Oxford: Blackwell, 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo in red cloth & white illus DJ; frontis., x, 154p, illus., ports., 23 cm. Bibliographical footnotes, index. A clean, crisp copy. || Great Britain. Army. Military Histroy. More
[Denver]: United States Air Force Academy, 1969. First edition (presumed). Paperback. Octavo in light blue-green wraps; xii, 376 p. 23 cm.bibliographies. Contents: I. The United States Army experience in the early twentieth century. -- II. British naval leaders in World War I. -- III. The end of the Prussian military..... More
Madrid: Editorial Ciencia Nueva, 1968. First edition. Paperback. 12mo in white illus wrappers; 80 p. 18 cm. Uncommon // Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives; Spanish. More
New York: Walker, 1990 (1961). First edition thus (reprint). Hardcover. Large 4to in grey-green DJ illus with b/w photos; 347 p. : numerous b/w photo illus. ; 29 cm. Military weapons -- History -- 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies. Armed Forces -- Equipment -- History --..... More
New York: Lamport & Law, 1852. Hardcover. Octavo in green boards, gilt illus titles & spine; two frontis., and numerous plates (portraits) throughout; 624 p. illus. 22 cm. Bonaparte family. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. France, Frnch, Corsica. More
London: R. Scott, 1920. Hardcover. Octvo in maroon cloth boards and beige-grey printed DJ; ix, 121 p. : fold. map. ; 22 cm; bibliographical references (p. 118) and index. Scarce in such condition in jacket. // Palestine -- History, Military. MIddel East; Levant; Israel. More
Barcelona: Seix-Barral, 1920. First Spanish language edition. Hardcover. Large octavo in dark green gilt-stamped and gilt-titled cloth; 770p, numerous folding maps in color; index. An unread copy. Remarkably fine. // Translation of Meine Kriegserinnerungen, 1914-1918. // German in Translation; World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany. Ludendorff, Erich, 1865-1937. More
New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. First ed., second printing. Hardcover. Octavo in maroon cloth; xxxiii, 626 p. : maps ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (p. [575]-590) and index. Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Dictionaries. Koreaanse oorlog. // Wars; History, 1945-; Korea. More
[Philadelphia]: NP, 1955. : [Armed Services memorial ed.]. Hardcover. Octavo in maroon boards; iii-vii, 1-139, 999 p. illus., ports., maps, facsim. 26 cm.Bibliography: p. 939-941. War photos., facsim. letters, official records, maps. Worthwhile photos (b/w). || World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953. . More
La Habana [Havana], Cuba: Imp. P. Fernandez, 1942. Second revised & expanded. Paperback. Octavo in illus self-wrappers; 214p, b/w plates: photos & illus; one fold-out photo/illus; index; notes. A surprisingly scarce work. || Spanish-American War; Cuban War of Independence; Military History; Caribbean; Jose Marti. More
Paris: Calmann Levy, 1891. Nouvelle edition. Hardcover. 12mo in quarter calf and stamped floral boards; 2 p. ., vii, 313 p., 1 p., 18 cm. Uncommon. OCLC's World Cat lists no earlier edition. || Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. More
Barcelona (Spain): Casa Editorial Maucci, ND [ca. 1919 -1920]. Third Edition, as stated. Paperback. Quarto in yellow printed wrappers; folds into a multi-color 81 x 108 cm world map depicting aligned nations of opposing sides in pink and purple, countries which severed diplomatic relations with the 'central empires' in yellow..... More
Anchorage, Alaska: Armed Forces Publications, [nd] ca 1950s - 60s. 6th edition. Paperback. Octavo in illus grey/blue/red self-wrappers; 214p, numerous b/w illus & photos; fold-out b/w map at rear. Directories. Geographic: Elmendorf Air Force Base (Alaska) Directories. Elmendorf Air Force Base (Alaska) -- Guidebooks. Anchorage (Alaska) -- Guidebooks. Military History. More
San Francisco: Pacific American Company, May 15 and September 12, 1896. Vol IX, Nos 13 & 19. Paperback. Large Octavo (11 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches, and 12 by 8 1/2 respectively) in stapled illustrated wrappers; 10 numbered pages + adverts; numerous b/w illus. VERY RARE. Both World Cat &..... More
San Francisco: Pacific American Company, 1894. Vol VI. ; No. 4. Paperback. Large format 4to (12 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches) in stapled illustrated white wrappers; 30pp, b/w illus and adverts. VERY RARE. World Cat locates no holdings for this serial title ; RLIN lists one, which is only for..... More
San Francisco: Pacific American Company, 1894. Vol VI. ; No. 4. Paperback. Large format 4to (12 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches) in stapled illustrated wrappers; 30pp, b/w illus and adverts. VERY RARE. World Cat locates no holdings for this title ; RLIN lists one, which is only for vol.7, no.3..... More
New York: Taplinger Pub. Co., 1979. Hardcover. Small quarto in color illus DJ; 272 p. : ill. ; 26 cm; bibliography: p. 271-272. Highly detailed, with numerous illustrations, tables and charts in black and white. // Military uniforms -- History. Armies -- History -- 18th century. Armies -- History --..... More
New York: Galahad Books, N.D. Hardcover. 4to in grey-blue photo-illus DJ; 299 p. : ill., maps, ports ; 29 cm; index. Boats, ships. U.S. Navy. More
Mexico City: Libros del Bachiller Sanson Carrasco, 1932? (1957). First Mexican edition. Paperback. Octavo in printed light blue self-wrappers; 156pp. Uncommon. This books appears to have gone through at least three printings or editions in Spain unde the title: Submarinos! ... seis anos de cruceros en submarino. || submarines, naval..... More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1873. Hardcover. Octavo in blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine; x, 292 p. 23 cm. Great Britain. England; Military History; Army. Royal Horse Guards (The Blues). More
Washington, D.C. GPO, 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo in illus grey boards; 252 p. 24 cm. Signed on front paste-down: 'Geo. Stone, San Francsico, 1910.' Stone was a union General in the US Civil War and a prominent San Franciscan. / Battles -- United States; History, Military. . More
Annapolis, Md. Naval Institute Press, 1984. Hardcover. 4to in white illus DJ; xii, 331 p. : ill. ; 29 cm; indexes, bibliography: p. [291]-293. United States. Navy -- History -- Chronology. United States. Marine Corps -- History -- United States -- History, Naval -- Chronology. . More
Washington: Dept. of the Army. Historical Division. 1969, 1952. Later printing of first edition. Hardcover. Octavo in green gilt ornamented cloth; illus., ports., maps (part fold. col.) 26 cm.Volume three only: The war against Japan. Largely b/w photos. Volume three only: The war against Japan. // World War, 1939-1945 --..... More
Washington, D.C. U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, March 1956 (Reprinted 1957). Paperback. Medium octavo; ix, 82, A13 : ill. (some folded), maps (some folded) ; 28 cm. Uncommon. // Oceanography -- Antarctica. Scientific expeditions -- Antarctica. Atka (Cutter) Oceanographic observations, U.S. Navy Antarctic Expedition, 1954-1955, U.S.S. Atka (AGB-3); Oeanographic observations, U.S. Navy..... More