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Berlin: Karl Siegismund, 1912. Octavo. revised. 676 pp.Translated from the French, by Germain Bapf. frontispiece, 13 skteches, and 2 large fold-out maps at rear, 12pp. publisher's ads. Bound in blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, spine lettering gilt. Binding rubbed, some wear to spine ends. A good copy.
In Remembrance of the Brave Men of the Midland Railway Who Gave Their Lives in the Great War, 1914 - 1919 ( Derby, England / Midland Rail ) by No Author / Midland Railway, Derby ( England ) - 1921
by No Author / Midland Railway, Derby ( England )
In Remembrance of the Brave Men of the Midland Railway Who Gave Their Lives in the Great War, 1914 - 1919 ( Derby, England / Midland Rail )
by No Author / Midland Railway, Derby ( England )
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Marschall Canrobert - Erinnerungen Eines Jahrhundererts
by Papst, Germain
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Queen's Guard of Honour, Loch Katrine, 1859: A Memorial Record
by Dickson, Nicholas, Ed.
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Glasgow: N. MacPhail, Stationer to Her Majesty, 1885. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. First ed, illustrated, each page of text framed by a unique border design. Covers water-stained around edges. Interior Very Good with some marginal stains and pencilled addenda on the alphabetical role (7 pages). Repaired tear on first free end-paper. Bumped corners. Dedication: "To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, This Memorial Record of her Volunteer Guard of Honour, at Loch Katrine, 1859, By Special Permission Respectfully Dedicated.".
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Cast-Off Youth: Policy and Training Methods from the Military Experience
by Sticht, Thomas G.;Armstrong, William B.;Hickey, Daniel T.;Caylor, John
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Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Praeger Pub Text, 1987. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Westport, CT: Praeger Pub Text, 1987, first printing. 8vo., xiv+216 pp., illustrated with tables. Near fine.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.
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The Damned Engineers: How one battalion of Combat Engineers stalled Hitler's offensive in the Battle of the Bulge
by Giles, Janice Holt
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Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970, hardcover, xxi-409 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated, Very Good+ in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, previous owner's embossing to title page. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, small spine-end and corner nicks, wear to folds, short closed edge tears, some discreet tape repairs, in new Brodart sleeve. The definitive account of the participation of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion at the Battle of the Bulge compiled by the famous Kentucky author from accounts given by her husband, fellow author Henry Giles, and other members of the Battalion who took part. Illustrated with 22 pages of black-&-white plates and 11 maps. Mapped endpapers show the Kampfgruppe Peiper advance route. ISBN 9780395077443
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2
by W. B. Dixon
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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000Seattle, Washington USA 98155
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First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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Marschall Canrobert - Erinnerungen Eines Jahrhundererts
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Berlin: Karl Siegismund, 1912. Octavo. revised. 676 pp.Translated from the French, by Germain Bapf. frontispiece, 13 skteches, and 2 large fold-out maps at rear, 12pp. publisher's ads. Bound in blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, spine lettering gilt. Binding rubbed, some wear to spine ends. A good copy.
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Queen's Guard of Honour, Loch Katrine, 1859: A Memorial Record
by Dickson, Nicholas, Ed.
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Glasgow: N. MacPhail, Stationer to Her Majesty, 1885. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. First ed, illustrated, each page of text framed by a unique border design. Covers water-stained around edges. Interior Very Good with some marginal stains and pencilled addenda on the alphabetical role (7 pages). Repaired tear on first free end-paper. Bumped corners. Dedication: "To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, This Memorial Record of her Volunteer Guard of Honour, at Loch Katrine, 1859, By Special Permission Respectfully Dedicated.".
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The F-86 Sabre Jet and Pilots
by Stahura, Barbara
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Paducah: Turner / Mark A. Thompson, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. book with slight corner rubs. dustjacket has been crudely taped at the top to arrest tears - most of the dustjacket is untaped although rubbed and with moderate edgewear. Previous owner (J.M.L.) authored two segments of the text, supplied multiple photographs, and earned notice as a reviewer. Previous owner's name is stamped in gilt to front cover, and his blindstamp is impressed to the first free endpaper. 128pp w/index. [ref. CNL4.030 AH].
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Cast-Off Youth: Policy and Training Methods from the Military Experience
by Sticht, Thomas G.;Armstrong, William B.;Hickey, Daniel T.;Caylor, John
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Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Praeger Pub Text, 1987. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Westport, CT: Praeger Pub Text, 1987, first printing. 8vo., xiv+216 pp., illustrated with tables. Near fine.. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.
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The Damned Engineers: How one battalion of Combat Engineers stalled Hitler's offensive in the Battle of the Bulge
by Giles, Janice Holt
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Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970, hardcover, xxi-409 pp, First Edition, First Printing stated, Very Good+ in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, previous owner's embossing to title page. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, small spine-end and corner nicks, wear to folds, short closed edge tears, some discreet tape repairs, in new Brodart sleeve. The definitive account of the participation of the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion at the Battle of the Bulge compiled by the famous Kentucky author from accounts given by her husband, fellow author Henry Giles, and other members of the Battalion who took part. Illustrated with 22 pages of black-&-white plates and 11 maps. Mapped endpapers show the Kampfgruppe Peiper advance route. ISBN 9780395077443
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation
by Bishop, Randy
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Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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NUCLEAR AMERICA: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940 - 1980
by Clarfield, Gerard H. and William M. Wiecek
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NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All…
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Rotunda 2009 (Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009)
by National War College Class of 2009
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Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.
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BATTLE FOR THE BUNDU
by Miller, Charles
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.
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DANSKE UNIFORMER FRA HAER OG FLAADE TEGNEDE AF RS. CHRISTIANSEN UDGIVET MED TILLADELSE AF KRIGSMINISTEREIT OG MARINEMINISTERIET
by Anonymous
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Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..
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The Iron Brigade
by Nolan, Alan T
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Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners…
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Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies)
by Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A
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Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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The Defence of Ladysmith and Mafeking: Accounts of Two Sieges, 1899 to 1900, Being the South African War Experiences of William Thwaites, Steuart Binny, Alfred Down, and Samuel Cawood
by Davey, Arthur
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Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.
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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE STURMGESCHUTZ-ABTEILUNG 202
by Szamveber, Norbert
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PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).
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