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1933Royal octavo. Pp. 184, (4). Plus colour frontispiece, and in total 34 plates in colour and monochrome. Half-title present, printed on verso with publisher's catalogue; old underlining and marginal annotations in pencil. Bound in the original publisher's illustrated wrappers, printed in red and black, with a lovely bookplate pasted inside. Overall a fine copy. ~ First edition.
1978Quarto. Two double-page colour plates printed on card, title-page to each, illustration on back. Plus two 8-page booklets with instructional text and description of the figures, one in French and one in English. Placed in a plain paper folder. In fine condition. Excellent copy, practically unused. ~ First printed in 1943. Text both in French and in English. Colour plates by Clémenceau Villejuif. From the private library of noted militaria collector F. J. Smits.
1954Octavo. Pp. 24. Plus a folding chart bound at end. Plus a set of 12 single-sheet plates of uniform studies loosely inserted. Errata leaf loosely inserted. Bibliography. In fine condition. ~ 2. Jahrgang, Sonderheft 2, erratically titled as Sonderheft 1.
1954Octavo. Pp. 16. Plus a set of 8 single-sheet plates of uniform and insignia loosely inserted. In fine condition. ~ 2. Jahrgang, Sonderheft 3, erratically titled as Sonderheft 2.
1996Octavo. Pp. 105. Illustrated. Original pictorial stiff wrappers. AS NEW. ~ First edition. In Russian.
1987Oblong octavo. Pp. 201. Profusely illustrated in colour. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's mahogany full cloth, cover and spine lettered in gilt, large Soviet emblem embossed in blind relief on cover. In mint condition, AS NEW. - - First edition. In Russian.
1969Seven single-sheet plates printed in colour, 21x30 cm, with explanatory text on verso, without the folder. In fine condition. ~ Reprint of the Berlin, 1867 edition. The 7 plates comprise the complete section of the Die Königlich Preußische Armee 1905. [ADDED:] Gruppe I, Tafel 1, Nr. 508: Die Kaiserliche Marine 1905.
Crown quarto. Pp. 152 columns. Plus 18 double-page chromolithograph plates with a total of 118 illustrations. Illustrated lithograph title-page. With 48 tinted lithograph illustrations throughout the text. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's cloth-backed boards, colour lithograph plate on cover, lettering embossed on spine; cover finger soiled, chipped, corner-tips chafed, inner hinges cracked but a nice copy in the original illustrated binding and with very good plates often with discreet repairs to verso for splits at folds. ~ First edition. With Knötel's wonderful illustrations of uniformed men of the various corps of several European armies.
1871Three parts in one volume. Royal quarto (33x26 cm). Pp. 20; 6; 90. Plus 2 colour lithograph plates, each with facing tissue-guard. Wood-engraved armorial title-page, foxed. Text within woodcut decorative borders. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's red full cloth, large gilt decoration on cover, sides decorated in blind, cloth inner hinges, white silken endpapers, ribbon cloth marker, later lettering-piece to spine; extremities rubbed, corner-tips chafed, some leaves loosening due to dry gutta-percha in binding. In good condition. ~ First edition. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
1988Quarto. Pp. 141. Plus 26 plates with numerous images to each. Colour plates and text figures. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher]s green full cloth,gilt lettering to cover and spine. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
Oblong small octavo. Pp. 111. Illustrated in colour throughout. Original printed stiff wrappers over brass fasteners; old military institutional stamps to cover. In a very good condition, excellent interior. ~ First edition. Published for the "information and guidance of all Allied personnel".
Oblong small octavo. Pp. 111. Illustrated in colour throughout. Original printed stiff wrappers over brass fasteners; faded, practically invisible old military institutional stamp and neat contemporary inscription to cover and spine. In a very good condition, excellent interior. ~ First edition. Published for the "information and guidance of all Allied personnel".
Oblong small octavo. Pp. 111. Illustrated in colour throughout. Original printed stiff wrappers over brass fasteners; old military institutional stamps, numbers and shelf ticket to cover. In good condition, fine interior. ~ First edition. Published for the "information and guidance of all Allied personnel".
1871Two parts in one volume. Royal quarto (34.5x26 cm). Pp. 96; (ii), 97-139; 106. Plus 22 exquisite chromolithographic plates including frontispiece. Wood-engraved armorial main title-page; tinted elaborate allegorical first book title-page; engraved armorial second book title-page. Text within woodcut decorative borders. Elaborate wood-engraved initials, text figures; main title and last plate foxed. Hardcover, bound in later red full cloth. In about fine condition. ~ First edition, using unpublished divisional title-pages from 1857 and 1861, respectively. Very rare. Splendid plates with rich, dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully finished by hand. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. ~ Provenance: From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
1977Octavo. Pp. 336. Illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth with dust-jacket. In fine condition. ~ Second, thoroughly revised edition. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
1982Quarto. Pp. 134. Profusely illustrated throughout. Original ring binding. In a very good condition, crisp interior. ~ First edition.
Three books bound in one volume. With a total of 446 chromolithograph uniform studies on 42 plates. Octavo. I. Pp. 40, plus 10 chromolithographic plates; II. 2, plus 16 chromolithographic plates; III. 32, plus 16 chromolithographic plates. Hardcover, bound in three-quarters cloth and marbled boards, general title in gilt on spine, floral endpapers; old signature to first free endpaper; last work with contemporary scholarly annotations in a very neat hand to verso of title and first few leaves of text. In a very good general condition with all plates are in fine condition. ~ First edition. Rare collection of uniform studies of several European armies at the very early of the 20th Century. Originally issued individually as leporello, the 3 works are bound here together as a book.
1843Crown quarto. Pp. x, 364, (4). Plus wood engraved, tinted allegorical title-page with several illustrations and motifs. Plus 50 contemporary hand-coloured wood engraved plates, each with facing tissue guard. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original half calf and pebbled cloth, spine richly decorated in gilt, beautiful marbled endpaper; corners chafed. In a very good binding and with fine interior, with all the plates in superb condition, free of any sign of age. ~ First edition. Uncommonly, all the wonderful plates in this particular copy are bound together as one section at the end of the book. They are bound in accordance with the called-for order. This rare arrangement allows viewing the plates as a whole, being a complete visual part of the work.
1843Crown quarto. Pp. x, 364, (4). Plus wood engraved, tinted allegorical title-page with several illustrations and motifs. Plus 50 contemporary hand-coloured wood engraved plates, one as frontispiece, each with facing tissue guard. Half-title present. Hardcover, bound in the original half calf and pebbled cloth, spine decorated in gilt, floral endpaper; corners chafed, neatly restored, spine bit rubbed and cracked dry in places, equally neatly restored, inner hinges cracked; some sporadic foxing, particularly to tissue-guards due to inferior paper quality; plates are clean. In good binding and with a very good interior. ~ First edition.
1990Royal octavo. Pp. 423. With numerous plates and illustrations. Colour frontispiece. hardcover, bound in the original publisher's light blue cloth, large royal emblem embossed in gilt on cover, spine gilt. In fine condition. ~ First edition. Rare. From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
1940Thick crown quarto. Pp. xxii, 9-560, (3). Plus 32 plates with numerous illustrations of medals, all printed in fine photogravure. Description of each plate appears on the facing page, the verso of the previous plate. Hardcover, rebound in blue full cloth with part of the original cloth, lettered in silver, laid-down on cover. Black morocco lettering-piece in gilt to title. In fine condition. Excellent copy. ~ First edition. [Provenance:] From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999). The present copy, Mulder's own working copy, bears witness to the dedication and scholarly of this authority. It includes many corrections and additions drawn from various sources, including publisher's corrections and ammendments, clipped and tipped-in at the appropriate places in the book. Mulder's notes and corrections in pencil, occasionally in pen, appear in places as well as extensively on slips of paper, loosely inserted. Related clips from various sources are also loosely inserted. But the great contribution of Mulder to this work, indeed his improvement of the work, is to be found in the Plates section. On interleaves which are bound-in he mounted additional images of medals which were not originally included in the book, each carefully identified. There are close to 100 such additional illustrations from various sources, depicting medals Obverse and Reverse. [NOTE:] It should be strictly noted that this material, the result of a lifelong research, study, and collection is provided herewith strictly as-is, subject to what is physically present in the book. [ALSO INCLUDED:] Original publisher's promotional leaf, announcing the publication of this book with additional information. [FURTHER INCLUDED:] Original receipt invoice from the publisher on original stationery with logo, confirming the purchase of this book on October 15th, 1940, for the sum of RM 21.68 after 25% discount. Typed with additional text in manuscript, stamped and signed. The purchaser was Henri Quinot, Belgium, whose ownership ticket with full address and telephone number is pasted at the corner of first free endpaper. Henri Quinot, who passed away in 1967, was the author of the definitive work on Belgian decorations "Recueil illustre des Ordres de Chevalerie et decorations Belges 1830 à 1963". He was a fine collector and an authority on the subject. Another ownership signature is also to be found on this page and inside cover there's a third, unidentified bookplate. Extremely rare scholar's copy with exquisite provenance.
1888Royal quarto (34.5x27 cm). Pp. 32. Plus 12 chromolithographic plates, each with facing tissue-guard. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth, front decorated in black, back decorated in blind, spine-ends trifle bumped, inner hinges slightly cracked; old institutional stamps and calligraphed shelf number to title-page, another stamp effaced with small repaired damage, stamp repeated at verso of each plate. In a very good condition, clean interior, fine plates. ~ First edition. Rare. The splendid plates are printed in exceptionally rich, dense colours and excellent gloss, beautifully heightened with gold. An authoritative manual on chromolithography in 1885 (Colour and Colour Printing, by W. D. Richmond) asserts the need for at least nine separate stones to achieve such richness, but in fact the number of stones used was often more than twenty. ~ Provenance: From the library of C. P. Mulder, renowned collector and international heraldry authority, with his charming armorial bookplate,"Nil Desperandum", to first free endpaper. For a complete catalogue of Mulder's library, from which we offer a considerable number of items, see: C. P. Mulder: "Catalogue of Works on Orders, Decorations and Medals in the Library of C. P. Mulder" (Rotterdam, 1988). See also: C. P. Mulder & A. A. Purves: "Bibliography of Orders and Decorations" (Copenhagen, 1999).
1977Oblong quarto. Pp. 63. Illustrated throughout. Original pictorial stiff wrappers. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Clipped period newspaper photograph loosely inserted.
Three volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. 448; 416; 640. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's pictorial boards. In fine condition. ~ First edition. A Collector's Set, each volume numbered and signed by the Author. Volume 1: Signed but unnumbered collector's copy; Volume 2: Copy number 369 of 500 collector's copies; Volume 3: Copy number 300 of 500 collector's copies. This particular set comes from the bequest of renowned uniform historian and researcher Dr. Pieter Roelse and includes, loosely inserted, a large number of rare newspaper and magazine photographs related to the book's subject. The clippings are often additionally captioned in neat hand, and source and date are often given. Rare period material is often included. Many of these clippings correspond directly to illustrations in the book and enhance image and word, providing extra, useful reference. It should be noted that this material, the result of a lifelong research, study, and collection is provided herewith strictly as-is, gratuitous, and subject to what is physically present in the book.
2008Quarto. Pp. 341. Profusely illustrated throughout. Hardcover, bound in the original publisher's full cloth with pictorial dust-jacket. In mint condition. A splendid copy. ~ First edition.