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Single-sheet chromolithographic print. With 39 numbered illustrations of military uniforms in 6 groups. Captioned at head on the stone. Plus copied leaf of text with explanatory notes. In fine 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.
Royal quarto. Unpaginated. Complete with a total of 84 pictorial cigar bands, printed in colour, each within gilt frame. The first two series, with 28 cards each, are mounted; the 28 cards of the third series are still fresh-new, unmounted, preserved in an envelope. Extended captions. Plus 4 pages of advertisements, one in colour. Original pictorial thick card wrappers, ring-bound as issued. In fine condition. Excellent copy, complete in all respects, remarkably well preserved. ~ First edition. A charming collection, depicting the cavalry of Britain, France, and Germany respectively. Produced with the collaboration of the Army Museums in Leiden and Bruxelles. Ritmeester published these collectibles from 1887. Rare.
8vo., First Edition, with 51 plates on 24; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in the dustwrapper. Sequel to the author's equally authoritative 'A New Excalibur' (1986)
Crown quarto. Pp. 103. Profusely illustrated throughout. Original pictorial stiff wrappers, manuscript dedication to title, else a very fine copy in mint condition. ~ First published in 1989. Text both in English and Russian. Beautifully illustrated.
Octavo. Pp. 105. Illustrated. Original pictorial stiff wrappers. AS NEW. ~ First edition. In Russian.
Oblong crown quarto. Original printed cardboard slipcase for the volume "Das Zeitalter der Deutschen Einigung 1864-1914 Band 2". Printed in brown ink with large decorative lettering and with the emblem "Gegen Trust und Konzern!" With contemporary faded shelf ticket at spine. Trifle foxed, in a very good condition. ~ First edition. Original slipcase for one of the volumes in the series, an extremely rare survivor and a collector's item.
Quarto. 24 single-sheet colour plates of helmets and headgear from the Schuberth-Werk Collection, painted by Kaphannel. Placed in original portfolio, this bit worn. All plates are in fine, as-new condition. ~ Two sets of 12 plates each. Each plate corresponds to a month in the calendar. For the years 1978 and 1979.
Single-sheet chromolithographic print. With 47 numbered illustrations of military uniforms in 6 groups. Captioned at head on the stone. Plus copied leaf of text with explanatory notes. In fine 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.
Royal octavo. Pp. 54. With 310 catalogue entries, mostly illustrated. Original illustrated wrappers, worn and torn but with no loss of text. In good condition internally. ~ Undated, ca. 1890. Extremely rare Price List for uniforms and equipment for firefighters; smoke devices; small rescue equipment; santerns and signal instruments. etc., of one of the oldest German manufacturers of such equipemt.
30 volumes bound in 4. Thick quarto. Different pagination. With numerous tables and illustrations throughout. Printed on recto only. Hardcover, uniformly bound in neat red full cloth, gilt covers and spines. In fine condition. Excellent set. ~ A massive work, published in Xerox by the Author and distributed privately to a handful of people. Meticulously researched and composed over a period of 20 years. Profusely illustrated and extremely detailed in information. Indispensable source on the subject of WW II Nazi German military and civil uniforms and insignia. ~ Signed by Deuster several times on Foreword pages for authenticity. Of utmost rarity, the only known complete set.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations throughout; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs, illustrations and diagrams in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 14 pages of coloured illustrations; pictorial card wrappers, comb-bound as issued, former owners' neat personal stamps on rear wrapper, a very good, bright, clean copy. WITH THE SEPARATELY PRINTED 6pp ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT LOOSELY INSERTED. The insignia date from the nineteenth century through to WWII, with an account of the origin of shoulder sleeve insignia. VERY SCARCE.
78 pages. Features: The 7th Hussars at Lucknow; Assault Glider Pilot; D-Day Pathfinders; History of Weapons at West Point; Grumbler's Serenade; Bersaglieri, 1859-60; Polish Winged Hussars; Stadden Gallery; Soldiers of the American Revolution; German Winter Uniforms; The World of Historex; The Browning automatic rifle. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
Complete series of 36 colour cigarette cards. Each is captioned, numbered, and with extended explanatory text on verso. Placed in pockets in 4 clear plastic sheets. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Rare complete series of unused, unglued cards which are preserved entirely in the original state. [ADDED]: Four miscellaneous cards from the series "History of Army Uniforms" (London, Carreras, N.d.).
Quarto. Unpaginated (ca. pp. 120). With 8 colour plates of uniforms studies, each with a semitransparent overlay; 8 monochrome photographic plates mounted on grey card, depicting various military subjects and scenes; 13-page catalogue with reproductions of works of art in the exhibition; facsimiles and list of works exhibited. Numerous pages of commercial advertisements, mostly illustrated, some in colour. Original wrappers, cover lettered in red, gold relief, bit browned, foot of spine chipped, cover illustration has been removed. In fine internal condition. ~ Published to coincide with the exhibition held in July 1956. Nice illustrations, historical and contemporary, as well as a source of authentic commercial advertisements.
128pp.with numerous illustrations in colour, 24cm., softcover, very good condition, G88557
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and maps in the text, 12 charts and 16 pages of colour profiles of vehicles; original laminated photographic boards, a near fine copy. Valuable collection of photographs covering the major SS units, including Leibstandarte, Das Reich, Totenkopf, Polizei, Wiking, Hauenstaufen, Frundsberg, Nordland and Hitlerjugend
Crown quarto. Pp. 177. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In mint condition. New book. ~ First edition. This particular copy comes from the private collection of renowned uniform historian and researcher Dr. Pieter Roelse and includes, loosely inserted, some nice clippings of medal reproductions in colour.
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, coloured plates and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly rubbed at edges.
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.
First edition, 4to, 603pp., 16 coloured plates, many illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. a little soiled. The first monograph on the subject; the major part of the book consists of the bibliography. I. Studies. - II. Catalogue (detailed descriptions of 484 books). - III. Indices.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured photographs throughout; green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Octavo. Pp. 127. Illustrated in colour. pictorial endpapers. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. A fine copy. ~ First edition. In Russian. A beautifully illustrated survey of Russian decorations and insignia. ISBN 5203000190 ISBN 5 203 00019 0
