‎Guerre‎

‎Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank; Bailey, Frank W‎

‎The Storks: The Story of the Les Cigognes France's Elite Fighter Group of Wwi‎

‎United Kingdom: Grub Street the Basement 1998. 160pp. Illus. Born during the Battle of Verdun in 1916 the Storks became France's premier fighting group in World War I. Initially comprising the Escadrilles N3 N26 N73 and N103 and under the leadership of Felix Brocard GC12 counted amongst its fighter pilots most of the big French aces of the war- Guynemer Fonck the allied ace of aces with 75 victories Heurtaux Deullin de Sevin Bozon-Verdurez and many more. It also had several American Lafayette volunteers amongst its ranks notably Frank Baylies Edwin Parsons Bert Hall and Charles Biddle. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Grub Street the Basement Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 007799 ISBN : 1898697817 9781898697817

‎Giteau, Madeleine‎

‎Le bornage rituel des temples bouddhiques au Cambodge. Volume LXVIII. Publications de l'Ecole Française d'Extrême-Orient‎

‎Paris: Ecole Francaise D'Extreme-Orient 1969. 152 pages of text plus drawings 39 black & white photo illustrations. French text Clean. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ecole Francaise D'Extreme-Orient paperback‎

Référence libraire : 007842

‎Wright, Peter; Hersey, John; Adams, Ansel; Armor, John‎

‎Manzanar‎

‎Westminister Maryland U.S.A.: Times Books 1988. 170pp/illus. 2nd printing. Photos of Manzanar War Relocation Camp and Japanese interns by Ansel Adams. Minimal markings. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Adams Ansel. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall oblong. Ex-Library. Times Books Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 007882 ISBN : 0812917278 9780812917277

‎Fischer, Thomas‎

‎Soldiers of the Leibstandarte‎

‎Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz 2008. 352pp/illus. nearly 700 photographs 165 images of award documents and more than 70 other illustrations with almost all of the pre-war and wartime photographs having been previously unpublished! In addition to never-before-seen candid images of Hitler Dietrich and a number of other leading military personalities. New. 1st Printing. Illustrated Boards. New/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. J.J. Fedorowicz hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008015

‎Capa, Robert‎

‎Robert Capa - Images of War‎

‎New York: Grossman Publishers 1964. 176 pages - in English - First Printing. nearly 150 full or double-page b/w heliogravure illustrations - a classic work of wartime photography featuring images of WWII captured by legendary Hungarian-born photojournalist Robert Capa 1913-1954 one of the founders of the Magnum photojournalism agency - the photographs are accompanied by texts by Capa - intro. by John Steinbeck - Indo-China. Rare First Printing. Book is clean but has wear. . 1st Printing. Cloth. Good /Very Good-. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library. Grossman Publishers hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008039

‎Angolia, John R‎

‎On the Field of Honor : A History of the Knight's Cross Bearers Vol. 2‎

‎San Jose Ca: R. James Bender 1980. 368pp/illus. Inscribed by the author #206 of 500. The book lists the recipents of the Grand Cross of the Iron Cross The Oakleaves of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Each entry provides biographical details together with photographs of the recipients and their decoration. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. 1st Edition. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. R. James Bender hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008111 ISBN : 091213819X 9780912138190

‎Angolia, John R Ltc, Hackney, Clint R Jr, Illustrated By Al Lenartson (Artwork And Color)‎

‎The Pour Le Merite and Germany's First Aces‎

‎Friendswood Texas: Hackney Publishing Co 1984. 288pp/illus. Black boards with gilt title and decoration on front and gilt titles on spine are on this very attractive book. This book is about "a medal and the early airmen who sought to achieve the distinction of wearing it. The history of the coveted Pour le Merite is explored diligently and in-depth. "Clean . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hackney Publishing Co hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008113 ISBN : 0961339209 9780961339203

‎Pfanz, Harry W‎

‎Gettysburg: The Second Day‎

‎Chapel Hill North Carolina U.S.A.: Univ of North Carolina Pr 1987. 624 pages 84 ills. 13 maps. Hbk A massively detailed study of second day of battle. Clean. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of North Carolina Pr hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008168 ISBN : 080781749X 9780807817490

‎Favez, Jean-Claude‎

‎The Red Cross and the Holocaust‎

‎West Nyack New York U.S.A.: Cambridge Univ Pr 1999. 387pp/illus. A startling new assessment of the role of the Red Cross in the Holocaust.What could the Red Cross have done for the victims of the Holocaust and what should it have done. Author tackles these questions using his unrivalled access to the Red Cross archives previously closed to the public. His book will be compelling reading for anyone interested in the Holocaust.The Red Cross and the Holocaust presents a startling new assessment of the role of Red Cross. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cambridge Univ Pr hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008191 ISBN : 052141587X 9780521415873

‎Westlake, Ray‎

‎British Battalions in France & Belgium 1914‎

‎United Kingdom: Leo Cooper 1997. 354pp/illus/maps. Day to Day Reference Of Movements of All 143 Infantry Battalions In France & Belgium in 1914. Clean. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Leo Cooper hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008212 ISBN : 0850525772 9780850525779

‎Forman, Adrian‎

‎Forman's Price Guide to Third Reich Documents Vol 2‎

‎San Jose California U.S.A.: R James Bender Pub 1996. 336pp/illus. Illustrates award documents for various badges. Signed by author. Clean. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. R James Bender Pub hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008234 ISBN : 0912138637 9780912138633

‎Rundell, Walter‎

‎Military Money: A Fiscal History of the U. S. Army Overseas in World War II‎

‎College Station Texas U.S.A.: Texas A & M Univ Pr 1980. Hardcover 271pp/illus. Story of the US military finance operations in WWII. Includes details on military script used during the war. DJ torn at bottom corner. Couple small edge spots otherwise clean. Rare . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Texas A & M Univ Pr hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008310 ISBN : 1585440310 9781585440313

‎Adm JJ 'Jocko' Clark J J‎

‎Carrier Admiral‎

‎New York: David McKay Company Inc 1967. 333pp/illus. INSCRIBED BY ADMIRAL CLARK. He commanded the USS Yorktown in WWII and would later run the entire 7th Fleet. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David McKay Company, Inc hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008388

‎Lea, Tom‎

‎The Hands of Cantu‎

‎Boston. MA: Little Brown & Co. 1964. 244 pages. Color title page illustration with numerous full page black and white illustrations. Yellow cloth in color illustrated dust jacket. A classic story of a horseman of the Southwest written and beautifully illustrated. Clean. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Little Brown & Co. hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008472

‎Weinberg, Gerhard L‎

‎A World At Arms: A Global History Of World War II‎

‎New York: Cambridge Univ Pr 2005. 1178pp/maps. A Global History of World War II Widely hailed as a masterpiece this is the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and her colonies following the First World War Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every facet of World War II. Actions of the Axis the Allies and the Neutrals are covered in every theater of the war. More importantly the global nature of the war is examined with new insight into how events in one corner of the world helped affect events in other distant parts. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cambridge Univ Pr Hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008506 ISBN : 0521853168 9780521853163

‎Wheeler, Gerald E‎

‎Kinkaid of the Seventh Fleet: A Biography of Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid U.S. Navy‎

‎Washington D.C. U.S.A.: Naval Historical Center 1996. 531pp 58 b/w photos and illustrations 10 maps 6 charts bibliography index. Forty-two years as a professional naval officer including four battle-filled months aboard Enterprise around Guadalcanal action at Coral Sea and Midway etc. Several short tears to dust jacket. Text clean and unmarked. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Naval Historical Center hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 008552 ISBN : 1557509360 9781557509369

‎Ashby, John‎

‎Seek Glory Now Keep Glory. The Story of the 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1914-1918‎

‎Solihull UK: Helion & Company. 2000. Octavo Size approx 15x24cm. 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. B/W maps. Appendices include: Officer's Roll of Honour 1914-18. Officer's taken Prisoner or Interned 1914-18. Officer's Decorations and Citations 1914-18. Other Ranks Roll of Honour 1914-18. Other Ranks Decorations and Citations 1914-18. 252 pages. Robust professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Helion & Company hardcover‎

Référence libraire : BIB323242 ISBN : 1874622450 9781874622451

‎SANDBURG, Carl‎

‎ABRAHAM LINCOLN. THE WAR YEARS. 4 vols‎

‎New York: Harcourt Brace 1939-40 1960. Book of the Month Club. Hardcover. Very Good. photos maps. Octavos charcoal grey cloth <br/><br/>Howes S82; Heise SANDBURG SHELF 30. Final part of this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. Illustrated with photos and maps. Harcourt, Brace hardcover‎

Référence libraire : 230596

‎[Fort Montgomery; West Point; Revolutionary War]‎

‎Plan of the Attack on Forts Clinton & Montgomery by the British forces under Sir Henry Clinton Oct 1777. Reduced from the British Map‎

‎New York: G.P. Putnam & Co./Sarony & Co. 1855. Very good overall. This map illustrates the Revolutionary War battles in and near the Hudson Highlands showing the chain across the Hudson and details of the Battle of Stony Point and the Battle of Fort Montgomery. The Hudson is the main focus with various other tributaries including Peeks Creek Poplopen Kill Macgregory's Creek Nappies Kill and Florus Fall emptying into Haverstraw Bay. 20 ships dot the river in the Highlands and near Stony Point. Ships' names include Preston Mercury and Tartar off of Peekskill Galleys under Sir Jas. Wallace. The three forts are Fort Clinton Fort Montgomery and Fort Independence Peekskill. The topography is indicated by shading and mountains include "Bear Hill" Bear Mountain; Anthony's Nose "perpendicular height 363 Yards" Burkberg Mountain Dunderburg.<br /> <br /> In the river are notations "Frigate burnt; Galleys burnt' Sloop taken Boom chain. On the shores of the river are dates of battles the different regiments and other details of the battles for the Highlands in 1777. <br /> <br /> It is based on the map drawn by British cartographer William Faden whose maps were printed in Charles Stedman's history of the Revolutionary War in 1794<br /> <br /> Lithograph 11 3/8 x 9" original folds closed tear on left margin not affecting map. G.P. Putnam & Co./Sarony & Co. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 28008

‎[Civil War; Confederate] Evans, General Clement A‎

‎Contributions of the South to the Greatness of the American Union". An Address by General Clement A. Evans of Atlanta Georgia Delivered Before the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia. Pamphlet‎

‎Richmond Va: Wm. Ellis Jones 1895. Wraps. Good condition. Speech on the contributions of the South before and after the Civil War in which the author focuses on the following subjects: contributions to territorial greatness; the south in our countries wars; contributions to the principles of freedom; growth of the union sentiment; why secession; contributions to industrial greatness; and the south and the future. <br /> <br /> Evans 1833 - 1911 was commissioned in the 31st Georgia Infantry in 1861 and fought at Second Manassas Antietam Fredericksburg Gettysburg and Spotsylvania. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1864 & was wounded at Monocacy but continued on to Petersburg and Appomattox. <br /> <br /> 8vo 24pp. Printed tan paper wrappers the upper corner of front wrapper torn away; wrapper creased from being folded. Faint tide mark lower corner of title page not affecting text. OCLC: 5758520. Wm. Ellis Jones paperback‎

Référence libraire : 25496

‎[Civil War]‎

‎'A Review by Judge Pierrepont of Gen. Butler's Defense Before the House of Representatives in Relation to the New Orleans Gold'. Civil War general accused of looting gold from New Orleans‎

‎New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co 1865. Very good condition. Review concerning the Union General Benjamin Butler notorious for issuing "The Woman Order" General Order No. 28 during the 6 months May - October 1862 he was the military governor of New Orleans. It essentially ordered that any woman showing contempt for a Union soldier "shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation" in other words a prostitute. Butler nicknamed "The Beast" was also charged with looting gold and other valuables from New Orleans mansions and banks the subject of this review. 8vo 27pp. Tan printed wrappers title in black at front wrapper. Wrappers a bit sunned. OCLC: 5728749. Wm. C. Bryant & Co unknown‎

Référence libraire : 21232

‎World War I Poster‎

‎Another Gibraltar. We have established our reputation in this city until we pride ourselves that it has become as solid as the rock of Gibraltar‎

‎New York: Paramount Advertizing sic Corporation 88 Broadway 1918. Very good condition. World War I propaganda poster centers on Field Marshall Douglas Haig commander of the British Expeditionary Force silhouetted on the Rock of Gibraltar. Von Hindenburg representing Germany Austria the Crown Prince and the Turks all figured with text bubbles while a teaming mass of soldiers charge the rock with bayonets. "John Bull" representing the British comments that the Yankees will soon be here. Vol. 2 in the top left No. 9 in the top right. Lithograph with hand color. Published by the Paramount Advertising Company in NY Subscription Price $1.00 per week. 29.5 x 20 plus margins. Old folds. Considering the carnage wrought on the world in WWI the deaths of over 10 million people & 10 million animals we ought to guard ourselves against the effects of propaganda today. Paramount Advertizing (sic) Corporation, 88 Broadway unknown‎

Référence libraire : 16560

‎[New Zealand] World War One Soldier's Letter‎

‎World War One Letter from New Zealand soldier stationed in France to his home in Opunake‎

‎1917. The four page letter on is written on YMCA British Expeditionary Force letterhead and dated France June 17th and signed "Jack". The soldier describes his situation in France to his family in Opunake including his off duty experience: "The NZs have had sports several times lately & Bat. & Div. horse shows. The last one was last Sunday & there was a great crowd there we all marched there about two miles & I met a good many chaps that I know from Opunake . way there." <br /> <br /> "I have not heard the joke about the Kaiser but there are several new ones over here. A Tommy O. asked a Maori what he was doing here one day & he said oh putting up plenty barb wire to stop the German getting through & stop the Tommy's from running back." 2 pp 5 x 8" on 4 sides. Very good condition. unknown‎

Référence libraire : 14531

‎United States War Dept‎

‎Battle Participation of Organizations of the American Expeditionary Forces in France Belgium and Italy 1917-1918 1920‎

‎New. unknown‎

Référence libraire : B9781166629458 ISBN : 1166629457 9781166629458

‎[Civil War Song Sheet]‎

‎Mother Dear I'm Thinking of You‎

‎New York: Charles Magnus 1864. Single leaf approximately 5" x 8. Fine condition. Hand-colored lithograph headpiece. A sentimental Union Civil War song sheet with three verses and a chorus. .<br /> <br /> The hand-colored headpiece is a view of the City of Richmond from across the James River with the Confederate Capitol prominently in the center Magnus 61 per Wolf. <br /> <br /> Charles Magnus was a German immigrant printing entrepreneur who produced city views as well as views of camps and hospitals during the Civil War. He is well known for his postal covers and song sheets as well. <br /> <br /> Ref. WOLF 1463a. Charles Magnus unknown‎

Référence libraire : 1368