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Crown quarto. Pp. 56. Original printed wrappers, small old shelf ticket. In good condition. ~ First edition.
INRDP. 1977. In-4 Carré. En feuillets. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Dos frotté. Intérieur acceptable. Env. 15 pages. Illustré de photos en couleur et en noir et blanc. Annotation sur le 1er plat. Pages centrales manquantes. Conquête et préservation des terres aux Pays-Bas.
216 pages. Bibliography. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. "Presents works by artists of the Barbizon School, so influential to Dutch art in the 19th century." - from Foreward. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Tight and square. A sound copy. Book
80 pages. Commemorates Canada's contribution to the liberation of Holland in the second world war. Binding brittle with one page taped in place. Very informative with many excellent illustrations and a substantial quantity of text. Average wear. A worthy copy. Book
8vo., Revised Edition, with plates, maps in the text and endpaper charts; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised version of one of the best modern accounts of both ground and airborne components of MARKET-GARDEN (and a worthy complement to Ryan). Powell served thoughout the battle and was one of the lucky ones; he escaped back across the Rhine on 25 September. As 'Tom Angus' he wrote 'Men at Arnhem' (1976). Enser, p.13 (recording the first edition).
First Edition, paper flaw on title (not touching the text), 36 pp., modern marbled wrappers, printed paper label on upper wrapper. Goldsmith, 5048; Hanson, 1838.
Roy. 8vo., Second Edition thus, with maps and charts in the text; printed wrappers, comb-bound as issued, a near fine copy. The mills are arranged per province and in alphabetical order as to locality. SCARCE.
232 pages. Index. Abundantly illustrated in both colour and black and white. "Presents a vivid picture of the energy and enterprise that have given Dutch-Canadians and their offspring a solid reputation as hard workers and good citizens... Conveys a deep appreciation for Canada's role in the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 and for the many opportunities for exciting challenges that the new homeland offers." - from dust jacket. Wonderfully illustrated endpapers. Clean, bright and unmarked but for prior owner's name which is whited out atop title page. Negligible wear. An excellent copy. Book
London, Henley and Boston, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1977, in-8, tela editoriale rossa, titolo oro al dorso, pp. LXIV, 513, (3).
s.l.(NL.), Royal Dutch Airlines s.d.(1928) with more than 100 b/w photos, 194pp., linen cover with gold letters and dec., slightly worn at the edges, VG
8vo., First Edition thus; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with one small nick at front panel. First account in English of the supposed betrayal through the Dutch Underground of Operation MARKET GARDEN. Includes aspects of the infamous 'Englischer Spiel' by means of which Hermann Giskes played a deadly and all-too-successful radio hoax with SOE in London (Giskes' own account was published as 'London Calling North Pole'). A key study, first published in France in 1969. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.212.
8vo., First English Edition, with 50 plates on 23 and front and rear endpaper maps, neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth gilt, gilt back, a good, firm copy . Sold from an institution with the usual stamps and markings. The first detailed contemporary account of the tragedies of the Dutch Occupation and its aftermath. Effectively an updated translation by Stoppleman of De Jong's 'Je Maintiendrai, I & II' (published in London for the exiled community). Scarce. Not recorded by Enser.
500 pages. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. Foxing at edges, upon endpapers and some pages. Average wear. Binding intact. Sound copy in decorated blue boards. Book
Non Précisé. Non daté. In-8 Carré. En feuillets. Etat d'usage. Couv. convenable. Dos abîmé. Intérieur frais. 30 planches photographiques volantes en noir et blanc et 7 pages de texte. Avec une lettre manuscrite. Pochette abîmée. Vers 1960. Amsterdam. La famille royale. Le port de Rotterdam...
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxx, 398 pp, 9 plates, including frontis, 2 folding ship plans, specimen pages of Bowrey's diary and sailing directions, 5 maps & charts, including folding, illus, bibliog, index. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, spine slightly faded, bookplate of Edison W. Brown MD on endpaper, interior is clean and fine in very good+ cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email The two parts describe in considerable detail a tour through Holland and in India and Malay with all the hazards of travel in that period. An extensive introduction provides the historical perspective and various documents, papers and statements of accounts provide much interesting detail.
8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xxx, 398 pp, 9 plates, including frontis, 5 maps & charts, including folding, illus, bibliog, index. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt spine title lettering, covers bright, partly unopened, clean fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The two parts describe in considerable detail a tour through Holland and in India and Malay with all the hazards of travel in that period. An extensive introduction provides the historical perspective and various documents, papers and statements of accounts provide much interesting detail.
8vo., with illustrations and maps in the text; laminated pictorial boards as issued, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. High quality re-issue of the first edition of 1995
12mo; 3 volumes, xvi, 485; xii, 527; viii, 518 pp, index to the 3 volumes. contemporary full calf, raised bands, giltdec, giltlettering on red and black labels, scuffed and wear at edges, bookplates, very good set. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. "A great book . . . for its descriptions. His account of the seige of Leiden is a real classic." (Bob Moore in Best Books)
Volumes one and three show spine pieces missing to title and volume info. Wear to extremities ; Three-quarter leather with marbled design, endpapers, and edges. Decorated spines with five raised bands. Originally published in 1856, an extremely detailed look at the founding and flourishing of the Dutch Republic ; 8vo; 579,582,664 pages
8vo., First English Edition, with numerous photographs and maps (a number full-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. The first detailed account of the eighteen chaplains serving with 1 Airborne at Arnhem and their subsequent careers. First published in Dutch in 1998 as a tribute to Kate ter Horst. A pioneer study and a valuable addition to the growing recent literature of Arnhem.
Features: Seeking the Golden Cliff - a prospecting expedition in the Central Australian desert; The Hyena - a veteran mining prospector and his story of African Ju-Ju; The Train was Late; A Fool Afoot in France - Part II of an Englishman's walk in France; Murder by Witchcraft - the Crown Prosecutor recounts an amazing case from British East Africa; Crackerjack - interesting stories of serving under a 'character' British sea-captain; The Sadhu's Gift - an interesting Indian tale; Chinese Makeshifts - how the Chinese adapt obsolete products into tools of use - photos; The Mad Trapper - a most extraordinary tale from the annals of the Canadian "Mounties"; How Holland Fights the Sea; The Conquered the Desert - a tribute to the camel - photos; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Backstrip missing chips. 3" x 2" chunk from bottom edge of back cover. Unmarked. Book
8vo., with diagrams in the text; black cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy. Facsimile reissue of the original Doorman edition of 1850. VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, and endpaper charts in blue; original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and lettered in black, gilt back, blue top, a near fine copy. With 10pp publisher's catalogue (including series listing) at end. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and plates; original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and lettered in black, gilt back, a near fine copy. With series catalogue preceding frontispiece and 4pp publisher's advertisement at end. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates, full-page illustration in the text and endpaper charts in blue; original series binding of blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and lettered in black, gilt back, blue top, a bright, clean copy With 4pp publisher's catalogue (including series listing) at end.
