, including three of "Lancasters"; Photos of Ten personalities in this week's news include Dir Francis Young-Husband, Sir Charles Sargent, Dr. H.E.D. Blakiston; Sir Flinders Petrie; The Officers and Men, with Commander Miers, V.C., of the Submarine "Torbay" at Buckingham Palace; Queen chatting with Miss Tanner of the Canadian Red Cross; Great page of illustrations of the Sten Gun explain this new British machine gun in detail; The conversion of milk into powder; Great one-page photo of a huge 'Cyclone' dryer which separates water from skim milk; Two pages of text and photos of ancient Siwa, now occupied by Italians; nice vintage ads. This copy was never stapled. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Coignard, 1681. In-12 relié pleine basane, dos lisse à fleurons dorés. VIII + 185 + 10 pages. Nombreuses figures géométriques dans le texte. Annotation manuscrite en page de garde "A M. Lanjuinais ingénieur géographe dans le département de la Loire Inférieure". Deux vignettes en bandeaux. La reliure est abimée, avec des coins très émoussés, manque une planche dépliante, des brunissures aux pages. Edition originale rare à la date de 1681, Privilège et approbation sont à la date de 1691.
Sin lugar de impresión, impresor ni año, pero: Madrid, Imprenta del Memorial de Ingenieros, Litografía de Castel, 1856. Folio (37,5 x 53,5 cm.); Portada y 36 láminas litografiadas a doble página mostrando 348 figuras de plantas, alzados y esquemas de construcciones militares. Encuadernación de la época en media tela.
398 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. "The first permanent record of a military history of the Island of Montserrat, West Indies, which over time has been largely neglected by military historians, authors and the population of Montserrat. Contains substantial information concerning the many attacks on Montserrat which occurred between 1632, the year it was colonized, to the year 1815, which saw the end of the Napoleonic wars, and peace finally descending on the island. Also covers the defence systems which were developed over time on Montserrat including the fortifications which were constructed, the cannons which were used to arm the fortifications, and the Militia and British troops who defended the island. - from Preface. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
London, printed for J. Millan, 1757. 4to.; XIV pp., 1 h., 248 pp. y 21 láminas aparte (de 25), 19 de ellas plegadas, grabadas por Bonneau y Hulett. Ejemplar con taladros de polilla en algunas páginas que afectan a letras y margenes de algunas láminas, y rastros marginales antiguos de humedad. Encuadernación de la época en piel, con ruedas doradas en los planos.
Douai, Dechristé éditeur, 1892. In-folio relié demi-chagrin marron à coins, dos à cinq nerfs soulignés de filets dorés, caissons très ornés, tête dorée, gardes de papaier marbré, 273 pages. Frontispice de Monsieur Ferdinand DUTERT, aquarelles et dessins de Monsieur Henri DUHEM. Tirage strictement limité à 500 exemplaires numérotés, celui ci N° 254. Coins et coiffe légèrement frottés sans gravité. 30 planches en hors texte sous serpentes, 172 dessins dans le texte. Bel exemplaire pour cet ouvrage rare et de grande qualité.
A La Haye, chez Pierre de Hondt, 1742. In-8 relié pleine basane brune, dos à nerfs très orné, tranches rouges, gardes de papier marbré. XLVIII + 354 pages + 2 pages pour le catalogue éditeur. Nouvelle édition beaucoup plus correcte & plus ample que la précédente, enrichie de notes instructives, & de l'Eloge de M. de vauban. Bien complet des 36 planches dépliantes. Infimes frottements à la reliure, corps de l'ouvrage en bel état, très belle qualité de gravure des planches. Ex-libris Bibliothèque de La Motte avec devise "de jour en jour" et ex libris manuscrit "Blondeau" en page de titre. Très bon exexmplaire.
"... it is a description of sixteen of the larger medieval fortresses of the Peloponnese, occupied by the Venetians during the period 1685-1715, and drawn by their engineers around the year 1700." Based on the discovery of a portfolio of the plans disceoverd in Venice in 1938. "This book is an attempt to gather together the historical resources relative to the castles figuring in the collection, and to present the results of my archaeological investigation , illustrated by early traveller's descriptions, by photographs of my own .... I have arranged the fortresses in the order as they fell to the armies of the Holy League in the campaigns of 1685-1792, ... In each chapter the fortress' history is recapitulated from its earliest known beginnings to its last military engagement, followed by an analysis of its architecture." Masterly, mammoth and not yet superseded this is a rare and classic work covering aspects of Greek history little studied or appreciated. 274p + XXXX plates. Illus, maps, chronology, bibliography.index Condition : Very good. Hinges starting, cover showing some wear and fading. Book
A Paris, rue Dauphine chez L. Cellot et Jombert fils jeune, Charles Antoine Jombert, 1779. 3 volumes In-8 plein veau de l'époque, pièces de titre et de tomaison, rouges et vertes, gardes de papier marbré. Petit manque de cuir à la coiffe du tome I, coins émoussés, épidermures sur les plats des tomes I et III, manque la pièce de tomaison du tome III. Malgré les défauts signalés, très bon exemplaire, intérieur très frais, bien complet. Tome I : Traité de l'attaque des places : Faux-titre, titre, xl pages, épitre de Vauban à Mgr le Duc de Bourgogne, préface, éloge de Mr le Maréchal de Vauban prononcé à l'Académie des Sciences en 1707 par Mr de Fontenelle, table des chapitres, 262 pages, bien complet des 29 planches gravées. La planche 14 présente un petit manque de papier marginal n'atteignant pas la gravure, pas même l'encadrement. Tome II : Traité de la défense des places, ouvrage original de M. de Vauban : Faux-titre, page de titre à la date de 1779, second faux-titre, seconde page de titre. A Paris chez Charles Antoine Jombert père 1769. xvi pages, avertissement et table des articles, 3 pages pour l'approbation du 12 avril 1769 à Versailles et le Privilège du Roi du 10 mai 1769. 334 pages pour les trois parties de ce Traité incluant la table alphabétique raisonnée des matières et l'avant propos, une page pour les additions, corrections et l'avis au relieur. Bien complet des 15 tables dépliantes et des 9 planches dépliantes gravées. La troisième partie contient Le Discours sur la Défense des Places par Deshouilleres, publié avec des notes critiques de Vauban. EO pour ce Traité. Tome III : Traité théorique et pratique des mines : Joint un Traité de la guerre en général, comprenant les qualités et les devoirs des gens de guerre, depuis le Général jusqu'au soldat et des règles sur les principales opérations militaires par un Officier de distinction. Faux-titre, page de titre, xx pages, préface de l'éditeur et table, 60 + 243 pages. Le Traité des Mines est divisé en deux parties. Complet des 18 planches dépliantes. Ex-libris manuscrit Geouffre, Adjudant Général sur les 3 pages de titre. Notes manuscrites du temps en marges de certains chapitres, parfois importantes et anecdotiques, réflexions du plus grand intérêt, n'altérant en rien l'ouvrage. En résumé bel ensemble, parfaitement complet.
In-folio, 57 ll., 1bl.; engraved title and 51 full-page engraved plates, giving geodetic and cosmographic instruments and measurements; woodcut ornate initials and tailpieces, large Aldus anchor woodcut device at the end. Bound in contemporary cartonnage (reliure d'attente), with weak hinges; occasional light foxing, light dampstain at the bottom of the last leaves. Despite the title the work includes 50 full-page engravings, of which the last 7 are a supplement by Scala and are especially devoted to architecture and perspective.
