World war two (57 Ergebnisse)

Printed hand bill. Heavy stock 6 3/4" X 4½". Very good. Faint edgewear. Obverse consists of a chart with three columns across top ("Gas," "How to Detect," "Protection and First Aid"). "Gas" types consist of "Blister Gases," "Choking Gases," "Blood and Nerve Poisons," "Vomiting and Tear Gases," "Screening Smokes" and "Incendiarie…

Zustand: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back over blue ground. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 180 pp. Spotting to the closed text block edges. Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the corners and spine ends, not price clipped, 16s 0d.…

First edition. Octavo. 48 pages. Wrappers with flaps. Printed at the Savile Press, Eton College. Includes a number of ''soldiering'' poems.Inscribed the author on the first blank: ''Gerry - that rare creature, a purchaser - affectionately y author Chris Scaife''.A bit of foxing here and there. Spine splitting. Covers chipped at…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xiv], 2 maps, 290 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Donation copy directly from the publisher to Kent Arts Archive Library, Canterbury, Kent. This has…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 192 pp with monochrome archive photographs on loaded paper to the centre pages. Book plate removed from the front free end paper and acknowledgements pages. Very Good…

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper over boards, blue cloth spine. Folio 11'' x 8½''. Contains 72 printed pages of text with colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout. Corners and edges are rubbed, 'This Book Belongs To' filled-in and in, couple of illustrat…

First edition in publisher's original plain light blue card wrap covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 5½''. ISBN 0002118750. Contains 154 printed pages of text. Pencil price and number to the front free end paper, a little soiling to the pale covers, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B…

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5½''. Contains 138 pp. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0413592…

First edition. Octavo. 45 pages. Boards. The author was an early British espouser of Trotskyism.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the front free endpaper,: ''Fraternal greetings to Bill Gribble from Hugo - Aug 46''. The recipient was a friend from their days in the Independent Labour Party.Covers spotted and…

First edition. Octavo. 75 pages. Photographs and two maps. The official account of R.A.F. Transport Command's ocean ferry.The author's own copy bound for him in red buckram with title in gilt on front. The pamphlet was published anonymously but Pudney's signature is on the title-page. The original wrappers have been bound in.Hea…

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 192 pp with monochrome archive photographs on loaded paper to the centre pages. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £19.99. Dust wrapper…

First edition. Octavo. 32 poems. Boards. Further poems of air combat in World War Two.Signed by the author on the title-page. With the ownership inscription on the front free endpaper of John Waller "27th October 1943 - Cairo".Very good indeed in very good slightly rubbed dustwrapper with small chips to head and tail of spine. T…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour illustrated paper over boards, blue cloth spine, colour Atora Suet advertisement to the rear cover. Folio 11'' x 8½''. Contains 104 printed pages of text with colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout. Corners and edges are rubbed, 'Th…

First edition. Octavo. 231 pages. A memoir of participation in the Battle of Atlantic with a particular focus on the members of the crew of the warship on which the author was serving. The headpieces are from drawings by John Worsley who was one of the official war artists.Fading to extreme head and tail of spine. Very good inde…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains frontispiece, 179 + i pp. In Very Good bright condition, no dust wrapper, protected in acetate film. Housed in Fine condition marble paper covered open-fronted slip cas…

Zustand: Near Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xii), 244 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. SIGNED dedication by the…

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original sea blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 225 pp with splendid archive monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. Printed illustrated Beaufighter bookpla…