Providence, RI: Brown University Press, 1961. Cloth. The 1961 1st American edition of this monumental study of Napoleon and his Imperial Guard. Tight and VG+ (with very light offsetting at the front free endpaper and pastedown) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping (and a bit of bubbling)..... More
Brown University Press, 1961. Cloth. A crisp, very attractive copy of the 1961 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine (with one small crease at the spine base) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, which borders on pristine. Very thick quarto, 564 pgs. Over 170 plates complement the..... More
Cleveland: Pennington Press, 1959. Cloth. An important Association copy: INSCRIBED on the half-title BY HERBERT MITGANG TO ORVIL DRYFOOS, THE PUBLISHER OF THE NEW YORK TIMES. A very solid copy to boot of the 1959 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light fading..... More
London: T. Fisher Unwin. Ltd., 1917. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1917 1st edition of this uncommon booklet. G+ in its stapled gray wrappers, with light soiling at the front panel and title page. Octavo, 43 pgs. More
New York: G.P. Putnam & Son, 1869. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1869 1st edition, with mounted frontis photographic portrait of Admiral Farragut. Solid and VG+ in its gilt-decorated front panel. Decorative blindstamping as well to the panels, bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Thick octavo, 464..... More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982. 1st. Cloth. A solid, crisp copy of the 1982 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its green cloth. Octavo, 292 pgs. Part of Greenwood Press's "Contributions in Legal Studies" series. More
Cornell University Press, 1988. 1st. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1988 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 234 pgs. More
Cambridge University Press, 2007. Cloth. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 2007 1st edition. Near Fine (small remainder mark at bottom edge) in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 323 pgs. More
Oxford, England: Joseph Skelton, 1830. 1/4 leather. The 1830 1st edition, complete in 2 volumes, of this sweeping catalogue of engraved illustrations --and desciptions-- of the historic collections of ancient armor built by Dr. Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783-1948). Both volumes imposing elephant folios, handsome in their 1/2 leather over rich..... More
Westport, CT: Grenwood Press, 1973. 1st. Cloth. A fresh, clean copy of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 262 pgs. More
Pissburgh: Reed & Witting Company, 1920. Decorative Cloth. The uncommon 1920 1st edition of this remarkable first-person account of the action on the battlefields of France in 1918, arguably the War's most decisive year, from the perspective of a single American machine gunner. THIS COPY IS WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE..... More
New York: Penguin Books, 1941. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1941 1st American edition, in the uncommon original dustjacket. A clean, VG+ pocketbook in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges and light wear along the front flap-fold. Handsome wartime effort by Penguin Books. More
Paris: Asociation Pour La Recherche De Documentation surL'Histore De L'Aeronautique Navale, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. An immaculate copy of the 1999 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. Tall quarto, 494 pgs. An impressive history of the French seaplane (or hydroplane) used in World War I. Text in..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. Cloth. SIGNED BY DOUGLAS MACARTHUR on the front free endpaper AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, MAJOR GENERAL COURTNEY WHITNEY, just below MacArthur's signature. A very solid copy to boot of this 1956 early (but not 1st) edition. Tight and VG+ (minor bumping to the..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1919 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PRINTED DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG+ (small bookplate at the front pastedown) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping --and several small closed tears-- along the spine crown and just a...... More
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1956. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with light fading along the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG example of the publisher's glassine dustjacket, with a 3" chip at the foot of the front panel and..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1916. 1st. Cloth. the 1916 1st edition. Clean and solid and G+ in its dark cloth, with bright paper spine label. 12mo, 135 pgs. More
Helsinki, Finland: Wiking-Divisioona Oy, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. An As New copy of the 1999 1st edition, with the text in both Finnish and English. Bright and Fine in its pictorial laminate boards. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR OLLI WIKBERG on the title page. Tall quarto, 160 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Winnipeg, Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, 1990. Hardcover. The 1st English language editions of Vols. 1-IV of this exhaustive history of the 2 SS Panzer Divsion, 1934-1943. All volumes clean and Near Fine in their navy-blue laminate boards. VOL. I SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, OTTO WEIDEINGER, ON A TIPPED-IN ADHESIVE on..... More
Kalamazoo, Michigan: Wolverine Press, 1972. 1st. Hardcover. A very solid copy of the 1972 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown. Quarto, dozens of crisp black-and-white plates thruout. More
Cambridge University Press, 1991. 1st. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 1991 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 241 pgs. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1861. Decorative Cloth. An exceptionally bright copy of the 1861 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its bevelled dark-green cloth, with crisp, completely unflecked gilt-titling and insignia along the spine. Light foxing at the pastedowns and endsheets, faint staining to the front inner hinge (and..... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1942. Erwin L. Hess. Hardcover. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1942 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its pictorial boards. Virtually pristine. A "see 'em move --just flip the pages" book. Better Little Book #1446. More
Dallas: Token Kenkyu Kai, 1972. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1972 1st edition. Solid and VG in its printed white wrappers, with very light soiling to the front panel and light offsetting at the rear panel. Quarto, 159 pgs. Unusual history of the Japanese sword. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1932. 1st. Cloth. The 1932 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, G+ dustjacket, with creasing and chipping along the panel edges and light soiling along the spine and rear panel. Octavo, 316 pgs. More
