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Paris, La Sabretache, juin 1960. Un volume broché de format in 8° de 136 pp., nombreuses illustrations. Bon état.
Paris, La Sabretache, décembre 1967. Un volume broché de format in 8° de 86 pp., hors texte photographiques. Bon état.
Paris, La sabretache, octobre 1965. Un volume broché de format in 8° de 68 pp., une planche en couleurs, planches photographiques , toutes hors texte. Bon état.
Complete series of 25 colour cigarette cards. Each is captioned, numbered, and with extended explanatory text on verso. Placed in pockets in 3 clear plastic sheets. In a very good condition. ~ First edition of this rare series. One of the earliest Player's card series, (ca. 1910). The beautifull cards were printed in chromolithography, a process which yielded a much more delicate result than later, mechanical processes. Complete series of this work, comprising of unused, unglued cards which are preserved entirely in the original state, are very scarce.
Small octavo. Pp. viii, 215, (8) publisher's catalogue. Plus 6 engraved plates including frontispiece, one double-page. Plus engraved title-page. With engraved illustrations to the text. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's dark-blue full cloth, large crown embossed in gilt on both covers, gilt spine, blind ornaments; spine bit worn. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum". 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).
Quarto. Pp. iv, 83. Hardcover, bound in green full cloth with the original printed wrappers bound-in, spine-ends gilt-ruled; inner hinges bit darkened front wrap dusty, very vague dampmark at lower corner of some leaves slightly more visible on title-page. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Extremely rare. There exists some certain unclarity regarding the author's first name, with some sources claim it to be "Fraugott" (see for example Henning & Herfurth: "Orden und Ehrenzeichen: Handbuch der Phaleristik"); while others (WorldCat) insist on "Traugott". ~ 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).
Roy. 8vo., First English Edition, with photographs in the text; original laminated card covers, a near fine copy. Published in Ulric's 'Collecting' series.
2 vols., roy. 8vo., with numerous photographs in the text; original photographic wrappers, a fine set. Published in Ulric's much sought-after 'Collecting' series.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper sunned at backstrip.
Crown quarto. Pp. vii, (i), 112. Letterpress device to title, engraved headpiece to each chapter. Lacks all plates. Hardcover, bound in contemporary cloth and marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, binding broken, contents loose. Good working copy. ~ Text only, lacks all plates.
Some 180 colour cigarette cards. Each is captioned, numbered, and with extended explanatory text on verso. Placed in pockets in clear plastic sheets which are kept in original ring binder. In good to fine condition. One series was tipped-in into book and has been removed with some loss of serial title at top verso of each card (caption, number, explanatory text retained in full). ~ First edition. For the greates part comprising of unused cards which are preserved in the original state. Series are almost complete. [ADDED:] 50 brand new John Player's cards from the Nostalgia reprint edition.
Paris Paulin et Le Chevalier éditeurs, 1855. In-12 cartonnage à deux couleurs de l'époque, filets dorés en dos, pièce de titre, 416 pages + catalogue de l'éditeur en fin d'ouvrage. Ex-libris. Contient, entre autres, un chapitre sur les uniformes des différents corps composant l'armée française en 1759. Collection : Bibliothèque de poche par une société de gens de lettres et d'érudits. Quelques petites rousseurs sans gravité. Bel exemplaire.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
Royal octavo. Pp. 96. Illustrated. Original pictorial stiff wrappers. In fine condition. ~ First edition. This copy includes, loosely inserted: "Das Kgl. Bayer. Kadettenkorps. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des deutschen militärbildungswesens" by Dr. Lorenz Kuchtner. A 14-page extract with numerous illustrations. Source and date unkonwn.
Two parts in one volume. Royal quarto (34.5x26 cm). Pp. 96; (ii), 97-139; 106. Plus 22 exquisite chromolithographic plates including frontispiece. Wood-engraved armorial main title-page; tinted elaborate allegorical first book title-page; engraved armorial second book title-page. Text within woodcut decorative borders. Elaborate wood-engraved initials, text figures; main title and last plate foxed. Hardcover, bound in later red full cloth. In about fine condition. ~ First edition, using unpublished divisional title-pages from 1857 and 1861, respectively. Very rare. Splendid plates with rich, dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully finished by hand. 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).
Royal octavo. Pp. 35, (1) publisher's illustrated ad. Plus 24 colour lithograph plates of uniformed officers and soldiers, ranks, insignia, etc. Original pictorial wrappers, inscription at top; minor age related blemishes, bit thumbed in places, old annotation in pen to one plate and a few underlines. In a very good condition. ~ Third, improved and enlarged edition. The title-page calls for 23 plates only. In practice there are 24 plates in the book. Additional contemporary publisher's material inc. small colour map of Europe, etc., is loosely inserted.
Two volumes. Quarto. Pp. 323; 392, 16. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In mint condition. A splendid set. ~ Facsimile reprint. First published 1926.
Two volumes. Royal quarto (35x28 cm). Pp. 323; 392. Frontispiece to each volume. Plus numerous plates, many in colour. Numerous illustrations throughout. Hardcover, uniformly bound in the original publisher's full buckram, covers lettered and illustrated in silver. In about fine condition. ~ First edition. [WITH:] Supplement to Volume II: Schlachten- und Gefechts-Kalender aus der Zeit des Weltkrieges 1914-1918. Quarto. Pp. 16. Original self-wrappers. Loosely inserted in rear pocket.
Quarto. Complete with all 250 colour cards, neatly mounted. Original pictorial stiff wrappers, spine red, covers black, a corner creased. In a very good condition, fine interior and plates. ~ First edition. A most charming collection.
Crown quarto. Pp. 34. Illustrated throughout. Set in Gothic type. Original stiff wrappers, coloured plate mounted on cover; inner hinge reattached, small stamp to title. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Loosely inserted is an extract from "Daheim" 1915, with the article "Wie das Eiserne Kreuz entsteht" by Ludwig Sternaux, which is illustrated with many photographs from this book.
Octavo. Pp. 46. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In mint condition. A brand new copy. ~ Originally published by Moritz Ruhl.
Royal octavo. Pp. 256. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In mint condition. Brand new copy. ~ First edition.
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).
Square royal quarto. Unpaginated. Complete with all 328 colour card plates, neatly mounted. Decorated title-page and head-pieces. Detailed index. Each page within decorated border. Set in Gothic type. Original decorated card wrappers, eagle embossed in red and black within gilt border, spine gilt, small repair at head of spine, some age related blemishes, bit finger soiled inside. In good condition, fine plates. First edition. A charming collection, depicting the richness of the uniforms and the diversity of activity of the various divisions of the Imperial German Army, mostly at war.
Quarto. Pp. 256. Complete with all 12 lithograph plates of portraits and views, some tinted; and 4 maps and plans, of which 2 are folding, one very large bound at end. Set in double columns. Hardcover, bound in contemporary red half cloth and matching pebbled boards, spine gilt, lower joint, spine-ends and corners trifle chafed, free endpapers browned, neat discreet repairs to verso of folding maps, contemporary bookplate and shelf ticket to first paste-down, foxed in places. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Uncommon. Richly illustrated.
