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1848réf. 195746Madras: Printed and Published by J. Wright at the Commercial Advertiser Press 1848. Order and discipline in the Madras military First edition of this rare publication succeeding the standing orders of 1830 illustrated with a diagram showing the correct way to lay out kit for inspection and the musical scores for bugle trumpet and drum fire alarms. Copies are held by only the British Library and Brown and available commercial records show just one other appearance in the past three decades. Split into 36 sections the first part includes guidelines on such subjects as discipline marching regimental bazaars clothing and colours. A second part lists "questions on drill and duty" for examinations conducted by commanding officers. Pages 201-6 print a detailed memorandum on emergency first aid and treating fever dysentery and "bowel complaints" in the field supported with two illustrations showing how to construct and use a tourniquet for fractures. Native officers were "required to be particularly distinguished by propriety of conduct" p. 5. During the Indian Rebellion the Madras Native Infantry remained loyal and several regiments fought against sepoys from the Bengal Presidency. Octavo 210 x 132 mm. With 2 lithographed plates "A soldier's kit laid out on his knapsack for inspection"; musical scores 2 lithographed illustrations laid down on pp. 204-5 as issued folding table tables in text. Sectional title page "Questions on Drill and Duty." after p. 138. Mid-20th-century red quarter morocco raised bands spine gilt marbled sides edges sprinkled blue. Title page with contemporary ownership inscription name illegible of officer in 20th Regiment Madras Native Infantry; a little old pencilling in margins. Spine lightly sunned gentle toning internally: very good. hardcover
1918réf. 170820London: Sarah Burgess 1918. An ephemeral piece of wartime memorabilia A souvenir napkin advertising a parade through London of the Women's Land Army intended to promote the organization and encourage agricultural volunteers. Napkins were commonly printed for large public ceremonies: "the most spectacular napkins were the souvenir issues of Mrs S. Burgess of London who created items for various historical and period events" Florey p. 108. The march was an enormous undertaking consisting of over 200 women and farmers: "the war has afforded many stirring spectacles in the streets but these processions could hardly be excelled for picturesqueness or the appeal they made to national gratitude" The Times p. 4. The focus of the procession was promoting agricultural pursuits; the women were flanked by a myriad farmyard animals hay-balers and tractors. Recruitment speeches were delivered imploring women to support troops abroad by ensuring that industry and agriculture were appropriately maintained at home. "The soldiers are giving their lives for England. All that we ask of you girls is to give one year of your lives in the Land Army in the same noble cause" ibid. Known as "Auntie" in the trade Sarah Burgess operated from premises in Bishopsgate and later off the Strand as here advertising as a "manufacturer of paper switches cut tissues lace paper and shelf trimmings & confetti and stationer wholesale and export" Crawford. The napkin squares were imported into London from Japan already printed with a decorative border in up to five colours and a blank central area. After being printed with the appropriate commemorative design they were sold for about one penny by street traders lining the route of the event. Burgess was particularly involved with producing commemorative napkins for the suffrage movement including for the march to the House of Commons on 29 June 1909 the Suffrage Coronation Demonstration on 17 June 1911 and Emily Wilding Davison's internment in Morpeth on 14 June 1913. However "the WSPU had mixed feelings about Burgess's efforts. Disturbed by her producing an 'unauthorized official programme' for the June 29 event they nevertheless pointed it out as an example of 'how the movement interests the public'. Mrs Burgess's products demonstrated quite clearly how important the concept of a suffrage 'souvenir' or collectible had become to suffrage sympathizers who wanted to retain a tangible memory of a major event that they might have participated in" ibid. Square of plain crepe paper 325 x 360 mm. Central printed illustration depicting a portrait of Queen Mary of Teck set within oak and laurel leaves and flanked by two scrollwork motifs surrounded by decorative floral border printed in red. Some nicks and creases at extremities mostly to top edge gently creased from folding and a couple of small damp stain patches offset from ink lettering; overall a very good and intact example of a fragile product. Elizabeth Crawford "Ephemera: Mrs Sarah Burgess Printer" Woman and Her Sphere blog 12 Sep. 2019 accessible online; Kenneth Florey Women's Suffrage Memorabilia: An Illustrated Historical Study 2013; "Women War Workers. Munition Makers at St. Paul's. Land Army Procession" The Times 22 Apr. 1918. unknown
réf. Z1-C-034-00600H.M.S.O. Used - Good. 1968 - Part I only. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. H.M.S.O unknown
réf. Z1-C-034-00610H.M.S.O. Used - Good. Used - Good. Spring 1969 - Part I only. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day.Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre.' Ex-library but has been well cared for. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. H.M.S.O unknown
réf. Z1-C-034-00590H.M.S.O. Used - Good. Spring 1972 - Part I only. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. H.M.S.O unknown
réf. Z1-C-034-00588H.M.S.O. Used - Good. Spring 1971 - Part I only. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. H.M.S.O unknown
réf. Z1-C-045-00376H.M.S.O. Used - Good. 1969 "Part II - Officers in Receipt of Retired Pay" Only. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. H.M.S.O unknown
1929réf. Alibris.0042782THE PENN PUB CO 1929. signed by author. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. A WEST POINT CADET BY MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S ARMY 1929--SIGNED AUTHOR-HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK; WALTER REED U S ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL LIBRARY; SIGNED TO DAUGHTERS OF THE U S. 419 p. A WEST POINT CADET BY MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S ARMY 1929--SIGNED AUTHOR-HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK; WALTER REED U S ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL LIBRARY; SIGNED TO DAUGHTERS OF THE U S ARMY LIBRARY WITH MY COMPLIMENTS; MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S A WEST POINT CADET BY MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S ARMY 1929--SIGNED AUTHOR-HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK; WALTER REED U S ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL LIBRARY; SIGNED TO DAUGHTERS OF THE U S ARMY LIBRARY WITH MY COMPLIMENTS; MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S ARMY-PUBLISHED BY THE PENN PUB CO-BOOK SIZE 7 1/4 X 5-419 PAGES Paul Bernard Malone May 8 1872 October 16 1960 was a highly decorated officer in the United States Army with the rank of major general. Following his graduation from the United States Military Academy USMA he participated in the Spanish American and Philippine American Wars and commanded an infantry brigade in the last year of the World War I. Malone reached the rank of brigadier general during that conflict and distinguished himself during the Battle of Soissons. 1 He received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal and several foreign decorations. Malone remained in the Army following the war and completed his service as commanding general Fourth United States Army in 1936. Paul B. Malone was born in Middletown New York on May 8 1872 the son of Irish immigrants John and Hannah Malone. His parents ran a dairy and young Paul received his early education at Saint James Parochial School and the De La Salle Institute. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point New York on June 17 1890 and graduated in 1894. 14 Among his classmates who also became general officers were Butler Ames John W. Barker Oliver Edwards George H. Estes Hamilton S. Hawkins III Samuel Hof Ora E. Hunt Frank Parker Briant H. Wells and Clarence C. Williams. 1 He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Infantry branch on June 12 1894 and was ordered to Fort Jay on Governors Island New York where he joined 13th Infantry Regiment. Malone was promoted to first lieutenant on April 26 1898 and sailed with his regiment to Cuba in June that year. He distinguished himself during the Battle of San Juan Hill within Spanish American War and received Silver Star citation for bravery. 35 With the outbreak of Philippine American War Malone was transferred to the newly established 27th Infantry Regiment in the Philippines in mid-1901 and took part in the chasing of rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo to the swamps and morasses of the Luzon. He was ordered back to the United States and following his promotion to captain on November 2 1901 he was appointed an instructor of chemistry at the United States Military Academy at West Point New York. While in this capacity Malone taught a future General of the Army and Medal of Honor recipient Douglas MacArthur. Malone remained in this capacity for five years and sailed back to Cuba for occupation duty as a member of his old 27th Infantry Regiment in late 1906. He was later appointed a judge advocate and provost marshal general of the Army of Cuban Pacification and remained in that capacity for two years before he was sent back to the United States. 1 Upon his return stateside Malone attended the Army School of the Line at Fort Leavenworth Kansas and graduated with honors in May 1909. He then completed the Army Staff College in Washington D.C. and was assigned to the War Department General Staff. While in this capacity Malone and two other captains John McAuley Palmer and George Van Horn Moseley were ordered to Germany in September 1912 and observed German Imperial Army maneuvers northeast of Dresden. In mid-1913 Malone was transferred to Honolulu Hawaiian Islands and served with 2nd Infantry Regiment until June 1916. He was promoted to major on July 12 1916 and appointed chief of staff Eagle Pass District Texas. Malone served in this capacity on the Mexican Border during the Pancho Villa Expedition until January 1917 when he was appointed Officer-in-charge of Training Camps in the Central Department. He also served for brief period at the Citizens' Military Training Camp the first businessmen's. THE PENN PUB CO hardcover
1943réf. 214541943. United States Army airborne training operations documented in photographs created during World War II at Laurinburg Maxton Army Air Base in North Carolina. The images record the preparation and execution of paratrooper training jumps carried out as part of the rapid expansion of American airborne forces during the war. Photographs show soldiers receiving equipment checks boarding transport aircraft deploying from the air and regrouping on the ground after landing illustrating the coordinated logistical and training processes required to prepare airborne infantry units for combat operations. Airborne training facilities such as Laurinburg Maxton served as major preparation sites where paratroopers and troop carrier crews rehearsed the procedures that would later be used in large scale combat operations across multiple theaters of the war. Photograph album consisting of 45 black and white photographs mounted on eight unbound album pages. The images depict paratroopers wearing standard issue M1 steel helmets jump boots and M42 paratrooper jump uniforms equipped with web gear. Several photographs show soldiers conducting pre flight checks and assembling near transport aircraft before boarding. Aircraft visible in the photographs include a Douglas C-47 Skytrain bearing markings associated with the 317th Troop Carrier a transport unit that trained at Laurinburg Maxton before deployment overseas during the war. Multiple photographs capture the moment of airborne deployment with paratroopers descending beneath round canopy parachutes consistent with the T-5 parachute used by U.S. airborne forces during most of the war. Ground level images document soldiers gathering after landing and coordinating recovery operations providing visual evidence of the training routines that prepared airborne units for operational deployment. During World War II the United States military rapidly expanded its airborne capabilities developing specialized training programs that combined parachute infantry units with troop carrier aviation groups responsible for delivering soldiers and equipment by air. Troop carrier units such as the 317th Troop Carrier Group later played an important role in Allied airlift and airborne operations in the Pacific theater transporting troops and supplies and participating in airborne missions during campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines. Photographs documenting airborne training exercises therefore provide important evidence of the preparatory phase that preceded combat deployment of these units. Album pages remain unbound with photographs mounted to paper leaves. Minor edge wear and light handling marks visible on several prints; overall very good condition. The album preserves detailed visual documentation of American airborne training procedures during the Second World War. unknown
1943réf. 214541943. United States Army airborne training operations documented in photographs created during World War II at Laurinburg Maxton Army Air Base in North Carolina. The images record the preparation and execution of paratrooper training jumps carried out as part of the rapid expansion of American airborne forces during the war. Photographs show soldiers receiving equipment checks boarding transport aircraft deploying from the air and regrouping on the ground after landing illustrating the coordinated logistical and training processes required to prepare airborne infantry units for combat operations. Airborne training facilities such as Laurinburg Maxton served as major preparation sites where paratroopers and troop carrier crews rehearsed the procedures that would later be used in large scale combat operations across multiple theaters of the war. Photograph album consisting of 45 black and white photographs mounted on eight unbound album pages. The images depict paratroopers wearing standard issue M1 steel helmets jump boots and M42 paratrooper jump uniforms equipped with web gear. Several photographs show soldiers conducting pre flight checks and assembling near transport aircraft before boarding. Aircraft visible in the photographs include a Douglas C-47 Skytrain bearing markings associated with the 317th Troop Carrier a transport unit that trained at Laurinburg Maxton before deployment overseas during the war. Multiple photographs capture the moment of airborne deployment with paratroopers descending beneath round canopy parachutes consistent with the T-5 parachute used by U.S. airborne forces during most of the war. Ground level images document soldiers gathering after landing and coordinating recovery operations providing visual evidence of the training routines that prepared airborne units for operational deployment. During World War II the United States military rapidly expanded its airborne capabilities developing specialized training programs that combined parachute infantry units with troop carrier aviation groups responsible for delivering soldiers and equipment by air. Troop carrier units such as the 317th Troop Carrier Group later played an important role in Allied airlift and airborne operations in the Pacific theater transporting troops and supplies and participating in airborne missions during campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines. Photographs documenting airborne training exercises therefore provide important evidence of the preparatory phase that preceded combat deployment of these units. Album pages remain unbound with photographs mounted to paper leaves. Minor edge wear and light handling marks visible on several prints; overall very good condition. The album preserves detailed visual documentation of American airborne training procedures during the Second World War. unknown books
1918Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part I of the First True Account of the Exploits of the World's Most Noted Outlaws, by Emmett Dalton, the only survivor of the "Dalton Gang" - article with photos and great cover illustration; Wonders of the Teleferica - an interesting account of the remarkable aerial lines/cableways used by the Italians to transport men, guns, and provisions in the high Alps - article with many photos; The Youngest Soldier in the French Army - photo of 11-year-old Charles Meux of the French Army; Tales of the Service - Part I - A Night in a Vat; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part II - Eva J. Jordan, F.R.G.S. travelled with her husband for four-thousand miles through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa, becoming the first woman to penetrate this area - article with photos; A Night of Terror - an associate of Izaak Walton sinks into quicksand while fishing; Buried in a Snowdrift - a mining engineer is caught in an avalanche in the Andes; "Hooshta!" - the Tragedy of an Australian camel race - a stirring story from the West Australian goldfields; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part I - Fanny and William Workman describe their Himalayan mountaineering exploits - article with map and great photos; Thrice Through the Jaws of Death - Sergeant J. Harte of the Inland Water Transport relates hair-breadth escapes at sea and on land; How We Built the Bridge - War story related by a corporal of the canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps; Crossing the Canal - A despatch orderly attempts to cross the Suez Canal at night; Some Adventures of a Newspaper Woman - Marie Harrison provides a graphic and thrilling account of her startling adventures in search of 'copy'; The Railway Conquest of the Bay - a photo-illustrated account of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway; A Happy Family - humorous account of the antics of a number of strange pets belonging to a party of colonials in Singapore; A Modern Grace Darling - Miss Ella Trout rescues a sailor from a torpedoed ship off the coast of Devon - article with nice photos of Miss Trout; Photo of a group of Solomon Islands head-hunters reading The Wide World Magazine; Interesting four-page illustrated stock offering by Guaranteed Tractors, Inc., Edmund G. Soward, President; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 4-88, 9-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
1835réf. 2602240007UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. A rare and unique medical manuscript titled "No. 2 Medical Department Orders." This journal was written January 14 1835 - February 7 1838. 154 pages. Hand written in cursive black ink. Bound in contemporary leather-backed boards. Wear / fray with loss to head and tail of spine. Binding shaken. 13 General Orders for the Medical Department. The orders relate to convening an assembly. The manuscript begins with a "Schedule of Particular Orders" from 1835 - 1838. Many of the entries are signed John H. Jones Assistant Inspector of Hospitals Principal Medical Officer or by other Principal Medical Officers. It includes Doctor's signatures and orders. Great Britain occupied the island of Mauritius in 1810 during the Napoleonic Wars. The islands had been a hotbed of French corsairs and their piracy threatened British shipping from India. Britain continued to control Mauritius until independence in 1968. Port Louis Harbor remained an important port of call until the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT hardcover
1755réf. 5788A Paris, chez Le Rouge, s.d. [1755]. 1755 1 vol. in-8° (194 x 120 mm.) de : [3] ff. (titre gravé, table) et 89 ff. comportant au total 134 plans de villes fortifiées. Ex libris gravé "St Marcel Eysseric". Reliure de l'époque recouverte de papier marbré, dos à nerfs titré à l'encre brune.
1917réf. 190211917. WWINational GuardWWII Primary-source archive documenting U.S. Army transportation command operations supporting Allied logistics following the Normandy landings centered on the development of Cherbourg as a critical supply hub. Assembled from the career of Lieutenant Colonel George C. Sullivan the collection spans World War I mobilization through World War II and into postwar reserve service with particular emphasis on mid-twentieth-century military infrastructure and coordination. The archive comprises hundreds of pages of official documents correspondence and service records alongside a substantial photographic component including large-format panoramic rolls depicting assembled training formations and unit organization at scale. Together the materials provide detailed evidence of the administrative and logistical systems that sustained Allied operations in Europe situating individual service within broader frameworks of wartime transportation supply distribution and postwar military restructuring. Archive comprises hundreds of pages of military documents dated primarily from the 1940s through the 1950s; three panoramic photographic rolls from World War I service; one photograph album containing 83 photographs from 1917-1918; four loose photographs; and three letters dated 1945-1948. The World War I album depicts training at Fort Sill Oklahoma mounted artillery drills including a three-inch field gun mounted cavalry movement across desert terrain doughboy uniformed infantry and a Peace Parade in Lawton Oklahoma in November 1918. Sullivan's own written service summary records his federal call-up transfers promotion to corporal commissioning and discharge in December 1918. The panoramic rolls measuring approximately 44 to 56 inches in length show large assembled formations at Camp Cody New Mexico and officer training at Camp Taylor Kentucky including the 25th Battery Central Officers Training School. World War II and postwar materials include commendations transfer requests rosters promotion records certificates and administrative correspondence. A 1949 silver gelatin photograph of Headquarters Company 371st Support Group summer training personnel includes a roster naming forty-eight officers among them First Lieutenant Catherine M. Henry documenting the integration of women officers in postwar reserve structures. Sullivan's World War II documentation centers on transportation command responsibilities essential to sustaining Allied operations in Normandy and the rapid development of Cherbourg as a logistical hub following D-Day. The archive traces the evolution of the United States Army from early twentieth-century National Guard mobilization to logistics work in World War II. Postwar papers reflect Sullivan's continued reserve duty into the mid-1950s and his civilian engagement in the sale of military surplus goods in Seattle Washington illustrating the reintegration of career officers into postwar commercial life. Documents generally clean and legible with occasional edge wear; panoramic photographs show some cracking but remain intact; photograph album well preserved; loose photographs with light handling wear. Overall very good condition. Extensive archive chronicling four decades of a United States Army officer's career. unknown
1917réf. 190211917. WWINational GuardWWII Primary-source archive documenting U.S. Army transportation command operations supporting Allied logistics following the Normandy landings centered on the development of Cherbourg as a critical supply hub. Assembled from the career of Lieutenant Colonel George C. Sullivan the collection spans World War I mobilization through World War II and into postwar reserve service with particular emphasis on mid-twentieth-century military infrastructure and coordination. The archive comprises hundreds of pages of official documents correspondence and service records alongside a substantial photographic component including large-format panoramic rolls depicting assembled training formations and unit organization at scale. Together the materials provide detailed evidence of the administrative and logistical systems that sustained Allied operations in Europe situating individual service within broader frameworks of wartime transportation supply distribution and postwar military restructuring. Archive comprises hundreds of pages of military documents dated primarily from the 1940s through the 1950s; three panoramic photographic rolls from World War I service; one photograph album containing 83 photographs from 1917-1918; four loose photographs; and three letters dated 1945-1948. The World War I album depicts training at Fort Sill Oklahoma mounted artillery drills including a three-inch field gun mounted cavalry movement across desert terrain doughboy uniformed infantry and a Peace Parade in Lawton Oklahoma in November 1918. Sullivan's own written service summary records his federal call-up transfers promotion to corporal commissioning and discharge in December 1918. The panoramic rolls measuring approximately 44 to 56 inches in length show large assembled formations at Camp Cody New Mexico and officer training at Camp Taylor Kentucky including the 25th Battery Central Officers Training School. World War II and postwar materials include commendations transfer requests rosters promotion records certificates and administrative correspondence. A 1949 silver gelatin photograph of Headquarters Company 371st Support Group summer training personnel includes a roster naming forty-eight officers among them First Lieutenant Catherine M. Henry documenting the integration of women officers in postwar reserve structures. Sullivan's World War II documentation centers on transportation command responsibilities essential to sustaining Allied operations in Normandy and the rapid development of Cherbourg as a logistical hub following D-Day. The archive traces the evolution of the United States Army from early twentieth-century National Guard mobilization to logistics work in World War II. Postwar papers reflect Sullivan's continued reserve duty into the mid-1950s and his civilian engagement in the sale of military surplus goods in Seattle Washington illustrating the reintegration of career officers into postwar commercial life. Documents generally clean and legible with occasional edge wear; panoramic photographs show some cracking but remain intact; photograph album well preserved; loose photographs with light handling wear. Overall very good condition. Extensive archive chronicling four decades of a United States Army officer's career. unknown books
1945réf. 214301945. WWII era Women's Army Corps photo archive documenting servicewomen including two African Americansand four partially identified individuals. Creation of the WAC in 1942 marked the first permanent institutional incorporation of women into the U.S. Army placing female personnel into administrative communications intelligence and logistical roles across both domestic bases and overseas commands. One photograph identified on the verso as "Gynnie Polly Corsica '45" provides additional documentation of Black women serving overseas in segregated Army units during the final year of the war. Archive of 18 silver gelatin photographs from W.W.II. Photographs measure approximately 3 x 2 inches to 6 x 3.5 inches. The images depict American servicewomen in a range of wartime contexts including official uniform portraits informal snapshots and scenes taken in European cities damaged by combat. Several photographs show women wearing standard WAC dress uniforms with garrison caps and enlisted insignia while others depict personnel wearing British style battledress associated with American administrative units stationed in Europe. One photograph shows three uniformed personnel two women and one man standing at attention before a formal government building likely in Britain. Another image places a uniformed American servicewoman before the gilded equestrian statue of Joan of Arc in Paris a landmark associated with Allied presence in liberated France. Additional photographs depict ruined urban landscapes with bombed churches and collapsed structures suggesting scenes from Germany or France shortly after liberation. A photograph inscribed "Chattanooga Tenn." shows a woman standing in civilian clothing at the entrance of a home indicating a stateside context connected to the servicewoman's life before or after deployment. Another photograph labeled "Ann & Lillie Mother" shows two women standing outside a residence likely relatives of one of the servicewomen. Women's military service expanded rapidly during World War II as the War Department created organizations such as the Women's Army Corps and the Navy's WAVES to address labor shortages across the armed forces. Overseas deployments placed WAC personnel in newly liberated European cities and military headquarters throughout the Allied command structure. Light toning minor edge wear and occasional handling marks. Overall very good condition. Although African American women served within segregated units their participation in overseas assignments including Mediterranean theater postings marked a significant shift from earlier military policy which had typically limited Black women's service to domestic assignments within segregated support units. unknown
1945réf. 214301945. WWII era Women's Army Corps photo archive documenting servicewomen including two African Americansand four partially identified individuals. Creation of the WAC in 1942 marked the first permanent institutional incorporation of women into the U.S. Army placing female personnel into administrative communications intelligence and logistical roles across both domestic bases and overseas commands. One photograph identified on the verso as "Gynnie Polly Corsica '45" provides additional documentation of Black women serving overseas in segregated Army units during the final year of the war. Archive of 18 silver gelatin photographs from W.W.II. Photographs measure approximately 3 x 2 inches to 6 x 3.5 inches. The images depict American servicewomen in a range of wartime contexts including official uniform portraits informal snapshots and scenes taken in European cities damaged by combat. Several photographs show women wearing standard WAC dress uniforms with garrison caps and enlisted insignia while others depict personnel wearing British style battledress associated with American administrative units stationed in Europe. One photograph shows three uniformed personnel two women and one man standing at attention before a formal government building likely in Britain. Another image places a uniformed American servicewoman before the gilded equestrian statue of Joan of Arc in Paris a landmark associated with Allied presence in liberated France. Additional photographs depict ruined urban landscapes with bombed churches and collapsed structures suggesting scenes from Germany or France shortly after liberation. A photograph inscribed "Chattanooga Tenn." shows a woman standing in civilian clothing at the entrance of a home indicating a stateside context connected to the servicewoman's life before or after deployment. Another photograph labeled "Ann & Lillie Mother" shows two women standing outside a residence likely relatives of one of the servicewomen. Women's military service expanded rapidly during World War II as the War Department created organizations such as the Women's Army Corps and the Navy's WAVES to address labor shortages across the armed forces. Overseas deployments placed WAC personnel in newly liberated European cities and military headquarters throughout the Allied command structure. Light toning minor edge wear and occasional handling marks. Overall very good condition. Although African American women served within segregated units their participation in overseas assignments including Mediterranean theater postings marked a significant shift from earlier military policy which had typically limited Black women's service to domestic assignments within segregated support units. unknown books
1920Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Collection includes six postcards by him sent to Mehmed RAsih Bey, Âli Türkgeldi (Sofia, Bulgaria), Satvet Lütfi Tozan, one newspaper clipping about Gerede, eight autograph letters signed 'Hüsrev' sent to Satvet Lütfi Tozan, (1889-1975), Âli Türkgeldi, 1867-1935) and beside ones which came from them to him. Some letters are more than one page. Full text. In Ottoman script. Items dated from 1920 to 1929/30 on letters and postcards. All in one envelope with Ottoman script autograph notes and name of Hüsrev Gerede on it. Letters and other material include mostly important diplomatic contents and early Republican Turkish historical info. These material is not published. Gerede was a Turkish career officer, who served in the Ottoman Army and the Turkish Army. He was also a politician and diplomat of the Republic of Turkey. He has Medal of Independence with Red-Green Ribbon.
1856réf. OVO7712Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird. Good. 1856. Hardcover. Signed by W. Wade who submitted many of the reports as the superintendent of weapons casting and experiments at government foundries at top of title page. He had this book sent to the original owner Easton Hodgkinson whose name he wrote at the top of the title page. A copy of a letter dated from 1856 that is about the book and signed by W. Wade and addressed to Easton Hodgkinson is attached to a string that was run down the spine. Hard cover published by Henry Carey Baird in 1856. No dust jacket. Black covers with embossed designs on front and back and gilt lettering and design on spine. Covers have some scuffing corners are bumped and worn and front cover is torn at top along the spine. Back cover has an indentation and tear along top edge and two tears along side edge. Spine is cocked some and is worn at the ends with some tearing and fraying. Endpapers have some writing in pencil. There are some pencil markings on title page and several other pages. Endpapers have foxing and spotting. Pages have some tanning and some pages have spotting. There are two foldout drawings in middle of book. Side edge of pages has some staining near bottom corner and bottom edge of pages has some soiling by corner. Book is in good condition. 428 pages 5.8 lb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 428 pages; Signed by Author . Henry Carey Baird hardcover
1919réf. 8686Cleveland OH: Scientific Illus. Studios 1919. Limited Edition. fair to good. Quarto 117 profusely illus. index bkplate & sm stains ins fr bd fr bd creased bds & spine scuffed & edges worn binding shaken. Copy #571 of a Limited Edition of 1 000. Not in Dornbusch. Also includes the 7 May 1917 issue of the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper with the headline "Lakeside Hospital Unit Is on Way " about Lakeside unit Base Hospital No. 4 Cleveland's first force for overseas duty. Also contains a12-page pamphlet by Dr. Harry D. Piercy on "History of the Lakeside Unit ofWorld War I " published in 1962. Scientific Illus. Studios unknown
1957réf. 237591957. U.S. Army missile testing and range operations photo archive 1957 to 1959 documenting the personnel mobile equipment fueling procedures launch preparation range infrastructure and actual firings that supported guided missile operations associated with Fort Bliss and the Army's southern New Mexico ranges. Fort Bliss had become the Army's antiaircraft training center during World War II and developed into a principal center for guided missile instruction during the Cold War with trained missile crews traveling onto New Mexico firing ranges for live exercises. Rather than concentrating exclusively on missiles in flight the photographs record the field organization required to put them there: propellant trucks cranes launch structures transport vehicles protective clothing range camps and crews working around missiles marked "U.S. Army." Archive of 12 Large silver gelatin photographs printed on eight sheets each approximately 8 x 10 inches Fort Bliss Texas and associated southern New Mexico firing ranges 1957 to 1959. Several sheets carry Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Photographic Dept. California Division stamps negative numbers dates photographer credits and restrictions against release for publicity without prior approval. A February 18 1957 photograph credited to Oscar G. Souza identifies an "Army propellant fueling truck" pulling into a firing area with crew standing by while another image shows men in protective suits handling hoses beside heavy vehicles and missile support equipment. Launch preparation appears in photographs of a tall missile marked "U.S. Army" standing vertically in its launcher as soldiers work around its base and in a multi-image sheet showing cranes trucks handling apparatus and successive stages of field preparation. Two large photographs capture missiles climbing through clouds immediately after launch their exhaust plumes recording the transition from ground operation to flight. Range views establish the physical environment surrounding these activities: rows of barracks and service buildings spread across open desert beneath mountain ranges roads linking dispersed facilities and a cylindrical storage structure standing above one camp. A photograph dated April 13 1959 is captioned "General view of Oro Grande Range Camp N.M. taken from Elephant Mountain" directly locating part of the group within the New Mexico range system associated with Fort Bliss. Other prints retain handwritten negative numbers in their lower margins. The photographs belong to the decade in which guided missiles altered the organization of American air defense and forced the Army to train soldiers not simply as artillerymen but as operators of increasingly technical weapons systems. Fort Bliss trained Nike missile crews that traveled north into New Mexico to complete live firing exercises while its range network provided the acreage and controlled space necessary to operate weapons whose requirements extended far beyond a conventional artillery emplacement. Oro Grande formed part of the northern Fort Bliss range complex with its camp supporting units conducting testing and training in the surrounding ranges. The Firestone photographic markings add the presence of a major defense contractor to this record of Army operations and show that at least part of the photographic documentation was produced within the industrial network supporting Cold War weapons programs. Light surface wear handling marks occasional edge creasing and minor corner wear; stamps typed captions negative numbers and publication restrictions remain legible. Overall very good condition. An operational record of the personnel machinery infrastructure and procedures required for U.S. Army missiles. unknown
1957réf. 237591957. U.S. Army missile testing and range operations photo archive 1957 to 1959 documenting the personnel mobile equipment fueling procedures launch preparation range infrastructure and actual firings that supported guided missile operations associated with Fort Bliss and the Army's southern New Mexico ranges. Fort Bliss had become the Army's antiaircraft training center during World War II and developed into a principal center for guided missile instruction during the Cold War with trained missile crews traveling onto New Mexico firing ranges for live exercises. Rather than concentrating exclusively on missiles in flight the photographs record the field organization required to put them there: propellant trucks cranes launch structures transport vehicles protective clothing range camps and crews working around missiles marked "U.S. Army." Archive of 12 Large silver gelatin photographs printed on eight sheets each approximately 8 x 10 inches Fort Bliss Texas and associated southern New Mexico firing ranges 1957 to 1959. Several sheets carry Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Photographic Dept. California Division stamps negative numbers dates photographer credits and restrictions against release for publicity without prior approval. A February 18 1957 photograph credited to Oscar G. Souza identifies an "Army propellant fueling truck" pulling into a firing area with crew standing by while another image shows men in protective suits handling hoses beside heavy vehicles and missile support equipment. Launch preparation appears in photographs of a tall missile marked "U.S. Army" standing vertically in its launcher as soldiers work around its base and in a multi-image sheet showing cranes trucks handling apparatus and successive stages of field preparation. Two large photographs capture missiles climbing through clouds immediately after launch their exhaust plumes recording the transition from ground operation to flight. Range views establish the physical environment surrounding these activities: rows of barracks and service buildings spread across open desert beneath mountain ranges roads linking dispersed facilities and a cylindrical storage structure standing above one camp. A photograph dated April 13 1959 is captioned "General view of Oro Grande Range Camp N.M. taken from Elephant Mountain" directly locating part of the group within the New Mexico range system associated with Fort Bliss. Other prints retain handwritten negative numbers in their lower margins. The photographs belong to the decade in which guided missiles altered the organization of American air defense and forced the Army to train soldiers not simply as artillerymen but as operators of increasingly technical weapons systems. Fort Bliss trained Nike missile crews that traveled north into New Mexico to complete live firing exercises while its range network provided the acreage and controlled space necessary to operate weapons whose requirements extended far beyond a conventional artillery emplacement. Oro Grande formed part of the northern Fort Bliss range complex with its camp supporting units conducting testing and training in the surrounding ranges. The Firestone photographic markings add the presence of a major defense contractor to this record of Army operations and show that at least part of the photographic documentation was produced within the industrial network supporting Cold War weapons programs. Light surface wear handling marks occasional edge creasing and minor corner wear; stamps typed captions negative numbers and publication restrictions remain legible. Overall very good condition. An operational record of the personnel machinery infrastructure and procedures required for U.S. Army missiles. unknown books
1918réf. 57357Fort Sill OK. ca. 1918. Original Photos from the Early Days of the Artillery Training School at Fort Sill A rare commercially produced photo album rendered unique by the addition of thirty original photographs of the U.S. Army Artillery Training School in Fort Sill Oklahoma at the end of World War I. The first section begins with a printed one-page "Short History of the Fort Sill Military Reservation" and consists of mounted photographs in printed frames with printed captions. This printed portion of album is divided into three parts with individual titles: "Fort Sill Oklahoma: The World's Largest Artillery Training Post"; "Medicine Park: Southwest Oklahoma's Pleasure Resort"; and "Some Views of the Comanche and Apache Indians." The second section of the album consists of blank pages for personal photographs here filled with thirty photographs with occasional manuscript captions supplied by an unnamed Army corporal. In addition to photographs of camp buildings artillery emplacements and scenery in and around Fort Sill the album features a number of photographs of the 1918 Victory Day Parade as well as a "pageant" held at the fort where members of the Comanche and Kiowa tribes participated in reenactments of the early frontier days at the fort. Fort Sill was also the birthplace of U.S. combat aviation in 1915 and a few photographs show some of the earliest military planes. The personal photos at the rear of the album include a number of individual soldiers a handful of alternate views of parades and events and the owner's actual cloth uniform stripes pasted to the final page. A rare and interesting look at the early days of a major American military base at the conclusion of World War I. OCLC records two copies of a similar souvenir album which also covers Camp Doniphan but does not locate the present version anywhere. Forty-one mounted photographs with printed captions and an additional thirty original mounted photographs some with manuscript captions most about 2½ x 4½ inches plus pasted-in corporal's stripes on final album leaf. Oblong quarto. Original printed thick wrappers with wrapper title "Souvenir from Fort Sill Oklahoma" tied with string. Spine ends chipped edge wear to wrappers. Photographs lightly faded occasional adhesive residue or paper defects particularly in latter half. Overall very good. hardcover
1918réf. 57357Fort Sill OK. ca. 1918. Original Photos from the Early Days of the Artillery Training School at Fort Sill A rare commercially produced photo album rendered unique by the addition of thirty original photographs of the U.S. Army Artillery Training School in Fort Sill Oklahoma at the end of World War I. The first section begins with a printed one-page "Short History of the Fort Sill Military Reservation" and consists of mounted photographs in printed frames with printed captions. This printed portion of album is divided into three parts with individual titles: "Fort Sill Oklahoma: The World's Largest Artillery Training Post"; "Medicine Park: Southwest Oklahoma's Pleasure Resort"; and "Some Views of the Comanche and Apache Indians." The second section of the album consists of blank pages for personal photographs here filled with thirty photographs with occasional manuscript captions supplied by an unnamed Army corporal. In addition to photographs of camp buildings artillery emplacements and scenery in and around Fort Sill the album features a number of photographs of the 1918 Victory Day Parade as well as a "pageant" held at the fort where members of the Comanche and Kiowa tribes participated in reenactments of the early frontier days at the fort. Fort Sill was also the birthplace of U.S. combat aviation in 1915 and a few photographs show some of the earliest military planes. The personal photos at the rear of the album include a number of individual soldiers a handful of alternate views of parades and events and the owner's actual cloth uniform stripes pasted to the final page. A rare and interesting look at the early days of a major American military base at the conclusion of World War I. OCLC records two copies of a similar souvenir album which also covers Camp Doniphan but does not locate the present version anywhere. Forty-one mounted photographs with printed captions and an additional thirty original mounted photographs some with manuscript captions most about 2½ x 4½ inches plus pasted-in corporal's stripes on final album leaf. Oblong quarto. Original printed thick wrappers with wrapper title "Souvenir from Fort Sill Oklahoma" tied with string. Spine ends chipped edge wear to wrappers. Photographs lightly faded occasional adhesive residue or paper defects particularly in latter half. Overall very good. hardcover books
1944réf. 89941Washington DC: United States War Department Army Services Forces Headquarters 1944. Many apparent first printings. Olive Green Two-hole Remington Rand large binder Style BA Binding Kansas Capacity 3 inch Open Back 6 inch Thong Centers U.S. Patent No. 5. Good. The name of previous owner R.H. Wurtz on front cover. Size of binder is 6.5 inches by 9.5 inches. Illustrations photos and diagrams. Tabular data. RARE ordnance parts and equipment compilation. Contains ORD 9 SNL A-4 Rifle Automatic Cal.30 Browning M1918A2 Illustrations 34 pages; followed by ORD 8 SNL A-4 Addendum for Rifle; Automatic Cal.30 Browning M1918 M1918A1 and M1918A2 12 p ORD 8 SNL A-4 2p; ORD 7 SNL A-4 Spare Parts 12p; ORD 7 SNL A-4 3p; SNL A-5 71p;SNL A-5 Change 2 2p; ORD 8 SNL A-5 21p; ORD 8 SNL A-5 2p; ORD 7 SNL A-5 20p; ORD 9 SNL A-6 66p; ORD 9 SNL A-6 23p; ORD 8 SNL A-6 3p; ORD 7 SNL A-6 24p' S. N. L No. A-7 63p; S. N. L No. A-7 Addendum 5p; Change 2 3p; ORD 9 SNL A-32 28p Changes No.1 2p; Addendum SNL A-32 12p; Changes No.5 2p; ORD & SNL A-32 11p; SNL A-37 127 p; ORD 8 SNL A-37 35p; ORD 7 SNL A-37 27p; Changes No. 1 2p 2 copies; ORD 9 SNL A-39 82p; Changes No. 1 2p; Addendum 22p; Changes No. 2 2p; ORD 7 SNL A-39 21p; ORD 9 SNL B3 34p; ORD 8 SNL B3 14p; ORD 8 SNL B3 Changes No. 2 3p; ORD 7 SNL B3 19p; Changes No.1 2p; SNL B-6 12p; ORD 8 SNL B-6 12p; ORD 7 SNL B-6 12p; ORD 9 SNL B-7 23p; ORD 9 SNL B-8 16p; ORD 9 SNL B-16 12p; SNL B-21; ORD 9 SNL B-21 17p; ORD 7 SNL B-21 Changes No.1 2p; ORD 9 SNL B-28 22p; Changes No. 1 2p; ORD 8 SNL B-28 11p; Changes No. 1 2p; ORD 7 SNL B-28 15p; SNL J-2 135-183p; SNL F-210 42p: ORD 7 SNL F-210 14p; ORD 8 SNL Changes No.2 2p; ORD 11 SNL T-2 18p and ORD 11 SNL T-6 2. The Army Service Forces was one of the three autonomous components of the United States Army during World War II the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces created on 9 March 1942. By dividing the Army into three large commands the Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall drastically reduced the number of officers and agencies reporting directly to him. The Army Service Forces brought together elements of five different components of the Army: elements of the War Department General Staff WDGS especially its G-4 division responsible for logistics; the Office of the Under Secretary of War; the eight administrative bureaus; the nine corps areas which became service commands; and the six supply arms and services which became known as the technical services. The Army Service Forces was initially known as the United States Army Services of Supply but the name was changed on 12 March 1943 as it was felt that the term "supply" did not accurately describe the broad range of its activities. The Army Service Forces was abolished on 11 June 1946 and most of its functions were taken over by the War Department General Staff. For most of its existence the Army Service Forces was commanded by General Brehon B. Somervell with Lieutenant General Wilhelm D. Styer as his chief of staff. After Styer left for the Pacific he was succeeded by Major General LeRoy Lutes on 18 April 1945. Brigadier General Lucius D. Clay was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Requirements and Resources and as such he was responsible for the development of the Army Supply Program the operation of the Lend-Lease program and liaison with the War Production Board concerning the allocation of raw materials. Although he had his own logistics staff in the G-4 division of the War Department General Staff it was to Somervell and Styer that Marshall turned to for advice on logistical matters and it was Somervell who attended the important wartime conferences. Six supply arms and services became part of the new organization: the Corps of Engineers Signal Corps Ordnance Department Quartermaster Corps Chemical Warfare Service and the Medical Department. They were designated "supply services" in April 1942 and "technical services" in April 1943. A seventh technical service the Transportation Corps was created in July 1942. The technical services developed military equipment manufactured or purchased it stored it in depots maintained and repaired it and issued it to the troops. Each had its own budget and together they accounted for half of the Army's appropriations. The service commands were the field agencies of the ASF. There were initially nine of these each responsible for a different geographical region. In August 1942 the Military District of Washington also assumed the status of a service command. The Northwest Service Command was created in September 1942. It was responsible for the construction and maintenance of the Alaska Highway the operation of the railway between Skagway Alaska and Whitehorse and the Canol Project. Army installations in the continental United States that were placed directly under the service commands included recruiting stations induction and reception centers repair shops enemy alien and prisoner of war camps medical and dental laboratories Reserve Officers' Training Corps units dispensaries finance offices disciplinary barracks and named general hospitals except for the Walter Reed General Hospital. United States War Department, Army Services Forces, Headquarters unknown
