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8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, maps in the text, and endpaper maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Mm 115x195 Brossura editoriale di xvii-224 pagine, eticìhetta di biblioteca dismessa al primo foglio bianco. Prefazione di Jacques Le Goff. Ottimo stato. Spedizione entro 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs and 5 maps; pictorial boards, black buckram back blocked and lettered in red, red endpapers, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
2 vols., First Editions, with 32 plates on 16, and 52 double- and full-page maps in the text; cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Vol. I: The Long Drive East, 22 June 1941 to 18 November 1942; Vol. II: The Defeat of Germany, 19 November 1942 to 15 May 1945. The war on the Eastern European Front was the largest conflict the world has ever seen. Taylor provides a detailed narrative chronology, detailing the development of the numerous campaigns on an almost day-by-day basis. A valuable addition to the literature of 'Barbarossa', with bibliography, and indexes of places and people.
8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip lightly faded at head and tail else a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled and chipped with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.134.
318 pages. Maps. Black and white photographic plates. First English edition of the German version first printed in 1998. "A detailed and brutal account of fighting in Stalingrad and the frozen retreat of the German army. A true 'warts and all' account of life for this machine-gunner within a unit under constant attack and without adequate equipment or leadership." - from dust jacket. Trifle of writing atop front free endpaper. Couple of coffe drops to bottom edge. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition thus, with 38 plates on 24, full-page maps in the text and endpaper maps; red cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, very lightly age-marked dustwrapper. Generally recognised as the best single-volume account of the siege and liberation. THE UK EDITION IS FAR SCARCER THAN ITS US COUNTERPART. Enser, p.411.
in-12, 300 p., photos N&B h.t., broché, couv., jaq Bel exemplaire. XX [HI-5/2]
Grand livre du mois, 2011. In-8 broché de 377 pages. Complet du DVD. Très bon état
Hardcover petit in-4, 144 pages abdt ill. en noir et en couleurs, cartonnage illustre.- Etat proche du NEUF. [FL-13]
in-8, 284 pages, broche, couverture illustree.- ISBN 2259002427 Bel exemplaire. [TX-23]
in-8, 135 pp, broché, couv. Bel exemplaire.. [NV-23]
304p. Map illustrations by Jean Paul Tremblay. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Coldwar/Economics 4
8vo. First Edition thus with illustrated title-spread very numerous photographs throughout and pictorial endpapers; black cloth backstrip lettered in silver a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
pp. xii, 395 + Plus photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn. "A vivid and enlightening account of the Russian people in 1942 - the people who again and again have amazed the world by turning back the ruthless and powerful German Army. This book tells what those people are like and explains how and why they have been able to archive military miracles. It tells how they live in this war - how men, women, and children work and fight; how, whenever they can, they enjoy themselves; what they read and what they believe in; what they are fighting to preserve and to archive; what changes the war has brought about." Coldwar/Economics 6
96 pages. Features: Dramatic color ad inside front cover for Nash Kelvinator shows Allied bombers flying over flaming enemy factories; B.F. Goodrich ad shows New Guinea scene where ammunition is being transported by Jeep; Red Skelton divorce; Brief obituaries for Walter Kidde, Mrs. Bernice Houdini, Daniel M. Casey, John W. Considine, Marjorie, Countess of Warwick, and James T. Powers; Hotel Pennsylvania ad illustration shows businessmen being hauled in the backpacks of unhappy Indian women; Setting up Axis for knockout blow next year; Lots of war coverage; Hitler knows what's coming; U.S. Day Raids and RAF Night Bombings are best use of each force; Why Tunisia must be cleaned out; Stalingrad's Story; Photo of hundreds of German POWs at Stalingrad; Japs Island Network; US Politics; Nice one-page color ad for Good Year shows blimp as watchdog over convoy; Texaco one-page color ad features girl asking her mommy "Who was Hitler?"; Great color one-page ad for United States Steel features large image of soldier pointing rifle at reader; Plane maker Eero Koskinen; "Quit India" Fast by Mahatma Gandhi finds Britain's Foes at Odds - article with photo of Gandhi; Nice centerfold ad for Willys-Overland features great battle image of Jeep; Dr. Robert Ley - photo and brief article; Photo of Danes cheering King Christian X; Specter of Inflation Looms behind 48-hour Week Order; Amazing photos of Liberator bombers being built at Ford's mammoth Willow Run factory; Super one-page color-illustrated Studebaker ad shows Flying Fortress in flight and war truck being unloaded from ship; Women wearing sweaters are sent home from work at the Vought-Sikorsky Co. due to safety concerns - photo shows plastic safety 'bra' being modelled; Iron Fireman ad shows Marshall C. Stone of Pacolet Manufacturing in New Holland, GA; Photo and article on the Archbishop of Canterbury; Nice color ad for the Lockheed P-38 Lightning; Photos and article about Emily Post; Photo of Coast Guard basketball player Dorn; Release of film "The Outlaw" with photo of Jane Russell and Jack Beutel; Nice color ad inside back cover for Bell Aircraft's Airacobra. Covers pulling from staples. Somewhat above-average soiling and wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
92 pages. Features: Promo for Movie of the Month, "Du Barry Was a Lady" with photo of Red Skelton, Lucille Ball and Gene Kelly; Fantastic one-page photo ad for the Carbine Rifle made by the Underwood Elliott Fisher Company; Lana Turner's marriage annuled; Brief obituaries for Getulio Vargas, Jr., Frank Burke, Frank Calder, Gen. Senjuro Hayashi, and Woodbridge S. Van Dyke II; Nostalgic one-page photo ad for Bell Telephone shows Operator with clunky voicepiece hung around her neck; Axis armies take it in Europe; Japs punch back in Pacific - with photo of dead Japanese soldiers in New Guinea; Considerable war coverage, including Tunisia; Photo of Paulus surrendering to Rokossovsky and Voronoff; US manpower crisis looms; Outstanding one-page color-photo ad for Camel cigarettes features Curtiss dive-bomber test pilot "Red" Hulse; War Dog Fund; Photos of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan of Waterloo, Iowa and their five sons (the fighting Sullivans) who were all lost after the sinking of the cruiser Juneau at Guadalcanal; Nice one-page color-photo ad for the Union Pacific Railroad showssome of their workers preparing bandages for the Red Cross; Errol Flynn is found not guilty of raping Betty Hansen, 17 and Peggy Satterrlee, 16 - article with photos; Finland puts out feelers for Red Peace; Depressing Michigan Smelting ad shows horse-drawn wagon collecting scrap; Germany defeated at Stalingrad; Nice one-page color Ballantine's Ale ad shows young couple inspecting house plans; Photos of glass fishing floats made in Seattle; Interesting two-page ad for Pan American Clippers shows young boy and girl and talks of curing disease; The Fight Against Runaway Inflation; Article about working the the mammoth Pentagon; Nice one-page color ad for Kimberly-Clark shows Pacific soldiers waiting in line for a meaty meal; Mrs. Beatrice Houdini quits trying to contact her husband's (Harry) spirit (article with photo); Boxing photo of Jacob La Motta snapping Ray (Sugar) Robinson's victory string; Artist Maxim Kopf - article with photos; Elmer Davis back on the air; and much more. Middle six pages loose but present. Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Contents: Cover illustration of a Long Tom (155 mm) gun firing in Italy; Oldsmobile/GM color ad inside front cover features insigne of the 339th fighter squadron Army Air Forces; GM Diesel Power color ad showing excavating equipment in action; First Act of Invasion Drama - attack on Nazi's Gustav Line - Allies strike hard in Italy following regrouping of Forces - Japs follow suit in China; Air cooperation with ground forces still a problem for invasion command; Sevastopol Rises - smashing 3-day assault brings proudest victory since Stalingrad; Interesting list of fines posted near the front line in Italy (place name deleted by censor); Report on Italy - Our First Continental Invasion - Seven Bloody Months of Fighting; Priest Orlemanski's mission to Moscow ends in suspension from Holy duties - his "treating" with Stalin brings disciplinary action amid Polish-Russian Quarrel; Dramatic photos of Herman Wallenda and a stunt gone wrong at Madison Square Garden - with no net below him!; De Soto Transportation ad - shows cars and planes; Poll-Tax Filibuster; Cold-blooded Ethyl ad shows a sneering airman painting another Jap kill onto his aircraft; PCA Airline ad; Bonds to Battleships - James V. Forrestal; Allies touch up last plans for rule of liberated Europe - but Russia does not yet see eye to eye with U.S. and Britain on Handling of Nazis and Poles; Firestone color centerfold ad; Drama in Stokholm - Allied agents Force SKF to decide on ball bearings vital to the Nazis; Photos of Doukhobors partially disrobed in a Vancouver, B.C. courtroom; El Salvador rebels flock back home as Menendez takes over Presidency; Montgomery-Ward employees celebrate their CIO union's election victory; Rocket to the moon - Willie Ley says it is possible; Budd Manufacturing color ad; Old Overholt whiskey color ad. Moderate wear. Address label atop front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Sm. 4to., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs, illustrations and maps throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 167pp. This issues features You are not alone Stalingrad, American peace in an age of endless war, Grug - a man in the market, Sasha my brilliant friend, the Cyclops, the river song, encounters with Monsieur Beyle, the future in the present tense - on AJ Muste plus other fiction and poems from a few authors. Very scarce in the UK.
Grand livre du mois, 1999. In-8 relié cartonnage souple éditeur de 443 pages illustrées. Rares passages discrètement soulignés au crayon de papier sinon Très bon état
VG/VG. dj is lightly rubbed to top end of the spine. no inscriptions. not price-clipped. 1st Edition.4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 184 page pictorial essay with pictorial boards and d/w, which depicts one of the most famous or infamous battles of the last century
Albin Michel, 1983. In-8 broché de 334 pages. Rares passages discrètement soulignés au crayon de papier sinon bon état
Un fort volume broché au format poche de 606 pp.; cahiers photographique de 31 photos d'époque au centre du volume; couverture illustrée. Bel état. voir photo.
in-16, 189 p., abdt ill. in-t. n., carte, broche Bon etat. [MB-4]