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La Belgique Historique. Waterloo. Cartes-Vues choisies.

Desaix, [Brussels,, n.d.] [c.1920]. Sm. oblong booklet containing 10 monochrome postcards perforated at inner margin (all with original tissue guards), captioned in French; original wrappers printed in red, yapped edges, covers very lightly age-soiled else a near fine copy. The photographs include Panorama of the battlefield, Mont-St-Jean, Ferme du Caillou, Ferme de Hougoumont, la Belle Alliance, Hanoverian Memorial, Gordon Monument, Ferme de la Haie-Sant, the Lion and the French Memorial. Nice example.

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Book number: 9135

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, napoleon, napoleonic wars, waterloo, wellington, postcards, anon, military, napoleonic wars, la, belgique, historique

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Colditz. A Pictorial History. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Caxton Editions,, [2001]. Sm. folio, First Edition, with numerous photographs (many full-page) in the text, and decorative endpapers; original laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Good collection of photographs showing, topography, personalities and artefacts.

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Book number: 13843

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, ww2, pow, espionage, colditz, oflag ivc, anon, military, espionage, pow, colditz

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D-Day: 50th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings. The Official Guide to the Anniversary Events.

[Southern Newspapers plc, Southampton,, 1993]. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. Easily the finest of the popular souvenir publications, this high quality booklet is surprisingly comprehensive in scope.

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Book number: 13235

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, ww2, ww2, normandy, d-day, overlord, anon, military, wwii, normandy, d-day, 50th, anniversary, the, normandy, landings

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The Hun Hunters. Cautionary Tales from the Trenches. THE ORIGINAL EDITION

Grant Richards,, 1916. Oblong 4to., First Edition, with cartoons throughout, some light age-soiling as usual; original pictorial boards, ivory cloth backstrip lettered in black, very neatly recased with lower board reinforced, a very good, bright, firm copy. Featuring 'Sergeant Tombs, whose Passion for Experiment led him to Destruction'. A wonderful example of sardonic 'Tommy' humour from the trenches, somewhere between Belloc's 'Cautionary Tales' and Graham's 'Ruthless Rhymes'. EXTREMELY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 23257

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, ww1, great war, grenadier guards, anon, military, wwi, command memoirs, the, hun, hunters

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Lewes Remembers the Second World War (1939-1945). FINE COPY

U3A Publications, Lewes,, 1993. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece map and full-page photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. The words of the people of Lewes recorded and edited by members of the U3A oral history group.

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Book number: 11750

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: topography, sussex, lewes, ww2, home front, oral history, anon, military, wwii, home front, lewes, remembers, second, world, war, (1939-1945)

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Metamorfose van een Stad. Arnhem. [1934-1964]. FINE COPY

[Gelders Archief, Arnhem,, 2004]. Sm. 8vo., First Edition, title in black and yellow, with numerous photographs in the text on coloured stock, and photographic endpapers; original pictorial boards, a fine copy. With the separately printed supplement loosely inserted. Dedicated to all who fought for the freedom of Arnhem. Scarce.

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Book number: 20782

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, ww2, holland, arnhem, oosterbeek, airborne, market garden, anon, military, wwii, arnhem, metamorfose, van, een, stad

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Official Souvenir Coronation Tattoo Aldershot June 10-12th and 15-19th, 1937. NEAR FINE COPY

[Gale & Polden, Aldershot],, 1937. 4to., First Edition , with numerous coloured and sepia-toned photographs and illustrations throughout; original blue wrappers, colour illustrations mounted on front wrapper, wire-stitched as issued, decorative wove ribbon, yapped edges, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a near fine copy. With numerous trade advertisements (many illustrated) throughout. IN THIS CONDITION, A RARE SURVIVAL.

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Book number: 24825

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, british army, coronation tattoo, aldershot, anon, military, general, official, souvenir, coronation, tattoo, aldershot, june, 10-12th, 15-19th, 1937

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Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo. [12 illustrated Post-cards explaining the Panorama].

Nels, [Brussels,, n.d.] [c.1925]. Sm. oblong booklet containing two pages of introductory English text, and 12 monochrome postcards perforated at inner margin (all with original tissue guards), captioned in English; original wrappers printed in blue, yapped edges, covers very lightly dust-soiled else a very good, clean copy. The front wrapper carries the well-known circular ink stamp of 'Panorama de la Bataille de Waterloo', enclosing the lion memorial. The photographs show details from the Dumoulin panorama erected in 1912 at the foot of Lion's Hill. Nice example.

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Book number: 9138

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, napoleon, napoleonic wars, waterloo, wellington, postcards, anon, military, napoleonic wars, panorama, the, battle, waterloo

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The Persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in the Third Reich. Facts and Documents translated from the German. [First English Edition.] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH

Burns Oates,, 1940. 8vo., First Edition thus, with 16 plates; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Not recorded by Enser.

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Book number: 49076

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, ww2, wwii, catholic church, third reich

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Perspective View of Gibraltar with the the Disposition of the Spanish Attack, and Relief of the Garrison by the English Fleet under the command of Admiral Darby, 12 April 1781. AQUATINT COLOURED BY HAND

European Magazine,, 1782. Engraved aquatint measuring approx. 6.75 x 9.00 ins (17.25 x 22.75 cms), tastefully coloured in wash by hand, in mulberry bevel-cut mount, some very light age-marking, a bright, clean copy. This engraving was prepared by Lodge, published on 1 October 1782 by J. Fielding of Paternoster Row, J. Sewell of Cornhill and J. Debrett of Piccadilly, and issued with the September 1782 number of the 'European Magazine'. It depicts the Rock from the Spanish town of La Linea with the Spanish troops encamped and deployed in the foreground. The English fleet appears in the middle distance with Gibraltar and its fortifications in the backgound. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

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Book number: 6215

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, to 1914, gibraltar, spain, la linea, royal navy, sieges

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Souvenir d'une Visite a la Colonne de la Grande Armee, Boulogne-sur-Mer. [Booklet of 10 postcards].

Levy, Paris,, n.d.] [c.1920]. Sm. oblong booklet containing two pages on introductory text in French and English, and 10 monochrome postcards perforated at inner margin (all with original tissue guards), captioned in French and English; original wrappers printed in gilt and black, yapped edges, covers mildly age-soiled else a good, clean copy.

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Book number: 9140

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, napoleon, napoleonic wars, boulogne, grande armee, postcards, anon, military, napoleonic wars, souvenir, d'une, visite, la, colonne, de, la, grande, armee, boulogne-sur-mer

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The Story of Waterloo; or, the Fall of Napoleon.

William Nimmo, Edinburgh,, 1873. Sm. 8vo., First [and Sole?] Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, numerous engraved head- and tail-pieces (several neatly coloured by hand), neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper, ornate presentation inscription in red and black on front free endpaper verso; original decorative cloth blocked in black, coloured illustration mounted in arches frame on upper board, gilt back, green endpapers, a remarkably bright, well-preserved copy. Extremely scarce, and a rare survival in this condition.

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Book number: 9090

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, napoleon, napoleonic wars, waterloo, wellington, anon, military, napoleonic wars, the, story, waterloo, the, fall, napoleon

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Waterloo 1815. [Exhibition catalogue of] Estampes, Dessins, Documents. Exposition organisee a l'Occasion du Cent Cinquantieme Anniversaire de la Bataille. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

Bibliotheque Albert 1, Brussels,, 1965. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, text in French, with 24 fine photographic plates; original coloured pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. The catalogues lists 158 notable items, with bibliography, and indexes by subject and artist.

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Book number: 9100

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: napoleon, napoleonic wars, waterloo, exhibition catalogues

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Waterloo. Principaux Monuments. Chief Monuments. Cartes-Vues detachables. Unbindable illustrated Cards.

Nels, [Brussels,, n.d.] [c.1920]. Sm. oblong booklet containing 9 monochrome postcards perforated at inner margin (all with original tissue guards), captioned in French and English; original printed wrappers in red and green, yapped edges, covers very lightly age-soiled else a near fine copy. Published in the series 'The Historical Belgium Artistic Collection of the Belgian Sites and Monuments'. The front wrapper carries the well-known circular ink stamp of 'Panorama de la Bataille de Waterloo', enclosing the lion memorial. The photographs are by Thill of Brussels and include The Lion and the Panorama, the Three Monuments, French Monument, La Haye Saint, Belgian Monument, the Lion, Papelotte Farm, Belle-Alliance, and Mont- Saint-Jean. Nice example.

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Book number: 9134

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, napoleon, napoleonic wars, waterloo, wellington, postcards, anon, military, napoleonic wars, waterloo

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Waterloo. Cartes Vues detachables.

Nels, [Brussels,, n.d.] [c.1920]. Sm. oblong booklet containing 10 monochrome postcards perforated at inner margin (all with original tissue guards), captioned in French and English; original printed wrappers in black, yapped edges, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy. The photographs are by Thill of Brussels and include The Lion and the Panorama, Waterloo and Mont-St-Jean, the Three Monuments, French Monument, La Haye Saint, Prussian Monument, Hougoumont, the Lion, Belle-Alliance, and Mont- Saint-Jean. Nice example.

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Book number: 9139

Catalogue: Military0

Keywords: military, napoleon, napoleonic wars, waterloo, wellington, postcards, anon, military, napoleonic wars, waterloo