Owen Sound: Escort Carriers Assoc., 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. ix, 210 p. 29 cm. Nearly 300 b&w illustrations. Blue hardcover with silver lettering. In mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket with slight soiling. Built in the U.S., the "Nabob" never did serve in the U.S. Navy. Instead it was transferred to the Royal Navy and manned by Canadians. After being torpedoed in 1944 with a loss of over 20 men, the carrier was judged not worth repairing. This book tells the story of the ship and its crew, complete with photos.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1943. third printing. Hardcover. Very good/Poor. 166 p. 21 cm. 11 b&w illustrations. Blue cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has large pieces missing, affecting spine and front panel. Front flap price clipped. Ink inscription and stamp on rear of frontispiece.
Stevens Point, Wis: Wydawcy Bracia Worzallowie, 1916. Hardcover. Fair. 148 p. 26 x 35 cm. Numerous b&w illustrations. Colour frontispiece, colour title page, colour page of flags, colour plate at rear. Green cloth spine with paper covered boards, pasted on front cover illustration. Corners worn and paper peeling back from edges. Hinges cracked internally and covers separating from text block. Ink stamps on pastedowns along with ink inscription (Aleksander Buczek, W. Clapier St., Philadelphia). Stamps repeated on contents and first text page. Dampstains to margins p. 137 onwards. A few spots elsewhere. Polish text. Title translates as "Pictorial history of the European war with particular emphases on the images of misery and destruction on Polish soil." Published by Worzalow Brothers.
Washington DC: George W. Bowman, Printer, 1860. 36th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 60.. Hardcover. Good. First edition. vii, 232 p. 30 cm. 21 plates including fold-out showing Arsenal at Vienna and Great Gun at Moscow. Also includes 13 smaller fold-out plates at rear with diagrams. Black cloth with blank impessing. Wrapped in mylar with title label on front. Edges and corners worn with some scuffing to cloth on boards. Ink inscription on front pastedown to "Stevenson Archer from E. H. Webster 1861". Both men from Bel Air, MD and both at one time members of Congress. Inscribtion has marked front free endpaper. Rear endpapers have ears and chips. Some foxing. A study of European armies and their weapons at the time of the Crimean War. Sections on; the military organization of Russia, Austria, Prussia, France and Britain; ordance at the Siege of Sebastopol; arsenals and arms manufacturing in the above countries + Belgium; rifle cannon; cannon of large caliber; garrison artillery; field artillery; fuzes; small arms. Includes translation of Schon's Rifled Infantry Arms which compares firearms of various countries. Sabin 50532.
Paris: Aux Editions Arc-en-Ciel, nd. 1960s. Very good. No. 179 of 1000. 34 cm box. 5 p. preface by Pierre Mac Orlan. 105 loose colour plates. In grey paper folder with brown label. Corners of folder worn, some soiling to exterior, rear of folder dampstained with tears and creases. Pages are clean and neat. French text.
Paris: Librairie de Paris, Firmin-Didiot et Cie, 1934. Hardcover. Very good +. Limited edition of 4000, of which this is no. 3700. 321 p. 33 cm. 325 b&w illustrations. Colour plates of Les Quatre Cavaliers de L'Apocalypse; Queen Elisabeth of Belgium; Le Comte de Broqueville. Bound in brown faux leather with new endpapers. Damstains to edge of first original page. Occasional thumbing. Tear in rear tissue guard over Une Seance du Comte National de Secours et D'Alimentation des Populations Belges. Preface by M. Gaston Doumergue. French text.
Aldershot: Gale & Polden, Ltd., Wellington Works, 1915. 19th edition, revised to date. Card covers. Very good. 50 p. 12 cm. 1 b&w illustrations. Red card covers. Light soiling. Tiny tears in spine ends. Faint mark on text block edge affecting a few margins.
Louisville, Kentucky: Sixth Armored Division Association, 1975. Hardcover. ex library-good +. v, 512 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations, incl. 27 maps. Green cloth. Ex library with label on lower spine, ink stamps on text block edges, and labels and stamps on endpapers.
London: HMSO, 1993. Hardcover. ex library-good. xi, 328, 13 p. + Appendices. 25 cm. 13 maps 4 diagrams. Blue leatherette. Ex library with call label on lower spine, ink stamps on text block edges and stamps and labels on endpapers. Worn patches on bottom of front board.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. Hardcover. ex library-good. xii, 706 p. 24 cm. Green cloth with gold print. Ex library with call label on lower spine, ink stamps on text block edges, stamps and labels on endpapers. Cracked at title page. Covers United States Army, Air Force, National Guard, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard. Appendices and index.
[Paris]: Orientation Branch, Information and Education Division, HQ, 1945. First Edition. Softcover. Good +. 31 p. 13 cm. B&w photos. Colour map at centrefold shows route of the 29th Division from Omaha Beach to St. Lo, then to Aachen and on to the Elbe River. Staplebound booklet. Small tears at page bottoms up to p. 7 and some dogeared bottom corners up to p. 9. Pages browning. Room for name, date enlisted, training, etc. not filled in. Published by US Army Information and Education Branch. History of the 29th Infantry Division in the European Theatre of Operations issued to soldiers to send home as a morale booster.
St. Catharines, ON: Vanwell Publishing Limited, 1996. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. vii, 8-104 p. 22 x 28 cm. B&w illustrations. Blue hardcover in pictorial dustjacket.
Fingal, ON: Township of Southwold, 2004. Softcover. Near fine. iv, 132 p. 28 cm. B&w illustrations. Softcover. Inscribed by author on title page.
Brian Dalton, 2016. First Edition. Softcover. Very good. 151 p. 28 cm. B&w illustrations. Softcover. Tear in spine tail. Signed by Brian on dedication page.
Saint John, NB: Loyalist City Coins, 1989. Softcover. Very good +. [6], 209, [26] p. 22 cm. B&w illustrations. Spiral binding with pictorial covers. Some soiling to exterior. Pages neat and clean. "Brief military histories of New Brunswick Militia and selected South African Units and biographies of New Brunswick Men who served in the Boer War." topics include: Boer War; casualty roll for New Brunswick men; the Royal Visit by the Duke of York; unsuccessful applicants for service in South Africa; New Brunswick militia; South African veterans in World War; biographies; index.
Canadian Armed Forces, 2018. Softcover. As new. viii, 83 p. (English); viii, 95 p. 25 cm. Colour photo section in centre. B&w map of Mediterranean. Softcover. Discussion of Operation Mobile, RCAF air power over Libya, tactical fighter and ACE Commander perspectives, Task Force Naples, Task Force Libeccio, etc.
[London, Ontario]: The 1st Hussars Cavalry Fund, 2004. Hardcover. Near fine. 359 p. 29 cm. B&w and colour illustrations. Hardcover. A few dents to edges. Faint scratches to boards.
West Point, NY: U.S.M.A., 1926. Hardcover. Ex library-good. 448 p. 32 cm. Numerous b&w illustrations with a colour painting at the start of each chapter. Tooled leather boards with title, date and ensignia in raised gold on front cover. Ex library with labels on front endpapers, remains of label on lower spine, one ink stamp. Corners and spine ends worn, lighter wear to hinges and edges. Former owner's bookplate and tear in a front page. P. 18 is detached and has numerous tears to edges. Chapters on academic departments, biographies, class histories, the cadet year, corps organization, activities, humor, etc.
Quebec: Dussault & Proulx, 1901-02. Fitzpatrick Edition. Hardcover. Ex library-good. 6 vols.: xvii, 280; x, 317; x, 340; xiii, 334; xi, 362; 346 p. 25 cm. Vol. I: 20 plates. Vol. II: 25 plates. Vol. III: 26 plates. 3 vols. of appendices. Blue cloth with gold impressing. Some rubbing and a little soiling to cloth. Ex university library with labels on lower spines, ink stamps on half titles, envelopes on rear pastedowns. Hinges cracking internally. Page edges roughened. Many pages in appendices uncut. A few page edges torn when cutting. Topics: events preceding the siege; the life of Wolfe; the life of Montcalm; preparations for the siege; Wolfe's plan; the battle; the capitulation of Quebec; etc. Appendices include various correspondences, journal extracts, despatches, etc. in English and French.
London: Cassell & Company. Hardcover. Fair. 4 vols. in 2 books: viii, 192; viii, 192; viii, 192; viii, 192 p. Vols. I & II missing. Numerous b&w illustrations. 27 cm. Half red leather with pebbled red cloth. Endpapers and text block edges marbled. Gilt trim on spines. Rear board of one volume detached. Corners worn, tears in spine ends. Pages clean and neat. Topics include: the Nile Expedition; murder of Colonel Stewart; Lord Wolseley at Dongola; the start for Khartoum; expedition of Sir Charles Wilson; the defence of Khartoum; revolt against the Mahdi; Wolseley at Suakim; mission of Admiral Hewett to King John of Abyssinia; future of the Soudan; the Red Sea ports; General Graham's last despatch; etc.
