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Picasso Pablo; Leonhard Kurt Introduction; Bolliger Hans Biography & Documentation; Fox Milton S. Ed.
Pablo Picasso: Recent Etchings Lithographs and Linoleum Cuts
New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. :: Translation by Norman Guterman :: The graphic arts have held an unending fascination for Picasso throughout his entire career and this volume which covers the years 1955 to 1965 provides ample proof that his capacity for invention and innovation is undiminished. :: 124 illustrations including 6 in full color. :: <br /> <br /> Bound in publishers black cloth front board bears reproduction of Picasso line illustration in white. Author title and publisher lettered upon spine in white. Quarto 11 3/16 x 8 13/16 inches; 284 x 223 millimeters. 144 pages.<br /> <br /> Condition: Very Good- in a Very Good- dust jacket. Notably both boards curve outward away from the textblock. There is foxing atop the textblock small stains. Internal pages and plates in nice shape printing quality excellent. <br /> <br /> Dust jacket is age-toned stained and worn with small splits/chips along edges and flaking at the hinges. Harry N. Abrams, Inc hardcover
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John Monash
War Letters of General Monash introduction and Historical Notes By A.K. Macdougall
Melbourne VIC Australia: Black Inc 2015. Small mark to front board. Contents very good. 300 pages with b/w illustrations. These extraordinary intimate letters from General Sir John Monash to his wife and daughter record his experiences throughout World War 1 from landing in Gallipoli to leading decisive battles on the Western Front. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black Inc Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 026153 ISBN : 1863957448 9781863957441
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Gordon Mitchell
R.J. Mitchell World-Famous Aircraft Designer : Schooldays to Spitfire
England: Nelson & Saunders Publishers 1986. General wear to jacket. Minor tear and crease to leading edge of front free endpaper. 350 pages with b/w illustrations. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Nelson & Saunders Publishers Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 026152 ISBN : 0947750053 9780947750053
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Hatch, Alden
General Ike: A Biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. 1944. New Enlarged Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. "This is a special new and enlarged edition for the Peoples Book Club." Publisher's full brown cloth gilt lettering on brown panel on spine color illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with 22 pages of B&W photographs. . The volume is in virtually perfect condition unmarked tight square and clean. The dust jacket is chipped and worn with some old tape repairs. NEAR FINE/FAIR. Book Club Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 258 pp . Consolidated Book Publishers hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 30043
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STARK, Freya.:
Travellers Prelude. An Autobiography.
<p>London: John Murray 1950. 1st edition. Volume of memoirs by the explorer and travel writer Freya Stark. Pp.xii/346 green double-page map 24 black & white photo illustrations gift message to front free endpaper. Green cloth dustwrapper small losses to top and tail of spine and to top front and corner tips but has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/G.</p> London: John Murray, 1950. hardcover
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STARK, Freya.:
Beyond Euphrates. Autobiography 1928-1933.
<p>London: John Murray 1951. 1st edition. Volume of memoirs by the explorer and travel writer Freya Stark. Pp.xiii/341 green double-page map 52 black & white photo illustrations. Green cloth dustwrapper has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.</p> London: John Murray, 1951. hardcover
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Seely, Herman Gastrell; Dr. Will Frackelton
Sagebrush Dentist: As Told by Dr. Will Frackelton
Kessinger Publishing Legacy Reprints 2010. NEW and unread in near PERFECT condition. NO chips tears rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Upper corner of 4 leaves with a tiny inadvertent dog-ear. Pages are otherwise fresh crisp clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Reprint of the 1947 revised expanded edition. Bound in the original yellow and brown laminated boards. Adams Six-Guns 755: "The author spins an interesting yarn and among other things tells of his experiences with Butch Cassidy Harry Longabaugh Tom O'Day and the rest of the Wild Bunch in their own lair. He gives some new material on both Calmity Jane and Soapy Smith." From the publisher: "Sagebrush Dentist: As Told By Dr. Will Frackelton is a book written by Herman Gastrell Seely. The book is a memoir of Dr. Will Frackelton a dentist who practiced in the western United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dr. Frackelton was known for his unconventional methods including using sagebrush smoke to sterilize his equipment and treating patients in his horse-drawn wagon. The book provides a detailed account of Dr. Frackelton's life and career including his experiences treating patients in remote mining towns and on Native American reservations. The book includes a photograph of Dr. Frackelton as well as anecdotes and stories from his life. Overall Sagebrush Dentist offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a pioneering dentist in the American West.". Revised expanded edition. Hardcover. New condition/No dust jacket as issued. 8vo. 258pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Kessinger Publishing [Legacy Reprints] Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 031456 ISBN : 1164493922 9781164493921
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Rather, Dan (signed)
Deadlines and Datelines: Essays at the Turn of the Century signed
New York: William Morrow & Company Inc 1999. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by newsman and former CBS news anchor Dan Rather directly on the half title page. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. PERFECT condition. NO chips tears creases rubbing or fading. NOT price clipped $23.00. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1999. First printing with "First Edition" so stated and complete number row 123456789 10 on the copyright page. Bound in the original purple boards with a silver-stamped black spine. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Ranging from political campaigns to public school crises to turmoil in Russia the bestselling author and CBS Evening News anchor examines the tragedies and triumphs that shape our nation. Complete with new essays on recent events Rather explores America at the end of the twentieth century and looks ahead to its future as we enter the twenty-first. With his distinctive blend of frontline energy and a journalist's knack for a good story Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe. With candor compassion and sometimes irreverence Rather examines world leaders and local heroes. Deadlines and Datelines is not without lighter moments. In one laugh-out-loud essay Rather skewers the phenomenon of "dumb bass" or bass that are bred to go after any hook in sight. On the culture beat Rather offers personal interviews and insightful appreciations as well as a compelling tribute to JFK Jr. Throughout these essays Rather offers readers a wide range of though-provoking observations and shows yet again the skill and intelligence that have made him 'part of our world' for more than four decades.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New condition/New dust jacket. 8vo. xix 220pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. William Morrow & Company, Inc Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 031457 ISBN : 0688165664 9780688165666
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Millett, Allan R.
THE GENERAL Robert L. Bullard and Officership in the United States Army 1881- 1925
Westport CT: Greenwood Press 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Numer 10 in the Contributions in Military History series. xi 500pp b/w frontis of Bullard. As new. <br/> <br/> Greenwood Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 183111
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Prevost, G. (ed)
The Autobiography of Isaac Williams
Longmans Green and Co 1892. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Medium blue cloth 8vo with gilt lettering on backstrip. Bumped corners but otherwise good. Black end papers. Interior is secure clean and clear. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: Longmans Green and Co hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4834787
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Thompson Silvanus P.
THE LIFE OF WILLIAM THOMPSON BARON KELVIN OF LARGS LIFE OF LORD KELVIN VOLUME I & II
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete in 2 volumes. Vol. I: xx 584pp 8 b/w plates; Vol. II: xi pp 585 - 12978 b/w plates. Name of a previous owner in coloured pencil on the ffep of each volume endpaper over rear hinge of Vol.I carcked but hinge secure otherwise an excellent copy. Due to the size/weight of this 2-volume set an extra shipping charge will apply. <br/> <br/> Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 183099
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Hamilton, Elizabeth
The Illustrious Lady. A Biography of Barbara Villiers Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland
London: Hamish Hamilton. 1980. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 240 pages. Barbara Villiers Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland referred to sarcastically by her enemies as "the Lady" was a legendary beauty who was described by one of her contemporaries as "the finest woman of her age". . 1st Edition. Hardback. Hamish Hamilton hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : BIB322564 ISBN : 024110310X 9780241103104
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Eugene, Prince of Savoy (William Mudford, Trans.)
MEMOIRS OF PRINCE EUGENE OF SAVOY WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
New York NY: Ezra Sargeant 1811. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Title continues: ".Translated from the French by William Mudford and containing all those omissions which have been detected in the recent Parisian edition." The first English-language edition. The name of a previous owner Chas. Ridgely appears in ink to the top of the title and Preface to the Weimar Edition pages and there is extensive but minor foxing. The title and Frontispiece are stained. Bound in 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards with moderate wear to the edges. <br/> <br/> Ezra Sargeant hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 183000
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Cavaliero, Roderick
Admiral Satan. The Life & Campaigns of Suffren.
I.B. Tauris 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first English-language biography of Pierre-Andre de Suffren Saint Tropez the Bailli de Suffren. xviii 312pp 8 b/w illustrations 3 maps 7 diagrams. A very nice copy with the dj protected in a clear plastic wrapper. <br/> <br/> I.B. Tauris hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 183014 ISBN : 185043686x 9781850436867
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Singer, Jack W.
Grandpa's War in Bomber Command
Ottawa ON: The War Amps 1998. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 324pp numerous b/w photographs. A nice copy. <br/> <br/> The War Amps paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182917 ISBN : 0986880302 9780986880308
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COCKBURN, Stewart
The Patriarchs Signed by Author
Adelaide: Ferguson Publications. 1983. Small Quarto Size approx 17.5cm x 24cm. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. 176 pages. Profiles of 30 significant South Australians. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Ferguson Publications hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : BIB319614 ISBN : 0959251901 9780959251906
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Lawley, Captain The Honourable Robert Neville
General Seydlitz: A Military Biography 1852
Kessinger Publishing 2010. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A facsimile reprint of the 1852 edition. xii190pp. A nice copy. <br/> <br/> Kessinger Publishing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182817 ISBN : 1436856949 9781436856942
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du Buisson, M., Captain & Major of the Regiment de Verdelin; (Ferrand Spence, Trans.)
THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE and ACTIONS of that Great Captain of his Age the Viscount de TURENNE.
London: Dorman Newman & R. Bentley 1686. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "Printed by J.B. for Dorman Newman & R. Bentley at the Kings-Arms in the Poultrey and at the Post-House in Russel-Street in Covent-Garden." First English-language edition scarce. 422pp full brown leather now somewhat darkened; title in gilt on darker brown panel with outlines in gilt; 4 raised bands. Marbled endpapers page block marbled 3 edges; small bookplate Sir John William Lubbock on the fep. Light wear to the extremities of the covers otherwise a tight clean copy. <br/> <br/> Dorman Newman & R. Bentley hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182822
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Nelson Paul David
The Life of William Alexander Lord Stirling
The University of Alabama Press 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. .'This is a biographical study of William Alexander Lord Stirling 1726-83. A citizen of New York and New Jersey Alexander was the son of John Alexander a prominent New York lawyer and at his father's death he inherited a substantial portion of of waelth and social prestige.When the Revolutionary War began Stirling was appointed a colonel in the New Jersey Continental and from there he rose to the rank of major general." x 245pp B/w frontis of Alexander 6 maps. Stamped "Review Copy" on the title page otherwise a very nice copy. <br/> <br/> The University of Alabama Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182823 ISBN : 0817302832 9780817302832
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Frederick II of Prussia King Thomas Holcroft Trans.
A HISTORY OF MY OWN TIMES. PART I & PART II
London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson 1789. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Translated from the French by Thomas Holcroft ; the first English-language edition thus. viii xxvii Part I 241 pp Part II 301 pp. Bound in full leather original boards with new spine all in dark brown; title and author on spine in gilt on red leather panel. Board tips restored original end papers. A very nice copy. Due to size/weight of this 2-volume set an additional shipping charge will apply. <br/> <br/> Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182826
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Kite, Elizabeth S.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL LOUIS LEBEGUE DUPORTAIL Commandant of Engineers in The Continental Army 1777-1783
The Johns Hopkins Press / The Dolphin Press / Oxford University Press 1933. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ."Here follows the story of Major General Louis Le Begue de Presle Duportail the first chief engineer of the American Army. Truly a soldier he was and then an engineer such as we who now follow him most desire to be and must be if we are to do our full duty to our country." vi 1 296pp. Bookplate of a previous owner on the fep minor soiling of the covers otherwise a nice clean copy. <br/> <br/> The Johns Hopkins Press / The Dolphin Press / Oxford University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182835
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Crichton, Andrew
THE LIFE AND DIARY OF LIEUT. COL. J. BLACKADER OF THE CAMERONIAN REGIMENT AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF STIRLING CASTLE; .
H.S. Baynes 1824. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Title continues: "WHO SERVED WITH DISTINGUISHED HONOUR IN THE WARS UNDER KING WILLIAM AND THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH AND AFTERWARDS IN THE REBELLION OF 1715 IN SCOTLAND." 578pp b/w frontis. of Blackader. Re-backed in green cloth with gilt title to a red spine label; retaining the original boards; new endpapers. Page block untrimmed 3 edges. Offset on the title page from the frontis. not affecting readability and otherwise a very nice clean tight copy. <br/> <br/> H.S. Baynes hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182838
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Campbell-Maclachlan, Archibald Neil
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS DUKE OF CUMBERLAND "BEING A SKETCH OF HIS MILITARY LIFE AND CHARACTER CHIEFLY AS EXHIBITED IN THE GENERAL ORDERS OF H.R.H. 1745-1747.
London: Henry S. King & Co. 1876. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 362pp bound in red cloth with blue and gilt band to the front cover and spine gilt title. Some wear to the edges of the boards bleaching at the top of the fc endpapers replaced frontis. page taped in place; otherwise clean complete and tight. <br/> <br/> Henry S. King & Co. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182847
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Knowles, Valerie
CAPITAL LIVES. PROFILES OF 32 LEADING OTTAWA PERSONALITIES SIGNED COPY
Ottawa ON: Book Coach Press 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ."These brief vignettes make compelling reading. Here are the people who have played a part large and small in building the community and the nation. Taken together they provide a portrait of Ottawa that all of us who love this city will treasure." 214pp numerous b/w portraits. Signed by Valerie Knowles on the title page. Remains of an old price label on the outside rear cover otherwise an excellent copy. <br/> <br/> Book Coach Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182780 ISBN : 0973907118 9780973907117
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O'Connor, Norreys Jephson
A SERVANT OF THE CROWN IN ENGLAND AND IN NORTH AMERICA 1756-61
D. Appleton-Century Company 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Based upon the papers of John Appy Secretary and Judge Advocate of His Majesty's Forces. x 1 256pp map endpapers frontis. of Colonel Frederick Haldimand 7 other illustrations. The edges of the covers are lightly sunned but this is otherwise a nice copy. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton-Century Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182783
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Arnold, Catharine
Edward VII The Prince of Wales and the Women He Loved
New York: St Martin's Press. 2017. Octavo Size approx 15.5 x 22.8cm. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 291 pages. . 1st US Edition. Hardback. St Martin's Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : BIB317149 ISBN : 1250069149 9781250069146
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Cockayne, T. Oswald; Gleig, The Rev. GR.; Anonymous G. R.
THE LIFE OF MARSHAL TURENNE.; THE LEIPSIC CAMPAIGN.; TURKEY AND CHRISTENDOM: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE STATES OF EUROPE.
London: Longman Brown Green and Longman 1853. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Three original works bound as one: 1: The Life of Marshal Turenne Cockayne 1853: 101pp; 2:The Leipsic Campaign Gleig 1852: viii 262pp; 3 Turkey and Christendom Anon 1853 Reprinted from No. CLXXXIII of The Edinburgh Review: 94pp 1 folding map. Bound in 3/4 black leather over marbled boards. The endpapers show moderate foxing but this is otherwise a clean tight book. An interesting collection of histories. <br/> <br/> Longman, Brown, Green, and Longman hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182559
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Dumfermline, James Lord
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR RALPH ABERCROMBY K.B. 1793-1801 A MEMOIR BY HIS SON
Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas 1861. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. v 328pp 20-page Publisher's Catalogue. Rebound in red cloth/boards with gilt title to the spine and name of a previous owner to the bottom of the front cover. Bookplate of a former owner on the free front endpaper. A very nice copy. <br/> <br/> Edmonston and Douglas hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182421
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Gallaher, John G.
NAPOLEON'S Enfant Terrible GENERAL DOMINIQUE VANDAMME
Norman OK: Campaigns & Commanders /University of Oklahoma Press 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 362pp 6 maps 9 illustrations. A very nice copy. <br/> <br/> Campaigns & Commanders /University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182375 ISBN : 0806138750 9780806138756
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Eidahl, Kyle Orian
THE MILITARY CAREER OF NICOLAS CHARLES OUDINOT 1767-1847
Ann Arbor MI: UMI 1990. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A facsimile reprint of a dissertation submitted to the Department of History of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Spring of 1990.The only known English-language biography of Oudinot. ix 423pp 35 maps and illustrations. Good-quality typewritten reproduction bound in slightly warped blue cloth/boards. <br/> <br/> UMI hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182390
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de Peyster J. Watts
THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF LEONARD TORSTENSON LENNART TORSTENSON.
Poughkeepsie: J. Watts de Peyster 1855. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Title continues all caps: "The Argus-eyed Briarean-Armed" Senator of Sweden Count of Ortala Chief of the Swedish Artillery Under and Generalissimo of the Swedish Armies subsequent to the Death of Gustavus Adolphus." Prefaced by "Description of Medals Presented by H.R.M. Oscar King of Sweden and Norway The Goths and the Vandals to Gen. J. Watts de Peyster. Together with the Letter by Order of H.R.M. from Colonel Count Eric de Lewenhaupt Privy Secretaty to H.R.M. the King of Sweden In Relation Thereto. &c. &c. &c. Stockholm December 22d 1856."; l xv 2 284pp with pages A through W inserted following p. 268. Facing the Description of Medals is a signed photograph of Gen. Peyster. Facing the title page is a signed photograph of Leonard Torstenson. Neither signature has been authenticated but they appear to be period. Rebound in blue cloth/boards with gilt title to the spine and newer endpapers. Small library stamp to the top of the title page otherwise in vgc. An interesting and scarce work. <br/> <br/> J. Watts de Peyster hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182307
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Abel, Johnathan
GUIBERT FATHER OF NAPOLEON'S GRANDE ARMEE
Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press 2016. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. .offers the first in-depth English language study of Guibert's life entwining traditional biography with intellectual history and a discussion of contemporary military theory and practice." Campaigns & Commanders series. xii 278pp. As new. <br/> <br/> University of Oklahoma Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182265 ISBN : 0806154438 9780806154435
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Bisset, Major-General
SPORT AND WAR OR RECOLLECTIONS OF FIGHTING AND HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA FROM THE YEARS 1834 TO 1867 WITH A NARRATIVE OF H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S VISIT TO THE CAPE.
London: John Murray 1875. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xviii 1 268pp frontis. of the Duke of Edinburgh 14 b/w illustrations 1 folding map at the rear. Page block gilt 3 edges bound in red cloth/boards with black and gilt titles on dec. Internal cracking noted in two places but binding secure. Library stamp on the title page no other library marks and overall a very nice copy of the rare first edition. <br/> <br/> John Murray hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 182270
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Terry Charles Sanford
THE LIFE AND CAMPAIGNS OF ALEXANDER LESLIE FIRST EARL OF LEVEN
London: Longmans Green and Co. 1899. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xix 518pp 1 map 3 plans b/w frontis. Rebound in full red leather with gilt dec. 5 raised bands to the original spine which has been laid on. Page block marbled 3 edges marbled endpapers. An excellent example of the scarce first edition. <br/> <br/> Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
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Barbour, J.
The Bruce
His Majesty's Stationery Office 1889. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Copy is octavo with half bound brown leather and green cloth bound boards. Backstrip leather is discoloured and features gilt lettering. All leaves are in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1700grams ISBN: His Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
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Falls, Cyrus
MOUNTJOY: ELIZABETHAN GENERAL
London: Odhams Press Limited 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ."Provides a penetrating and revealing portrait of the greatest Elizabethan soldier of all and tells the dramatic story of his deep and enduring passion for his mistress Penelope Devereux." 256pp 11 b/w illustrations. Name of a previous owner on the fep dj edgeworn but now protected in a clear plastic wrapper. <br/> <br/> Odhams Press Limited hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 181866
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Whetham, Catherine Durning & Whetham, William Cecil Dampier
A HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF COLONEL NATHANIEL WHETHAM A FORGOTTEN SOLDIER OF THE CIVIL WARS
London: Longmans Green and Co. 1907. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii 236pp b/w frontis. 15 other illustrations. Bookplates of two former owners on the ffep several pages unopened. A nice copy. <br/> <br/> Longmans, Green, and Co. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 181587
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Dalton Charles Dalton
LIFE AND TIMES OF GENERAL SIR EDWARD CECIL VISCOUNT WIMBLEDON.VOLUME I AND VOL. II
London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1885. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Title continues: "Colonel of An English Regiment in the Dutch Service 1603-1631 and One of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council 1628-1638". Complete in 2 volumes. Vol. I: xiv 394pp b/w frontis. Vol. II: 427pp frontis. map of Cadiz Harbour. This is a nice copy of the first edition with most pages unopened. There is a small tear to the head of the spine of Vol. II and light foxing of a few pages; otherwise a very nice copy. Due to the size/weight of this 2-volume set an extra shipping charge will apply. <br/> <br/> Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington hardcover
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Krajeski Paul C.
IN THE SHADOW OF NELSON The Naval Leadersip of Admiral Sir Charles Cotton 1753-1812
Westport CT: Greenwood Press 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Contributions in Military Studies Number 184. 219pp b/w frontis. 14p b/w maps and illustrations. An excellent copy. <br/> <br/> Greenwood Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 181653 ISBN : 0313310394 9780313310393
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Forth, Nevill de Rouen
A FIGHTING COLONEL OF CAMEL CORPS THE LIFE AND EXPERIENCES OF LT.-COL. N.B. DE LANCEY FORTH DSO & BAR MC 1879-1933 OF THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT AND EGYPTIAN ARMY
Braunton: Merlin Books 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 201pp col. frontispiece map endpapers numerous b/w illustrations. A nice copy. <br/> <br/> Merlin Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 181406 ISBN : 0863034969 9780863034961
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Seale William
THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE: TWO-VOLUME SET
Geographic Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1986. Reprint. Hardcover. 0912308281 . Clean crisp copy in pictorial slipcase. . Geographic Society hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 52451 ISBN : 0912308281 9780912308289
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Remini, Robert V.
Andrew Jackson and the Course of the American Empire 1767-1821
Harper & Row. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1977. First. Hardcover. 0060135743 . Binding tight and straight Inner pages crisp and clean. Dust Jacket is price-intact small edgechips creases now protected within mylar cover. . Harper & Row hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 52054 ISBN : 0060135743 9780060135744
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McPhail, Alexander (Harold A. Innis, Ed.)
THE DIARY OF ALEXANDER JAMES MCPHAIL
Toronto ON: The University of Toronto Press 1940. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xi 1 289pp 2 b/w plates. A nice copy. <br/> <br/> The University of Toronto Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 180706
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Hakes, Harry
THE HAKES FAMILY SECOND EDITION
Wilkes-Barre PA: Privately Published 1889. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 220pp 6 blank pages for Births and Deaths. B/w frontis. 1 b/w portrait plate.Bound in 3/4 red calf over claret pebbled boards with 5 raised bands and gilt titles to the spine page block gilt 3 edges. Name of a previous owner discretely to the top of the ffep otherwise an excellent copy. <br/> <br/> Privately Published hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 180369
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Day-Lewis, Sean
C. Day-Lewis. An English Literary Life
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1980. Large octavo size 16x24cm approx. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine and edges are age-toned. Previous owner's details to front free end paper. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 333 pages. The biography of poet Cecil Day-Lewis by his son. As well as valuable insights into his life and work also provides an appreciation of the literary secene and mores of his time. Includes Appendices References and Index. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : BIB291566 ISBN : 0297777459 9780297777458
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Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 11 volumes complete
<p>Complete set. Most volumes read but clean and in Very Good to Near Fine condition with no marks noted. See photo. NOT EX-LIBRARY.</p> Harper Collins/University of California Press paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : biblio325
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STARK, Freya.:
Dust in the Lion's Paw. Autobiography 1939-1946.
<p>London: John Murray 1961. 1st edition. Volume of memoirs by the explorer and travel writer Freya Stark. Pp.xii/297 22 black & white photo illustrations. Green cloth dustwrapper has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.</p> London: John Murray, 1961. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43457
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STARK, Freya.:
The Coast of Incense. Autobiography 1933-1939.
<p>London: John Murray 1953. 1st edition. Volume of memoirs by the explorer and travel writer Freya Stark. "These middle years include the adventure of travel; Egypt the Persian Gulf the Middle East her introduction to South Arabia two journeys to the Valley of the Hadhramaut the quest of Shabwa and the all but fatal illness in the isolation of the Shibam." Pp.xvi/287 many black & white photo illustrations map frontispiece. Green cloth dustwrapper has 2cm loss to top front edge. G/G-.</p> London: John Murray, 1953. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43458
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Unknown
The Lives of the Companions of St. Alphonso Liguori
Thomas Baker 1849. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Clothbound octavo rebound book title written on spine in white pen foxing no markings inside last few pages off. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN: Thomas Baker hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 5880775
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Christina Hindhaugh
It Wasn't Meant to be Easy : Tamie Fraser in Canberra
Lothian Australia 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by by Tamie Fraser and the author. Hardcover. 192 pages. Signed by by Tamie Fraser and the author. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Lothian Australia 1986. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Pages are lightly tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Memoirs of a politician's wife in Australia. Includes a photo section. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0850912644. ISBN/EAN: 9780850912647. Inventory No: 16070036. 9780850912647 Lothian hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 16070036 ISBN : 0850912644 9780850912647
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