AFV WEAPONS

AFV Weapons [Volumes 18-65 (of 65).]. AFV WEAPONS: A SPLENDID RUN IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS

[Profile Publications, Windsor],, [c.1970-1974]. 47 vols., 8vo., First Edition, each volume with monochrome photographs and double-page coloured illustration; original series wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine run. Profile's complement to its parallel series 'AFV'. The run comprises: 18: Chieftain and Leopard (Development); 19: Chieftain and Leopard (Description); 20: Churchill and Sherman Specials; 21: Armoured Cars; 22: PanzerKampfwagen 38 (t) and 35 (t); 23: Soviet Mediums T44, T54, T55 & T62; 24: The M48-M60 Series of Main Battle Tanks; 25: Cromwell and Comet; 26: Hellcat, Long Tom and Priest; 27: The Saladin Armoured Car; 28: S-Tank; 29: M4 Medium (Sherman); 30: Armoured Cars - Marmon-Herrington, Alvis-Straussler, Light Reconnaissance; 31: Australian Sentinel and Matildas; 32: The M6 Heavy and M26 Pershing; 33: German Armoured Cars; 34: Scorpion Reconnaissance Tank; 35: British Armoured Recovery Vehicles; 36: Chars Hotchkiss, H35, H39 and Somua S35; 37: Russian BT Series; 38: Conqueror Heavy Gun Tank; 39: Panhard Armoured Cars; 40: US Armoured Cars; 41: M103 Heavy Tank & M41 Light Tank (Walker Bulldog); 42: Modern Swedish Light Armoured Vehicles; 43: PanzerKampfwagen IV; 44: Ferrets and Fox; 45: Vickers Battle Tank; 46: Light Tanks M22 Locust and M24 Chaffee; 47: Russian T34; 48: PzKpfw VI Tiger I and Tiger II (King Tiger); 49: Japanese Medium Tanks; 50: Swiss Battle Tanks; 51: Abbot FV433 Self-Propelled Gun; 52: M47 Patton; 53: The FV 432 Series; 54: Japanese Combat Cars, Light Tanks and Tankettes; 55: German Self-Propelled Weapons; 56: Missile Armed Armoured Vehicles; 57: Schutzenpanzerwagen SdKfz 251 & SdKfz 250; 58: French Infanty Tanks: Part I (Chars 2C, D and B); 59: French Infantry Tanks Part II (R35 and FCM 36); 60: Russian Armoured Cars (to 1945); 61: Elefant and Maus (& E-100); 62: Commando, Twister and High Mobility Vehicles; 63: AMX-30 Battle Tank; 64: Armoured Personnel Carriers; 65: The PT-76 Light Amphibious Tank and Variants. RUNS OF THIS CALIBRE ARE VERY SCARCE.

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Book number: 45349

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, uniforms and weaponry, ww1, wwi, great war, ww2, wwii, tanks, armoured cars, afvs, armoured fighting vehicles, armour in profile

AGATHARCHIDES OF CNIDUS

On the Erythraean Sea. Translated and edited by Stanley M. Burstein. [Hakluyt Society]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Hakluyt Society,, 1989. 8vo., First Edition; original Society binding of blue cloth, upper board with multiple frame border in blind enclosing a sailing vessel blocked in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed at head and tail of backstrip. Hakluyt Society, Second Series, No. 172. Written 'sometime before 100BC' and through to have been an appendix to a larger historical work not extant. Bridges & Hair, p.294.

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Book number: 43733

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration0

Keywords: travel, hakluyt society, agatharchides, agatharchides of cnidus, erythraean sea

AGLION Raoul

The Fighting French. [First US Edition]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Henry Holt, New York NY,, [1943]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispiece, title in red and black, plates and endpaper maps; blue cloth, backstrip blocked and lettered in white, a very good, bright, clean copy. Enser, p.171.

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Book number: 36356

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, ww2, wwii, free french, de gaulle, fighting french

AGNEW, Ltd

The Watercolour Collection formed by Mrs. Cecil Keith. Cecil Keith. Including a Group of Drawings from the Collection of her Father. 1-25 May 1984. [Introduction by Evelyn Joll]. FINE COPY

Agnew,, 1984. Oblong 4to., First Edition, with reproductions; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy.

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Book number: 25635

Catalogue: Fine Art0

Keywords: fine art, graphics, watercolour, cecil keith, thomas agnew, exhibition catalogues agnew ltd, fine art, graphics, the, watercolour, collection, formed, mrs., cecil, keith

AGOSTINI Cesare de

Nuvolari. The Legend lives on. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Giorgio Nada Editore, [Vimodrone],, [2003]. 4to., First Edition, with title in red and black, photographs (a number full-page) throughout, and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 45028

Catalogue: Transport0

Keywords: transport, automobiles, cars, motor racing, motor sport, road racing, nuvolari, tazio nuvolari, cesare de agostini

AIKEN Conrad

Landscape West of Eden. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER: EDITION LIMITED TO 800 COPIES

Dent,, [1934]. Sm. 4to., First Edition, free endpapers faintly browned; brown cloth, backstrip lettered in dark red, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with tiny loss (affecting first letter of author) at head of backstrip. Dedicated to Paul Nash, Aiken's epistolary poem was limited to 1250 copies, 450 of which constituted the US edition issued a month later. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION

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Book number: 24998

Catalogue: Modern First Editions0

Keywords: modern firsts, conrad aiken, paul nash, conrad aiken, modern first editions, landscape, west, eden

AIKIN Lucy

Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth. Fourth Edition, revised and corrected. BRIGHT, FRESH, CLEAN COPY IN CONTEMPORARY CALF

Longman Hurst Rees Orme & Brown,, 1819. 2 vols., 8vo., Fourth Edition, with engraved portrait frontispiece (some offsetting to title); attractively bound in contemporary full tan calf, expertly rebacked in calf to style, backs with flat bands ruled in gilt, second and fifth compartments with red leather labels lettered in gilt, tooled edges, green endpapers, a remarkably bright, fresh, clean, crisp copy in gently restored contemporary binding. With nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-downs. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 28683

Catalogue: History0

Keywords: history, lucy aikin, elizabethan period, elizabethan england, elizabeth 1, virgin queen, gloriana

AILSBY Christopher

Allied Combat Medals of World War 2. Vol. 1: Britain, the Commonwealth and Western European Nations. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Patrick Stephens,, [1989]. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 38517

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, ww2, wwii, awards, decorations, allied combat medals, christopher ailsby

AIMARD, pseud. Gustave

The Indian Scout. A Story of the Aztec City. NEAR FINE COPY

Dent,, [1910]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of red ribbed cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, decorative endpapers, a near fine copy. With fine engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down. First and sole appearance in EL. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 428; Seymour 4.0.

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Book number: 30049

Catalogue: Everyman's Library0

Keywords: everyman's library, everymans library, aimard, gustave aimard, indian scout

AINGER Arthur Campbell

Eton Songs. Set to Music by Joseph Barnby. Illustrated by Herbert Marshall. ETONIANA: NOTABLE ASSOCIATION COPY IN THEMED BINDING

Leadenhall Press,, 1891-2. Sm. folio, First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present), title-vignette and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, endpapers very lightly spotted; elegantly bound in green full morocco, sides with multiple frame border stopped at corners by Eton lilies and rosettes, and enclosing title and decorative cartouche reprising Eton lilies and rosettes all in gilt, back gilt extra, gilt edges, gilt doublures, marbled endpapers heightened in gilt, a splendid, crisp copy in themed Eton binding. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM AINGER TO HIS PUPIL ANGUS VALDEMAR HAMBRO WITH THE FORMER'S SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Ainger (1841-1919) taught at Eton until his retirement in 1901. Hambro (1883-1957) was educated at Eton, elected twice as MP for Dorset and served as High Sheriff of the county. This copy was presented at Election 1900.

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Book number: 32850

Catalogue: Topography0

Keywords: topography, berkshire, berks, slough, eton, eton school, eton college, etoniana, fine bindings

AINSWORTH W.H

The Admirable Crichton. [With an Introduction by Ernest Rhys]. FIRST EDITION IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1927]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original red cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, red top, patterned endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. EL 804; Seymour 5.0.

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Book number: 48634

Catalogue: Everyman's Library0

Keywords: everyman's library, everymans library, ainsworth,

AINSWORTH Michael

Warships in Miniature. A Guide to Naval Waterline Shipmodelling in 1:1200 Scale. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Conway,, [2001]. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs and plans throughout; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

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Book number: 37463

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, warships, shipmodelling, waterline modelling, michael ainsworth

AINSWORTH W. Harrison

Windsor Castle. [Introduction by Ernest Rhys]. FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN

Dent,, [1915]. Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of red cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, dark top, patterned endpapers, a near fine copy. EL 709; Seymour 9.0.

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Book number: 48632

Catalogue: Everyman's Library0

Keywords: everyman's library, everymans library, ainsworth, harrison ainsworth

AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS. WWII.

ARP. Householder's Air Raid Precautions Chart. Illustrating Home Office Instructions. How to make a Room Gas-Proof. Complete Diagram for Home Construction. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION

Jordan & Sons,, [1940]. Roy. 4to., First Edition, with large double-page illustration; original printed wrappers, single fold, two short closed tears, edges lightly frayed as often, a very good, bright, clean copy. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 42362

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, ww2, wwii, home front, ar, air raid precautions, air raids, blitz, civil defence, home office

AIR MINISTRY

British Rainfall, 1922. The Sixty-Second Annual Volume of the British Rainfall Organization. Report on the Distribution of Rain in Space and Time over the British Isles during the Year 1922.

HMSO,, 1923. 8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, numerous tables and maps in the text and a folding map; purple cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. With trade advertisements at front and rear. Sold from an institution with its stamp on front free endpaper. VERY SCARCE

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Book number: 24627

Catalogue: Topography0

Keywords: british rainfall, climate, meteorology, weather, air ministry, air ministry, topography, general, british, rainfall, 1922