|
KOREAN WAR
Statements by Two American Air Force Officers
Beijing: Foreign Languages Press 1952. First edition first printing scarce in commerce of this propaganda pamphlet issued a few months before the publication of the controversial "Needham Report" an exposé of American biological warfare in Korea which drew on the explosive testimonies of Enoch Quinn and other POWs. Issued as a supplement to the magazine People's China in May 1952 this pamphlet contains the full confessions of Enoch and Quinn a broadcast by Quinn letters from Enoch to his family and to the Chinese 'volunteer' forces in Korea and a state newspaper editorial warning that "the day of judgement of the American war criminals is near" p. 15. Highly influential at the time the statements of Enoch Quinn and others were subsequently recanted following their release. Their experiences in captivity are now considered an early example of "brainwashing" a term coined in 1950 by Edward Hunter to describe Chinese communist interrogation techniques. Large octavo pamphlet pp. 16. With 2 photographic half-tones 2 facsimiles of handwritten statements and diagrams in text. Wire-stitched as issued front cover lettered in black. Creasing throughout where sometime folded horizontally pages browned light soiling to covers some splitting at spine. Still a very good copy of this exceedingly delicate publication. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 157936
|
|
|
(Civil War, North Carolina)
Public Laws of the State of North-Carolina passed by the General Assembly at its Adjourned Session of 1863 . With: . Session of 1864
Raleigh North Carolina: W.W. Holden Printer to the State 1864. 35 1; 31 1pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Self wrappers unstitched some foxing. 35 1; 31 1pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Crandall 1807 and 1808; Sabin 55673 W.W. Holden, Printer to the State unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 332994
|
|
|
[FIRST GULF WAR] Anonymous Photographer
Three original large-format black-and-white photographs of a Manhattan anti-war rally ca. 1990
N.p.; photographer unknown ca 1990. Three large-format black-and-white photographic prints 11" x 14"; very mild creasing at edges still Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Three anonymous but excellent images of a Gulf War-era demonstration probably in Manhattan ca. 1990. The photographer is unidentified but the prints are of professional quality and capture close-up scenes of crowds carrying banners and placards opposing military involvement in the Middle East and directly attacking President George H.W. Bush. One placard calls for Bush's impeachment accusing him of ".creating the Gulf War to Cover Up His High Crimes and Misdemeanors;" another appears to read "Liar Liar We Will Set Your Ass on Fire." <br /> <br /> Several images suggest a New York likely Manhattan locale: one poster connects the marcher to SUNY Old Westbury on Long Island; several placards bear the imprint of the National Coalition to Stop U.S. Intervention in the Middle East including a New York City phone number. <br /> <br /> Though the precise date is obviously uncertain the event captured here is plausibly the October 20 1990 nationwide protest against Operation Desert Storm; rallies took place in several cities simultaneously but New York's was by far the largest as some 15000 protesters gathered at Columbus Circle and marched to Times Square. In general opposition to the first Gulf War was rather muted but significant demostrations did take place in October 1990 and January 1991 as well as a less well-attended counter-protest on the day of the Desert Storm victory parade June 8th 1991. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 59227
|
|
|
(Civil War) Green, John P
The Movement of the 11th and 12th Army Corps from the Potomac to the Tennessee
Philadelphia: Allen Lane & Scott's Printing House 1892. First edition. 16pp. 8vo. Publisher's green lettered wrappers holes punched in the gutter margin. First edition. 16pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Allen, Lane & Scott's Printing House unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 338339
|
|
|
KOREAN WAR
Three Chinese folk handicrafts with propaganda slogans.
China: c.1950. Resist America Aid Korea Three rare textile handicrafts proclaiming grassroots support for Mao's first war after coming to power. Household production of everyday items with political messages demonstrated both China's self-sufficiency and reduced demands on the country's still-fragile manufacturing sector. The campaign to condemn American aggression in Korea and support the Chinese People's Volunteer Army was the first mass campaign orchestrated by Mao's government following the founding of the People's Republic of China in October 1949. A steady program of activities fostered patriotism consolidated the regime and sent a defiant message to Beijing's enemies in Taipei and Washington. Collection comprising: 410 x 410 mm blue woven cotton wall-hanging the top third backed with white linen with seven hand-stitched pockets each decorated with hand-embroidered multi-coloured silk floral motif upper third embroidered "kang mei yuan chao" Resist America and Aid Korea in cream and pink silk; 95 x 80 mm purse perhaps made from light green winter-issue Chinese People's Volunteer Army clothing machine-woven striped cotton tassel front face with red "kang mei yuan chao" ink stamp; 205 x 160 mm tan cotton drawstring pouch with floral designs and "baowei zuguo" Protect the Motherland lettering tan lace decoration at head lined with machine-woven red cotton lining green drawstring. Light soiling and wear wall-hanging with a few holes. Overall a well-preserved collection. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 160492
|
|
|
FELLINI, Federico & GUERRA, Tonino
Amarcord
Milano: Rizzoli La Scala 1973. Rilegato tela sovracoperta cloth dust jacket. Ottimo Fine. . 8vo. pp. 158. Ottimo Fine. Firma di appartenenza alla prima pagina bianca Owner's name on the first blank page. Prima edizione First Edition. Letteratura italiana del Novecento Gambetti 1997 Gambetti Lucio Vezzosi Franco La letteratura italiana del Novecento. Repertorio delle prime edizioni. Genova Graphos 1997. Rizzoli, La Scala hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 230838
|
|
|
GUERRA, Tonino (Santarcangelo di Romagna, 1920 - Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2012)
I bu. Poesie romagnole
Milano: Rizzoli Poesia italiana e straniera 1972. Brossura wrappers. Ottimo Fine. <strong>Trascrizione in lingua di Roberto ROVERSI</strong>. Introduzione di Gianfranco Contini. 8vo. pp. 180. Ottimo Fine. Piccola nota a penna sulla prima pagina bianca Small pen note on first blank page. Prima edizione First Edition. Letteratura italiana del Novecento Gambetti 1997 Gambetti Lucio Vezzosi Franco La letteratura italiana del Novecento. Repertorio delle prime edizioni. Genova Graphos 1997. Rizzoli, Poesia italiana e straniera unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 230885
|
|
|
(Civil War)
Dutch Gap Canal and group of soldiers including an African American solider at the left holding a rope
1865. Unmounted albumen half stereoview. 3-1/16 inches square. Unmounted albumen half stereoview. 3-1/16 inches square. Located on the James River in Chesterfield County Virginia the canal's 1864-65 construction was initiated by Union forces during the American Civil War to bypass a meander loop of the river around a peninsula known as Farrar's Island which was controlled by Confederate artillery. Miller reproduces this image his Photographic History of the Civil War vol. 5 page 243 noting: "The excavation was forty-three yards wide at the top twenty-seven at the water level . The total excavation was nearly 67000 cubic yards. The greater portion of the digging was done by colored troops who showed the utmost bravery under the constant fire of the Confederate batteries on the river. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 346672
|
|
|
Powell, Alan
The Third Force. Angau's New Guinea War 1942-46.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 2003. xii 292pp index bibliography notes bw ills maps. Brown cloth in jacket. Near new. Reassesses Australia's record as a colonial power and examines the role both the Allied Forces and the Papua New Guineans played in winning the New Guinea campaigns during WWII. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 051058 ISBN : 0195516397 9780195516395
|
|
|
(Civil War)
The Empty Sleeve: or Soldier's Appeal. Feburary 1 1870
New York: James Dickson Printer 3 Tryon Row 1870. 8pp. 8vo. Wrappers. 8pp. 8vo. This pamphlet of a poem is an example of postwar mendicant literature-items printed and sold for the support of their authors-and illustrate some of the hardships faced by soldiers in battle who became disabled veterans in later life. Possibly by Henry H. Meacham. <br/><br/> James Dickson, Printer, 3 Tryon Row unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 351966
|
|
|
District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission
Study in Patriotism 1861-1965: The Symbol and the Sword The Shield Upper Potomac During the Civil War
Washington D.C.: District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission 1962/1965. First Edition. First printings. Octavo 21.5cm. Blue cloth stamped in yellow; discontinuous pagination; black and white illustrations. Three texts bound together with original color wrappers bound in. A tight copy lightly rubbed at edges internally clean: Very Good or better. District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 61326
|
|
|
(Civil War)
The New-York Times . April 10 1865 . Union Victory! Peace! Surrender of General Lee and His Whole Army
New York 1865. 8pp. Small illustration of an American flag at the top left. Folio. Old folds minor soiling and staining else very good. 8pp. Small illustration of an American flag at the top left. Folio. An historic issue of the New York Times published the day following Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox including the correspondence between the two discussing and accepting terms. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 351866
|
|
|
[CIVIL WAR PAMPHLET].
Discours dv Bon et Loial Subiet de la Grande Bretagne a la Reyne de ce Pays tovchant la Paix & affaires d'iceluy. A la Gloire de Charles Premier Roy de ce Royaume séant en son Parlement distingué en tous ses Ordres selon la volonté des Roys & Reynes et representé par Figures en Tailles douces.
Isle Nostre Dame Paris chez Michel Mettaier imprimeur ordinaire du Roy 1648. . First edition; 4to 22 x 17.5cm; 3 folding plates each approx. 35 x 26 cm 2 engraved portraits woodcut initials and decorations throughout the text engraved armorial book-stamp to last leaf verso displaying motto 'light in darKines lumiere dans les tenebres'; one integral blank leaf title page stained and browned some marginal staining and browning throughout creasing to corners one small wormhole affecting 4 leaves; side-stitched contemporary marbled wrappers worn and soiled with extensive loss to upper wrapper; 14 39 1pp.<br /> A curious and rare anonymous English Civil War pamphlet published in Paris by Michel Mettaier sometimes spelt Mettayer in 1648 following the capture of Charles I by parliamentarian forces the previous year. <br /><br />The first part of the work consists of three large folding plates depicting the House of Lords the House of Commons and the Convocation of Canterbury with explicatory notes explaining the history and function of these bodies in the English parliamentary system. The latter part of the book contains an original address to Henrietta Maria Queen of England illustrated with facing engraved portraits of the Queen and the Prince of Wales and signed simply 'le bon et loyal svbiet'. It introduces a short statement in both English and French allegedly translated from an original Latin version which purports to be the words of Liudolf c.930-957 an Ottonian Duke of Swabia and grandson of the German king Henry the Fowler 919-936. The text claims that Liudolf did not die in 957 but rather feigned his death to take exile in Mantua in the hope that his descendants would one day regain his power and prestige. The tale was likely intended by the royalist author to offer hope to the exiled queen and her son who were soon to become widow and orphan to the executed king.<br /><br />Rare. We can trace only 5 copies in institutional collections worldwide: 3 in the UK British Library Durham University and the University of Leeds and 2 in France BnF and Bibliotheque Saint-Genevieve.<br /> Isle Nostre Dame, Paris, chez Michel Mettaier, imprimeur ordinaire du Roy, 1648. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 95266
|
|
|
War Office, 31st December 1934 The
Battle of the Aisne 13th-15th September 1914Tour of the Battlefield
Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005. Paperback. New. 56 pages. 11.42x7.87x0.32 inches. Naval & Military Press Ltd paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : x-1845740351 ISBN : 1845740351 9781845740351
|
|
|
Office 30th November 1935, War
Battle of the Marne 8th-10th September 1914 Tour of the Battlefield
Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005. Paperback. New. revised ed. edition. 108 pages. 11.42x7.87x0.16 inches. Naval & Military Press Ltd paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : x-1845740343 ISBN : 1845740343 9781845740344
|
|
|
War Office
ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF GERMAN ARMY EQUIPMENT 1939-1945VOLUME II ARTILLERY In two parts Volume Two
Naval and Military Press 2016. Paperback. New. illustrated edition. 206 pages. 11.69x8.27x0.44 inches. Naval and Military Press paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : x-1847346936 ISBN : 1847346936 9781847346933
|
|
|
The War Office, Military Intelligence
Illustrated Record of German Army Equipment 1939-45 ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES
Naval & Military Press Ltd 2021. Paperback. New. 256 pages. 11.69x8.27x0.54 inches. Naval & Military Press Ltd paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : x-1783319526 ISBN : 1783319526 9781783319527
|
|
|
[WAR RESISTERS' INTERNATIONAL]
The War Resisters' International: Letters Coming Through the Barriers
New York: War Resisters League ca 1940s. Oblong octavo 14cm x 21cm. Staple-bound printed paper wrappers; 24pp. Early date stamp Mar 9 -1946 to front cover; else clean and unmarked; Very Good. Frontispiece group portrait captioned "The Last Conference of the War Resisters' International." <br /> <br /> Reprints letters from international correspondents to the London headquarters of War Resisters' International all dated 1942-43. This is an American reprint with imprint of the War Resisters' League at base of rear wrapper. Undated but given context likely a wartime publication. Not separately catalogued under either publisher in OCLC. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 62045
|
|
|
The War Office
SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TYPES OF WARFARE: GAS WARFARE: Official History Of The Second World War Army
Naval & Military Press 2018. Paperback. New. 382 pages. 10.25x6.63x0.79 inches. Naval & Military Press paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : x-178331365X ISBN : 178331365X 9781783313655
|
|
|
War Office-Admiralty-Air Ministry (Compiler)
INTER-SERVICE AMMUNITION & AMMUNITION PACKAGE MARKINGS 1960-61
Naval & Military Press 2018. Paperback. New. annotated edition. 626 pages. 10.00x7.99x1.65 inches. Naval & Military Press paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : x-1783313625 ISBN : 1783313625 9781783313624
|
|
|
(Civil War)
The Exotics. Flowers of Song Transplanted to Southern Soil . O Give Me A Home by the Sea . Words and Music by E. A. Hosmer
Augusta: Published by Blackmar & Bro. and others . B. Duncan & Co. Lith. Columbia SC 1864. 3pp. with pictorial floral-themed advertisement printed in green on the upper cover for sheet music being sold by Southern printers. Bifolium. Unbound minor toning. 3pp. with pictorial floral-themed advertisement printed in green on the upper cover for sheet music being sold by Southern printers. Bifolium. Hosmer's song with music and lyrics comprises the inner two pages; the pictorial cover printed in green advertises 37 songs published by Blackmar in Augusta as well as publishers in Richmond Charleston Macon Columbia Montgomery and Selma. The lithographer B. Duncan closed his shop in Columbia in 1864. Crandall 3697; Parrish & Willingham 7309. Confederate Sheet Music. Crandall 3697; Parrish & Willingham 7309 <br/><br/> Published by Blackmar & Bro. [and others] ... B. Duncan & Co. Lith. Columbia SC unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 353880
|
|
|
[CRIMEAN WAR] WINDHAM, Sir Charles Ash
The Crimean Diary and Letters of Lieut.-General Sir Charles Ash Windham K.C.B. with Observations Upon His Services During the Indian Mutiny
London: Kegan Paul Trench Trübner & Co 1897. First Edition. FIrst printing. Octavo 20.5cm. Reddish brown cloth stamped in gilt top edge gilt stamped "Redan Windham" on front board; black coated endpapers; xii272pp; 3pp publisher's ads at front; frontispiece portrait black and white in-text illustrations. Large color bookplate of Leslie of Kininvie to front pastedown. Cloth stained black on spine with further discoloration to boards both hinges cracked but sound internally clean: around Very Good. <br /> <br /> Windham commanded one of two lead British brigades in the third offensive of the Battle of the Great Redan a major battle in the 1855 Siege of Sevastopol and received considerable praise in the British press. 62277. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 62277
|
|
|
(Mexican-American War)
Complete History of the late Mexican War. Containing an Authentic Account of All the Battles Fought in that Republic . By an Eyewitness possibly Thomas Jefferson Farnham
New York: F.J. Dow & Co. 139 Nassau St 1850. First edition. Illustrated with 15 beautiful engravings. 128 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth gilt spine spine chipped. Bookplate internally fine. First edition. Illustrated with 15 beautiful engravings. 128 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Howes M564 F.J. Dow & Co., 139 Nassau St unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 241569
|
|
|
[First World War]. DIXON, William Forrest
A series of four postcard-format gelatin silver photographs of 3705 Private William Forrest Dixon of the 4th Pioneer Battalion
Very Good. Backing cards generally slightly tanned; a couple of tiny indentations; overall in excellent condition. Two of the portraits are dated France July 1917 and London October 1918; one of the others is credited to an English photographer; the fourth one was almost certainly taken while Dixon was on active service. They give a graphic portrayal of the impact the war has had on him. This is reinforced by the lengthy message of 26 July 1917 written on one verso; it commences 'Just a Photo to let you see I am still alive & ducking. We are out for a spell once again getting ready for another stunt I guess'. 4 items. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 101932
|
|
|
(World War Two Aviation) Sergievsky, Boris
Typed letter signed "Boris Sergievsky" to "Whom it May Concern"
New York 1942. 1p. on Sergievsky's personal letterhead. 8vo. Old folds lower right hand corner chipped not affecting text or signature otherwise a fine letter with a bold clear signature. 1p. on Sergievsky's personal letterhead. 8vo. A letter written by the renowned Russian ace and world record setting Sikorsky test pilot on behalf of Danish-born ballet and Broadway dancer Paul Haakon considered by many to be one of greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. <br /> <br /> Reading in part: "I have known Paul Haakon Longreen for over sixteen years. In the theatrical profession he is known under the name of Paul Haakon. It is very well known that he is one of the best dancers in the world. He gave up his dancing recently to become a flying instructor purely to serve his country. I sincerely believe that anything which could be done to facilitate his joining the United States Army Air Force reserve would benefit our war effort."<br /> <br /> Despite Sergievsky's recommendation in our letter it seems Haakon never became a combat pilot during WWII and instead toured as an entertainer with the United Service Organizations. He died in New York in 1992. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 313964
|
|
|
United States War & Navy Departments with the Assistance of Time Inc
Recognition Journal. Numbers 10 & 14 1944
Washington: War & Navy Departments/Time Inc. 1944. Whole Numbers 10 & 14 published 1944; these 2 issues only; first editions Restricted but at the same time to be given full distribution all folio in pictorial paper wrappers reminiscent of Life magazine's format each issue 30-50 pages and all illustrated throughout; general light age toning to interiors still a good pair; mostly ships and airplanes with many profiles and views from different ranges also occasional articles on tanks and other armored vehicles. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington: War & Navy Departments/Time, Inc. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : ZB1155788
|
|
|
[First World War Honour Roll]
Prince Alfred College Speech Day. December 18 1918 . cover title
Adelaide: Hussey & Gillingham Limited Printers for The College 1918. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide Hussey & Gillingham Limited Printers for The College 1918. Octavo 16 pages. Title-wrappers a little creased marked and rubbed; a very good copy. 'First Speech Day. HRA' is written in pencil at the head of the front cover; we presume this is a later inscription by the H.R. Adamson who was awarded third prize in Junior A at the Preparatory School that year. These traditional Speech Day lists of successes gained and prizes awarded are overshadowed by the lengthy Honour Roll of Old Collegians 'who were sent overseas or who expected to be sent at the time of the armistice' 7 pages. This is followed by a list a page and a half of those awarded military distinctions including Captain Hugo Throssell VC and a full page of those who did not return. Hussey & Gillingham Limited, Printers (for The College) paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 117018
|
|
|
Czech-Jochberg, Erich
Vom 30 Januar Zum 21 Marz Die Tage Der Nationalen Erhebung
Leipzig: Das Neue Deutchland 1933. First Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Gray boards with gilt and red on front cover.67-152pplfacs German text. Interior very good. Long split on rear board at spine. <br/> <br/> Das Neue Deutchland hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 000000000005245
|
|
|
(English Civil War)
Sarcastic Notices of the Long Parliament: A list of the members that held places both civil and military contrary to the self-denying ordinance of April 3 1645; with the sums of money and lands etc.
London: John Camden Hotten 1863. first edition; v 49 4 ads pp. original red boards & black leather backstrip corners & spine worn covers moderately soiled small nick to the fore edge of the rear cover else internally clean and tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. London: John Camden Hotten hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : ZB1176136
|
|
|
GUERRA, Tonino (Santarcangelo di Romagna 1920-2012)
Odisèa. Viàz de poeta sa Ulisse
Arezzo: Bracciali 2007. Brossura wrappers. Ottimo Fine. Testo romagnolo - italiano. Testo e numerose illustrazioni a colori di cui alcune a piena pagina di Tonino Guerra. 8vo. pp. 244. Ottimo Fine. Prima edizione First Edition. <em>Il Maestro di Santarcangelo ha riscritto e disegnato il libro dei libri: L'Odissea.<br /><br />"Era quasi inevitabile che nel suo lungo percorrere e ricercare il campo della poesia Tonino Guerra si disponesse accanto al fuoco a parlare con Ulisse";" non con l'epico sterminatore di troiani ma con il pellegrino stravolto e affaticato del mare" Roberto Roversi<br /></em> Bracciali, unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 221473 ISBN : 8862360037 9788862360036
|
|
|
(World War II)
War Comes to the U.S.-Dec. 7 1941. The First 30 Hours as reported to the Time-Life-Fortune News Bureau from the U.S. and abroad
New York. Marked "News Bureau Files. 222 pp. Originals printed in mimeograph this facsimile recto only. With some deletions for Secrecy Reasons. 1 vols. 4to. Tan wrappers. Some minor chipping. Marked "News Bureau Files" 222 pp. Originals printed in mimeograph this facsimile recto only. With some deletions for Secrecy Reasons. 1 vols. 4to. With a TLS to Mrs Lila Tyng/The New York Trust Co./ Income Collection Dept. signed Roy E. Larsen President of Time about the place Time was in the war. and how it affect stockholder. zHere it is the ex-Mrs. Henry Luce<br /> <br /> Chronological compilation of news reports as they were received at the News Bureau from reporting staff --- raw source material submitted to Bureau Chief David Hulburd as events happened. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 236194
|
|
|
(Seven Years' War) Johnson, William
Relacao de huma batalha succedida no campo de Lake Giorge na America Septemtrional entre as Tropas Inglazas commandadas pelo Coronel Guilhelmo e as Francezas das quae era Commandante o General Barao Dieskau aos 30 aos 30. de Junho do prezente anno de 1757 / traduzida no idioma Portuguez; extrahida de huma carta escrita pelo mesmo coronel logo despois do successo ao general Wensvort governador da nova Hamsphire sic e mandada inclusa em outra escrita em postmaute capital da mesma provincia
Lisboa: Domingos Rodrigues 1757. First edition. Woodcut vignette to title-page. 7 blank pp. Small 4to. A very good copy some very faint dampstaining. First edition. Woodcut vignette to title-page. 7 blank pp. Small 4to. A Portuguese translation of General William Johnson's "Letter to the Governours of the Several Colonies who raised Troops on the Present Expedition" signed in the text "Wilhelmo Gonson." <br /> <br /> Not long after the commencement of the Seven Years' War Johnson was appointed British agent to the Iroquois. On 28 August 1755 he renamed Lac Saint Sacrement Lake George in honor of the British monarch and proceeded north as part of a four-pronged attack on the French specifically to capture the French-held Fort St. Frédéric at Crown Point. <br /> <br /> "It was not the greatest battle of the French and Indian War but it came when a victory was needed and the results were momentous. It retrieved both the glory and morale so badly depleted when Braddock fell at the forks of the Ohio the previous July. It blunted a French drive which menaced Albany and the northern frontier set up a new English outpost in that area and the capture of a distinguished French general Dieskau was triumph for the victors and humiliation for the enemy" Hamilton.<br /> <br /> The publication of this letter was of course a remarkable source of propaganda for the English and boosted Johnson's career signficantly. The letter was reprinted in London an engraved plan of the battle was produced as well as portrait. This Lisbon printing is however very rare and little known. It's not in COPAC there wasn't a copy in the Streeter Sale. In fact the last copy on the market we can find was in 1928. Not in Church; Sabin 38661; Maggs "Biblioteca Americana" IV 2998; Milton W. Hamilton "Battle Report: Genreal William Johnson's Letter to the Governors Lake George September 9-10 1755" in Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society April 1964 pp 19-36 [Domingos Rodrigues] unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 303318
|
|
|
(English Civil War)
The Second Part of the Westminster Monster whereunto is added Pembroke's Passe from Oxford to his grave
np 1648. Sole edition. 4 ll. Collation: A4. 4to. Green half morocco by Riviere spine gilt some spotting. Sole edition. 4 ll. Collation: A4. 4to. "And would you know what here is meant / By Monster 'Tis our Parliament."<br /> ESTC lists seven other copies of this scathing anti-Cromwellian work though no other parts are traced. Wing S 2321; ESTC R204781. Provenance: Samuel Christie-Miller 1873 purchase note on flyleaf with cost of binding; Britwell Court Sotheby's 4 April 1924 lot 814; Fairfax of Cameron bookplate; Robert S. Pirie bookplate unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 304145
|
|
|
Stanley, Peter (Introduction).
What Did You Do in the War Daddy A visual history of propoganda posters.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press 1983. 4to xvii pp introduction by Peter Stanley followed by 107 pp of poster reproductions in colour and black and white many full page. Original black cloth front board chipped at corner in edge-worn dustwrapper. Posters from Australia including regional Australia Great Britain England Scotland Ireland USA Canada Ceylon Egypt France Germany Malaya New Zealand Philippines South Africa and the Soviet Union. Seven posters by Norman Lindsay are featured: the series of six produced for the Commonwealth's 'last recruiting campaign' and one painting and verse reprinted from The Bulletin. Other artists represented include Norman Rockwell Harry J Weston B E Pike H M Burton Souter Mabel G Dawkins H M Raven Herbert Pizer William J Franks E V Kealy Michael P Whelan H R Hopps Paul Neumann Poulbot and Leonard. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oxford University Press
Riferimento per il libraio : 8171 ISBN : 0195544048 9780195544046
|
|
|
[DAVIS, Jefferson] SECRETARY OF WAR
Report of the Secretary of War Communicating in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate of February 2 1857 Information Respecting the Purchase of Camels for the Purposes of Military Transportation.
Washington D.C.:: A.O.P. Nicholson Printer 1857. First edition. publisher's black cloth. Front free endpaper partially adhered to pastedown; gold lettering on spine a little dull; otherwise a fresh unworn copy. 8vo. Illustrated from engravings; folding plate. A.O.P. Nicholson, Printer, hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 66599
|
|
|
(Mexican American War) Farnum, John Egbert
Autograph Document Signed "J. Egbert Farnum late of the U.S.A." Being a hand-written poem relating an incident of the Mexican American War
New York City 1854. 3 pp. pen and ink on bifolium. 8vo. Old folds very minor stain to edge of bottom right corner on first page not affecting text else fine. 3 pp. pen and ink on bifolium. 8vo. Romantic in a style befitting the era Farnum offers a graphic account of a a heart-wrenching scene from battle which he describes as "carelessly written but respectfully dedicated to Maria L. Green." Reading in part:<br /> <br /> ."Where hot and fiercest raged the fight<br /> Where lead came down like rain ~<br /> Where bursting bombshells feeble light<br /> Discovered heaps of slain ~<br /> I saw a little laughing sprite<br /> A joyous little dear<br /> Leading a pet lamb through the fight<br /> Without one though of fear. ~"<br /> <br /> Soldier express rider mercenary adventurer and notoriously hard drinking brawler John Egbert Farnum's 1824-1870 military career began in the Mexican American War where he served as a sgt. major in the 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He would go on to see action in the Crimean War and the jungles of Cuba and Nicaragua before enlisting as a major in the Union Army in 1861. Farnum fought gallantly in some of the bloodiest engagements of the American Civil War including Fredericksburg Chancellorsville and Gettysburg before his wounds forced him to retire from active service Farnum was shot 19 times and suffered two saber wounds. He was promoted to brevet brigadier general for his meritorious service. <br /> Despite his incredible war record Farnum is more often remembered for his involvement in the infamous voyage of the schooner Wanderer. Built as a luxury racing yacht the Wanderer was purchased by William Corrie in 1858 with the assistance of southern "fire eater" Charles A.L. Lamar. Corrie had the schooner refitted as a slave ship and along with Farnum who later claimed ignorance of the scheme and the ship's crew sailed to Africa and loaded 407 slaves aboard. They arrived off Jeckyll Island Georgia in November and were arrested for violating the 1807 Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves. Farnum was charged with piracy. He escaped jail but was recaptured and after a lengthy and sensational trial in which the President of the United States James Buchanan came to his defense he was acquitted of all charges. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 307508
|
|
|
[SHERMAN AND STEVENS COUNTY-SEAT WAR]
Sixth Biennial Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas. 1887-8.
Topeka:: Kansas Publishing Couse 1888. First edition. original printed wrappers. Slight use to wrappers; very nice. 8vo. Adjutant General's Compliments slip tipped in. Kansas Publishing Couse, unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 67223
|
|
|
[Korean War]. MUNROE, Lieutenant Clark C (and others)
Second to None cover title. The Second United States Infantry Division in Korea 1950-1951. Together with . Korea 1951-52 and . Korea 1953
Nashville: The Battery Press 1992. Hardcover. Fine. Nashville The Battery Press 1992 all three volumes facsimile edition/ 1952 1953 and 1954. Quarto three volumes xxii 229; xii 215; and xii 235 pages with numerous illustrations from photographs and line drawings in each volume. Pictorial cloth; neat ownership signature on each front free endpaper; a fine set. 3 items. The Battery Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 108997
|
|
|
[First World War]. CLAPHAM, L
Souvenir Photos of Egypt Malta and Durban. Taken by L. Clapham late of the 8th Battalion AIF Souvenir Photos by an Original Anzac cover title
Ballarat: The Author 1920. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Ballarat The Author circa 1920s printed by S.L. Vale. Oblong octavo 127 × 213 mm 14 leaves rectos only comprising the title leaf 12 full-page illustrations from photographs and an index leaf at the rear. Overlapping wrappers lightly chipped and marked; an excellent copy. The photographer 319 Private William Edwin Leslie Clapham was at Gallipoli at the time of the landings in which he almost certainly took part. Evacuated to Malta with a gunshot wound to his hand on 14 May 1915 he served there briefly as a policeman before being declared unfit and sent back to Australia. [The Author paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 108134
|
|
|
GUERRA, Tonino (Santarcangelo di Romagna 1920-2012)
La prima luce
Valverde: Il Girasole Edizioni Le gru d'oro 2005. Brossura wrappers. Perfetto Mint. . 8vo. pp. 32. Perfetto Mint. Edizione originale di 300 es. numerati. Letteratura italiana del 900 italiano Gambetti 2007 Gambetti Lucio Vezzosi Franco Rarità bibliografiche del Novecento italiano. Repertorio delle edizioni originali. Milano Edizioni Sylvestre Bonnard 2007. Il Girasole Edizioni, Le gru d'oro unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 208861
|
|
|
GUERRA, Tonino (Santarcangelo di Romagna 1920-2012)
L'impiccagione dei pesci grossi
Valverde: Il Girasole Edizioni Albatros 1991. Brossura wrappers. Perfetto Mint. Volume interamente composto da disegni a piena pagina dell'Autore. Postfazione di <strong>Roberto Roversi</strong> Il miele e il veleno. Cm 29x215. pp. 112 n.n. Perfetto Mint. Prima edizione First Edition. Letteratura italiana del 900 italiano Gambetti 2007 Gambetti Lucio Vezzosi Franco Rarità bibliografiche del Novecento italiano. Repertorio delle edizioni originali. Milano Edizioni Sylvestre Bonnard 2007. Il Girasole Edizioni, Albatros unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 208872
|
|
|
(World War II)
Identity documents and ephemera of Sgt. Gerald McDowell U.S.A.F. as prisoner of war in Stammlager XVII B Stalag 17B Krems Austria 1943-1945
Krems Austria 1945. 4to and smaller. Some toning overall very good. 4to and smaller. Identity documents and ephemera of American Air Force tail gunner Sgt. Gerald McDowell 1923-2002. McDowell and the flight crew of the B17 nicknamed Hell's Belle survived being shot down over Germany in 1943 and were interned at Stalag 17B in Austria. At the war's end the camp guards marched American prisoners west to meet the U.S. Armored Division at Braunau and avoid the Soviet troops occupying eastern Austria. McDowell wrote a memoir of his war experiences A Tail Gunner's Tale 1991. Stalag 17 gained notoriety from the 1953 Hollywood film of the same name staring William Holden.<br /> <br /> Comprising:<br /> <br /> 1. Camp identification document for Gerald McDowell no. 100478 with two photographs side and profile with chalk board identity number. Old fold splt repaired on verso. With corresponding stamped metal badge. Illustrated at p. 114 of his book<br /> <br /> 2. Broadside: Kgf.-M.-Stammlager XVII B. Teillager der Luftwaffe. Lagerführung. Gneixendorf June 11th 1944. Warning ! 1. Any P.o.W. touching or crossing warning wire during day-time will be fired upon immediately. . Stencil printed signed in ink by "E-" above stencil legend: Hauptmann and 1st Lageroffizier. Old folds. Tipped onto card. Illustrated at p. 90 of his book. Of extreme rarity.<br /> <br /> 3. BATCH D.B. Pencil portrait of Gerald McDowell Signed and dated lower right D.B. Batch P.O.W. 13/1/45 Krems Austria. 9 x 6 inches. Tipped onto card. Framed.<br /> <br /> 4. Recipes for "D-Bar Spread" "Chocolate Cream Pudding" "Gallop" and other P.O.W. dishes using D-Bars C-Rations "Jerry" sugar etc. 5 small cards closely written on versos of typed prisoner ID fiches 4 x 2 inches. Tipped onto card. Toned.<br /> <br /> with:<br /> 5. PHELPER Ben H. Kriegie Memories title from cover. Photographs and handwritten text. 64 pp. Aurora Illinois: Printed by Barker printing Co. 1946. Blue leather grained cloth upper cover titled in gilt. OCLC: 85169189 4 copies. Inscribed by the author on the first blank "Jerry: May you always be free and happy. Good luck Ben". Rare privately printed account of experiences inside Stalag 17B by "Luftgangster No. 113204" with photographs of camp life and of the march towards liberation in May 1945. With a dozen annotations by McDowell usually in red ink indicating himself or other fellow inmates in the photographs including a picture in the "Cardboard Playhouse" of McDowell in a dress captioned in the text "a glamour shot of one of our boy actors . Some of the lads sure did look good when they made up as a girl." Presentation copy of an astonishing illustrated narrative<br /> <br /> 6. MCDOWELL Gerald. E. A Tail Gunner's Tale. Vantage Press 1991. Review copy as new. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 264850
|
|
|
[Boer War]
Everlasting Silver Leaves from Table Mountain Cape Town South Africa cover title
Cape Town: possibly J.H. Robinson & Co. 1900. Very Good. Cape Town possibly J.H. Robinson & Co. circa 1900. Small octavo a souvenir printed on card 4 pages all with printed decorative borders comprising a decorative title-cover an original gelatin silver photograph 105 × 145 mm three mounted 'everlasting silver leaves' with printed decorations or messages 'Hearty Greetings' and 'To my Dear Mother' with the last page designed for personal messages. Trifling signs of handling; in excellent condition. The photograph featuring mainly artillery shells of various sizes some of them identified small arms ammunition and shrapnel one piece marked '66 Battery' is signed in the negative 'B.W. Canby'. To say the image is incongruous in a souvenir greeting card specifically designed to be sent to one's mother is putting it mildly! Offered with a similar item: the cover title is the same albeit gilt-pictorial and printed in gilt with the imprint of J.H. Robinson & Co.; both pages of the centrespread contain mounted leaves those on the right-hand page have printed decorations or messages this time 'To A Dear Friend' and 'Remember Me'; the last page is blank. 2 items. possibly J.H. Robinson & Co.] unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 99831
|
|
|
War Staff Admiralty
GERMAN RIGID AIRSHIPS
The Naval & Military Press pp. 336 . Papeback. New. The Naval & Military Press unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 696964546 ISBN : 1847349978 9781847349972
|
|
|
[CIVIL WAR] FORT MARION [FLORIDA]
Official Report Fort Marion Feb. 17 1865.
Fort Marion Feb. 17 1865. one page. Fine. 12mo. A ms. account of about 70 words unsigned relating an attack on the garrison as they were engaged in improving the ditch; their retreat; and their rally. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 62504
|
|
|
Office Novembe War Office November 1921
Manual of Field Works All Arms 1921
The Naval & Military Press pp. 444 . Hardback. New. The Naval & Military Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 6102594030 ISBN : 1847343627 9781847343628
|
|
|
[Boer War]
A vintage photograph of a group of eleven Australian soldiers posed in front of a tent possibly members of the Third 'Bushmen's Contingent at Camp Langwarrin' Victoria in late 1899
Melbourne: R. McGeehan 96 Albert St. Windsor 1899. Very Good. Melbourne R. McGeehan 96 Albert St. Windsor circa 1899. A high-gloss gelatin silver photograph 100 × 145 mm on the original blind-decorated mount with the ink stamp of the photographer on the verso. Photograph slightly marked with some uneven discolouration; mount a little marked; in very good condition. The second figure from the right in the front row is wearing a slouch hat with a distinctive hatband and the brim turned up on the right side. We have discovered the same man in one of Rose's Stereoscopic Views #2242 'The Bushmen's Contingent at Camp Langwarrin' illustrated in 'George Rose Australia's Master Stereographer' by Ron Blum 2014 third edition page 32. R. McGeehan, 96 Albert St., Windsor unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 100976
|
|
|
Office Printed War Office Printed 1792
Rules and Regulations for the Formations Field-Exercise and Movements of His Majestyos Forces 1792
The Naval & Military Press pp. 456 . Papeback. New. The Naval & Military Press unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 6128944016 ISBN : 1843429268 9781843429265
|
|
|
US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION U S
Report on Performance of U. S. Combat Aircraft. Advance Release.
Washington D.C.:: Office of War Information October 17 1943 release date. Advance Release. stapled as issued. The paper is age-toned but not brittle. 11 x 8-1/2 inches. OWI-2591-C. Office of War Information, unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 63777
|
|
|
[Boer War Broadside]
Lord Methuen's Operations. A Most Successful March! Wolmaransstad & Hartebeestfontein Taken. 5000 Cattle and 15000 Sheep Captured! Battle of Hartebeestfontein Poort! A Stubborn Fight! drop-title
Klerksdorp Transvaal: Printed by H.M. Guest Printer Bookseller and Stationer 'Mining Record' Office 1901. Very Good. Klerksdorp Transvaal Printed by H.M. Guest Printer Bookseller and Stationer 'Mining Record' Office 3 March 1901. A broadside printed on acidic newsprint recto only approximately 440 × 285 mm. Lightly creased where once folded with trifling chips to some edges but overall in excellent condition recently mounted on archival tissue for lasting stability and housed in a Mylar sleeve with a loose acid-free backing board for support. The 'Hobart Mercury' 18 April 1901 reprints the text of this broadside in its entirety with the following informative introductory paragraph: 'The "Mining Record" published at Klerksdorp Transvaal issued the following "Extra" on the 3rd of March last:- The First Tasmanian Bushmen took part in the fight at Hartebeestfontein Poort and got through without any casualties'. The headline action took place on 18 February 'after a march of a fortnight and fighting almost every day'. The second paragraph gives details of a sharp skirmish in thick bush at Uitval's Kop on 3 February. 'The Boers laid in wait in the bush and the troops had to clear the position which they did in a most gallant manner. The Boers were in front and on the flanks in force. After some sharp fighting the Boers retired our loss being one South Australian killed and five Bushmen and two South Australians wounded among the latter being Lieut. Dempsey'. These casualties were members of the 3rd South Australian Bushmen's Contingent; the soldier killed was 34 Corporal C.W.B. Currie. Printed by H.M. Guest, Printer, Bookseller and Stationer, 'Mining Record' Office unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 102679
|
|
Ricevere i risultati per e-mail
Scaricare i risultati in PDF
RSS feed
Link
