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Zurich, Switzerland: W. Hermann, circa 1970. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Sales Brochure [14.375cm by 20.625cm], paperbound w/ pictorial covers, pp. [10]. Fully illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The Swiss company Hermann Modellbahnen was founded in 1953. Today, it is the only professional Swiss builder of locomotives and wagons for gauge 0 – the king among the gauges. Up to six people work on the highly collectible pieces. Sometimes additional temporary staff are needed. In the large workshop close to Zurich, different locomotives and passenger cars are replicated. The originals are almost exclusively models of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB. According to managing director Stefan Bürki, 20 to 25 lo-comotives leave the workshop annually. Many of these are specifically customized ac-cording to the wishes of the buyer. In addition, around 80 railroad cars leave the workshop every year.… Read More

London: Smith, Elder & Company, 1869. Uniform Edition First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavos, [22cm/8.75inches], full fancy gilt-embossed emerald-green cloth w/ beveled boards, and plain sepia endpapers. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. We've taken the order of volumes as appear in the Pubs Adverts following Volume XXII, [Catherine &tc.] I Vanity Fair Vol. I , [pp. viii, 407] ... II. Vanity Fair Volume II, [pp. iv, 392] ... III. A History of Pendennis Vol. I, [pp. ix, 448] ... IV. A History of Pendennis Vol. II, [pp. iv, 448], V. The Newcomes Vol. I [pp. iv, 464] ... VI The Newcomes Vol. II, [pp. 456] ... VII. The History of Edmund Esmond, Esq. [pp. xii, 452] ... VIII. The Virginians Vol. I, [pp. VII, 457] ... IX Virginians Vol. II, [pp. iv, 451] ... X. the Adventures of Phillip Volume I, [pp. vi, 359] ... XI. The Adventures of Phillip Volume II, [pp. 343] ... XII. The Paris Sketchbook and the Yellowplush Papers,… Read More

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Cowles Aviation History, 1996. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy table, [23.75cm/9.5inches], full gilt-embossed cerulean-blue cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 176. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs.

Front Royal, Virginia: Widewing Publications , 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy table, [ 9 by 11 inches], full gilt-embossed black cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 224, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... One reviewer noted: "Another book in the series by authors Bodie and Ethell that present some truly marvelous color photographs of WW2 aircraft, airmen and airwomen and facilities. The material has been collected from several sources; some are photo sets done by 'offical' photographers, while others are from personal collections. What makes the presentation so stunning is that the negatives have been very carefully handled and the paper in the book is of high quality. The result is high-clarity, detailed images that suffer not at all from colors running or focus issues. For me, seeing these images in color bring an intimacy to the… Read More

Carmi, Illinois: The Genealogical Society of White County, Illinois, 2009. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [2cm/9inches], paperbound with blue pictorial covers, pp. 132. Fully Illustrated with b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

New York: Abbeville, 1988. First Impression. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed blue cloth with mylar-protectected dust jacket, pp. 288, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs.

Washington, D. C. : Foundation For the Preservaion of Historic Georgetown, 1971. First Impression. Paperbound. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [19.375cm/7.75inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 52. Fully Illustrated with b-w halftones, maps, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Situated on the Fall Line, Georgetown was the farthest point upstream that oceangoing boats could navigate the Potomac River. In 1632, English fur trader Henry Fleet documented a Native American village of the Nacotchtank people called Tohoga on the site of present-day Georgetown and established trade there.The area was then part of the Province of Maryland, an English colony.

London & New York: Country Life & Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. VG Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 1. Jekyll, Gertrude. Wall and Water Gardens with Chapters on the Rock Garden and the Heath Garden Fifth Edition. London & New York: Country Life & Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Octavo, [22.75cm/9inches], full gilt-embossed Sherwood Forest green cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 214, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc.. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Gertrude Jekyll was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote over 1000 articles for magazines such as Country Life and William Robinson's The Garden. .

Sussex, UK: Wallis & Wallis, 1992. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [24.5cm/9.75in], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 33; 246 lots. Fully Illustrated with colour plants, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Wallis and Wallis started a series of auctions in East Sussex after the Second World War, but began to specialise in Arms and Militaria when Roy Butler became a partner, finally taking over the business in the early 1960’s. Roy’s son, Glenn joined the company in the mid 1980’s, using his enthusiasm and deep knowledge of toys to bring a new specialisation to the business for toy auctions. With nearly a centuries worth of experience clients have trusted us with their vintage toys and militaria. Sell your vintage toys and collectable military items with Wallis and Wallis today.

Sussex, England: Wallis and Wallis, 1996. First Impression. Paperback. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [24.5cm/9.75in], pp. 60, paperbound w/ pictorial covers, pp. 60. In all 1207 lots. Illustrated throughout with b-w halftones. ... Wallis and Wallis started a series of auctions in East Sussex after the Second World War, but began to specialise in Arms and Militaria when Roy Butler became a partner, finally taking over the business in the early 1960’s. Roy’s son, Glenn joined the company in the mid 1980’s, using his love of, and deep knowledge of Toys to bring a new specialisation to the business for toy auctions.

Timonium, Maryland: Gemstone Publishing, 2005. Number 844 of a Limited Edition of 1000 Copies. Hardcover. VG Very Good/VG Very Good. Demy folio, [30cm/12inches], full pictorial cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 369, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &ct. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Mouseplanet.com noted: "Here's my instant recommendation: You don't really need to read any of the following if you're a fan of Disney animation in either its cinematic or printed forms, the Silly Symphonies, Mickey Mouse, or Donald Duck. Just go to the Amazon link above and buy this whopping, enormous, it's-so-damn-big-it's-hard-to-read, 350-page, you'll-get-lost-in-it-for-a-weekend, four-pound book. The publisher sent MousePlanet a copy of the softcover edition for review. After a quick perusal, I moved my cursor right over to paid $100 for the hardcover edition. You should do the same because there are only 1,000 copies of the more… Read More

Jersey, Channel Islands: Barnes Publishing, circa 2008. No. 266 of a limited Edition of 2000. Boxed. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. /no. A set or 29 colour prints, measuring 12.5 by 16.5 inches, Housed in an attractive gilt-embossed grey-green box. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... One critic noted: " Of those artists throughout the world who have dedicated themselves to the automobile only a select few have achieved worldwide renown, one of them being the German Walter Gotschke. His impressionistic gouaches not only portray the typical character of each race driver and his driving style, along with the authenticity of an historic event and cars true to the smallest detail, but also make the race atmosphere palpable so that one can almost hear and smell the event from his art."

Milwaukee: Walthurs, 2013. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition/No dust jacket. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 448. Fully illustrated with colour plates. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Established in 1932, Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. is dedicated to manufacturing and distributing high quality model railroad equipment worldwide from more than 200 manufacturers, and also manufactures its own exclusive items for its WalthersProto, WalthersMainline, WalthersTrainline, Cornerstone, SceneMaster, Chooch, Life-Like, Walthers Controls, and WalthersTrack lines supplying them to thousands of hobby shops around the globe!

New York: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, 2007. Boxed Set. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [31.25cm/12.5inches], Boxed set w/ Descriptive Booklet. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The film focuses on World War II in a "bottom up" fashion through the lenses of four "quintessentially American towns": Luverne, Minnesota, Mobile, Alabama, Sacramento, California, Waterbury, Connecticut. The film recounts the experiences of a number of individuals from these communities as they move through the war in the Pacific, African and European theaters, and focuses on the effect of the war on them, their families and their communities. A number of notable actors including Adam Arkin, Tom Hanks, Keith David, Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Lucas, Bobby Cannavale and Eli Wallach are heard as voice actors reading contemporary newspaper articles, telegrams, letters from the front, etc. Notable persons including Daniel Inouye, Sidney Phillips, Joe… Read More

Minneapolis: Zeneth Press, 2008. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full chrome-embossed black cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 319. Illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs.

London: Cassell, 2000. First British Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Royal octavo, [27cm/11nches], full chrome-embossed grey cloth, w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 223, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftone and colour plates. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ,,, Google Books Notes: "In one of the most dramatic changes in military machinery, the ironclad, steam-powered ship replaced sailing vessels--ensuring British invincibility at sea and securing for them the most extensive empire ever known. But the English were not the lone beneficiaries of these new battleships: they also proved crucial during other wars, as well, including the American Civil War. With the help of over 150 illustrations and color maps, including computer-generated cartography, an eminent former Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy describes the changes in technology that led to these supreme instruments of sea warfare, the evolution in weapons and tactics, and the strategies that… Read More

New York: Hill & Wang, 2007. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. In exceptionally good condition. Octavo, [21.25cm/8.5inches], full gilt-embossed cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. xvi, 254, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... David J. Silbey teaches at Cornell University’s Washington, D.C., campus. He is the author of The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China ( 2012) as well as A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War.

Washington D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1894. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Jumbo Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed ebony-coloured cloth sans dust jacket, pp. 1549, indexed. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. 

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1880. First Impression. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed ebony-coloured, cloth sans dust jacket, pp. iv, 1102, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones &tc.. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. from the time of the Secession of Virginia (April 17th) to McClellan's appointment as commander of Federal troops in the Washingto D. C. area, (July 27, 1861) ... Ohio State University's E-History notes: "No serious study of the American Civil War is complete without consulting the Official Records. Affectionately known as the "OR", the 128 volumes of the Official Records provide the most comprehensive, authoritative, and voluminous reference on Civil War operations. The reports contained in the Official Records are those of the principal leaders who fought the battles and then wrote their assessments days, weeks, and sometimes months later. The… Read More

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1964. Collector's Edition. Full Calf. In exceptionally good condition. Royal octavo, [26.25cm/10.5inches], full gilt-embossed calf sans dust jacket, -as issued-, pp. ix, 188. Illustrations by Joe Mugnaini. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extra-terrestrial race.[3] The novel is the first-person narrative of both an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and of his younger brother in London as southern England is invaded by The novel is one of the most commented-on works in the science fiction canon. ... The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British imperialism, and generally Victorian superstitions, fears, and prejudices. Wells said that the plot arose from a discussion with his brother Frank about the catastrophic effect of the British on indigenous Tasmanians. What would… Read More