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8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, numerous plates and front endpaper street plan; red cloth, gilt back, red top, a very good, bright, clean copy. Classic and valuable eye-witness account of the Warsaw uprising of 1944. Enser, p.469.
8vo., with plates and endpaper maps; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Much-needed reissue of the original UK edition of 1958. One of the best (and best illustrated) eye-witness accounts of the Uprising, with useful photographs not easily available elsewhere. The endpapers give a detailed street map of the Ghetto quarter. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.469 (recording the first edition).
Front cover portrait of Lieutenant-General W.P. Pulteney, K.C.B., D.S.O. The clash of Slav and Prussian Brilliantly Described. Centerfold illustrates how "The Cossacks harried Hindenberg in his attempt to take Warsaw." Photos and illustrations include: Retreat of the Kaiser's Troops in East Prussia; Russian soldiers breaking ice on a Polish river; The German advance on Warsaw; The 'Lava' method of attack used by the Cossack army; and more. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. Book
Canaletto's views of Warsaw, many of which were used as reference in the rebuilding of Warsaw after the Second World War. 37 pages. 118 black and white plates, 4 colour plates. Heavy browning to pastedowns and free endpapers. Light wear to cover extremities. Dust jacket has small loss at lower edge of front, some tears to edges and light wear to edges
8p. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Remains of album mountings on rear wrap. Very nice copy. Scarce. WWI 13
In 12° (14x9,5 cm); (4), 474 pp. Brossura marmorizzata. Prima edizione, rarissima, di questa importante opera genealogica. L'autore, Viton de Saint Alais, fu uno dei più grandi studiosi e compilatori di alberi genealogici del XIX° secolo. La sua opera pià famosa è Nobiliaire Universel de France, 1814 (Graesse VI, 220) , e l'opera qui presentata sembra essere uno studio preparatorio. L'opera è assai rara venne stampata in poche copie a spese dell'autore. Nello stesso anno si ebbe poi altre edizioni ma sempre in numero ridotto di copie. Esemplare in barbe ed in buone-ottime condizioni di conservazione. l'oper riporta la cronologia e genealogia dei personaggi delle principali corti europee. Con tavole dedicati ai vari paesi (Francia, Inghilterra, Svezia ecc.) e ducati (Varsavia, Costantinopoli, Baviera, ecc.). First edition, Rare.
28 pages. Features: Nice cover photo of a French woman cutting grapes from the vine on her home for British troops; The British Field Force making friends in France; Full-page diagram of the extensive fortifications of Heligoland; Switzerland prepares her defences for all emergencies - Five photos; Photos of Switzerland frontiers - fortified and manned - plus mobilisation scenes; Photo of the daily rations of the German people - less in every respect than those of the British field force; Various photos - churchyard and nursery A.R.P., Polish leaders in Paris; British Submarine Epic - illustrations show how it escaped by tenacity and engineering skill; The Fall of Warsaw - Vivid war photos; Photos of the Nazi "triumphal" parade in Warsaw; Full-page photo of a huge stack of British artillery shells; Photos of British practice with heavy guns; Illustrations show events leading to the end of a U-Boat; Numerous photos show the French bombarding German lines with guns mounted on German soil; Several illustrations show a comprehensive shelter scheme for the people of Bermondsey; Photos of personalities of the week; Interesting photos of British items painted white to improve safety during blackout; The Campaign in the West - article by Cyril Falls; Full-page new map of the Western Front - giving all strategic features; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. Missing page 597-98 from back. Some pages loose but present. Magazine
Over 200 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Includes contributions from: Ruta Sakowska, Marek Edelman, Jan Karski, Franz Blattler, and Maria Kann. Clean and bright with negligible wear. Unmarked but for Warsaw Ghetto ink stamp dated 1998 upon title page. A premium copy. Book
Photographs of the heroic and tragic 63-day struggle to liberate World War II Warsaw from Nazi German occupation. Text in Polish. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
PARIS, , Stock, 1991- In-8 - Broché - couverture illustrée - 285 pages - Bon état
in-16 broché, couverture illustrée Bon état. [LP-7]
8vo., First Edition thus, page-edges very slightly browning; original black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the book that forms the basis of Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning feature film (2002) starring Adrien Brody. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition thus, with fascimiles and photographs in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Facsimile of Stroop's report on the clearance and destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, presenting the original document page by page with parallel English translation. After declassification post-Nuremberg, the report was published (in Germany and controversially) in 1960 due largely to the efforts of writer Gunter Grass, with Wirth providing editorship. This is the first appearance in English of a harrowing document, all the more so since it was never intended for publication. Enser, p.236.
in-8°, 276 pp., broche, couv. Bon etat. [LA-3]
8vo., First Edition; red cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.345.
116 pages. Occasional black and white sketches. "This collection of eight stories - some inspired by traditional Jewish tales - ranges from devilish comedy to delicate fantasy to parable to a tale of witchery and demons." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon title page, otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Cream cloth-covered boards soiled but overlaid by dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A worthy reading copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
Cloth, 8vo, 200 pages. Includes illustrations, facsimiles, fold-out map, portraits, etc. 22 cm. In Hebrew. Memoir of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. SUBJECT(S): World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Jews. Geographic: Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943. Very Good Condition. (H-40-7)
Very Good Condition; 4to; 90 pages; "Ostrzegamy. " In Yiddish. Includes Photo-montage covers and 61 Photos & Facsimiles. (H-42-13)
x, 214 pp. Index. Foldout map. Seven black and white plates. First published in the U.S. in 1942. "Compiled under the auspices of the Research Institute for Peace and Post War Problems of the American Jewish Committee, New York. [The author] is able to lay bare every step taken by the Nazis to impose their evil will upon Poland; he describes too the resistance and underground activities of the population in opposition to the invader. Poland is being used by the Nazis as a testing ground for their scheme for a future German colonial empire in Europe. This book is of the utmost importance as an analysis of the evil which the United Nations have to combat." - dust jacket. Moderate wear to publisher's black cloth which is lettered in silver with red trim upon backstrip. Binding sound. Gentle toning to clean and unmarked contents. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this important work compiled while the final outcome of WWII was unknown. Kehr & Langmaid 5414, Wiener Library Catalogue Seven 983. Book
Wrappers; 8vo. 23 pages. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Warsaw. Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw. World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Poland -- Warsaw. Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1943. Pages brown. Some marks in pen and soil on cover; otherwise, good condition. (H-35-8)
PARIS, Denoël - 2004 - In-8 - Carré - Reliure pleine toile éditeur avec jaquette illustrée - Présentation de Serge Fauchereau - Nombreuses illustrations NB en texte et beaucoup PP - 223 pages - comme neuf Dans son avant-propos, Serge Fauchereau signale que ce livre n'a que peu de rraport avec le volume qui avait été publié sous le même titre aux editions Calligrammes en 1983.
328 pages. "A significant document by which the author acquitted himself of the obligation bequeathed on the survivors of the Holocaust by its victims to tell the world what happened to the Jews during World War Two, when to be a Jew was a crime. The Memoirs based on the author's own experiences and reports told to him by his relatives and friends, survivors of the Holocaust, describe the fate of hundreds of thousands of Polish Jews, banished by the Russians to Siberia and in particular the lot of those who came under the Nazi regime... A rich source of first hand information about the life in the ghetto, the Judenrat, the Jewish Ghetto Police and the methods used by the Nazis in the destruction of the Jews." - dust jacket. Author lost his parents, wife and two sons in the Holocaust. Map endpapers. Black and white illustrations. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket lightly sunned at spine, bears several closed tears and is missing some small chips - now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. A sound copy.. Book
Features: Great cover photo of men viewing Paris election news; What it is like to live in Warsaw - the daily struggle to achieve the ordinary wears a man out, physically and spiritually, but Poles have not yet quite lost their pride and hope, gaiety and individualtiy; France Chooses a new Assembly - with great photos; Big Three of Algeria's Rebels - Premier Ferhat Abbas, Foreign Minister Mohammed Lamine-Debaghine, and Belkacem Krim, Vice Premier; A 600 Billion Dollar Economy?; The Egghead vs. the Muttonhead - too few people dare to be themselves; Small Wonder Called the Gene - How will radioactive fallout affect human genetics?; Rodgers and Hammerstein Brand on a Musical; Real World in the Abstract - photos; He Calls the Signals for Pro Football - Article on NFL Commissioner Bert Bell; Fantastic two-page color-photo as for American Airlines promotes the first jet service in the U.S.A., 707 service scheduled to begin in January, New York to Los Angeles in 5.5 hours!; Impressionistic View of an Art Opening; When Cities Put Out the Welcome Mat to host conventions; Captains of the Subway - brief article on New York subway conductors, with photos; Two Movies - Two Audrey Hepburns; Stuffing recipes; Building the Child's Sense of Ethics; Fashion photos of two-piece swimwear for women; Photo-feature of new five-story Manhattan home designed by Felix Augenfeld and Jan H. Pokorny; Photos of "The Disenchanted" starring Jason Robarts; and more. 96 pages. Many fascinating black and white reproductions of photos plus sensational fashion ads, some of which are in color. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Hardcover in-8°, 372 pp.,reliure demi-basane, titre et fleuron doré. Bel exemplaire (papier jauni). [DV-19]
Cerf, 1988. In-8 broché de 244 pages. Très bon état.