MODEL SOLDIERS by Garratt, John G - 1959

London: Seeley Service, 1965. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 8vo. Pp 239 + frontis and 7pp colour plates + 24pp b&w plates and 53 figures in the text. Red cloth boards stamped in gilt on a black panel on the spine. A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy in an unclipped dust jacket. The dust jacket is sunned at the spine, rubbed, sorn at the edges and chipped at the folds.

London: Seeley. lt sw, vg w/ dj lt edgwr, 2 sm trs,inside crnr cut, ow g. 1959.

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

London: Seeley Service. 2 sm hng crks, ow vg w/dj hvy edge wr, ow g. 1971.

GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT: NEW YORK GRAPHIC SOCIETY, 1972. Hard Cover. VERY GOOD ++/Very Good. BOOK HAS FAINT BROWN SPOTTING ON ENDPAPERS AND PAGE EDGES ELSE CLEAN. DUSTJACKET HAS SMALL TEARS, EDGEWEAR, RUBBING. IN BRODART. STILL A NICE COPY! (bx 174).

Seeley Service & Co, 1961. Hardback. Good. 7x5x0. CLEAN!! No marks. Back hinge is cracked but pages are secure. DJ is good with chips and creases. . . . . . *It is only within comparatively recent times that a serious attempt has been made to collect military models of all ages and to record them for posterity. The Frenchmen D'Allemagne and Fore were probably the first to realize their historical significance and their example was so speedily followed that today there is a vast and world-wide body of collectors, all interested in the sometimes complex and always fascinating history of the subjects. In the present comprehensive volume the istory of military and other miniatures is traced from the earliest times through the Middle Ages and to the subsequent periods of famous and much sought-after masters of the art. Makers in almost every country are thoroughly classified and all that is known of their methods is recorded.* -- From dust jacket flap

hardcover. Color frontis. Color plates and numerous b/w illustrations. 240pp., tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. (previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper with a business card of The Military Historical Society's president, Peter J. Blum, pasted on). London: Seeley, Service & Co., Ltd. (1959). Very good.<br/><br/>

Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1972. 9.25" wide by 10" tall. Clean, square, and unmarked copy. Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (15.00). Jacket has 2 short closed tears and light fraying at the corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bound in the original gilt-decorated green cloth. Profusely illustrated with 166 photographs, including 16 full-color plates. From the Dust Jacket: "'Toy soldiers' have become in recent years one of the most rapidly growing of collector's hobbies. Military figurines, both commercial and handcrafted, are today cherished, bought and sold, not merely as antique toys, but as historical examples of costume and armament, as miniature objects of art and specimens of technical virtuosity in craftsmanship... This book looks in detail at the history of the design of model soldiers and the styles of the famous designers. It describes the work of the great… Read More

Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society. VG+. 1972. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, Very Good+ dust jacket. 4to 11" to 13" tall. 248 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .