Search Results: Authors starting with C from Mikhail Barkovskiy

17x24, Pb, laminated, near mint. 24pp. Brief history of the British cavalry sabretaches from the end of the 18th c. to the eve of WWI. 16 b/w + 1 color photograph. SMALL BOOK, POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED

Polish text, summary and ill. descr. in English. 21x29,5, Pb, laminated, new copy, 82pp. Richly illustrated: 2 full page color plates showing camouflage and markings (each includes 3 profiles), 7 color photographs (incl. close-ups), 117 b/w photographs, 33 line drawings showing vehicle details, 16pp of 1/35 scale plans and interior. Incl.: history and early prototypes; technical description of T-50 tank manufactured by the Factory 174; development; combat use; English summary. Massive reference.

Polish text, summary and ill. descr. in English. 21x29,5, Pb, laminated, new copy, 58pp. Richly illustrated: 2 full page color plates showing camouflage and markings (each includes 3 drawings), 8 color photographs, 94 b/w photographs (incl. close-ups), 12 line drawings showing vehicle details, 12 1/35 scale plans. Incl.: history and early prototypes: T-17, T-23, T-25, Carden Loyd Mk IV; technical description of T-27 tankette; service and combat use in 1930s and during WWII; conversion into AT artillery tractors; self-propelled gun T-27M (T-27S), SU-76K (SU-3), flame-throwing tankette OT-27; remote-controlled vehicle TT-27; engineer vehicles based on T-27 chassis; English summary.

booklet # 92 in Polish Ministry of Defence Publishing House "Types of Weapons and Armament" series, fine, 16x23,5, 16pp, 6 color plates showing camouflage and markings, 33 b/w drawings and photographs. Incl.: history; I-26 aircraft; production; training variant Yak-7 (Yak-7UTI); I-28; I-30; Yak-7-M-82; design; service; camouflage and markings. Text in Polish, out of print, scarce

booklet # 63 in Polish Ministry of Defence Publishing House "Types of Weapons and Armament" series, ex-library (bearing usual marks) otherwise near fine, 16x23,5, 16pp, 6 color plates showing camouflage and markings, 23 b/w drawings and photographs. Incl.: history, production; variants; civil variants; special variants; design; camouflage and markings; in action. Text in Polish, out of print, scarce

booklet # 42 in Polish Ministry of Defence Publishing House "Types of Weapons and Armament" series, VG (minor "washable" dirt on cover, signed by ex-owner), 16x23,5, 16pp, 4 color plates showing camouflage and markings, 30 b/w drawings and photographs. Incl.: ANT-58 first prototype; ANT-59 second prototype; ANT-60 third prototype; TU-2 and variants: Tu-2S; Tu-2D, ANT-63, ANT-64; ANT-65, ANT-67, ANT-68; design; service. Text in Polish, out of print, scarce

14,5x20,5, Hb, ex-library (bearing regular markings), currently VG (in a case of intensive reading will need spine glueing in the future), 556pp + 15 color and 230 b/w ill. Incl.: aviation-related events in Poland before 1918; polish sporting aviation in 1918-39; sporting aviation in Poland in 1945-80; Krakow air club, Krakow museum of Aviation and Astronautics. Massive reference. Incl. all events, training and equipment: gliders, airplanes, helicopters, baloons, parachuts, sporting model-making. Text in Polish. Rare.

Text in Polish/English/German. Hb, new copy, 492pp. The album comprises a choice of photographs brought to Auschwitz by Jews, condemned by the Nazis to be exterminated. Around 2400 photographs, a unique collection, were found on the premises of the camp after its liberation. Nothing is known about their survival. The collection covers pictures, representing various scenes from the life of the Jewish families from before the war: everyday work, weddings, births, classes and youth organizations, holidays spent with families or friends. It took several years to identify some of the shots. The biggest part show Jewish families from Zaglebie, Bedzin, Sosnowiec and neighborhood. There are also photos from other cities, among others from Warsaw, Lodz, Lipsk, or Olomouc. Some family names were identified: the Broders, Kohns, Koplowiczs, Malachs, Sztrochlics, Hupperts - they are people who are no more. The publication is in the shape of an album with family shots. It is complemented by a booklet (132pp)… Read More

20,5x28,5, Pb, near fine (former price clip on front cover), 30pp, 22 color and 56 b/w photographs (incl. close-ups), 1 full page color plate showing camouflage and markings, 1 b/w plate showing Polish Camouflage and markings scheme (dated July 1991 1989), 4pp of 1/72 scale plans. Descr. the Soviet MiG-23 Flogger series with variable sweep wing, served as fighter-interceptors, with a secondary capability of ground attack. History of MiG-23, MiG-23 family, MiG-27, in the Soviet/Russian and foreign service, design, camouflage and markings. Text in Polish

Polish text. Vol. 1 in the series of books devoted to Polish army cavalry regiments in 1918-1939. 17,5x24, Pb, laminated, new copy, 96pp. Well illustrated: b/w photographs throughout, several color plates. Incl.: origin and history of the regiment; regimental commanding officers; regimental standard (2 color drawings); breast badge (color illustrations); uniforms and equipment (2 color plates); Polish licensed wz. 36 Bofors 37 mm gun anti-tank gun (2 color drawings). Interesting reference

Text in Polish. 16x23,5cm, Pb, laminated, new copy, 98pp. Well illustrated: 69 b/w and color photographs. Incl.: improvised and captured vehicles of the Polish forces; German armored units and vehicles used against the insurgents; Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer; Hetzer vehicles in action in Warsaw in 1944.

A photographic album in Hebrew language. 24x27,5, Hb, new copy, 152pp. The book takes the reader on a journey into the past and reveals the fate of a people who have disappeared from the urban landscape. Over 200 pictures accompanying the detailed descriptions relate the story of pre-war Krakow and prove that its Jewish population were not only residents in Kazimierz, outsiders wary of assimilation, but citizens in their own right, contributing to the rebuilding of Poland after the First World War.

21,5x29, Pb, laminated, very rare. 48pp, b/w and color illustrations throughout, new copy. Incl.: model kits reviews: 1/72 Ka-52 by Italeri, 1/48 I-5 by Rest Models, Fokker Dr.I / F.I / D.VI by Roden, 1/35 KV-85 / KV-14 (Su-152) by Eastern Express, 1/72 I-16 type 24 by ICM, 1/72 BMP-1 by ACE; art of diorama � woods and foliage (13 color drawings and photographs); upgrading 1/72 TZ-22M heavy fueling vehicle model kit by E-klass (8 color photographs); Soviet WWII Dalnevostochny Chekist bomber squadron (12 b/w photographs, 2 color plates � 8 drawings); Soviet MiG-27 fighter-bomber aircraft (10 b/w photographs, 2pp of 1/72 detailed scale plans); KV-8S Soviet heavy flame-throwing tank (2pp of detailed 1/35 scale plans, 1 line drawing showing interior, 3 b/w photographs); Soviet MAZ-537 heavy truck tractor (10 b/w and color photographs, 1 line drawing, 2pp of detailed 1/35 scale plans); paper model kits(color photographs); Super Sabre upgrading (10 color photographs). Russian text

21,5x29, Pb, laminated, very rare. 48pp, b/w and color illustrations throughout, as new. Incl.: model kits reviews: 1/72 Yak-18 by Amodel, 1/72 Hawker Typhoon by Academy, 1/72 MiG-21F-13 by Bilek, 1/72 MiG-21UM by Cooperativa, 1/72 ZIS-3 gun by SKIF, 1/72 KV-85 by PST, 1/35 Mujahidins by ICM, 1/35 FAI-M armored car by Maket; art of diorama � classical city buildings (9 color illustrations); upgrading PzKpfw III Ausf.G (11 color photographs); Soviet WWII 30th Guards fighter regiment (6 b/w photographs, 2 color drawings showing P-39 Aircobra camouflage and markings); Soviet KV-85 heavy tank (13 b/w photographs, 2pp of 1/35 scale plans); Soviet WWII air bombs: high-explosive bombs (2 b/w photographs, 15 line drawings); Soviet Afghanistan-era MiG-23 sharp-toothed camouflage (14 color and b/w photographs, 15 color drawings); Tu-154 airplane (26 color photographs, incl. many close-ups); field uniforms and equipment of the Russian infantry and airborne, Dagestan, 1999 (18 color photographs). Russian text

Text in Polish. 12,5x18, Pb, laminated, new copy, 144pp. The complete catalog descr. 256 different 2 zloty coins issued in 1993-2014 (the last and final year of issue), illustrated with b/w photographs showing coins obverse and reverse. Incl.: commemorative 2 zloty coins issued prior to denomination (1993-1994); commemorative coins issued after denomination (1995-2014).

Polish text. 2nd edition, 14x20, Pb, laminated, new copy, 296pp. Service manual of "Sokol" motorcycles manufactured in Poland before World War II for both civilian and military use. Incl.: "Sokol" 600 motorcycle: technical data, recommended oils and greases, adjusting values, engine and gearbox, chassis, sidecar, electrical equipment, carburetor, engine starting and driving, maintenance, tires, most common engine problems, most common lubrication system problems, driving a new motorcycle, air filter, lubrication diagram, spare parts list. "Sokol" 1000 army heavy motorcycle: introduction, general characteristics of the motorcycle, general characteristics, engine starting and driving, engine maintenance, clutch and gearbox maintenance, chain maintenance and adjustment, front hand brake adjustment, rear brake pedal adjustment, front fork adjustment, wheels and wheels removal, sidecar adjustment, driver seat adjustment, electrical equipment, most common problems of electrical equipment, maintenance… Read More

OUT OF PRINT. Text in Polish. 21X29, Pb, laminated, new copy, 120pp, richly illustrated. Incl. Russian naval forces on the Mediterranean Sea, from the end of the 18th c. to the 2010s (61 b/w photographs); Svetlana protected cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy (10 b/w photographs, 1pp of scale plans); Soviet project "X" heavy cruiser of 1935 - "Washington-treaty heavy cruisers killer (5 b/w photographs, 3pp of line drawings); first amphibious assault landings during the Great Patriotic War, 1941 (9 b/w photographs); Italian destroyers of the Soviet Navy (7 b/w photographs); Soviet postwar riverine and sea armored gunboats 1945-1972: project 161, project 186, project 191, project 191M, project 192, project 1204, project 1204M (27 b/w photographs and 8 scale plans and drawings); operation to rescue M-200 submarine, 1956 (5 b/w photographs); Project 705.705K Lira (NATO Alfa-class reporting name) hunter/killer nuclear-powered submarine (13 b/w photographs and 1pp of scale plans); Project… Read More

Text in Polish. 20,5x28,5, Pb, laminated, near fine, 66pp, well illustrated. Incl.: hunting firearms on IWA 2013 World trade fair for hunting, outdoor and law enforcement (58 color photographs); 7mm Remington Magnum ammunition (7 color illustrations); Indian MSMC submachine gun (3 color photographs); People's Republic of Poland ZOMO Motorized Reserves of the Citizens' Militia riot control weapons of 1950s-1980s: conversion of Nagant revolver into gas gun, RNL-19 tear-gas grenade, RMG-66 and RMG-75 tear gas sprays, NMG-1000 heavy tear gas dispenser, NPL-26 tear-gas cartridges for PS-44 flare gun, RWGL tear-gas grenade launcher, RWGL-2 tear-gas grenade launcher prototype, RWGL-3 tear-gas grenade launcher (49 color and b/w illustrations); Polish  airsoft RPK-74 light machine gun (10 color photographs); airsoft weapons on IWA 2013 World trade fair for hunting, outdoor and law enforcement (14 color photographs); knifes on IWA 2013 World trade fair for hunting, outdoor and law enforcement (33… Read More

Polish text. 17,5x24, Pb, laminated, new copy, 96pp. Well illustrated: 5 color plates showing armor camouflage and markings and tankman uniform, 2pp of scale plans, 93 high quality b/w photographs, 1 color map, 11 color drawings and photographs. Vol. 3 in the series of books devoted to Polish Armored Troops in the West in 1939-1947. Incl.: history of the 2nd Polish Armored Regiment; regimental standard; commemorative badge; commanding officers; battle at Saint-Aignan, August 8, 1944; Sherman C tank

21,5x29, Pb, laminated, very rare. 48pp, b/w and color illustrations throughout, new copy. Incl.: model kits reviews: 1/35 Soviet anti-tank artillery by ICM, 1/35 Soviet regimental artillery by ICM, 1/35 KV-8S by Eastern Express, 1/35 KV-1S by Eastern Express, 1/72 HUP-1 Retriever helicopter by Interavia, 1/35 NKL-26 Soviet WWII motor sled, 1/72 UTI-4 by Amodel, 1/35 German tank crew by ICM; art of diorama � making model figures (20 color and b/w drawings); Soviet SU-152 self-propelled gun on KV chassis (16 b/w photographs, 2pp of detailed 1/35 scale plans); first SB bomber planes (17 b/w photographs, 3pp of 1/72 scale planes); Soviet WWII air bombs: fragmentation bombs, incendiary bombs, bridge demolition bombs, anti-submarine bombs, chemical bombs, rotating cluster bombs (6 b/w photographs, 16 line drawings); 1/72 Me-410B/U4 upgrading (14 color photographs); Carrier Valentine 25pdr Gun Mark1 Bishop British self-propelled gun (8 b/w photographs, 1/35 scale plans); MiG-29 sharp-toothed camouflage (13… Read More