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Mm 145x225 Collana "Le Scie" - Prima edizione. Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, 711 pagine con 32 tavole in nero non comprese nel testo. Copia come nuova, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Mm 105x195 I libri del Borghese. Brossura editoriale con bandelle, 189 pagine, piccole fioriture ai margini laterali della copertina e ai tagli. Legature ben salde. Volume in buono stato. Spedizione entro 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
80 pages. "In this booklet, Ernst Zundel replies to an article in the Atlantic Monthly, February 2000 issue. Paragraph pairs are numbered and separated by a line. Mr. Zundel's answers are bolded." - page 1. The article deals with the libel suit brought by historian David Irving against American historian Deborah Lipstadt after she referred to him as "one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial." Pencil underlining and marginalia up to page 31. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
190 pages. Index. Many black and white photos. "Takes readers inside the U-boats trailing their prey, attacking and being attacked, in deadly battles beneath the sea." - from back board. Average wear. Binding sound. Usual library markings. Sound reference copy. Book
in-8°, 123 pp., ill. N&B, broché, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [HI-4/2]
8vo., Second Edition thus, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs in the text, small contemporary signature on front free endpaper; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent and particularly well-illustrated account of the history, structure and equipment of the U-boat arm. Enser, p.220; Law 1729 (both recording the first edition).
8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs in the text; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Excellent and particularly well-illustrated account of the history, structure and equipment of the U-boat arm. Enser, p.220; Law 1729
4to., First Edition, text and captions in German and English, with numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped duswrapper. Possibly the most comprehensive published photographic record of the U-boat arm. Many of the excellent photographs and not easily available elsewhere. Poor English translation. Law 1717.
Sm. 8vo., Sixth Impression, with numerous photographs (many full-page) in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Basic but well-illustrated account. Law 1721
Roy. 4to., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, very numerous illustrations (a number double-page) in the text and pictorial endpapers; black boards, black cloth back lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Evocative and moving summary by the author of 'Das Boot'. Very well illustrated by over 200 striking photographs from the author's private collection, many of which emphasise the human aspects of undersea war.
8vo., First Edition, with plates, illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
2 vols., sm. folio, Second Edition, with full-page maps in the text; original laminated pictorial boards, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. I: Career Histories U1-U510; Vol. II: Career Histories U511-UIT25. First published in 1997. A standard reference, with striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork (repeated on boards) by Claus Bergen. Already uncommon in anything like this condition.
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and facsimiles in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. An excellent appraisal. Most of the text is based on the original log books and on accounts written before 1946
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and charts in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Not recorded by Enser.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 8 plates, front endpaper plan and rear endpaper map, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; pale blue cloth, gilt back, backstrip sunned at extreme head and tail else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter chipped (not affecting lettering) at head and tail. Vividly written first-hand account by the captain who took his boat to Argentina after the Surrender and created the world-wide rumour that he had carried Hitler with him. THE FIRST EDITION IS NOW SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.430; Law, 1728.
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.
Carta geografica meteorologica originale raffigurante il meteo tipico e tempeste in Europa e Nord Atlantico nel 1898. Inserita nell'opera "Bartholomew's Physical Atlas - Volume III. Atlas of Meteorology. A Series of over Four Hundred Maps. Prepared by J.G. Bartholomew ... A.J. Herbertson ... Alexr. Buchan. Under the Patronage of the Royal Geographical Society. Prepared at the Edinburgh Geographical Institute".
344 pages. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "For Captain (now Admiral) Gallery and his hask force the capture of the U-505 was an exultant climax to the long and dangerous battle against the deadly effectiveness of the German U-boats. The capture was accomplished only after months of careful planning and under the most hazardous condition." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. (Bibliographic reference: Enser pg. 429) Book
234 pages. Footnotes. Maps. "The history behind today's headlines about confrontations between governments, companies, woodlot owners, workers and conservationists in the forest industry - a penetrating look at the exploitation and management of Maritime forest resources over the last century." - from back cover. Prior owner's name stamped on bottom and fore-edges, and half-title page, otherwise unmarked with light wear. A sound copy. Book
153 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
pp. viii, 276. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Nice copy. PLANTS W133
36 pages. Densely packed with text and a multitude of marvelous reproductions of archival black and white photos. Includes: Color reproductions of two antique transfers and a ticket; The Mousam River Railroad; Sanford & Cape Porpoise Railway; Portsmouth, Kittery & York Street Railway; Portsmouth, Dover & York Street Railway; Atlantic Shore Line Railway; York Utilities Company; Seashore Electric Railway; Tables of rolling stock; Route map inside back cover; Facsimile stock certificate on back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this informative work. Book
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 63pp. In the summer of 1985 nine men attempt to break the record for the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing ever. With skipper Ted Toleman, Richard Branson, Chay Blyth, Dag Pike and the rest of the crew battle their way in 3 days 10 hours racing for the coveted Blue Riband title. This is a history of the event and their individual stories. Illustrated. Extremely scarce. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
42 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: The Lackawana - the New York-Buffalo short line climbs over the beautiful Pocono Mountains; The Old South Park Line - super article with photos; A Parade of the Iron Horse - great photos in colour and black and white; Union Pacific 4-6-6-4; From the Southland - C&EI pictorial; Fast-Stepping Ten-Wheeler - Atlantic Coast Line; Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 - photos and specifications; Broad Street's 1923 Fire - train shed destroyed; New Montreal Terminal - modern, completely electrified 17-track structure replaces Canadian National's historic Bonaventure Station; Troop Sleeper - Pullman 7000 is the first of 1240 special sleeping cars; The Man in the Tower. Small date stamp atop front cover. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
66 pages. Features: The Nation's Crossroads - stand at Chicago's 21st St. Tower and you'll see trains from Canada, the Gulf, and both coasts - great article and photos; Asa Packer's Railroad - Coal means so much to the Lehigh Valley Railroad that even its crack passenger train is known as the Black Diamond - long article with full-page map and many photos; The Hiawatha Story - How the first engine to carry the Indian totem came to be, as recalled by a C.H. Bilty, a Milwaukee Road man who helped create it; Photo Section; The Atlantic & Danville (A&D) - photos, map and article; Early Days in Oregon - at the turn of the century the Union Pacific had its eye on a group of little roads which held the key to the Puget Sound gateway - map, photos and article; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Cover holding by one staple, otherwise a sound vintage copy. Magazine