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pp. vii, 222 + Large Folding Statistical Map of The United States and Territories. XLib stamps embossed in blind on title page, page 51 and page 222. Tall 8vo. Original full faded purple cloth binding. Extremities bumped. Very slight loss at head of spine. Hardbound. Very good. JUN5 BOX 1
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, plates and diagrams in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, covers lightly faded at extremities else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped at extremities and with loss at head and tail of backstrip. THE UK EDITION IS VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN DUSTWRAPPER. Enser, p.270; Law 1257.
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates, and maps in the text; blue gilt, gilt device on upper board, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped (just affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. Dustwrapper artwork by C.E. Turner. The greater part concerns Horton's career in WWII; as C-in-C Western Approaches he was ultimately responsible for decisive victory in the Atlantic. An important and readable account. The first edition is increasingly elusive in this condition. Enser, p.266; Law, 0199; NMM II/1 685.
8vo., First Edition, with 29 plates on 16; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. First dedicated history of the seventy-eight vessels of this class (built in the US as Buckley or Evarts classes). The work itself is arranged by Escort Group (with which most of the class served) with some useful photographs both of ships and individuals. Includes a bibliography, and a valuable roll of the class with DE hull no., RN pennant no., origin of name, CO(s) and Escort Group attachments
8vo., First Paperback Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text, initials on inside front cover; original printed wrappers, a very good, clean copy. This classic work was first published by Macmillan in the previous year. The author was awarded the Glenfiddich Book Author of the Year (Food)
8vo., Uncorrected Proof Copy; original printed wrappers, covers mildly age-soiled. Proof copies were issued without the plates found in the published edition. The truly remarkable story of a unique vessel - a largely Free French Q-ship enrolled wholesale into the Royal Navy and eventually sunk in the Atlantic in December 1942. This account is based largely on facts provided by Pat O'Leary who survived the sinking to organise the 'Pat' escape routes from France. First published in France in the preceding year. PROOF COPIES ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE. Enser, p.381; Law, 0861.
PORNIC, Éditions de la Vague, 1972 - In-12 - Broché - couverture illustrée - Frontispice, illustrations et planches photographiques hors-texte - 244 pages - Bon état. - Envoi rapide et soigné
P. Calmann-Lévy, 1968. In-8 broché 259 pages-16 pages d'illustrations.
323 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition; dampstain of bottom edges
Oversize. 385 p., illus. Drawings by the author. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., First Edition thus, with 6 plates on 4 and a double-page map in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Imaginative account of the battleship's last cruise from the German viewpoint; strong depiction of the horror of the final engagement. Increasingly uncommon in this condition. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.58; Law, 0247.
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece, very numerous photographs in the text and large folding plan at end; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. The first dedicated study of this class, the acquisition of which proved an invaluable boost to a hard-pressed Admiralty at a crucial period. Good selection of photographs of virtually every vessel balances the enormous publicity accrued elsewhere by HMS CAMPBLETOWN following the St. Nazaire raid.
8vo., First Edition thus, with a fine portrait frontispiece and 6 plates; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with small loss at upper edge of front panel and head of backstrip. First trade edition of an account first issued in a limited edition by the 'Liverpool Daily Post' in 1948. Enser, p.298; Law, 0222 (recording the 1948 edition).
Mm 410x305 Volume cartonato, legatura editoriale in tela, pagine non numerate con XXXIV tavole a colori e in nero. Libro in condizioni di nuovo. Testo in inglese - english text. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Beebe SC. D., LL. D, William/Beebe, Charles William (Direttore del Reparto Ricerche Tropicali della Società Zoologica di New York) - Scortecci, Prof. G./Scortecci, Giuseppe (Direttore del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano): Prefazione di Mille Metri Sott'Acqua. Milano - Verona, Editore Valentino Bompiani (Soc. An. Editr. V. Bompiani and C.) - Arti Grafiche Chiamenti (stampa) 1935 (XIII) italian, in ottavo pp. XXIV+384=408 I ed. italiana: 1935 - XIII (ed. originale: Half Mile Down, New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company 1934). Traduzione di Carlo Coardi. VIII/XXIV+384=408/rilegatura in mezza pelle bianca con titoli e disegni oro e con i piatti rifiniti in carta patinata illustrati a colori. Con 124 figure in nero f.t. e in b/n in tavole patinate f.t. e XII figure a colori in tavole patinate f.t. protette con acetato trasparente. Fogli di guardia con cartae in nero delle 26 discese della Batisfera nelle Bermuda). Stato buono (manca il cofanetto editoriale - leggera usura della copertina - fogli di guardia e pagine bruniti - usura degli acetati a protezione delle tavole a colori).
8vo., First Paperback Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; library binding of laminated boards preserving front and rear panels of dustwrapper else a very good, bright, clean copy. Sold from an institution in its binding with label trace on front free endpaper and cancelled stamp on title. This classic work was first published by Macmillan in the previous year. The author was awarded the Glenfiddich Book Author of the Year (Food) as a result
Tiny name/address label to end papers and to title page. No other 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. 236pp. The story of the Laconia, a cruise ship requisitioned as a troop carrier in the Second World War which was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1942 with the loss of almost 2,000 lives, many being Italian prisoners of war. Attempts were made to rescue as many as possible by other U-Boats, an Italian submarine and three French warships until Admiral Donitz forbade his submarines to attempt any more rescues. Illustrated. .
ISBN : 2733500236. Herscher. 1981. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 132 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte. 'Les archives de la Société de Géographie'. 8 mai 1902, une éruption de la montagne Pelée anéantit la ville de Saint-Pierre...
AUTREMENT. 1989. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 250 pages environ- quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte
ISBN : 2855181089. Delroisse. 1984. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 96 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur hors texte. Texte en anglais, français, néerlandais et allemand. Grand In-4°. Quelques annotations au crayon dans le texte. Traité franco-hollandais de 1648. Description. Le climat. Flore. Peuplement...
Kümmerly & Frey - Editions Géographiques - Sequoia. 1971. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 167 + env. 25 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur hors texte. Jaquette abîmée. (Rare) Photographies de Walter Imber.
ISBN : 2842771338. DU CHENE. 2006. In-4 Carré. Relié, Jaquette. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 159 pages augmentées de nombreuses photos en couleurs dans et hors texte - Jaquette en bon etat -
8vo. First Edition with 2 plates on 1 as frontispiece 8 plates on 4 and a full-page map in the text; cloth backstrip lettered and blocked in yellow and blue a very good clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper the latter lightly age-marked on lower panel. The first full-length study of a North Atlantic convoy vividly-written and carefully compiled from official sources supported by personal accounts on both sides. At times it delivers a minute-by-minute of the 'fiercest battle' against several wolf-pack
Printed boards show minor shelf wear, bumped slightly at ends of spine. Contents clean, sound, bright. Used
8vo., First Edition thus, with 30 plates on 16; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first comprehensive account of 'Vaddi' Schultze and U-48; by August 1941 she had sunk no fewer than 56 merchant vessels and one corvette. Both U-boat and commander survived the war: U-48 was scrapped in 1945; Schultze died in 1987 at the age of 78. First published in Germany in 2007.