USSR: c 1941-1945. A collection of 20 Russian medals from the WWII era housed in a shadowbox. The medals present include the following: Capture of Konigsberg; Medal for Valor; Medal for Combat Service; Defense of Kiev; Defense of Stalingrad; Victory over Japan; Victory over Germany; Defense of Odessa; Capture of Berlin; Defense of Moscow; Capture of Budapest; Defense of Caucasus; Defense of Sevastopol; Defense of Soviet Polar Region; Defense of Leningrad; Defense of Prague; Liberation of Warsaw; Liberation of Belgrad; Capture of Vienna; and Medal for Meritorious Labor during the Great Patriotic War. A copy of this inventory is included with the lot. Condition: Very Good. Medals and ribbons both show some signs of age (tarnish, some change of color in the ribbons0 but the imprints on the metal are still very sharp. More

Paris. Large horizontally oriented poster. Poster is mounted on a lightweight canvas. The image depicted is a nude man wearing a hat and belted sheath with a sword pointed at a large hawk on a greenish yellow background with dark beige edges. The man pulls a large flowing cloth of red, white and blue from the beak of the hawk with his other hand. Text above the illustration the text states: CREDIT LYONNAIS; and below reads: SOUSCRIVEZ AV 4e EMPRUNT NATIONAL. Condition: Good- to Good. Edges show wrinkling with some moisture staining at the top edge. Mild foxing to tail edge. Printed by Devambez, Paris. Visa 13.098. Dimensions w 48 in x h 34 in. More

1944. This 1944 volume was jointly published by the U.S. Army and Navy, to provide American soldiers with a guide to the uniforms of enemy soldiers.It is heavily illustrated in full color, and each page is dated with a month and year to indicate the currency of the information given. Condition: Good only. The cover has become detached, though it is still present, and the cloth binding shows some evidence of wear. The pages show some age toning and, on the first page, age spots, but the text block is free of markings. Dimensions w 10 5/8 in x h 6.5 in. More

Germany: 1936. Octavo, bound in red paper. This volume is the program for the eighth Nazi Part Congress in Nuremberg in 1936. Condition: Good. Some bumping to corners and edges, particularly around spine. The pages are age tones but without markings. Dimensions w 5.5 in x h 8 in. More

n.d. U.S.S. Takanis Bay, 1946. Large Thin Octavo; unpaginated; Fair/no-DJ; sunned light blue spine without text; cloth has some moisture soiling to rear; slight sunning to spine; light spot stains to front; slightly splayed boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; light sticker residue to verso of title page; slight cracking to front gutter; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; some soiling to first and last few pages; profusely illustrated;. More

n. p. n. publ. n. d. Large octavo; pp 576; VG-; blue slightly sun faded spines with gilt lettering; 2 volumes: vols. 1 & 2 OPNAV-P-03-100; cloths show minor wear to exterior and corners, boards have strong and intact; text blocks have slight ivory toning to exterior edges, previous owner's name stamped to front pastedowns, otherwise interiors clean;. More

Hampden: Archon Book, 1987. Octavo; VG-/Hardcover; Grey spine with white and blue text; Heavy shelf wear to covers, age toning along dj surfaces and sides, chipping to sides , edges, 2 inch open tear at front exterior tail edge of jacket; Boards are strong, moderate wear and blemishes along board surfaces; Spotting and light foxing along text block exterior, text block clean; 248 pp. More

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2001. First Printing. Octavo; pp 763; VG/VG-; light green/black pictorial spine with gilt and white text; dust jacket clean; cloth clean; strong boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated;. More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 512 pages, VG/VG; white and blue pictorial DJ, red lettering: very mild wear to covers, "U.S. $27.50 / Can. $37.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; quarter-bound, navy blue faux-leather paper spine, lighter blue matte paper boards, bright silver lettering to spine: minimal wear to boards, light age-toning/wear to text-block, interior clean, with several black-and-white photographic plates; INSCRIBED by Ambrose to first blank page; shelved Window or WWII. More

Washington: War Department; Navy Department, 1945. Restricted. Folio; vg/wraps; saddle-stitched; red borders with white text; airplane illustrations; some chipping, breaks, and wear; text block, clean; 34 pp.; war photos; else very good. More

Manila: Filipiniana Book Guild, 1967. Reprint. Reprint; Octavo; G+/no-DJ; Spine is blue with gold text; Boards have general shelf wear, some scratches and scuffs, rubbing and bumping to corners, joints and hinges are sensitive, spine is sprung; Text block has general signs of handling, some stains in text, age-toning, content is clear; pp 304. More

Boston, Toronto: Little Brown and Company, 1965. Reprint. Reprint; Octavo; VG-/G+; Spine is black and faded red with white and black text; DJ has general shelf wear, creasing along edges, age-toning, some small open and closed tears, nicks and scratches, design is clear; Boards have general shelf wear, rubbing to corners, joints and hinges are intact; Text block has general signs of handling, age-toning, content is clear; pp 336. More

Philadelphia: The Regiment Under the Supervision of its Commanding Officer, 1920. Quarto; G+; Paperback; Blue spine with gold text; Boards are moderately age- toned with marks to the rear; and bumping to the corners and edges but in tact; Text block is shelf -worn with minor discoloring to pages otherwise clean; 415p. More

College Station TX: Texas A & M University Press, 2003. First Edition. Octavo; pp 557; VG-/VG-; sunned brown spine with beige text; dust jacket has slight rubbing wear to exterior; cloth has clean exterior; slightly cocked spine; text block edges show mild toning to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. More

New York: Da Capo Press, 1975. Reprint. Hardcover Octavo; VG;Olive Green Spine, Gilt Text; Green cloth boards with gilt letters; Boards clean. Light rubbing and/or dinging on corners and edges; Text block age toned with foxing on edges. Otherwise clean. Text and illustration legible and clear; pp 284. More

Marceline: Walsworth Publishing and Co., 1992. Quarto; VG/VG; Blue and silver grey spine with black and red text; Dust jacket has minor scratches and a slight close tear to the rear, rear flap has a minor crease after a fold; Boards are clean and sturdy; Front free end- paper has an inscription of the previous owner; Text block is slightly discolored otherwise clean; 297p, More

Washington DC: Center of Military History, 1993. Octavo; VG/no-DJ softcover; Light brown/multi-colored spine with orange text; Covers have moderate wear and slight surface rubbing; Textblock has some minor marks on exterior head, slight bending of upper corner of some pages in middle section; Binding strong; 748pp. More

Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 2000. First Edition. Octavo: VG/no-DJ paperback: Black spine with red, orange and yellow text: Covers are clean with very minimal shelfwear, binding solid: Textblock is clean: First Edition: 283 pp. More

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2002. Oblong Quarto; pp 238; VG/VG-; army green pictorial spine with white text; dust jacket shows mild wear to exterior; cloth has mild wear to exterior, otherwise clean; strong boards; text block clean; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; profusely illustrated;. More

Adele, South Australia: Speciality Printers Pty, Ltd., 1971. First. Octavo; VG-/VG-with plastic cover; Spine is white with light olive photo and red text; text on spine is deeply faded. DJ has some light shelf wear including curling of DJ on right front and rear. Edges are fine but text block has some age yellowing; book is unmarked; pp. 309. This is a quite rare account of Australian commando operations in New Guinea during World War II. It is well llustrated with photos and maps. Author was chaplain for the Commandos. More

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1949. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 372 pages; VG/G+; in blue and brown dust jacket, blue and brown spine with white titling; mild rubbing and wear, particularly to spine, including chips missing to head and tail of spine, tear along lower rear hinge; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.00'; Inscribed on the ffep by Elizabeth Bowen, "Rachel MacKenzie / on her birthday / with my good wishes / from Elizabeth Bowen / Dec. 2nd 1950"; JM consignment;. Case 3. More

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1994. US Printing. 8vo. VG+/VG+. blue/green earth and skyscape illustration with lengthy ivory titleblock with burgundy and navy titling, framed thinly in burgundy. panel wear slight. medium blue clothbound HB with imprinted copper titling, with adjacent stone paperboards. neatly cornered with dark blue fep/ffep. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND INSCRIBED TO TALK SHOW HOST JIM BOHANNON ON TITLE PAGE. two illustrated sections on glossy sheets in b/w following page 128 and 256. no marks and very clear and excellent. 415 pp. ISBN# 0671793705. More

Salem: Van Dorn Books, 2016. Limited First. Octavo. VG/no DJ. Limited first edition; 3 volumes in a slipcase; Red spine with white text, grey, and faint red text; boards are strong and clean; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Book 1: Pp. 333 Book 2: Pp. 346 Book 3: Pp. 319. More

London: WhiteHall Histories, 2002. small 4tos., 2 volumes; VG/VG; spines blue with white lettering; dust jackets protected with mylar coverings; minimal shelfwear; text blocks clean, small smudge to lower corner of volume 2; Volume 1; September 1939-October 1940, with 178 pages, photos and plans. Volume II; November 1940- December 1941, with 318 pages, photos and plans; ISBN 9780714652054 and 9780714651798; shelved Naval History. More

Fort Sill, OK: The Field Artillery School, 1922. Thin Large Octavo; pp 26; Good; green spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth shows mild wear to exterior; minor rubbing to corners; strong boards; text block has slight age toning to exterior edges; ex-library with bookplate to front pastedown; few mild smudges to title page; ex-library circulation label to rear endpaper; interior clean; illustrated;. More