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Sm. folio, First Edition, with very numerous fine photographs (many full-page) throughout; laminated pictorial boards, backstrip lettered in white, marbled endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
N°s 56 - 57- 58 - 59 du "bulletin" trimestriel publié sous ce titre de 1969 à 1983 par le Club français de la figurine historique, soit l'année 1982 complète en 4 fascicules. Nombreuses illustrations (planches d'uniformes, dessins de détails, d'accessoires, etc). Français
Two volumes bound in one. Octavo. Pp. x, 285; 268. Plus 82 engraved plates including frontispiece. Hardcover, bound in later handsome three-quarters blond calf and marbled boards, crimson gilt morocco lettering-piece to spine, gilt fleurons, gilt-tooled raised bands, date stamped in gilt at foot; index and blank verso of few leaves with scholarly annotations inked in a very neat contemporary hand. In about fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition.
Small octavo. Pp. viii, 279. Plus engraved 46 engraved plates including frontispiece, numerous depictions of coat-of-arms to each, almost all hand-coloured. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's quarter red calf and matching cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, side gilt ruled; corner-tips trifle chafed, first inner hinge cracked. In a very good condition. ~ Eighteenth edition, revised and corrected. With beautiful armorial bookplate to first paste-down and small institutional stamp to verso of title.
8vo., First Edition, 20pp booklet, wire-stitched as issued, together with 18 loose coloured plates of uniforms and 11 loose coloured plates of insignia, booklet and plates contained in original pictorial wrappers, yapped eges, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with double-page colour spread and monochrome photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Armour in Profile 2.
8vo., First Edition, with double-page colour spread and monochrome photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Armour in Profile 3.
8vo., First Edition, with double-page colour spread and monochrome photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. Armour in Profile 4.
3 vols., 8vo. and oblong 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine set. The set comprises Part 1: Prime Movers and Self-Propelled Carriages; Part 2: Light Armoured Personnel Carriers; Part 3: M. Schuetzenpanzerwagen Sd. Kfz 251. COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text, and coloured and monochrome illustrations; pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
Roy. 4to., Third Impression, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs and drawings in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper. This standard reference provides a comprehensive guide to the history and development of the tanks and related vehicles of all Allied nations bar Russia. First published in 1969. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
Quarto. Pp. 224. Illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth with very good pictorial dust-jacket. Book is in fine condition. ~ First edition. A Collector's Volume, numbered and signed by the Authors. Copy number 400 of 500 collector's copies. This particular copy comes from the bequest of renowned uniform historian and researcher Dr. Pieter Roelse and includes, loosely inserted, a number of newspaper and magazine photographs related to the book's subject, extract from an illustrated German catalogue of air-force badges and decorations with pre-Euro prices, etc.
P., Jacques Grancher, éditeur, " Les uniformes du Premier Empire", 1980. In-4 relié skivertex vert sous jaquette illustrée, 181 pp. Avec 200 illustrations couleurs. TB état.
Royal quarto. Pp. 271. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth with pictorial dust-jacket, placed in original pictorial slipcase. In a very good condition, fine book. ~ First edition.
Quarto. Pp. 247. Illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In mint condition. A splendid new copy. ~ 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.
Sm. 4to., with 8 full-page coloured plates and numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Men at Arms 64. First published in 1977
Quarto. Pp. 40. Plus 5 hand-coloured collotype plates, printed on thick card, tipped-in. With (full-page) line-drawn illustrations to text. In the original stiff wrappers, bound into full cloth hardcover. In mint condition. A superb copy. ~ Le passepoil, Bulletin périodique illustré de la Société d'Études des Uniformes. Numeros hors abonnement, numero 2, aout 1931. Published under the directorship of E. L. Bucquoy. With a fine set of plates. Collotype is one of the most accurate and attractive methods of photomechanical tonal printing processes. Highly skilled and expensive process, it cannot produce more than a limited number of impressions. It has been used for single-sheet prints and luxury portfolios, and since the 1950s has been abandoned by all except a few small specialist firms. Richly hand-coloured. Rare. No other copies found on KVK nor OCLC worldwide.
Oblong octavo. Pp. 101, (3). Plus 34 colour plates, with explanatory notes on the preceding verso. Four monochrome plates. Bibliography. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Reproducing the military uniforms paintings of k. u. k. Lieutenant Oskar Brüch (1869-1943).
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
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
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped, lightly rubbed dustwrapper.
Octavo. Pp. 80. Plus 4 fold-out plates with numerous illustrations to each. Tables. Original pictorial stiff wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. 1st-20th Thousand. The plates show various uniforms, insignia, ranks, decorations, flags, guidons and standards, etc.
8vo., First Edition, with 156 coloured illustrations on 96 plates; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with 113 coloured illustrations on 80 plates; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Scarce, especially in this condition.
