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8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations in the text; printed wrappers, a very good, bright, clean copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs and maps throughout; laminated pictorial boards, black endpapers, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published simultaneously with the German edition.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with coloured illustrations and numerous photographs in monochrome throughout; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.
8vo., Fourth Impression, with plates, illustrations and diagrams in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy. First published in 1937.
Octavo. Pp. 175, (1) bibliography. Profusely illustrated. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards; spine bit discoloured. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Related magazine clippings loosely inserted.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations in the text; laminated boards, as issued, a near fine copy. First substantial work on the subject, including gorgets worn by the armed forces, political bodies and civilian organisation.
Oblong octavo. Pp. 201. Profusely illustrated in colour. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's mahogany full cloth, cover and spine lettered in gilt, large Soviet emblem embossed in blind relief on cover. In mint condition, AS NEW. - - First edition. In Russian.
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.
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.
8vo., First English Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Scarce.
Seven single-sheet plates printed in colour, 21x30 cm, with explanatory text on verso, without the folder. In fine condition. ~ Reprint of the Berlin, 1867 edition. The 7 plates comprise the complete section of the Die Königlich Preußische Armee 1905. [ADDED:] Gruppe I, Tafel 1, Nr. 508: Die Kaiserliche Marine 1905.
Ten single-sheet plates printed in colour, 21x30 cm, with explanatory text on verso, placed in original printed folder. In a very good condition, crisp plates. ~ Reprint of the Berlin, 1867 edition. Complete series.
Crown quarto. Pp. 1013-1028. Plus 2 plates with numerous colour lithograph illustrations of uniforms, ranks, insignia, headgear, etc. With a full-page table. Original self-wrappers, drop-head title, spine and fore-margin of first leaf reinforced, bit browned. In good condition, fine plates. ~ First edition. 2. Jahrgang, Nr. 77, 24. Dezember 1920. Rare.
Crown quarto. Pp. 152 columns. Plus 18 double-page chromolithograph plates with a total of 118 illustrations. Illustrated lithograph title-page. With 48 tinted lithograph illustrations throughout the text. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's cloth-backed boards, colour lithograph plate on cover, lettering embossed on spine; cover finger soiled, chipped, corner-tips chafed, inner hinges cracked but a nice copy in the original illustrated binding and with very good plates often with discreet repairs to verso for splits at folds. ~ First edition. With Knötel's wonderful illustrations of uniformed men of the various corps of several European armies.
160 pages. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "Tells the complete story of the A-2 and G-1 and other famous jackets, like the B-3, B-6, B-10, B-15, WEP and British Irvin. Covers the origin and development of these jackets, their role in war and peace and the movies, and the paintings and patches that decorated them. Explores the booming market for original and replca jackets, including a detailed look at the jacket manufacturers, past and present." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Small clipping from top corner of front free endpaper. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this sensational reference. Book
Small octavo. Pp. 304. Illustrated throughout. In the original stiff wrappers, small scratch to back cover, else a fine copy in excellent condition. ~ First edition.
Square 8vo. Pp. 116. With a suite of 12 fine colour plates, printed on different paper bound in. Fine colour illustration to title page. Hardcover, original cloth with dust-jacket (this just good, with some tears). In fine condition.
Eight volumes. Crown quarto. Plus 620 lithographic plates of costume studies. (The pagination of the plates in volume 5 is somewhat haphazard, skipping some numbers and duplicating others on different plates.) Hardcover, uniformly bound in contemporary full molted blonde calf, spine richly decorated in gilt, green morocco lettering-piece in gilt to each spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, cloth ribbon markers; some scuffs to boards, spine-ends occasionally slightly worn, one foot chipped. Some spotting and browning due to paper quality, otherwise fresh and bright. Attractive set, very wide margined. ~ First edition. Rare complete set. 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). Two earlier small ownership tickets, one rubbed, to each first pastedown.
Crown quarto. Pp. 104. Profusely illustrated throughout. Original pictorial stiff wrappers. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. Bilingual. Parallel texts in English and Italian. An old plate from "La Voce del Collezionista - L'Uniforme" with studies of insignia and headgear is inserted in the appropriate place in the book.
Royal octavo. Pp. 167. Plus a booklet of 20 maps placed in rear pocket. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth with dust-jacket; few marginal pencil annotations in neat hand. In fine condition. ~ Second edition. First published 1949.
4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous monochrome reproductions (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with one short closed tear and small loss at tail of backstrip. Bright copy of the Invaluable standard reference.
Single-sheet chromolithographic print. With 44 numbered illustrations of military uniforms in 6 groups. Captioned at head on the stone. Plus copied leaf of text with explanatory notes; small light dampmarks at two blank corners. In a very good condition. ~ Extract from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Signed by Richard Knötel on the stone. Beautifully illustrated military uniforms of various armies and forces. With 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. The print measures 24.5x31 cm overall size and 20x26.5 cm image size and is most suitable for framing.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured illustrations in the text; laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Includes Germany, USA, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, USSR, France, British Empire, other Axis and other Allied.
8vo., First Edition thus, with very numerous photographs and diagrams in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper.