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Octavo. Pp. 20, 16 publisher's catalogue. Plus a leporello of 12 panels with numerous chromolithographic illustrations of uniformed figures, ranks, insignia, etc. Original pictorial wrappers almost detached, spine panel worn, small rust stain on cover. In a very good internal condition, fine plates. ~ First edition of this splendid work. With contemporary faded stamp "Commandant Veldleger" to head of title-page and small shelf ticket to cover.
Octavo. Pp. 48. Colour frontispiece. Original illustrated wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. 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, some original photographs, colour plate, and a professionally hand-drawn and coloured of the standard of the Bayerische Landespolizei, made at around 1934.
Three books bound in one volume. With a total of 446 chromolithograph uniform studies on 42 plates. Octavo. I. Pp. 40, plus 10 chromolithographic plates; II. 2, plus 16 chromolithographic plates; III. 32, plus 16 chromolithographic plates. Hardcover, bound in three-quarters cloth and marbled boards, general title in gilt on spine, floral endpapers; old signature to first free endpaper; last work with contemporary scholarly annotations in a very neat hand to verso of title and first few leaves of text. In a very good general condition with all plates are in fine condition. ~ First edition. Rare collection of uniform studies of several European armies at the very early of the 20th Century. Originally issued individually as leporello, the 3 works are bound here together as a book.
Octavo. Pp. lxxv, 1322, (20) illustrated ads. Tinted frontispiece portrait with facing tissue-guard and 2 such other plates. Plus chromolithograph plate depicting 2 orders, both heightened with silver. Armorial device to title-page. Set in double columns. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth, elaborately decorated in blind and gilt, decorative endpapers; spine-ends trifle frayed. 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). Original publisher's complimentary slip is added.
Small octavo. Comprising of 20 coloured plates with numerous illustrations to each, explanatory text and captions within the plate. Plus large fold-out table in leporello, bound at end. Publisher's ads on last 2 pages and inside of covers. Original stiff double-wrappers printed in red, 2 covers. In fine condition. Splendid plates, free of any mark. ~ Fifth edition, revised by T. Starcke. Each pair of plates is dedicated to a certain force or unit and is preceded by the appropriate sectional title.
Quarto. Pp. 154. Illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's boards. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. Extensive encyclopedic survey of German military belt buckles with around 1000 photographs.
Quarto. Pp. 16. Plus 16 plates of which one is in colour, with numerous illustrations to each. Original stiff wrappers, bit shabby, finger soiled. In good condition. ~ First edition.
Quarto. Pp. 21. Plus 18 plates of which one is in colour, with numerous illustrations to each. Original stiff wrappers. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ Fourth, revised and enlarged edition.
Quarto. Pp. 63. Plus 5 plates with numerous illustrations to each. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's white boards. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ First edition. Third volume.
Quarto. Pp. 341. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth with pictorial dust-jacket. In mint condition. A splendid copy. ~ First edition.
Octavo. Pp. 32. Illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. The first issue of this short-lived series. Nicely illustrated.
Quarto. Pp. 64. Illustrated. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's boards. In a very good condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. Uniform und Ausrüstung Deutscher Streitkräfte, 4. 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, original insignia charts lithographed in colour, original photograph, old manuscript by uniformologist Oskar Höfer, Chemnitz, dated 1935, etc.
Small octavo. Pp. 20. Illustrations of uniforms, insignia, etc. Original illustrated stiff wrappers, stapled as issued, short split at head of spine, minute wormhole at back cover running through dozen leaves, diminishing to microscopic size with practically no loss; covers bit finger soiled. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Of utmost rarity.
Three parts in one volume. Royal quarto (33x26 cm). Pp. 20; 6; 90. Plus 2 colour lithograph plates, each with facing tissue-guard. Wood-engraved armorial title-page, foxed. Text within woodcut decorative borders. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's red full cloth, large gilt decoration on cover, sides decorated in blind, cloth inner hinges, white silken endpapers, ribbon cloth marker, later lettering-piece to spine; extremities rubbed, corner-tips chafed, some leaves loosening due to dry gutta-percha in binding. In good condition. ~ 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).
8vo., First Edition, with plates; pictorial boards, a near fine copy. Produced in association with the Airborne Assault Museum, this is the first detailed history of the iconic garment, covering all British airborne smocks from the very earliest models to the present. Lavishly illustrated; many of the photographs appear here for the first time.
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.
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.
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).
Royal octavo. Pp. 256. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In mint condition. Brand new copy. ~ First edition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.