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Verdun, Frémont et fils, sans date (circa 1920); 1 volume in-12, couverture cartonnée, 28 pages et 4 plans dont 1 dépliant.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous illustrations and a large folding map; original blue cloth, covers mildly age-soiled, case very slightly shaken else a very good, clean copy. Scarce standard reference
"... 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 Masterly, mammoth and not yet superseded this is a rare and classic work covering aspects of Greek history little studied or appreciated. 274p + XXXX plates.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 clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 64 pages. Black and white photography. Inscribed by Frank Aoi. Photographs of the abandoned coastal fortifications within the Golden Gate Recreation Area.
Montélimar, la fontaine de Siloe, 2001. In-4 cartonné avec jaquette, 255 pages
Occasional Papers of the Society of Antiquaries of London, No. 20; 208 pages; Roman Fortresses and their Legions had its origins in a conference held in 1992, and contains 11 papers by leading Roman military archaeologists on the fortresses of Roman legions from Britain, Germany and the Danube region to the eastern empire. It will appeal to both general and specialist readers interested in Roman military archaeology. Historians, including the pioneer antiquaries, have long realised that the study of the legions is fundamental to our understanding of the history of the Roman Empire. The essays in this volume, contributed by some of today's foremost scholars of Roman army studies, range across the whole of the Roman Empire - including Britain, the Danube lands and the eastern provinces - and cover a wide variety of themes. Authors effectively combine evidence derived from ancient sources and inscriptions with the rapidly growing amount of information and detail obtained from archaeological excavation. The volume covers the period from Augustus, when the plans of permanent legionary fortresses were beginning to evolve, to the Late Empire, when the legion was a very different body from that with which we are familiar in the early imperial period. The essays are dedicated to the late George C Boon FSA, FRHistS to mark his vast contribution to Roman scholarship.
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
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
Institut coopératif de l'école moderne pédagogie freinée. 1947. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Intérieur frais. 30 pages richement illustrées de photos et dessins en noir et blanc
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.
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
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and numerous illustrations and plans (many full-page) in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter sunned at backstrip. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Detailed account of the Jersey fort built initially to withstand Napoleon but garrisoned with regulars until 1932.
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.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor crease near top of sunned spine. 273pp. A study of the strongholds of the Edwardian Conquest in North Wales and the Norman defences in South Wales. Well illustrated.
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.
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.
8vo., First Edition thus; green cloth, gilt back, red endpaper, a fine copy. Much-needed high quality facsimile reissue of the scarce original edition of 1804. Sandler 1600 (recording the earlier facsimile of 1970).
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
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
8vo., First Edition, with plates, illustrations and diagrams, and endpaper charts; red cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Publisher's showroom copy with stamps on half-title and facing page.
Light wear. Scholar's name to titlepage (Robert Brown). ; 48 pages
Book is in excellent condition with bright purple covers and gilt print at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows a little edge wear and some shelf wear only, price clipped, no tears. 212 pages with maps, charts, photos, line drawings and a great many illustrations.
Barcelona, 1971. 4to. mayor; 64 pp. y 16 láminas. Rastros marginales de humedad Cubiertas originales.
#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
