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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 242 pages + 111 pages of Report of Correspondence. Some wear and water damage to the covers; pages are tanned; foxed endpapers; stamp inside the front cover; a good book otherwise. A few illustrations. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Reference; Inventory No: 149639.

Zustand: Fair. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 111 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white illustrated frontispiece with colour graphs to rear of book. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Pen marking to some pages. Burn marks to gutters to pages throughout with hole to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Zustand: Fair. 1936. No Edition Stated. 95 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable shelf wear with rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning and marking.

Zustand: Good. 1974. No edition remarks. 35 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Notable foxing. Mild scuffing to front cover. Notable scratching and marking to covers.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1974; illustrated paper covers; mild corner wear; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 35 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 10" x 7 1/2", 128 pages, well illustrated in black and white. This new edition preserves the late Commander May's original text and notes in their entirety, only obvious errors being corrected. The new material, assembled by Simon Stephens of the National Maritime Museum, comprises all the tabular data, the illustrations, and their captions. Hb in dw, an 'as new' copy.

mass market paperback. Zustand: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED12mo; 143 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; creases and stain to face cover; few slight nicks and chips to edges cover; tips bumped with chip; tanned pages; spine head and heal bumped; stamp and sticker and small ink line half title page from previous owner; chip to face back cover; prompt shipping with tracking.

Couverture souple. Zustand: Bon. Texte en anglais / text in english ! National Maritime Museum. Drawings by John Munday. 3rd impression. 16,5x21 cm. 22 p. Broché (agrafé). Bon état. Couverture défraîchie insolée. Intérieur en bon état. Une page tachée en marge de pied sans conséquence. in-8°.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Firmly bound, blue cloth boards, signed by the author on the title page without dedication, name of former owner on the front end paper. Foxing bands on the end papers. Jacket not price clipped, yellow title on the spine possibly faded from red. Signed by Author(s).

FIRST EDITION 8vo. turquoise leatherbound hardback, gilt, in dust jacket. 280pp. with b/w illustrations. Previous owner's attractive bookplate and ink markings to inside ffep. Dust jacket has not been price-clipped. VG/VG. (Shelf 91) ISBN: 0854291431 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. slight edgewear, unmarked, illustrated, 136pp, NF/NF. Book.

Hard. Zustand: Very Good Plus. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: St. Martin's Press, 1974, first printing. 4to., 9" x 11", xi+367pp., illustrated with 6 color plates, 39 b/w photographs and 765 line drawings. Red cloth with gilt titles in black block, top edge tinted red. Lower edges of boards rubbed, a few spots on front edge of page block, small previous ownership label on pastedown. Very good plus, clean, bright in very good dust jacket with a nick and small closed tear.

Zustand: Gut. 8°, 22 Seiten und einige Bildtafeln, farbig illustr. Okart. - guter Zustand - 1968. H10083 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

Zustand: Gut. 8°, 22 Seiten und einige Bildtafelnfarbig illustr. Okart. - guter Zustand - 1962. HP5090 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited Numbered Edition 738 of 1000. Very good condition, folio, red morocco leather, bevelled edges, gilt ruled decoration and titles across front and spine, five raised bands on spine, sunning to spine otherwise light wear, all edges gilt, gilt decoration to internal edges of covers, binding is firm and text block clean, marbled end papers, half tone illustrations throughout, further 56 sepia photogravure with tissue guards, lacks 1 called for and not bound in (Dr. Paul Cohn) this was supplied loose with some copies but not present here, also the portrait of "The Late Mr. M. Vivian Smith" is a halftone portrait in text and should not have been included in the list of Photogravures, it is not included in the list of other illustrations, xiv plus 522 pages. This is a heavy volume (5.4 kg net weight) and will require additional for postage/shipping. [QH] [QP].

Zustand: Poor. Significant wear to extremities of jacket. Small holes in jacket at base front of spine, tears at top of spine. Gentle scuffs to spine ends where exposed. Previous owner names on both PEPs. Red ink notes and highlighting, some text slightly obscured.

Softcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. Shipping costs to GB ? 30. +++ 2 Vol. set (of 3), consisting of more than 1000 unpaginated pp. (Vol. I) and 192 pp. (Vol. II), typed and photocopied in A4 size (21x29,7cm). Vol. I being "copy No 16", Vol. II stated as "Copy No 1". Vol. I containing (a) expanded terms of reference, (b) General Duties, Watchkeepung Duties, Administration. (c) Operation of Machinery. Vol. II contains Flight Deck Engineering. This item is being sold together with a 129-pages--pdf about the H.M.S Ark Royal (photo nr. 4). +++ Standing Orders are orders that remain in force until specifically changed or withdrawn; they establish 'standard operation procedures'. +++ A collector's set, extremely rare. +++ Need further photos and/or information? Just use the «Ask Bookseller» button and we'll be pleased to help.

Quarto, red and black cloth, x, 368 pp., with six colour plates, 39 black and white photo plates and 765 line drawings. A near-fine copy with the dust-jacket. First edition. This monumental work is the first attempt at a comprehensive record of the badges and insignia worn by the individual in the British fighting services to indicate rank, trade, branch or skill at arms; in addition, the section on the Army includes detailed information on regimental devices.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Excellent history by two experts in the field. pp.219. Illus. Figs. Frontis. DW in archival sleeve; worn.

Zustand: Good. - Small octavo [approximately 6 inches high by 4 inches wide], limp dark brown leather titled in gilt. The binding is rubbed with small areas of the surface rubbed away & the covers are warped. 125 pages. There are several pinholes in the front endpaper. The contents are very good. Second edition.From the library of S. H. Gruber with his leather label mounted under the title on the front cover, his signature with the date July 18th, 1882 on the front endpaper and an additional signature on the flyleaf.This work is dedicated to Sir Vincent L. Hurlbut, Grand Master of the United States. A note indicates that the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of the States of Wisconsin and Vermont have adopted the tactics and drill here set out.The compilers write in their preface that their tactics can be easily understood by those unfamiliar with military terms but would meet with the approbation of military men.Rare.

Cloth. No Jacket. W.Russell Flint and Wing Commander E.G.O. Beuttler (illustrator). First Edition. Hardback A 1928 First Edition copy of Rear Admirals Murray F Sueters critical defence of British air power policy acting as a direct rebuttal to the book The Great Delusion by the Pseudonym Neon Handsomely bound in full navy cloth in near pristine condition despite minor fading to the spine Internally the text block is tight and the pages are very clean despite the very occasional spot of foxing Illustrated with 60 plates in monochrome four of which are folding three coloured plates and a folding diagram to the rear pp ppxxvii 448 10 A must for any aviation enthusistnbsp. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. W. Russell Flint; Wing Commander E.G.O. Beuttler (illustrator). First edition. A first edition copy of this smart illustrated work on naval aviation by Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Fraser Sueter. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original blue decorative cloth binding.A detailed and comprehensive work on naval aviation with chapters on military aviation, aircrafts, airships, accidents, the evolution of the tank from the armoured car, the Royal Air Force, air policies, and more.Written by Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Fraser Sueter, a British Royal Naval officer who was noted as a pioneer of naval aviation and later became a Member of Parliament. Illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint, a Scottish artist and illustrator, and Wing-Commander E. G. O. Beuttler.With a coloured frontispiece, three coloured plates, and 60 monochrome, four of which folding. Collated, complete. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Slight rubbing to joints. Ink inscription to front paste down and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Ink inscription to rear of half title page. Very Good Indeed. book.

Zustand: Very good. 1982-1995., 1982-1995. Very good. - 1) April 8, 1982. Retained copy of Combs' application for Uniformed Services ID cards, filled out in pencil and dated & signed in ink by Combs with his initials. 2) December 27, 1985. Typed draft of a letter to Kathleen M. Deering congratulating her on her upcoming retirement from the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. Signed in ink by Combs. 3) May 23, 1987. A 5-page handwritten draft of a letter to the secretary of the Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Peggy Craig. He tells a tale of Admiral Harry Rousseau and Alice Longworth and congratulates her on her most recent newsletter "Blueprint". The issue is present in the archive. 4) May 15, 1990. Responding to an accompanying birthday card from Peggy Craig, Combs has typed on 2 pages the draft of a letter thanking her, together with hand-written notes. "We have had 24 chiefs of the CEC and I have personally known every one of them." 5) November 9, 1990. A typed letter signed by Major General, USAF, Joseph A. Ahearn, "Bud Ahearn". The letter, typed on The Society of American Military Engineers letterhead, informs Admiral Combs that "the National Board of The Society of American Military Engineers has selected you to be an Honorary Member of the Society." 6) December 18, 1991. A typed letter signed "Haufie" from Harold D. Hauf on "Fellow American Institute of Architects" letterhead. He thanks Admiral Combs, "Dear Lewie", for the enclosures in his recent letter to Hauf and discusses the upcoming celebration for the 50th Anniversary of the Seabees. 7) March 28, 1991. A typed letter signed from Brigadier General, USA, Ret. Walter O. Bachus on The Society of American Military Engineers letterhead in reference "to the presentation of your Society Honorary Member award. We understand the reasons that you cannot travel to Seattle to receive the award." Signed "Walt Bachus". 8) April 19, 1991. A letter from Captain John K. Callahan, Jr., NOAA, "We sincerely hope you plan to attend this year's meeting.we are prepared to provide you with a personal escort to assist you.". Signed "John K. Callahan". 9) May 28, 1992. A typed letter signed from Tom W. Reside on "Navy Seabee Veterans of America Past National Commander" letterhead. Following 3 paragraphs of personal news, Reside mentions the "Tombstone Admiral" program and notes that Combs qualified for the RADM title. Signed "Tom". Together with 3 pages of a handwritten draft and a typewritten version of it from Admiral Combs to Tom Reside dated November 25, 1992. 10) December 1985-August 20, 1992. A series of 9 letters, 4 from David E. Bottorff, Rear Admiral, Civil Engineer Corps, Commander, Naval Facilities Command and Chief of Civil Engineers and 5 from Admiral Combs. December 3rd or 4th 1985. A 3-page handwritten draft of a letter from Combs congratulating Bottorff on his selection for "flag rank". He then goes on to reminisce about their old times together. These 9 letters consist of: October 12, 1989. A typewritten draft of a letter from Combs to Bottorff. "The Chief has informed me of your appointment to succeed him and I want to extend my sincere congratulations. I have followed with great interest the careers of my R.P.I. 'boys' as I call them and particularly those who have made flag rank. I have a sense of pride in that perhaps I had a small part in their early preparation." February 21, 1990. A typewritten draft of a letter from Combs to Bottorff thanking the Admiral and his wife for an invitation to the CEC/Seabee Ball. April 2, 1990. A typed letter signed "Dave" from Bottorff congratulating Combs on his "95th birthday and a 65th wedding anniversary!". April 3, 1990. A typed letter signed "Dave" from Bottorff again sending birthday and anniversary congratulations to Combs. October 23, 1990. A typed copy of a letter to Admiral Bottorff from Combs, signed by Combs. Mostly personal recollections, he writes "I found pictures of the famous Gawarkiewicz lawn party graduation at our quarters, it was the last and the largest of these, June 1961. As you may remember, there were 6 rather senior USCG officers in that class of 27 and that is why there were several senior USCG officers there as well as Walt Enger. RPI President at that time was Richard Folsom." 20 December 1990. A typed letter signed Dave from Admiral Bottorff to Combs expressing his appreciation for Combs' service. "We are very proud that you have been selected as an Honorary Member of S.A.M.E. When I was asked by The Society awhile back if I wanted to nominate someone for this honor, There was no hesitation on my part in selecting an appropriate candidate. Your contributions to military engineering are legend throughout the Corps. June 24, 1991. A typewritten draft of a letter from Combs to Bottorff. He sends photos [not here present] taken during an afternoon visit with the Admiral. February 10, 1992. Rear Admiral Bottorff writes Combs on Department of the Navy letterhead. Addressing Combs as "Uncle Lewie", "It's almost time again for another Change of Command. In just a few months, another CEC flag will assume the finest command a naval officer could ever hope for, and my picture will hang with some very good company in the Chief's Board Room." He goes on to invite Combs and his wife to the change-of-command / retirement ceremony. He signs "Dave". 11) August 14, 1992. A mechanically reproduced form letter raising funds for the CEC Seabee Historical Foundation. The letter is personally addressed in ink to "Uncle Lewie" and is signed in ink "Bill" by Rear Admiral William M. Zobel with his note "Our very best to you and Laura-". 12) 21 April, 1992. A typed letter signed by the retired Rear Admiral Donald G. Iselin, commanding officer of Naval Facilities Engineering Command from 1977 to 1981. He writes: "Dear Laura and Admiral Lewie, What a pleasure to be able to congratulate you on a fabulous and wonderful 67 years of marriage! You two have been an institution in.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. W. Russell Flint; Wing-Commander E. G. O. Beuttler (illustrator). First edition. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on naval aviation, inscribed by the author to William Joynson-Hicks. First edition. In presentation to Sir William Joynson-Hicks, an English solicitor and Conservative Party politician, best known as a long-serving and controversial Home Secretary in Stanley Baldwin's Second Government from 1924 to 1929. With an inscription from the author dated 11th June 1928. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, three colour plates, and fifty-six black-and-white plates. A detailed and comprehensive work on naval aviation with chapters on military aviation, aircrafts, airships, accidents, the evolution of the tank from the armoured car, the Royal Air Force, air policies, and more. Written by Rear-Admiral Sir Murray Fraser Sueter, a British Royal Naval officer who was noted as a pioneer of naval aviation and later became a Member of Parliament. Illustrated by Sir William Russell Flint, a Scottish artist and illustrator, and Wing-Commander E. G. O. Beuttler. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Author's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. signed by author. book.

1st Edn,. 2 Vols, xxii 398 pages, large 4to.140 coloured and b/w illustrations from photographs, pictorial end papers in DJs rubbing to edges of the DJs some chips along the top edge personal inscriptions to the half titles. Based on the collection of the National Maritime Museum, many weapons outside the collection have also been examined including foreign weapons, photographs of some 150 swords, dirks and cutlasses. The books also provide information about the British sword trade and an extensive list of makers and retailers.

1st Edn,. 2 Vols, xxii 398 pages, large 4to., 140 plates, pictorial end papers in Djs light rubbing to part edges of DJs small 3cm closed tear to top edge of vol 2, now in clear removable sleeves a VG set. Based on the collection of the National Maritime Museum, many weapons outside the collection have also been examined including foreign weapons, photographs of some 150 swords, dirks and cutlasses. The books also provide information about the British sword trade and an extensive list of makers and retailers.

First edition. DW. 2 volumes. Quarto. Vol I: xxii, 256pp. Colour frontis. + Illustrated with colour plates and diagrams in text. Wrapper worn and rubbed, with some slight soiling to top margins, spine sunned. Vol II: pp.261-pp.398. Colour frontis. + 140 black and white plates at rear. Wrapper worn and rubbed at extremities, spine sunned, small closed tear to head of spine, some slight soiling to top margins o/w VG+/VG+. ISBN 0112900267.

Zustand: Gut. 8°, 18 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, farbig illustr. Originalheft - sehr guter Zustand - 1951. H11230 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 50.