On the Other Side 23 Days with the Viet Cong by Webb, Kate - 1972

Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. REPRINT. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.-- To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane, with fondest love from Freddie.-- A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.:

Edinburgh and London. 1856. First edition. Octavo. xxvii, 234pp. Tinted litho. frontis., 3 further tinted litho. plates, folding plan of the Passage of the Ingour, large folding map. Title page woodcut vignette, 3 further woodcut illustrations. Recent quarter calf, spine in six with raised bands, leather label, gilt lettering and motifs, marbled boards. Renewed endpapers. Light foxing to plates. Large map folds carefully reinforced with paper tape. Neat marginal pencil note to xxv. A crisp handsome copy with all maps and plates as listed.
Laurence Oliphant (1829-1888) Author, Adventurer, Spy, Diplomatic Negotiator, Lawyer, Religious Mystic.
As correspondent for The Times at Trebizond Oliphant met the Turkish commander Omar Pasha, joined his force and was present at the battle of the Ingour. A first hand valuable account of Ottoman military operations from both a political and military point of view.

The Pilgrim Press. London. 1913. Fifth (revised) edition. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.4 inches). xvi/1-294pp. Illustrated with 12 full page mono illustrations by various artists. A few pages at the front of the text affected by light foxing but overall a very good clean copy in a fine early leather binding by Austin & Sons Ltd, with their ticket pasted inside back cover. Full red calf, lavish gilt decoration to spine, leather title label in gilt, both boards with gilt ruling/ board edges and inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers, silk head and tailbands. College emblem to front board, in gilt. Marbled block edges. College prize label inside front cover. A lovely presentation of this interesting book.

Baltimore: The Franklin Press, 1813. THE WEEKLY REGISTER. Containing Political, Historical, Geographical, Scientifical, Astronomical, Statistical and Biographical Documents, Essays, and Facts; Together with Notices of the Arts and Manufactures, and a Record of the Events of the Times. Volume 3, fully indexed, Addenda and Appendix. 26 issues covering the period from September 1812 - March 1813. First edition. 26 issues bound together with addenda and appendix. Published Baltimore: The Franklin Press, 1812-1813. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 10 1/4", iii+ 416; 1 plate plus 16pp. addenda entirely on the Oliver Evans' Columbian Steam Engine, plus 64pp. appendix. Every issue contains notices on the progress of the War. Some issues list the prizes made by the American Navy, name and size of vessels and crews. Half roan and marbled boards. Some toning, minimal foxing to preliminaries, small loss at top corner of general title page, some scuff/edgewear else very good, clean and attractive. Scarce. . 1st. Hard.… Read More

Malta: Publishers Enterprise Group Ltd, 1994. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Complete in 2 volumes: Vol. I: xxiii, 502pp; Vol. II: xvii, 369pp. Numerous b/w and col. maps and illustrations, mainly concentrated in Vol. II. An excellent near-mint copy of a scarce work. (Due to the size/weight of this 2-volume set, an extra shipping charge will apply.) .

First American edition of this book. Published by T. Allen, New York, 1792. Binding is fine. Modern half leather and marbled boards by Starr Bookworks. Interior is very good. Has a few stamps from New York Mercantile Library. Edges show foxing, interior is toned, occasional old creases, no vandalism, writing or other issues. Pages remain supple. Lacking old blanks, otherwise complete as issued. Lee was a British born career military officer who sought to lead the Continental Army in place of Washington. Lee is most famous now for his various hasty and leisurely retreats including being captured in his night gown by the British in 1776. After a prisoner exchange in 1778 Lee resumed command only to be court-martialled a few months later for insubordination. He must have had something going for him because he survived 30 years of military encounters where strategic withdrawal was not always an option. One of those characters that would be hard to imagine if he did not actually exist. See Howes L85. A… Read More

Baltimore: The Franklin Press, 1813. THE WEEKLY REGISTER. Containing Political, Historical, Geographical, Scientifical, Astronomical, Statistical and Biographical Documents, Essays, and Facts; Together with Notices of the Arts and Manufactures, and a Record of the Events of the Times. Volume 3, fully indexed, Addenda and Appendix. 26 issues covering the period from September 1812 - March 1813. First edition. 26 issues bound together with addenda and appendix. Published Baltimore: The Franklin Press, 1812-1813. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 10 1/4", iii+ 416; 1 plate plus 16pp. addenda entirely on the Oliver Evans' Columbian Steam Engine, plus 64pp. appendix. Every issue contains notices on the progress of the War. Some issues list the prizes made by the American Navy, name and size of vessels and crews. Half roan and marbled boards. Some toning, minimal foxing to preliminaries, small loss at top corner of general title page, some scuff/edgewear else very good, clean and attractive. Scarce. . 1st. Hard.… Read More

Offene Worte, 1932. Pre-ISBN. Paperback. Used- Good condition. Contains 4 volumes in a slipcase. German edition. Books show some shelf wear. Slipcase has scuffing along edges and corners, but is still intact. All books have two "B's" written on the spine in pen. Book A has small fold on the top right corner on the front cover. Spine has some creases. Two spots of discoloration on the right side on the title page. Book B has a crease on the bottom right corner on the front cover. Spine has some creases. Book C has small crease on the bottom right corner on the front cover. Pg. 1-31 has some discoloration along the right edge. Book D has a small fold on the upper right corner on the front cover. Some creasing on the spine. Pg. 1-8 has some discoloration along the right edge. None of the books have writing on the inside. Books have a slight musky scent.Photos are of the books we have here at Barbed Wire Books.Written in the German language. 4 volumes in a slipcase. Summary: Issue A: military system,… Read More

Malta: Publishers Enterprise Group Ltd, 1994. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Complete in 2 volumes: Vol. I: xxiii, 502pp; Vol. II: xvii, 369pp. Numerous b/w and col. maps and illustrations, mainly concentrated in Vol. II. An excellent near-mint copy of a scarce work. (Due to the size/weight of this 2-volume set, an extra shipping charge will apply.) .

London: Alexander M Palmer [1-879632-30-4] 1993. (4to) 259pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Bibliography. A small bump on the top back corner, a small scuff on the front endpaper where a previous owner's label has been removed and a small neat price in ink on the top corner of the back endpaper. (Military, Falklands War--1982, Gulf War--1991, Lebanon Campaign--1980-84, Middle East Campaign--1984-87, Military Medals--England, Northern Ireland Troubles--1969-92, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe Campaign-- 1980, Suez and Red Sea Campaign--1975-85).