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New York: Putnam, (1982), First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. Putnam, Very fine copy in very fine jacket which is not price clipped. More
New York: Putnam, (1982), First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. Putnam, Very fine copy in very fine jacket which is not price clipped. More
(Boston: July 6, 1900, one octavo sheet folded once to make (4)pp, (2 1/2pp.). Charles Francis Richardson was born on May 29, 1851 in Hallowell, Me. He graduated from Dartmouth College with an A.B. in 1871 and an A.M. in 1874. After graduation, Richardson became engaged in newspaper work, working..... More
London: Ian Allan Ltd, (1974), First Edition. octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket. 180pp. Ian Allan Ltd, Edited by Chaz Bowyer. The author's comprehensive diary of day-to-day events from his first day in France in August, 1916, to his last day in April, 1918, as a member of No..... More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2013), Reprint. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (viii), (160)pp. Pen & Sword, Illustrated with photographs. Philip Bartlett’s account is a unique and fascinating record of a pilot’s life in the dawn of aerial warfare and, as history, of the first use of the bomber in war..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1994), First American Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), (160)pp. Naval Institute Press, Edited by his son, Nick Bartlett. Illustrated with photographs. Bartlett flew Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters and D.H. 4s with No. 5 RNAS, (205 RAF) Squadron from September 1916 to April..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1994), First American Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), (160)pp. Naval Institute Press, Edited by his son, Nick Bartlett. Illustrated with photographs. Bartlett flew Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutters and D.H. 4s with No. 5 RNAS, (205 RAF) Squadron from September 1916 to April..... More
Orchard Park, NY: Age of Aces, (2010), First Printing of this edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (388)pp. Age of Aces, Illustrated by Frederick Blakeslee. While Death flies the Swastika across the bloody skies of World War II, one American flier stands before the pendulum of history! In the vivid..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 192pp. Yale University Press, What decisions lie behind the way a book is designed? How are readers of books helped or hindered by the choices that a designer, publisher, or printer has made in presenting an author's..... More
Chigwell: Storyville Publications, (1990), First Edition. square octavo, original white cloth. x, 346pp. Storyville Publications, Joseph M. Davis (October 6, 1896 – September 3, 1978) was an American music producer, publisher and promoter in jazz, rhythm and blues and pop music. A very fine, clean and bright copy. More
Bronxville, NY: (Privately Published), (1936), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (40)pp., stapled. (Privately Published), Illustrated with reproductions of Schreyvogel paintings. Outstanding, very fine, clean condition. More
Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, (1993), First Edition. octavo, green cloth. (xiv), 301pp. McGill-Queen's University Press, From Gervinus to the beginning of the twentieth century. Includes chapters on "The Most Successful Histories of German Literature..."; Foreign Hsitories of German Literature"; with a Bibliography and a detailed index. Very fine. More
Congdon & Lattes, (1980), Advance Review Copy. octavo, pictorial wrappers. Congdon & Lattes, Very fine. More
Four lines in hand other than Bailey's but signed by him at the bottom, "Received in full Dr Bayley". Docketed on the verso. Dr. Richard Bayley was a prominent New York City physician and the first chief health officer of the city. An expert in yellow fever, he helped discover..... More
Baton Rouge: The Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1941, First Edition. large quarto, original dark blue cloth stamped with title and design in gilt on front cover. 120pp. The Army and Navy Publishing Company, Extensively illustrated. With two signatures on the back endpaper. Cloth worn and scuffed at extremities, light..... More
(Shrewsbury): Airlife, (1995), First Edition. quarto, dark blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 160pp. Airlife, Beautifully illustrated in full color. Traces the history of aviation, in whose service so many men and women have given their lives. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: Harper & Row, (1976), First American Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), 304pp. Harper & Row, Well illustrated with photographs and maps. Top edge of text block a bit dusty, othwise a very nice copy, jacket not price clipped. More
(Stittsville): Canada's Wings, (1985), First Edition. octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), (312)pp. Canada's Wings, Illustrated with photographs. The story of the gallant Mohawk pilots against the Japanese during the summer of 1942. Inscribed by the author on the titlepage and dated October, 1990. A very fine copy..... More
(Paris): Histoire & Collections, (2007), First Edition. quarto, heavy printed card wrappers. 66pp. Histoire & Collections, Heavily illustrated with photographs and many pages of color profiles. A tremendous reference. Very fine, clean copy as new. More
Huntington Park, CA: Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Beck, (1946), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 200pp. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Beck, Beck's biography including his forced landing in France, 18 days of sanctuary in a cafe after taking refuge with members of the French underground..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Library, 1990, First Edition. quarto, wrappers. 64pp. Harvard College Library, Illustrated with plates and photographs. With an introduction by Eleanor Garvey. A beautifully produced catalogue in which Harvard's work as a calligrapher, type designer, stonecutter, author and illustrator is chronicled. With "Paragraphs on Life and Letters"..... More
London: Hambledon and London, (2003), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xviii); 272pp. Hambledon and London, The men of the Victorian Army combined a strong sense of tradition with professionalism owing to the variety of tasks it undertook such as putting down the Indian Mutiny, fighting in..... More
Original colourtype caricature by Max Beerbohm as it appeared as a supplement in "Vanity Fair" magazine, January 20, 1909. Captioned "The St. James's." Faint mark from paperclip at top edge, else fine. There is a penciled notation, "Max Beerbohm" in the lower blank margin but we do not believe this..... More
Original colourtype caricature by Max Beerbohm as it appeared as a supplement in "Vanity Fair" magazine, September 24, 1896. Captioned "Our First Novelist." 15.50" x 10.5" Fine. Print will be shipped rolled in a sturdy tube. More
Color caricature by Max Beerbohm as it appeared as a supplement in "Spectator" magazine, April 4, 1931. 12.5" x 8.25" Fine. Print will be shipped rolled in a sturdy tube. More
Color caricature by Max Beerbohm as it appeared as a supplement in "Spectator" magazine, February 21, 1931. The print will be shipped, rolled, in a sturdy tube. Fine. More