Uniformes

Ascher, Adolph, Franz Marquis de Bayros (llustrations).MareMagnum

Gut und Blut fuer unsern Kayser. Zweiten, vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage.

Crown quarto. Pp. 512. Attractive Jugendstil illustrated title-page. Second - and third title-pages. Forewords to 1st & 2nd editions. Illustrated throughout with numerous portraits, views, and ornaments in various styles and sizes. Charming head- and tail-pieces. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's cloth-backed boards, spine gilt, large gilt medallion printed in relief on cover, floral endpapers; corner-tips bit rubbed. In about fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ Second, revised and enlarged edition. Published for the Author. First published, also for the Author, 1898. The present fine copy comes from the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999). Very rare.

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Franke, Hermann.MareMagnum

Handbuch der neuzeitlichen Wehrwissenschaften. I. Wehrpolitik und Kriegsführung; II. Das Heer. III.1: Die Kriegsmarine; III.2: Die Luftwaffe. [4 VOLUMES WITH ORIGINAL DUST-JACKETS].

Three volumes bound in four. Crown quarto. Pp. xiii, 749; xii, 804; xii, 451; xii, 451. Plus numerous plates, maps, and tables, some in colour, some folding. Figures, numerous maps to the text, other illustrations. Set in Gothic type in double columns. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full cloth, red lettering to covers and spines, all volumes with the original black dust-jackets lettered in red. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Complete set with the very rare original dust-jackets which are in overall good condition, bit edge frayed, with some nicks and neat repairs. Previously in the private collection of Dr. M. Franssen with his charming bookplate to first paste-down of each volume. Old ink stamp to tittle-page of one volume.

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Heyer von Rosenfeld, Friedrich.MareMagnum

Die Orden und Ehrenzeichen der k. und k. oesterreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie. Mit historischer Einleitung und beschreibendem Texte, nach authentischen Quellen bearbeitet.

Royal quarto (34.5x27 cm). Pp. 32. Plus 12 chromolithographic plates, each with facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth, front decorated in black, back decorated in blind, spine-ends trifle bumped, inner hinges slightly cracked; old institutional stamps and calligraphed shelf number to title-page, another stamp effaced with small repaired damage, stamp repeated at verso of each plate. In a very good condition, clean interior, fine plates. ~ First edition. Rare. The splendid plates are printed in exceptionally rich, dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully heightened with gold. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. ~ Provenance: From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).

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Wilhelm, Friedrich.MareMagnum

Statuten des kurfürstlich hessischen Wilhelms-Ordens.

Royal quarto (33x20 cm). Pp. 7. Plus 5 fine lithographic plates. Hardcover, bound in contemporary lim boards and cloth, all edges gilt; boards rubbed, contemporary institutional stamp to title. Foxed, else in good condition. ~ First edition. Extremely rare.

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Walton, William; Barrie, George; Gardiner, Asa Bird (1839-1919); Taylor, Henry Clay (1845-1904).MareMagnum

THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES. From the Period of the Revolution to the Present Day. A Record of the Formation, Organization, and General Equipment of the Land and Naval Forces of the Republic. 1776-1891. Imperial Japan Edition. ORIGINAL PARTS IS

Issued in twelve original parts, housed in eleven very large publisher's portfolios. 400 x 515 mm. (about 16" x 20"). Printed on Japan vellum throughout. Illustrated with wonderful monochrome photogravure engravings and plates. There are no color plates in this set, nor do any seem called for. The original paper wrappers for the parts are brittle, but this is of little concern because the portfolios act as wraps. There is some soiling and wear, here and there, but generally this is a very nice set of the most deluxe edition. Number 225 of a total edition limited to only 500 copies. Howes W79. RARE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PARTS5 - Large Box

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Angolia, John R., Adolf Schlicht.MareMagnum

Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army, 1933-1945, I-III. [THREE VOLUMES]. [COLLECTOR'S SET, NUMBERED & SIGNED].

Three volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. 448; 416; 640. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In fine condition. ~ First edition. A Collector's Set, each volume numbered and signed by the Author. Volume 1: Signed but unnumbered collector's copy; Volume 2: Copy number 369 of 500 collector's copies; Volume 3: Copy number 300 of 500 collector's copies. This particular set comes from the bequest of renowned uniform historian and researcher Dr. Pieter Roelse and includes, loosely inserted, a large number of rare newspaper and magazine photographs related to the book's subject. The clippings are often additionally captioned in neat hand, and source and date are often given. Rare period material is often included. Many of these clippings correspond directly to illustrations in the book and enhance image and word, providing extra, useful reference. It should be noted that this material, the result of a lifelong research, study, and collection is provided herewith strictly as-is, gratuitous, and subject to what is physically present in the book.

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Giudice, Elio & Vittorio del.MareMagnum

Uniformi militari italiane dal 1861 ai giorni nostri. I. Dal 1861 al 1933; II. Dal 1934 ad oggi. [TWO VOLUMES].

Two volumes. Royal quarto. Pp. 51, plus 160 coloured plates; 71, plus 82 coloured plates. All the plates captioned and explained on verso. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full cloth with very good pictorial dust-jacket with just few blemishes. Both volumes are in fine condition. Excellent set. ~ First edition. This particular set comes from the bequest of renowned uniform historian and researcher Dr. Pieter Roelse and includes, loosely inserted, a number of rare period newspaper and magazine photographs related to the book's subject, extracts from manuals on Italian military uniforms, etc. Many of these clippings correspond directly to illustrations in the book and enhance image and word, providing extra, useful reference. It should be noted that this material, the result of a lifelong research, study, and collection is provided herewith strictly as-is, gratuitous, and subject to what is physically present in the book.

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(Moritz Ruhl).MareMagnum

Die graue Felduniform der Deutschen Armee. Mit zwanzig Tafeln Abbildungen in lithographischem Farbendruck und erläuternden Text.

Octavo. Pp. 37, (2). Plus 20 chromolithographic plates on a leporello. Original wrappers printed in red, back with Publisher's catalogue, wraps bit edge frayed, worn spine reinforced with clear tape. In a very good condition. Excellent, complete leporello. ~ Fifth edition. The charming plates depict numerous variations of uniforms, insignia, ranks, headgear, etc. Very rare.

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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John; Pycraft, W.P.MareMagnum

The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, April (Apr.) 19, 1941 - Cover Portrait of Squadron Leader Douglas R.S. Bader

Pages 493-524. Features: Photo of Greek Prime Minister M. Alexander Korizis; Nice one-page cutaway illustration of British No. 1 Infantry (heavy) tank Mark IIA in action; Lovely two-page illustration of Britain's womanhood as mobilised for victory in national war services - in their many uniforms; Two-pages with fifteen illustrations of the gentle art of baling out of an airplane (escape technique); Six photos of Italy's defeat and humiliation in Libya, where the Nazis have taken over; The War with Nazi Germany - The Peril in the Near East - article with map showing the German advance in North Africa and one-page relief map showing Germany's sphere of Mediterranean operations from the Balkans and Libya, aimed at the oil filds of Iraq and the Suez Canal; Map of the entire Balkan theatre of war; Seven photos illustrate the "New Order" at work in France, Yugoslavia, Japan, and Bulgaria - Mr. Matsuoka in Germany, capture of Otto Kretschmer, large French crowd giving Nazi salute to Marshal Petain, and Nazi tanks being welcomed to Bulgarian village; Two pages with nine photos illustrate 'Germany's Hammer Blows in the Balkans - important cities and sites in enemy hands in Yugoslavia and Greece'; Centerfold illustration of Lysander tailgunner eyeing a tempting target during exercises somewhere in England; Six excellent photos illustrated victory of the Sons of Hindustan in Eritrea; Excellent photo illustrates planning for the capture of Keren; Photos of fourteen personalities of the week include Maj.-Gen. Carton De Wiart, V.C., Leiut.-Gen. P. Neame, V.C., Lieut.-Gen. Sir R. O'Connor, Maj.-Gen. M.D. Gambier-Parry, Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. Maitland Wilson, Queen Mary of Yugoslavia, Hitler shaking hands with Rommel, Rashid Ali Gailani, and M. Laszlo De Bardossy of Hungary with Hitler; Photo of the Air Council in session at the Air Ministry, with nine men in attendance; Fascinating one-page article with four photos describes how 'health-giving rays, 240 times more powerful than sunshine, help the war workers; Photo of Danish ships in custody in the U.S.; Photos of Italian ships seized by the U.S.; Photo of Italian ship sabotage damage in US waters; Victorious return of H.M.A.S. "Sydney" to Sydney Harbour; Four photos of "Catalina" flying boat used in the U-Boat War; Illustrations of eighteen victorious fighter pilots from the Battle of Britain; Article on the Sturgeon (fish) and its ancestors; Lovely half-page photo ad for Bentley cars; Many vintage ads. Unmarked with average wear. Nibble from bottom corner. A quality copy of this dramatic wartime issue. Book

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Bäßler, Beppo; Friedr. Klaeyn.MareMagnum

Aufbau und abzeichen mit einem kurzen Abriß der Geschichte und dem Programm der NSDAP. [FIRST EDITION].

Octavo. Pp. 50, (2). With ca. 100 illustrations of ranks, insignia, uniforms, etc. Schematic tables. Original illustrated stiff wrappers, faded and bit finger soiled, spine with short split at bottom. In good condition, free of any marks. ~ Extremely rare first edition, first printing. 1.-20. Thousand. The guide has been through at least 4 editions. Copies of the 1st edition are practically extinct.

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Knötel d. J., Herbert.MareMagnum

Die Ordnungspolizei.

Quarto. Comprising of 13 coloured plates, each preceded by a leaf of title and explanatory text. Plus double-page table bound at end. Original card wrappers, cord bound, large Nazi emblem of eagle and swastika embossed in relief in silver and black on cover. Spine-ends split else in fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. Very rare. The splendid plates are in particular fine state of preservation.

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BARLOW, L.MareMagnum

The Uniforms of the British Yeomanry Force 1794-1914. Illustrations by R. J. Marrion. [Foreword by Major-General Cyril Lloyd]. [Complete set]. NEAR FINE SET IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

15 vols., sm. 4to., First Edition, with numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; original coloured pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine set. The set comprises: 1: The Sussex Yeomanry Cavalry; 2: North Somerset Yeomanry; 3: The Yorkshire Hussars; 4: Westmorland and Cumberland Cavalry; 5: 3rd County of London (Sharpshooters); 6: The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry; 7: The Yorkshire Dragoons; 8: Lovat Scouts & Scottish Horse; 9: Warwickshire Yeomanry; 10: The Yeomanry Force at the Coronation; 11: Worcestershire Yeomanry; 12: The Yeomanry Cavalry of Norfolk; 13: The East Kent Mounted Rifles; 14: Yeomanry Drum Banners and Mounted Bands; 15: Staffordshire Yeomanry. COMPLETE SETS ARE VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Thakeham, GB341,20 €

(Badischer Landesfeuerwehrverband).MareMagnum

Bekleidungs- und Ausrüstungsvorschrift für Freiwillige Feuerwehren. (Badischer Landesfeuerwehrverband).

Octavo. Pp. 16. With 16 illustrations of uniforms, insignia, headgear, and equipment. Plus original folding patterns sheet, ca. 90x70 cm, in rear pocket. Original stiff wrappers, old oval stamp to cover. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Dress and accoutrement regulations for volunteer fire briagdes, Badischer Landesfeuerwehrverband, during 3rd Reich. The large patterns sheet gives exact, detailed measurements. Extremely rare.

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[Kaiserl. Königl. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei Wien].MareMagnum

Die italienische Armee. Mit 19 Figuren und 3 Tafeln.

Crown octavo. Pp. 89. Plus folding chart, text figures, and tables. Plus 19 chromolithographs of uniformed figures on a suite of 18 plates. Plus 2 folding plates with coloured ranks, flags and guidons; and a 3rd folding plate with a legend of cartography signs and symbols. Original printed wrappers on limp cloth, small old military institutional stamp and neat calligraphed shelf-number at head of cover, repeated at head of title-page. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. Of utmost rarity.

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Barteau, E. R.MareMagnum

Die K.u.K. Oesterreichisch.-ungarische Armee. Bildlich dargestellt nach den neuesten Adjustierungs-Vorschriften. Nach Original-Skizzen von E. R. Barteau.

Oblong octavo. Leporello of 24 panels, numbered I-XXIV with a total of ca. 120 chromolithographs of uniformed figures. Last plate shows ranks and insignia. Original maroon stiff wrappers, chromolithograph title-plate mounted on cover, spine worn, two chipped corners, small repair to back cover. In a very good internal condition. ~ First edition. This extremely rare variant copy includes the text "Nach Original-Skizzen von E. R. Barteau" lithographed in blue on the cover plate. A splendid production. The beautiful plates are printed with rich, dense colours and excellent gloss. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least 9 separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than 20. Colas 230 .

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Bellangé, Hippolyte.MareMagnum

Die Soldaten der französischen Republik und des Kaiserreichs.

Crown quarto. Pp. x, 364, (4). Plus wood engraved, tinted allegorical title-page with several illustrations and motifs. Plus 50 contemporary hand-coloured wood engraved plates, one as frontispiece, each with facing tissue guard. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original half calf and pebbled cloth, spine decorated in gilt, floral endpaper; corners chafed, neatly restored, spine bit rubbed and cracked dry in places, equally neatly restored, inner hinges cracked; some sporadic foxing, particularly to tissue-guards due to inferior paper quality; plates are clean. In good binding and with a very good interior. ~ First edition.

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Conegliano, (Claude Adrien Gustave) Duc de; Préface de Frédéric Masson.MareMagnum

La Maison de l'Empereur. (Le Second Empire). Avec 14 héliogravures. D'après les documents de l'époque.

Quarto. Pp. 395. Plus 14 fine aquatint heliogravure plates, one as frontispiece, all printed on thick paper, some with tissue-guards, bound-in. Hardcover, bound contemporary three-quarters calf and marbled boards, spine with raised band between compartments, green morocco lettering-piece in gilt to second compartments, direct gilt fleurons to remainders, marbled endpapers, joints discreetly mended for split, head of spine trifle worn. In good condition, very fine interior. ~ First edition. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).

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Schoos, Jean.MareMagnum

Die Orden und Ehrenzeichen des Großherzogtums Luxemburg und des ehemaligen Herzogtums Nassau in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart.

Royal octavo. Pp. 423. With numerous plates and illustrations. Colour frontispiece. hardcover, bound in the original publisher's light blue cloth, large royal emblem embossed in gilt on cover, spine gilt. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Rare. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).

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Socecu, Alexander [Alexandru] J. V.MareMagnum

Die Rumänische Armee in ihrer gegewärtigen Uniformierung, dargestellt durch 204 chromolithographische Abbildungen von Offizieren und Soldaten aller Truppengattungen (.).

Octavo. Pp. 24. Plus a leporello of 17 panels with numerous chromolithograph illustrations of uniformed figures, ranks, insignia, etc. The first panel, unnumbered, is the crested portrait of King Carl I. Original wrappers with chromolithograph title-plate mounted on cover, bit frayed, spine restored with cloth and clear tape, small repair to back cover. In fine internal condition. ~ First edition of this splendid work. Of utmost rarity. Includes the wonderful portrait of King Carl I which was not included in later editions. Captain in the Royal Romaina Red Hussars Regiment, Ridder of the Romanian Crown, Alexandru Socecu (1859-1928) became a general in WWI.

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Williamson, Gordon.MareMagnum

The Iron Cross of 1939. [COLLECTOR'S VOLUME, NUMBERED & SIGNED].

Royal octavo. Pp. 496. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In mint condition, practically new. ~ First edition. A Collector's Volume, numbered and signed by the Author. Copy number 230 of 500 collector's copies. Rare original "Reichsgesetzblatt" from 1941, concerning amendments to the "Regulations of the Iron Cross" is loosely inserted as a period memorabilia on the subject.

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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John; Pycraft, W.P.MareMagnum

The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, February (Feb.) 28, 1942 - Winston Churchill Centrefold Photo-Portrait

Pages 253-284. Features: Cover photo portrait of the King; Eleven photos of Port Darwin - the first place on the Australian mainland to be bombed; photo of Japanese invasion barges off Indo-China; Stefan Zweig commits suicide in Brazil; Second Malaya V.C. awarded to Lieut.-Colonel A.E. Cumming; Two pages of exclusive photos of the ruthless Japanese air attack on Hong Kong on December 8, 1941, including photos of Hugh E. Chen and Lee C. Taylor who flew a 1934 'Vultee' to safety using a toy compass; Photos of Timor and Rangoon; Lovely photos of Bali and her residents; Two-page illustration of a North African desert 'Jock Force' intercepting a strong German reconnaissance column; Six illustrations of different uniforms of soldiers of the Burma Rifles; One-page relief map showing Japan's pressure on Burma/the threat to Rangoon; Two pages of photos of the Red Army in action as its celebrates is twenty-fourth birthday; Sensational black and white photo-portrait centrefold of Winston Churchill; Photos of individuals involved in War Cabinet reshuffle; Photos of ten personalities of the week including Air Marshal A.T. Harris (Bomber Harris) and the Sheik of Bahrein (Bahrain); Moths that never fly; The Total Eclipse of the Moon on March 2; One-page photo of vivid prehistoric frescoes recently discovered near Montignac; Vintage ads. This issue was never stapled. Above-average wear to advertorial cover. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy copy of this great wartime issue. Book

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EDWARDS DenisMareMagnum

British Army Proficiency Badges. [Second and Best Edition, with Supplementary Information] FINE COPY

Roy. 8vo., Second Edition, with coloured frontispiece and very numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. First published in 1984, this remains the definitive study of the development of the many trade, skill-at-arms, appointment and instructors' badges for use in the British Army. It includes photographs, around 250 in total, of virtually all the known examples, many of them rare and otherwise undocumented. The present edition includes much supplementary information. EXTREMELY SCARCE.

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ARMOUR IN PROFILE.MareMagnum

Armour in Profile. [Complete set 1-24.]. ARMOUR IN PROFILE COMPLETE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

24 vols., 8vo., First Edition, each volume with monochrome photographs and double-page coloured illustration; original series wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine set. The series comprises: 1: Tank Mark IV; 2: PanzerKampfwagen VI Tiger 1 (H); 3: M4 A3 E8 Sherman; 4: T3 Christie; 5: Cromwell Mk. 4; 6: M24 Chaffee; 7: A7V Sturmpanzerwagen; 8: PanzerKampfwagen IV (F2); 9: T-34/76; 10: Chenillette Lorraine; 11: Light Tank Mk. VII Tetrarch; 12: AMX 13; 13: Renault FT; 14: M 13/40; 15: Infantry Tank Mk.II Matilda; 16: Carden Loyd Mk. VI; 17: M3 Half-Track APC; 18: Hanomag Sd.Kfz 251/1 APC; 19: Tank Mark VIII 'The International'; 20: Panzerjager (P) Elefant; 21: SU85 and SU100 Tank Destroyer; 22: Light Tank Type 95 Kyu-go; 23: Centurion 5; 24: M47 Patton. COMPLETE SETS IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS ARE VERY SCARCE.

Antiquarian Bookshop Island Books · Thakeham, GB272,96 €

(Moritz Ruhl).MareMagnum

Die graugrünen Felduniformen der Russischen Armee und deren Abzeichen. Mit 142 Abbildungen in lithographischem Farbendruck.

Octavo. Pp. 12, (4) publisher's ads. Plus a total of 16 chromolithographic plates divided in 4 leporellos of 4 panels each. Original illustrated wrappers, edge frayed, spine trifle chipped. In a very good condition, fine plates. ~ First edition. Very rare.

Librarium · Alphen aan den Rijn, NL260,00 €

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