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The ALT-98 Carvair: A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes by William Patrick Dean - 2008-08

by William Patrick Dean

The ALT-98 Carvair: A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes by William Patrick Dean - 2008-08

The ALT-98 Carvair: A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes

by William Patrick Dean

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The ALT-98 Carvair - autograph by author -still crisp copy, no dust jacket small amounts of minutiae on glossy covers, couple small dings, small flaw foot of spine, Corners are good... crisp White paper about 12 point type sprinkled with black and white photographs throughout also includes the glued in Corrections booklet saddle stapled in the rear of the book that is cross indexed--excellent shape see pictures.. The ATL-98 Carvair - truly unusual aircraft. Converted from 19 C-54 World War II transport planes & two DC-4 airliners into a small fleet of air ferries by Aviation Traders of Southend, England, the Carvair allowed commercial air passengers to accompany their personal cars, loaded with luggage, onboard the aircraft.... Planes were dispersed throughout the world, operating for 75 airlines - transporting cars, royalty, rock groups, refugees, whales, rockets, military vehicles, gold, and even nuclear material... After 65 years, two Carvairs are still in service, it's hard to imagine any fleet of aircraft more woven into world politics, operating in more remote areas, - transporting more diverse cargo...This work provides a comprehensive history of the ATL-98 Carvair, beginning with an overview of corporate histories / profiles of key players in the Carvair's development, including William Patterson, Donald Douglas, Freddie Laker. Chapters illustrating - evolution of the car-ferry as a viable aircraft, history of Aviation Traders, engineering details incorporated into the Carvair's production, major Carvair operators. ...Text features - chapters on each of the fleet's 21 planes, providing individual histories,anecdotes for each aircraft. Appendices provide general DC-4 fleet data, dated histories of each aircraft, lists of DC-4 / ATL-98 owners & operators, cross-referenced lists of registration-serial numbers, lists of official /unofficial aircraft names..... The ALT-98 Carvair: A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes - William Patrick Dean, Published by McFarland (2008)- ISBN 0786436700- 9780786436705 Good no dust Jacket, Hardcover...Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer..ALT 98 CARVAIR 6305 HC BMK18 A
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Cinquantenaire de L'Ordre de la Liberation
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Cinquantenaire de L'Ordre de la Liberation

by Michel, Michelle

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Paris: Musee de l'Ordre de la Liberation [2-9505191-0-5] 1990. (4to) 607pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Ribbon marker, illustrations, photographs, maps, diagrams, bibliography. The corners are lightly bumped, the dust jacket has minor edgewear and tears including a narrow inch-long chip from the top edge of the front panel. Text in French Language. Locale: ; Musee de l'Ordre de la Liberation. (World War 2, Exhibition Catalog--France, Exhibition Catalog--Musee De l'Ordre de la Liberation, French Resistance, Resistance Movement--France, World War 2).
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The Medical Examination of Airmen : A Practical Guide for Use in the Examination of Members of...
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The Medical Examination of Airmen : A Practical Guide for Use in the Examination of Members of the Air Service and Its Recruits

by Maublanc, Pierre Andre; & Victor Charles Ratié: Preface by André Broca; Martin Flack; from the library of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne

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New York: William Wood & Co., 1921. Near Fine condition but for a rusty paperclip impression in the upper margin of three leaves. See photos. NOT a library discard. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy of the 1921 First American Edition. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. By Dr. Maublanc and Dr. Ratié, of the Chatres School of Flying. Introduction to English Readers by Wing-Commander Martin Flack. Translated from the French by Norman Ball. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in gold on the spine. This book is from the library of, and bears the ink signature of Dr. Arthur Frank Payne (1876-1939) of Newton, New Jersey. Dr. Payne earned the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago and that of Master of Arts at Columbia University. In 1917 he served as executive secretary of the Military Training Commission in New York. In 1918 he was director of the United States War Department surveys. He… Read More
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History of Aeronautics in Great Britain From the Earliest Times to the Latter half of the...
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History of Aeronautics in Great Britain From the Earliest Times to the Latter half of the Nineteenth Century

by Hodgson, J.E.

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Oxford University Press, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. The book is still firmly bound and has been carefully read. The hardcover is has some light edge wear & is slightly faded with a little spotting. Inside the pages are clean and free from foxing. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. Many illustrations in b/w and some colour plates. A large & heavy volume which weighs about 2.5kg with packaging so special postage rates apply for shipping overseas.
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Destiny Can Wait. The History Of The Polish Air Force In The Second World War.
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Destiny Can Wait. The History Of The Polish Air Force In The Second World War.

by Lisiewicz, M. (Edited by)

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Destiny Can Wait. The History Of The Polish Air Force In The Second World War. Lisiewicz, M. (Edited by). Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1949. First Edition. 402pp. Foreword by Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Marshal of the R.A.F. Illustrations Include eight color plates and black and white photographs and drawings; index. Blue boards, silver spine titles. Very slight foxing to outer edges; no markings, folded or torn pages; boards and binding in fine condition. Jacket is clipped with tiny chip top spine and rubbing to bottom spine; protected in mylar.
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Operation Narcissus
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Operation Narcissus: Eyes Only Top Secret

by Col. Barney Oldfield USAF (Ret.)

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1978. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, As New.condition, with a near fine dust jacket, published by Pandick Press, New York and Los Angeles, 429 pages. The legendary Barney Oldfield recounts "Operation Narcissus" the World War II operation to save and smuggle out of war torn Poland several million dollars of Gold Bullion, and keep it out of the hands of Hitler and his Nazi cohorts. With a signed presentation by the author. A fascinating read!. Signed by Author(s).
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Generaloberst Halder. Kriegstagebuch. Band 1: Vom Polenfeldzug Bis Zum Ende Der Westoffensive...

Generaloberst Halder. Kriegstagebuch. Band 1: Vom Polenfeldzug Bis Zum Ende Der Westoffensive (14. 8. 1939 - 30. 6. 1940)

by Hans-Adolf Jacobsen

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Kohlhammer, Stuttgart, 1962, 391 pages, 7" x 9.75", Near Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket. Text in German. Volume 1 only
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Pantheon 1945
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Pantheon 1945

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Greek American Bouquet of America. Constas Licourie Editor and Publisher, San Francisco California. 27,5x21 cm.
--- Cloth-bound (publisher's binding), blindstamped cover. Some edgewear and light wear on hinges. Text in english and greek. Richly illustrated. Pages bright and clean.
--- The volume contains a variety of articles, History (of Greece, America, Greece's role in World War II), information about local businesses, travel within the USA, and advertisements, all directed toward the Greek-American community. Articles include: Our Debt to Greece An address from Claude Pepper, Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Line and Column in Greek Tactics (during World War II), The Tragic Chorus in Greek Plays, History of Fresno Historical Sketch of Sheridan, Wyoming A Sketch of Colorado's History, Greek War Orphans' Charity Benefit, Seattle, Washington Missoula, Montana, etc.Richly illustrated with black and white photos of persons and places, some evidently veterans in WWII.
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Aerial Transport
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Aerial Transport

by Thomas, G. Holt

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First edition. xviii+259 pp.+65 B&W illustrations and 4 folding maps in two colours h.t. 25,2x19,5 cm. Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, 1920.
--- Blindstamped cloth gilt (publishers bindint). Occasional foxing, light edgewear.
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The Avro Canada C102 Jetliner

The Avro Canada C102 Jetliner

by Floyd, Jim (Edited by Noel Hudson.)

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Erin: Boston Mills Press [0-919783-66-X] 1986. (4to) 280pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Color frontispiece, photograph front endpaper, illustration back endpaper, black and white and color photographs, graphs, diagrams, appendices, notes. Edited by Noel Hudson. Foreword by R. Dixon Speas. (Transportation, Avro Aircraft, C102 Jetliner, Avro, Civil Aviation--Canada).
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SS Armour on the Eastern Front 1943-1945
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SS Armour on the Eastern Front 1943-1945

by Velimir Vuksic

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Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, 2005. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Copyright 2005 & no further date. Firmly bound and seems unread. The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with photos in b/w plus a little colour artwork. Large & heavy book with pictorial glazed hardcover without a jacket.
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The Magazine of FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION (F&SF): August, Aug. 1971 ("Jack of...

The Magazine of FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION (F&SF): August, Aug. 1971 ("Jack of Shadows")

by F&SF (Roger Zelazny; Phyllis Eisenstein; Ben Bova; D. R. Sherman; A. Bertram Chandler; Patrick Meadows; William Dean)

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NY: Mercury Press, 1971. Vol. 41, No. 2. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Ron Walotsky. Includes "Jack of Shadows" (pt. 2 of 2) by Roger Zelazny; "Born to Exile" (novelet) by Phyllis Eisenstein; "A Slight Miscalculation' by Ben Bova; "A Ring of Black Coral" by D. R. Sherman; "The Pied Potter" by A. Bertram Chandler; "A Rag, A Bone" by Patrick Meadows; "An Occurrence on the Mars-to-Earth Run" by William Dean; "Loups-Garous" (verse) by Avram Davidson; "Science: Prime Quality" by Isaac Asimov.. SingleIssueMagazine. Very Good+.
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Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine February 1991
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Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine February 1991

by Sullivan, Eleanor (ED), Stanley Ellin, William Bankier, Donald Olson, HF Heard, George Baxt, Jon L Breen, Richard Patrick Gibbons, Martin Werner, David Dean, Jean Darling, Edward D Hoch

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First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 11 Short Stories. Featured are: The House Party by Stanley Ellin, The Comeback by William Bankier, Final Payment by Donald Olson, The President of the United States, Detective by HF Heard, Unreasonable Facsimile by George Baxt, The Jury Box by Jon L Breen, The Two Senoras by Richard Patrick Gibbons, A Little Game by Martin Werner, Jungle Land by David Dean, I Never Saw His Face by Jean Darling and The Edge of the Year 1900 by Edward D Hoch. In Near Fine Condition.
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Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: August 1971

by Zelazny, Roger and Phyllis Eisenstein, Ben Bova, D R Sherman, A Bertram Chandler, Patrick Meadows, William Dean

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Mercury Press, 1971-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. . Cover shows minor wear, lightly tanned pages.
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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (September 1973, volume 18, number 9)

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (September 1973, volume 18, number 9)

by Virginia Long; William Brittain; Alan Dean Foster; Jeff Sweet; Josh Pachter; Frank Sisk; Patrick O'Keeffe; Pauline C. Smith; Clayton Matthews; Ron Goulart; William Jeffrey; Donald Honig; Donald Olson; Arthur Moore

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New York: H.S.D. Publications. September 1973. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. Light chipping and small tears to spine and front cover. 164 pages. Contents: A Fine and Private Place by Virginia Long (novelette); A State of Preparedness by William Brittain; Pipe Dream by Alan Dean Foster; Eye of the Dragon by Jeff Sweet; Gemini by Josh Pachter; Somebody's Victim by Frank Sisk; Twice in a Blue Moon by Patrick O'Keeffe; Ears In Arrears by Pauline C. Smith; Death Out of Chute 3 by Clayton Matthews; That'll Never Happen No More by Ron Goulart; A Slight Case of Suspicion by William Jeffrey; A Passing Opportunity by Donald Honig; Ways and Means by Donald Olson; The Green Monster by Arthur Moore.
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Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: August 1971

by Zelazny, Roger and Phyllis Eisenstein, Ben Bova, D R Sherman, A Bertram Chandler, Patrick Meadows, William Dean

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Cornwall, Conn: Mercury Press, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. Digest Sized Magazine. Square Bound. First Printing. With color illustrated cover by Ron Walotsky. 146 pages and covers. Without mailing label. 60cent cover price. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creases and square. No tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully packaged and sent boxed.
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FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION

by Ferman, Edward L.(editor).(tories by : Roger Zelany, Phyllis Eisnstien, Ben Bova, D.R.Sherman, A. Bertram Chandler, Patrick Maedows & William Dean.), Illustrated by Walotsky

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N.Y.: Mercury Press, 1971. A clean copy with no flaws. Stories by : Roger Zelany, Phyllis Eisnstien, Ben Bova, D.R.Sherman, A. Bertram Chandler, Patrick Maedows & William Dean.. August. Digest. Very Good +.
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The ATL-98 Carvair: A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes
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The ATL-98 Carvair: A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes

by Dean, William Patrick

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Greek Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum. [Occasional Papers on Antiquities ; v. 3]...

Greek Vases in the J. Paul Getty Museum. [Occasional Papers on Antiquities ; v. 3] [Etrusko-korinthische Vasen in Malibu; A Kylix & Fragments by the Boread Painter; 2 Pelikai by the Pan Painter; Gnathia Pottery; Dipping as Glazing; etc]

by Jirí Frel, Marion True, Sandra Knudsen, Benedicte Gilman, Lynne Dean, Karen Schmidt, Elizabeth Burke, Patrick Dooley, Patricia Inglis, Kathe Flynn, eds.[Janos Gy. Szilagyi, William Biers, Cynthia Hoyt-Grimes, Donna Kurtz, John Boardman, Martin Robin

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Malibu, California : The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1986, 1986. Very Good. Text in English and German ; 28 cm. ; OCLC: 16292691 ; LC: NK4623.M37J2 1983 ; Dewey: 738.382 ; LCCN: 82-49024 ; ISBN: 089236078X ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; Etrusko-korinthische Vasen in Malibu / Janos Gy. Szilagyi -- Some plastics in Malibu / William R. Biers -- A kylix and fragments by the Boread Painter / Cynthia Hoyt-Grimes -- Booners / Donna Carol Kurtz, John Boardman -- Two Pelikai by the Pan Painter / Martin Robinson -- Ougar in amis: A Chous by the Oionokles Painter / Elfriede R. Knauer -- Polygnotos: An Iliupersis scene at the Getty Museum / Susan B. Matheson -- Some Gnathia pottery in the J. Paul Getty Museum / J. R. Green -- A Clusium group duck-askos in Malibu / Mario A. Del Chiaro -- Dipping as a glazing technique in antiquity / Toby Schreiber ; several black and white illustrations ; wrappers show some scuffing, else G
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Hasen

Hasen

by Bercovitch, Reuben

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New York: Knopf, 1978. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Jacket woodcut from Rockwell Kent Legacies, cover design by Lidia Ferrera.. This First Edition title translates to "Hare", a story of two young boys surviving in the wild near a concentration camp, and the day everything changes. "As simply and beguilingly told as a fairy tale, this is a novel whose terror belongs to reality-a novel that evokes with extraordinary power the essence, the beauty, of loyalty and commitment tested to the utmost." (from DJ). 5½ x 8". Original black boards over cloth, silver letters to spine, black top edge. Bottom spine slightly bumped, DJ has tiny chips at top & bottom spine and light wear to back, else a near fine dustjacket over a near fine book with Kent's striking woodcut on cover.
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THE ASIATICS
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THE ASIATICS

by Prokosch, Frederic

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New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., 1945. 348 pages, Armed Service edition #764, published in July 1945. During World War II more than seventy American publishers cooperated with the Council on Books in Wartime to distribute books free of charge to American servicemen. The flat oblong paperback books were designed to be easily carried into battle in soldiers' pockets. From September 1943 through June 1947, there were 1,322 titles published in Armed Services Editions. The book offered here is in very good condition: clean and tight, with minor edgewear.. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong 32mo - over 4" - 5" Tall. Book.
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Orlando King
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Orlando King

by Colegate, Isabel

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London, The Bodley Head, 1968, hardcover, 204 pp, True First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Tightly bound and clean with no markings, spine a bit cocked, front endpaper corner-clipped, small spots to front board. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, edge nicks, rubs, light scratches, short edge tears carefully repaired on the interior side with archival quality tape, very faint stains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author's first book in the Orlando Trilogy followed by Orlando at the Brazen Threshold, and Agatha. A modern classic. ISBN 9780370006529
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Very Ordinary Seaman
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Very Ordinary Seaman

by Mallalieu, J.P.W

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London: Victor Gollancz, 1944. One illustration, small 8vo, pp 278, very age-toned, a few creased corners, a small signature on the front endpaper, green cloth, dull and slightly worn, spine a little spotted, binding leaning slightly. [First edition, first impression of what is generally considered one of the finest accounts of life at sea in the Second World War. A fictionalised but accurate account, based on the author's experiences in a destroyer on the Murmansk run.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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Yank, The Army Weekly; World War II from the guys who brought you victory
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Yank, The Army Weekly; World War II from the guys who brought you victory

by Steve Kluger

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Arms and Armour, 1991. Hardback. good/good, faded spine (red spine). with Dw, slightly faded on the spine, slightly foxed and tanned on the page edges otherwise very good
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2
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European Sporting Cartridges Volume 2

by W. B. Dixon

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EUROPEAN SPORTING CARTRIDGES, VOLUME TWO: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN SPORTING CENTERFIRE AMMUNITION FROM 1870 TO 1998Author: Dixon, W.B.Published by Armory Publications, Inc., 2000
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First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
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Santa Barbara Photographs

Santa Barbara Photographs

by Bill Zeldis; Editor-Zeldis; Illustrator-Zeldis

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Santa Barbera: Zeldis Publishing, 7-04. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Large format hardback with dust jacket which is has minor wear, Signed by Photgrapher Bill Zeldis
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50 Years Later:  Remains of the Battle of the Bulge

50 Years Later: Remains of the Battle of the Bulge

by Emonts-Pohl, Joseph; Schuren, Hermann-Josef

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Grenz-Echo Verlag. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.. 1994. Hardcover. 9054330414 . A photoessay on the tank memorials and other military remains of the Battle of the Bulge along the Luxembourg-Belgium border. Many color photos. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 160 pages .
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Die Befreiung 1813 - 1814 - 1815 :
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Die Befreiung 1813 - 1814 - 1815 : Urkunden - Berichte - Briefe mit geschichtlichen Verbindungen

by Klein, Tim

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A 1st ed. good paperback, soiling & other signs of wear on covs. & spine as in image, with stamp fr. end p. & inside of cov. (image_2) "Alfred Rosenberg spende fur die Deutsche Wehrmacht 1939/1941 Gau Danzig" also FON pasted label. 520p. 19x13cm. 500gr. "Die Stempel mit dem Schriftzug: "Alfred-Rosenberg-Spende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht …". Eine kurze Untersuchung nach anderen Belegen und Formen über diesen Stempel ergab, dass solche Stempel auch mit anderen Gaubezeichnungen bekannt sind. Es handelte sich bei diesen Aktionen um deutschlandweite Buchsammlungen, die das Ziel verfolgten, den Soldaten an der Front Bücher zukommen zu lassen.
Durchgeführt wurde die Aktion "Buchspende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht" vom Kriegs-Winterhilfswerk, dem ein Aufruf Rosenbergs voranging. Bis zum Jahr 1940 konnten so 8 ½ Millionen Bücher gesammelt werden. Bis zum Frühjahr 1941 konnten in zwei Sammelaktionen 15 ½ Millionen Bücher an die kämpfende Front verschickt werden . Im Oktober 1941 erfolgte… Read More
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BLOODY BURON NORMANDY - 08JULY 1944
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BLOODY BURON NORMANDY - 08JULY 1944

by SNOWIE, Capt. J. ALLAN

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Erin, ON: The Boston Mills Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [1-8]9-120. FIRST EDITION. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth boards, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece photograph, photos, maps, glossary, nominal roll for D-Day. A history of the actions of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada near the village of Buron during the month following the D-Day landings. They faced the 12th SS (Hitler Youth) exchanging artillery barrages and fighting patrols. On the 8th July, 1944 the regiment executed a plan to capture the village which is described in this book. The unusual aspect of the fighting was the ferocity with which it was carried out on both sides. The text includes many full page photographs. The soldiers in most of the photos are identified by name and rank. The appendices include; a list of participants in the battle taken from The Highland Light Infantry of Canada with a determination of killed or wounded.… Read More
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