Great Newspapers Reprinted no. 2: Six Comics of World War One

Peter Way, 1972. Used - Good. Good paperback . Facsimile newsprint, yellowed and folded in centre. Includes first ever Charlie Chaplin in comic form. Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_97915_jpg.jpg.

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Book number: BOOKS319972I

Reporting World War II. Part One: American Journalism 1938-1944./ Part Two: American Journalism 1944-1946. Ed. Samuel Hynes a.o. [The Library of America 77-78].

New York, Literary Classics of the United States Inc., 1995, 1st/ 1st printing, 2 volumes, XIV,912,(1); XIV,970,(3) pag., maps, original uniform gilt cloth with dustjacket. = The Library of America 77-78.

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Book number: #6709

Keywords: Buitenlandse literatuur Detectives Reeksen en series

[CLERKE (Charles)]

A Voyage Round the World, In His Majesty's Ship The Dolphin, Commanded by the Honourable Commodore Byron. In which is Contained, a faithful Account of the several Places, People, Plants, Animals, etc. seen on the Voyage: And among other Particulars, A minute and exact Description of the Streights of Magellan, and of the Gigantic People called Patagonians. Together with an accurate Account of Seven Islands lately discovered in the South Seas. By an Officer on Board the said Ship. Printed for J. Newbery and F. Newbery, 1767. Second edition, [4],186pp., without the final advert leaf, engraved frontispiece and a further 2 engraved plates, frontis., and title-page becoming loose, pencil ownership signature to title "Colonel [George Abbas Kooli] D'Arcy of the Falkland Islands". [Bound with:] [BYRON (John)] The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron (Commodore in a Late Expedition round the World) Containing An Account of the Great Distresses Suffered by Himself and His Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, From the Year 1740, till their Arrival in England, 1746. With a Description of St. Jago d Chili, and the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants. Also a Relation of the Loss of the Wager man of War, One of Admiral Anson's Squadron. Written by Himself, and now First Published.

Printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh, 1768. First edition, [4],viii,257,[1]pp., with half-title and engraved frontispiece, cont. half calf, marbled paper boards, hinges slightly cracked, head and foot of spine worn with some light worming to raised bands, marbled paper on lower board peeling, but overall internally a clean and bright copy. Of the first work Hill notes "This account of John Byron's circumnavigation is usually ascribed to midshipman Charles Clerke, who later sailed on all three of Captain Cook's voyages...". Of the second work, Byron was midshipeman aboard the Wager when it was wrecked off the Chilean coast, and he provides a vivid account of the privations endured by the survivors. The author's grandson Lord Byron drew upon the Narrative as a source for his epic poem 'Don Juan'. Hill, 311 & 232.

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Book number: 28993

Keywords: VOYAGE & TRAVEL ANTIQUARIAN CAPTAIN JAMES COOK PATAGONIA SHIPWRECK NAVAL MARITIME SEA

World War One Trench Map. Belgium Sheet 28 Nw 6a. Ypres and Popperinghe Area

Southampton, OS. 1917. Book, World War One Trench map. Belgium sheet 28 NW 6A. Ypres and Popperinghe area. Published for the British General Staff Geographical Section by the Ordnance Survey Southampton July 1917. Scale 1:20000. Coded GSGS 2742 in the bottom left-hand corner. On folding linen. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001016

Keywords: Maps

World War One Map British Army Map France Sheet 57d Edition 2. Thiepval, Beaumont Hamel and Albert Area

Southampton, OS. 1918. Book, World War One Map British Army Map France sheet 57D Edition 2. Thiepval Beaumont Hamel and Albert area. Published for the British General Staff Geographical Section by the Ordnance Survey Southampton January 1918. Scale 1:40000. Coded GSGS 2743 to the bottom left-hand corner. On folding linen. With annotations to the margin and some hand-colouring. Soldier's name to reverse. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001017

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World War One Map British Army Map Belgium Sheet 12: Valenciennes with Cambrai

Southampton, OS. 1915. Book, World War One Map British Army Map Belgium sheet 12: Valenciennes with Cambrai. Published for the British General Staff Geographical Section by the Ordnance Survey Southampton May 1915. Scale 1:100000. On folding linen. Name and stamp of the RE 73rd Field Company to the front of the map. Some annotations to the margins including details of the advance of the 21st Division from August to November 1918 and of the enemy captured. Good to Vg condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001018

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World War One Map of France on Silk

Unknown. Book, World War One Map of France on silk. La France Reconstituee par la -Victoire du Droit 1914-1918. France restored by a rightful victory. On silk size 46 by 40 cm. Presumably a souvenir to mark the allied victory in the war. The map of France a detailed one showing all the departments roads railways and major towns includes the land recaptured from Germany. Each corner has an image of one of the French wartime leaders and commanders. A tricolour motif surrounds the margins of the map. Good to Vg condition. Images available.

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Book number: 002076

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World War One - First World War : Clippings & Cuttings Scrapbook

[ John Walker & Co ], 1914 - 1918, 1st edition. Buckram, VG. 100pp, b/w illustrations & newspaper clippings throughout, interleaved with handwritten & typed transcripts from various sources, generally in good order, minimal yellowing of the newsprint & other tipped in pages. The book used to keep the cuttings in is a Walker's Century Scrap & Newscutting Book N°3, with 100 pages. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ A collection of verse & newspaper clippings & cuttings relating to the First World War. There are many poems & items by Kipling.

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Book number: 57943

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THOMAS W. B. 'SANDY'

Dare to Be Free: One of the Greatest True Stories of World War II

Hororata, Dryden Press. 2001, New edition. (ISBN: 047307771X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. NEW purchased direct from book launch and signed by author to half title above his personal rubber stamp "BEST WISHES FROM THE AUTHOR Maj-Gen W. B. "Sandy" Thomas CB DSO MC ED Silver Star USA", perfect condition with the DW under mylar sleeve, 245pp illustrated throughout with b&w photos and diagrams, rare edition of a very famous and well regarded book, one of the greatest professional soldiers New Zealand ever produced. This book relates his capture in Crete and escapes in the Mediterranean area. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 009332

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War New Zealand Anzac Pow P.O. W. Prisoner of War Escaper Crete Greece Mediterranean Theatre Memoir Signed Edition New Edition Hard Bound 047307771x

THOMAS W. B. 'SANDY'

Dare to Be Free: One of the Greatest True Stories of World War II

Hororata, Dryden Press. 2001, New edition. (ISBN: 047307771X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. NEW purchased direct from book launch and signed by author to half title above his personal rubber stamp "BEST WISHES FROM THE AUTHOR Maj-Gen W. B. "Sandy" Thomas CB DSO MC ED Silver Star USA", perfect condition with the DW under mylar sleeve, 245pp illustrated throughout with b&w photos and diagrams, rare edition of a very famous and well regarded book, one of the greatest professional soldiers New Zealand ever produced. This book relates his capture in Crete and escapes in the Mediterranean area. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 009333

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War New Zealand Anzac Pow P.O. W. Prisoner of War Escaper Crete Greece Mediterranean Theatre Memoir Signed Edition New Edition Hard Bound 047307771x

THOMAS W. B. 'SANDY'

Dare to Be Free: One of the Greatest True Stories of World War II

Hororata, Dryden Press. 2001, New edition. (ISBN: 0473077728) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. softcover, 243pp illustrated throughout with b&w photos and diagrams, new edition of a very famous and well regarded book, one of the greatest professional soldiers New Zealand ever produced. This book relates his capture in Crete and escapes in the Mediterranean area. Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009411

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War New Zealand Anzac Pow P.O. W. Prisoner of War Escaper Crete Greece Mediterranean Theatre Memoir New Edition 0473077728

THOMAS W. B. 'SANDY'

Dare to Be Free: One of the Greatest True Stories of World War II

Hororata, Dryden Press. 2001, New edition. (ISBN: 047307771X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Maj-Gen W. B. "Sandy" Thomas CB DSO MC ED Silver Star USA", tidy in unclipped DW which has very minor water stain to the top corner of the front fold in flap, previous owner's address stamp to half-title, 245pp illustrated throughout with b&w photos and diagrams, rare edition of a very famous and well regarded book, one of the greatest professional soldiers New Zealand ever produced. This book relates his capture in Crete and escapes in the Mediterranean area. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010731

Catalogue: Militaria Non-Fiction

Keywords: Second World War New Zealand Anzac Pow P.O. W. Prisoner of War Escaper Crete Greece Mediterranean Theatre Memoir New Edition Hard Bound 047307771x

ACKINCLOSE, MURIEL JARVIS

For the Love of George: In Old Victoria and World War One

2005. (ISBN: 0968763618). Paperback. Book, Signed by the author. Light wear to cover, interior very clean and tight. Very Good.

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Book number: 048219

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: 0968763618

ADIE, KATE

Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. 2013-09-26. (ISBN: 1444759671) hardcover, 8x10x2. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Very Good.

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Book number: 266715

Catalogue: War and Military

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Mancini, Al and Ellen More

Rochester During World War One: Women on the Homefront (Mancini) and Rochester over There (More)

Rochester Public Library, [, 1989. Softcover. Front cover slightly soiled near stapled edge; otherwise very good condition. ]. 31p. Illus. Stapled booklet. (Rochester History; vol. LI, no. 3, summer 1989). .

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Book number: 40758

Catalogue: New York State