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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.
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
Octavo. Pp. 16. With 16 illustrations of uniforms, insignia, headgear, and equipment. Plus original folding patterns sheet, ca. 90x70 cm, in rear pocket. Original stiff wrappers, old oval stamp to cover. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Dress and accoutrement regulations for volunteer fire briagdes, Badischer Landesfeuerwehrverband, during 3rd Reich. The large patterns sheet gives exact, detailed measurements. Extremely rare.
Octavo. Pp. 15. Plus 8 plates divided in 2 leporellos of 4 panels each, with a total of over 60 colour lithograph illustrations. Two additional such panels, one of which is a variant to that in the book, are loosely inserted. Original stiff wrappers, bottom of spine with minute split. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ First edition. Extremely rare. Dress and accoutrement regulations for the fire briagdes of the Württembergischen Landesfeuerwehrverbandes. The attractive illustrations depict variations of dress, insignia, headgear, accoutrement, etc., as well as pieces of equipment. Previously the property of the Württembergischen Landesfeuerwehrverbandes with a contemporary stamp to that effect at blank corner of first page. Later old collector's stamp inside cover. KvK locates just a single institutional holding worldwide, that in Kreisarchiv Zollernalbkreis, Balingen. No copy is located on OCLC worldwide.
Octavo. Pp. 79. Plus 4 folding colour lithograph plates with numerous illustrations to each. Original printed stiff wrappers, spine bit discoloured. In fine condition. ~ First edition.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, illustrations in the text and endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
8vo., First Edition thus, with very numerous coloured illustrations throughout; pictorial blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in white, a backstrip very faintly sunned else a very good, clean copy. Collects the author's earlier 'Air Force Badges and Insignia of WWII' and 'Naval and Marine Badges and Insignia of WWII'.
Roy. 4to., First Edition, with 6 coloured plates, 39 plates and monochrome and over 750 line drawings in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter very lightly creased at extremities. Superbly illustrated standard reference. Elusive in this condition.
Several parts in one volume. Paginated consecutively. Royal quarto. Pp. ix, 276. Plus a total of 28 plates, numbered 1-21, comprising of 12 chromolithographic plates printed on glossy card tipped-in, and 16 lithographic plates, mostly folding. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's red full cloth, elaborate gilt decoration on cover, decorative white and gilt lettering to cover and spine, decorative endpapers with various motifs, all edges gilt, cloth inner hinges; spine-ends trifle bumped, vague small traces of paper on first paste-down, minute spot on back cover. In fine condition. A splendid copy. ~ First edition. Extremely rare. 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). Also present is an earlier bookplate, beautifully excuted, of John R. Lynch, whose neat signature, dated 1938, is at head of title-page. A most beautiful production.
8vo., with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy.
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.
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.
Single-sheet chromolithographic print. With 49 numbered illustrations of military uniforms in 6 groups. Captioned at head on the stone. 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.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout, and pictorial endpapers; green tweed cloth, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; green tweed cloth, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs and fine coloured illustrations throughout; green tweed cloth, black cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. Published a year after the UK edition. Includes (for the first time) Crow's comprehensive account of all wartime British and Commonwealth armoured formations. VERY SCARCE.
4to., First Edition, with numerous fine coloured drawings and monochrome photographs throughout; original green tweed cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped, lighjtly soiled dustwrapper. Illustrators include Michael Roffe, Gordon Davies, James Leech, Keith Broomfield, Ronald Percy. Collects the first 24 Armour Profiles: Tank Mark IV, PZ VI Tiger 1 (H), M4 A3 E8 Sherman, T3 Christie, Cromwell Mk 4, M24 Chaffee, A7V Sturmpanzerwagen, T-34/76, Chenillette Lorraine, Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch, AMX 13, Renault FT, M13/40, Infantry Tank Mk II Matilda, Carden Lloyd Mk VI, M3 Half-Track APC, Hanomag Sd.Kfz 251/1 APC, Tank Mk. VIII, Panzerjager Tiger (P) Elefant, SU85 and SU 100, Light Tank Type 95 Kyu-Go, Centurion 5, M47 Patton. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
24 vols., 8vo., First Edition, each volume with monochrome photographs and double-page coloured illustration; original series wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine set. The series comprises: 1: Tank Mark IV; 2: PanzerKampfwagen VI Tiger 1 (H); 3: M4 A3 E8 Sherman; 4: T3 Christie; 5: Cromwell Mk. 4; 6: M24 Chaffee; 7: A7V Sturmpanzerwagen; 8: PanzerKampfwagen IV (F2); 9: T-34/76; 10: Chenillette Lorraine; 11: Light Tank Mk. VII Tetrarch; 12: AMX 13; 13: Renault FT; 14: M 13/40; 15: Infantry Tank Mk.II Matilda; 16: Carden Loyd Mk. VI; 17: M3 Half-Track APC; 18: Hanomag Sd.Kfz 251/1 APC; 19: Tank Mark VIII 'The International'; 20: Panzerjager (P) Elefant; 21: SU85 and SU100 Tank Destroyer; 22: Light Tank Type 95 Kyu-go; 23: Centurion 5; 24: M47 Patton. COMPLETE SETS IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS ARE VERY SCARCE.
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.
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 2.
Small octavo. Pp. 55. Original stiff wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. [NOTE: "Abschnitt A" and "Anhang I" are also offered by Librarium].
