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Circular[s]: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of...
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Circular[s]: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of New York. 1867-1922 [Eight Volumes]

by New York Commandery

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Used - A very good set with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Il
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New York: [Commandery of the State of New York], 1922. First edition. Three quarter morocco over red boards, four raised bands ruled in gilt, gilt titles; one volume matching cloth. A very good set with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedowns of most volumes, shadow of sticker on foot of most backstrips. spine ends and joints scuffed on most volumes, well bound, most circulars quite clean.. 8vo. The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, begun in Philadelphia in 1865, was modeled on the Society of the Cincinnati, and formed to protect the republic amid rumors of a plot to destroy the government after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Among its members were Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinley. By 1899 it had over 8000 members which included nearly every officer of note. The New York Commandery was the second formed after… Read More
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World War II Logbooks
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World War II Logbooks

by Snyder, Lorain R. "Doc

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N.p., 1943. Snyder, Lorain R. "Doc. Four octavo volumes. Standard issue blank books printed by the Government Printing Office that were owned by Lorain R. Snyder, who served as a Gunner's Mate aboard the U.S.S. Richmond from 1941 to 1943. The first two volumes contain Snyder's notes and assignments on such matters as wrecking mines, depth charges, and ammunition, as well as his basic duties. These notes are enhanced by Snyder's draftsman-like color illustrations, which detail the structure and functioning of the various weaponry with which he would have been familiar. These include mines, the .45 caliber automatic pistol, and roller-bearing gun mounts. In addition, Snyder -- whose nickname was "Doc" -- provides illustrated charts of semaphore, alphabet, naval and weather flags, map cross-hatching legends, and military insignia for various countries. In the other two volumes, Snyder switches from theory to practice as he begins a tour aboard the Richmond, and the blank books become a daily logbook.… Read More
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Precetti militari consacrati all' immortal nome.di Ferdinando Maria duca dell' una e...
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Precetti militari consacrati all' immortal nome.di Ferdinando Maria duca dell' una e dell' altra Baviera.composti da F. Marzioli Bresciano.

by Marzioli Francesco

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Used - molto buono
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prima edizione
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Bologna: In fine: Bologna, Erede di Domenico Barbieri. 1670. [Figurato Militaria] (cm39) ottima piena pergamena originale, titolo manoscritto al dorso. -- cc. 3 nn., pp. 166 (numerate da 15 a 166), cc. 3 nn. Occhietto, ritratto, frontis figurato + 27 tavv. f.t. e 37 tavole nel testo di cui 15 a piena pagina. Il ritratto e lo stemma sono incisi da D. A. Bricio Delin., L. Tintus Sculp. Edizione originale rarissima (manca a molti repertori biliografici) di uno dei più celebri figurati del '600 consacrato all' arte militare. Uso della picca e del fucile, tattica di fanteria e delle truppe in battaglia. Di grande interesse anche per i costumi. Magnifico esemplare fresco e marginoso. Con incisioni in rame in prima tiratura con alta definizione come raramente si incontra. * Gelli 139; * Dayala 40;* Lipperheide Qb49; * Haym 578; * Capponi 249; * Michel-Michel V 138; * Britisch M. Cat. XVII Cent. Italian Books II 552.[f55] . molto buono. Rilegato. prima edizione. 1670.
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B.M.I.C.C.N. (Photo Commemorative ALBUM). TIENTSIN CHINE DU NORD 1940-1941 ---FORCES DE TERRE...
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B.M.I.C.C.N. (Photo Commemorative ALBUM). TIENTSIN CHINE DU NORD 1940-1941 ---FORCES DE TERRE FRANCAISES EN CHINE DU NORD

by Bataillon Mixte d'Infanterie Coloniale de Chine du Nord

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Used - Good
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Paperback
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Beijing, China
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Published in c. 1941 in Tientsin, China. A photo commemorative album for B.M.I.C.C.N. (Bataillon Mixte d'Infanterie Coloniale de Chine du Nord ). Inscribed and signed by someone as showed. Printed photos all the album, describing every aspect of the B.M.I.C.C.N. Captions in French.
Extremely rare. No OCLC/worldcat record. No record in any Library or in Google etc. Extremely probably the only one in the world considering the Japanese's occupying the French Concession at almost the same time of the printing of this book.
Because there is pictures number limit for every item, I list the other supplement pictures of this B.M.I.C.C.N. book in the following link:
https://www.biblio.com/book/other-supplement-pictures-bmiccn-photo-commemorative/d/1042741439
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Report of the Trial of Brig. General William Hull; Commanding the North-Western Army of the...
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Report of the Trial of Brig. General William Hull; Commanding the North-Western Army of the United States By a Court Martial Held at Albany on Monday, 3rd January, 1814, and Succeeding Days, Etc.

by William Hull; James Grant Forbes; United States Army

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First Edition
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Eastburn, Kirk and Co, 1814. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Brig Gen. Duncan McArthur's Orders to Attend General Hull's Court Martial A remarkable document from the Court Martial Brig. General William Hull following his surrender of Detroit, which resulted in a death sentence for cowardice. Although his sentence was later remitted, General William Hull is the only U.S. general to be sentenced to death by an American court-martial. This copy of the court martial transcript belonged to Hull's second in command, Brig Gen. Duncan McArthur, and includes the actual hand-written orders commanding him to attend (and testify). McArthur's testimony was an essential and central part of the trial, filling the entirety of pages 47 to 73. In it (as well as numerous contemporary accounts), his outrage against Hull's conduct as Commander of the Army of the Northwest during the War of 1812, including the entire campaign in and around Detroit, which ended with Hull's surrender… Read More
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Histoire Militaire du Prince Eugene de Savoye, du Prince et Duc de Marlborough, et du Prince de...
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Histoire Militaire du Prince Eugene de Savoye, du Prince et Duc de Marlborough, et du Prince de Nassau-Frise. Ou l'on trouve un détail des Principales Actions de la dernière Guerre, & des Batailles & Sieges commandez par ces trois Généraux. Enrichie ... - [THE CLIMAX OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY]

by DUMONT, (JEAN) et (J.) ROUSSET.

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1729. A la Haye, chez Isaac van der Klott, 1729-47. Large folio. (54 x 35 cm.). 3 uniform contemporary full mottled calf. Spine with 9 compartments, divided by 8 raised bands. Compartments richly gilt. Titlelabels with gilt lettering. Light wear to top of spine on volume I. Small stamp on title-pages. LXI,132; II,336;(6),357,(1) pp. 3 engraved titlevignettes, 10 half-page engraved headpieces and 101 fine engraved plates (10 maps, 12 battle-scenes 77 plans and views, 2 portrait-plates (one as frontispiece in Vol. III) mostly double-page (also triple-page or more). 6 tables, some folding. Internally fine and clean, printed on good paper. Wide-margined. First edition. Simultaneouly published in French and Dutch. This fine and monumental work describes and depicts the wars of Prince Eugene de Savoye, the Duke of Marlborough and the Prince of Nassau, in Italy, Hungary, Germany, The Netherlands and against the Turcs. The engraved maps are engraved by Hubert Iallot, Covens & Mortier, Guillaume de L'Isle… Read More
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Forty-six fine watercolours elegantly bound in a nineteenth-century album
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Forty-six fine watercolours elegantly bound in a nineteenth-century album

by NOVELLI, Francesco

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Probaly Venice, 1825. An exquisite suite of watercolours, including a beautiful series of scenes documenting a Venetian commedia dell'arte troupe, by the Italian artist Francesco Novelli. Francesco Novelli (1767-1836), one of the preeminent artists of his generation, lived in Venice where he was best known for his outstanding book illustration. He enjoyed a long and successful career that culminated in the landmark editions of Don Quixote (1819) and Gil Blas (1820). Novelli is also known for illustrating works such as the Fasti Veneziani (1794), hinting at his abiding interest in the theatre and the performing arts. In this unmatched collection of Novelli's watercolours, the greatest number are piquant images of a troupe of the commedia dell'arte, with especially fine depictions of Pierrot himself, as well as other key figures such as Columbine and Harlequin. There is a remarkable series of scenes from a play, as well as studies of individual performers, many so precisely rendered that it is almost… Read More
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MASSIVE ARCHIVE OF THOUSANDS OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS...

MASSIVE ARCHIVE OF THOUSANDS OF ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS AUDIO RECORDINGS, COMPILED BY JACOB HARRIS, AN AMERICAN WHO SERVED AS A SENIOR POLICE ADVISOR IN VIETNAM AND THAILAND DURING THE VIETNAM WAR

by HARRIS, JACOB

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Vietnam, Thailand, and elsewhere in Asia as well as the United States, Europe, and the Middle East ca. 1964-1974: Compiled by Jacob Harris, an American who served as a Senior Police Advisor in Vietnam and Thailand during the Vietnam War, 1964 - 1974., 1964 - 1974. First edition. A large and remarkable archive of images from Vietnam and Thailand, covering the decade from the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the beginning of the buildup of American forces in Vietnam to a year before the evacuation of the American embassy. Most notable are the many images showing the training of local security forces by American civil and military advisors. The collection was compiled by Jacob Harris, an employee of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Public Safety (OPS), whose task was to train Vietnamese and Thai police and counterinsurgency forces. Most of the images, in the form of photographs and photographic slides, were created by Harris, his wife, or his associates, and… Read More
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Von Kayserlichem Kriegssrechten, Malefitz und Schuldhandlen..
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Von Kayserlichem Kriegssrechten, Malefitz und Schuldhandlen..

by Fronsperger, Leonhardt; Amman, Jost, Plates

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1565. Frankfurt, 1565. 3rd ed with 6 plates by Amman. Frankfurt, 1565. 3rd ed with 6 plates by Amman. Well-Illustrated Digest of the Military Law and Practice of the Holy Roman Empire Fronsberger, Leonhardt. [Amman, Jost (1539-1591), Illustrations]. Von Kayserlichem Krieg rechten, Malefitz und Schuldhandlen, Ordnung und Regiment: Samt Derselbigen unnd Andern hoch oder Niderigen Beuelch, Bestallung, Staht und Empter, Zu Rossz und Fu , An Geschutz und Munition, In Zug und Schlachtordnung, Zu Feld, Berg, Thal, Wasser und Land, Vor oder in Besatzungen, Gegen oder von Feinden Furzunemen, Welcher Art Sitten Herkommen und Gebrauch, Under und bey Regierung de Allerdurchleuchtigstenm Gro machttigsten, Unuberwindlichsten, Und Krieg erfahrnen berumptisten Romischen Keysers Caroli de Funfften, Hochloblichster unseligster Gedechtni , Geubt Ungebraucht, In Zehen Bucher Abgetheilt, Vergleichen nie is Gesehen Worden, Von Neuwen Beschrieben und antag Geben durch Leonhardt Fronsperger. Mit Schonen Neuwen Figuren und… Read More
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The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815
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The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815

by James Jenkins

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1st Edition
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London: Printed for J Jenkins by L Harrison and J C Leigh, 1815 A very good copy, complete with hand coloured vignette title, hand coloured title, hand coloured dedication to the Duke of Wellington, and 51 further hand coloured aquatints. The text paper is water marked 1812; the plate watermark is generally in the gutter but is 1835 for the ones that can be distinguished. This copy has been recently rebound in half leather with marbled boards; spine with title label and raised banding with gilt ruled lines. New endpapers. The pages have not been trimmed, so some edges are quite rough and browned. There is a signature to the initial blank. Contents: vignette title - unusually with hand coloured title; title; dedication plate (with small bottom edge tear); text dedication 2pp 1814; introduction pp v-viii (v/vi with paper repair to side and bottom edge); contents list 2pp; text to vignette title 1p; 51 plates with accompanying unpaginated text of 120pp with guards. It is lacking the 2pp subscribers'… Read More
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CARSON OF VENUS

CARSON OF VENUS

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Used - Very Good+
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First Edition
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[EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS]. CARSON OF VENUS. WWII U.S. NAVY MILITARY ASSOCIATION COPY. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Tarzana, California, 1939. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Very Good+. Appears barely read, in original publisher's blue pebbled cloth lettered stamped in red, top edge red, maps to endpapers, rubbing to edges, scattered soiling, light scuffs to faded cloth board covers else pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Print run: 3,500, scarce thus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not price clipped with the original $2.00 on upper inner flap, faint crease to inner flap, scarce original first state laminated dust jacket new old stock uncirculated printed in 1939 by ERB, Inc., in professional collector Brodart plastic sleeve. A magnificent copy with well preserved pristine original dust jacket and with WWII association. Hand signed and inscribed by Edgar Rice Burroughs on the front endpaper to Captain Robert Joseph Coontz Navy Commander (U.S.S. Wedderburn) the grandson of Admiral… Read More
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First Printed Account of Battle of Trafalgar and News of Nelson's Death; Invitation to Funeral...
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First Printed Account of Battle of Trafalgar and News of Nelson's Death; Invitation to Funeral Procession

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FIRST PRINTED ACCOUNT OF BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR AND NEWS OF NELSON'SDEATH – TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NEWS REACHES LONDON2 Broad Sides, manuscript letter from Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli and Engraved printedInvitation to the Funeral Procession of Nelson.All housed in a custom ½ blue morocco clamshell box lined with white moiré silk and piecesloosely framed in an archival matting for presentation and protection.GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE EXTRAORDINARY. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1805. Broadside,30.5 x 21cm, printed in two columns, English and French.Prints Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood's letter to Henry Fox, acting Governor of Gibraltar,headed Euryalus, at Sea, October 22, 1805, beginning, Sir, Yesterday a Battle was fought byHis Majesty's Fleet, with the Combined Fleets of Spain and France, and a Victory gained.Collingwood concludes the letter with, Our loss has been great in Men; but, what is irreparable,and the cause of Universal Lamentation, is the Death of the NOBLE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, whodied in the… Read More
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Eight Bookes of the Peloponnesian Warre. Interpreted with Faith and Diligence Immediately out of...
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Eight Bookes of the Peloponnesian Warre. Interpreted with Faith and Diligence Immediately out of the Greeke by Thomas Hobbes. - [FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF HOBBES'S FIRST PUBLISHED WORK]

by THUCYDIDES (THOMAS HOBBES transl.).

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1629. London, Hein: Seile, 1629. Folio. Contemporary full brown calf with six raised bands, gilt line-decoration and gilt title-label to spine. Triple blindstamped borders to boards. Restored at hinges, capitals and corners, with leather slightly lighter than the original calf. With the large armorial book-plate of Robert Biddulph Phillipps Esq., Logworth Herefordshire to inside of front board as well as Phillips Libarry book-plate of St. Michael's Monastery, Belmont. A few creases to the first leaves. A(1)r darkened and dusty, and last leaf of The Table slightly darkened. Overall a very good copy. Woordcut hear- and tail-pieces and large initials. Printed within lined borders. The folded map with a tear towards outer right corner, no loss. Engraved illustrated title-page (in ten compartments with figures and scenes, by Cecill) + 32, 536 (recte: 535), (10) pp. + 2 engraved plates and three large engraved maps, one folded, two double-page. Very scarce first edition, first issue of Hobbes’s… Read More
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ORME'S GRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE LIFE, EXPLOITS AND DEATH OF HORATIO NELSON.
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ORME'S GRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE LIFE, EXPLOITS AND DEATH OF HORATIO NELSON.

by BLAGDON, Francis William.:

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London, printed for, published and sold by Edward Orme, 59 Bond Street, and by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme,1806.. TITLE CONTINUED: Containing 15 engravings, and intended as an accompaniment to the 3 CELEBRATED whole-sheet plates of his LORDSHIP's SPLENDID VICTORIES, viz. THE BATTLES OFF ST. VINCENT's, THE NILE, AND TRAFALGAR. THE CELEBRATED 3 LARGE ENGRAVED PLATES ARE PRESENT IN THIS COPY which are explained by references and keys, the size of the plates is 600 x 510 mm, 25 x 20 inches. Text watermarked "J. Whatman 1804", J. G. Barnard, Printer, Snow-Hill, 1806 at foot of title page. Folio approximately 370 x 260 mm, 14½ x 10½ inches, 19 engraved plates, full page engraved portrait of Lord Nelson, 5 hand-coloured aquatint plates (4 double-page), Young Nelson's Attack and Chase after a Bear, England expects every Man to do his Duty, Lord Nelson's Procession by Water, The Funeral Procession of Lord Viscount Nelson, The Ceremony of Lord Nelson's Interment, 4 uncoloured engraved strip views of battle… Read More
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Album militaire
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Album militaire: Illustrated French manuscript on paper

by (Picro)

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Album militaire. Illustrated French manuscript on paper. No place (Evreux ?, 1860). 432 original watercolour plates with uniforms of French miltary, heigthened with gum Arabic (recte 429, lacking plates 10, 11 and 38) and including a richly illustrated main title and 4 unillustrated half-titles. 1. Armée Fancaise 1806 à 1814 (plates 122-181) - 2. Garde Impériale de Napoléon III 1858 à 1859 (plates 182-330) - 3. Armèe Francaise (plates 331-392) - 4. Armèe d'Afrique (plates 393-432). Each plate with manuscript caption in brown ink, and framed by double rules in brown ink. Cont. half calf, flat spine richly gilt with gilt stamped title "Album Militaire" and the name "Picro". 4to (311 x 230 mm). Spine damaged, hinges split but still holding, boards heavily rubbed, edges worn.
A magnificent collection of watercolours of French military in chronological order, starting with plate 2 with a warrior of the 5. century through plate 32 with an infanteryman of 1680. Plates 33 through 43 covers the period… Read More
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