London: Jonathan Cape, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 4o. Blue cloth. Two folding plates at the rear. 32 photographic plates. This copy is ex-libris, but remains extremely clean, solid and pleasing. Clear plastic contact covers the boards. A jewel of a castle.
Gettysburg: Civil War Times Illustrated, 1964. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Magazine format, illustrated wrap-around art by R. McDonald of the attack and defense of Shy's Hill, near Nashville during the American Civil War.
New York: Putnam, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A very bright and solid copy. A small purple stamp on the copyright page states that this was a surplus duplicate copy from the Library of Congress. Very light edge-wear to the jacket, else fine. By the editors of The Army Times. World War II...
New York: Crowell Collier Press, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. An as new copy of this book which tells the stories of the British Generals in the American Revolution.
France: The Lafayette Co., 1919. First edition. Paperback. Good. Soft covered. Illustrated by C. Le Roy Baldridge. Illustrated throughout with lovely line drawings. Consists of poems written by Pvt. Baukhage. Shows overall wear but remains intact. A lovely and scarce World War I item.
London: Viking, (2015). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page. Illustrated map endpapers. A re-examination of the Battle of the Bulge from this highly acclaimed historian.
College Station: Texas A&M University, (1984). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. A very clean, bright and solid copy of this World War II journal. Mr. Bond served in China with General Chenault's Flying Tigers. Among other anecdotes, he does paint a rather unflattering portrait of a very drunk Pappy Boyington. Signed by Mr. Bond on the title page.....
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1943. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine / Very Good. Bound in original blue decorated cloth. In the complete dust jacket which is clean and bright. A short closed tear at the top edge of the front panel. Parenthetical (2) on the last page. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Illustrated endpapers. Childers was a Rhodes Scholar, attending Worcester.....
Oxford: University Press, 1849. Hardcover. Very Good +. Very lovely bound Oxford University Press edition of this 1703 military history classic. With the armorial stamping of Oxford University's St. Edmund Hall - "Teddy Hall" - in gilt on the front and rear covers. Seven volumes - (8vo). Full tan calf, gilt emblems on covers, spines gilt, morocco spine labels, all.....
New York: George H. Doran Company, (1917). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Good. Original dark orange cloth, lettered in black to the front panel and spine. With a Foreward by General Bramwell Booth. The extremely rare dust jacket is complete with some minor chips - one to the lower right corner of the front panel and another at the.....
London: Grub Street, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine / fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed by the author on the title page and with an accompanying series of numbers indicating the author's original flight squadron. World War II aviation action.
London: Allen & Unwin, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very God. A clean, bright and solid copy in a price-clipped jacket. The wrap-around cover art is very nice.
London: Viking, (2015). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. Signed and dated by the author on the title page.
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Near Fine. A lovely copy in all respects. Extremely clean and bright. World War II naval action, telling the story of "the destroyer that wouldn't give up." Illustrated with photographs.
London: Wingate, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. With eight drawings by Henry Moore. An exceptionally clean, bright and pleasing copy. The jacket is not price-clipped. A compelling narrative of life in London during the darkest days of World War II.
Novato: Presidio, (1988). First printing. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. Illustrated with many maps and photographs. A fine copy in all respects.
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. In original gray cloth. The jacket is evenly worn with a chip at the lower end of the dust jacket at the hinge and several other very shallow chips. There are areas of rubbing as well and some sun fading to the orange jacket near the fore-edge.....
Philadelphia: Casemate, (2007). First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Unopened and unread. A fine copy in all respects. Profusely illustrated with photographs and with one map.
West Chester, PA: Schiffer Military History, (1992). Hardcover. Fine / fine. A very clean, bright and attractive copy of this volume which tells the incredible story of the bombing of Japan in April of 1942, five months after the Pearl Harbor attack. No date, but the jacket states 50th Anniversary Edition which has to be 1992. This copy is signed.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1944). First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Original black cloth decorated and lettered in red. In a bright and complete dust jacket with only minor edge-wear. Tells of the preparation for the landings on Sicily which began the long and violent Italian campaign in World War II. Previous book-shop stamp to the front.....
New York: Random House, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Some minor rubbing to the spine ends, else fine.
London: T. Osborne and J. Shifton, 1756. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large Crown Folio, 16 3/4 tall by 10 1/2 wide. [17], 2-576 - (577 is mis-numbered as 573) - so - [(573-706)], [2]. This is a mis-numbering flaw only - all contents complete with every catchword matching. This is a complete text. Contains extensive Contents listing just after.....
London: Hugh Evelyn, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. A very clean, bright and attractive copy. Profusely illustrated. The book itself was just a bit too large for my scanner. The book is fine throughout.
New York: The Mallard Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Folio. Sumptuously produced book. Loaded with photographs, maps and other illustrations. A lovely copy.
New York: By The Author, (1942). First edition. Card Stock. Near Fine. Original blue stiff card stock lettered in black. Illustrated map endpapers. Illustrated with photographs and drawings showing London during the Blitz and much more. A very lovely copy of a scarce volume.