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

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1924-1925. Octavo; 2 volumes in 3 parts; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print, call number label at bottom; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, toning to spine, peripheral toning, fading to spine (v. 1), wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, smudging/shelfwear, library label on rear boards; Text blocks have library bookplate on front pastedown, library pocket on rear pastedown, library name written in ink on title pages, library stamp on edges, mild age-toning to paper; CONTENTS: Vol. I. Pt. 1. (text block has cracked hinges front and rear, title page torn at hinge, text in English and French on facing pages) 577 pages, illustrated with b&w plates — Vol. I. Pt. 2. Portfolio (missing string tie) containing folded maps and charts (some color) — Vol. II. (text block has cracked hinges front and rear, spine break at p. 569, text in English only) viii, 1173 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More

Kure City, Japan: n.publ. n.d. Larger Octavo; pp 303; VG-/paperback; tan, blue, green pictorial spine with black text; covers show light sunning; intact exterior; mild edge wear; text block edges lightly toned; profusely illustrated; text in English and Japanese. More

Kure: n.publ. n.d. Larger Octavo; pp 244; VG/paperback; white/green spine with black text; covers show minimal wear to exterior; mild edge wear; text block clean; profusely illustrated; text in English and Japanese. More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2003. Quarto, 765 pages; VG-; bound in fine black genuine leather; spine with bright gilt lettering and design; all edges bright gilt; some scuffing and light-colored soiling to boards; silk moire endpapers; satin ribbon bookmark; contains numerous black and white photographs; shelved Easton Press. 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

Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin & Cie. 1919. Octavo; G-/G-; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, brown without print; DJ has small tears to spine ends and flap fold corners, peripheral tanning, remnants of taped label on rear, vendor label on front; Boards pliable cardboard in blue cloth with gold print, tears at spine ends, warping, peripheral tanning; Text block clean and tight; Text in French; 119 pages, illustrated (b&w). NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 6, in Netdesk office. More

New York: Hammer Galleries, 1982. Booklet [9x12]; unpaginated; VG-/paperback; white covers show mild shelf wear; photograph with black text to front; intact panels; text block edges lightly toned; interior clean; profusely illustrated; arts - General. More

Paris: 1916. Original 1916 WWI benefit poster for the 1916 tri-annual exposition of French Art in Paris. Features art by Steinlen and measures 39 1/8in x 51 1/8in Poster currently sealed behind plastic; creasing, wrinkling, edge-wear, and evidence of minor water damage to upper left corner. Shipping flat will likely be expensive--and dangerous--so plan on removing poster from plastic and shipping folded or rolled in sturdy tube (unless buyer has specific shipping preferences). CX Consignment. 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

Alexandria: Time-Life Books, 1990-1994. Octavo; Complete 26 volume set, reprints of original publications by various publishers; VG; Hardcover; Spine, grey with silver print; Boards in grey simulated leather with silver print, embossed series title, pastedown image of clouds on front, clean and strong; Text blocks have silver edges, red ribbon marker, clean and tight; CONTENTS (ordered by reprint date; volumes are unnumbered; vol. numbers supplied by vendor): [1] Fighting the Flying Circus / Edward V. Rickenbacker (1990; ISBN 0809479540) — [2] My Secret War / Richard S. Drury (1990; ISBN 0809479508) — [3] Samurai! / Saburo Sakai with Martin Caidin and Fred Saito (1990; ISBN 0809479583) — [4] The Big Show / Pierre Clostermann (1990; ISBN 0809479621) — [5] I Flew for the Führer / Heinz Knoke (1990; ISBN 809479664) — [6] Low Level Mission / Leon Wolff (1991; ISBN 0809496046) — [7] No Parachute / Arthur Gould Lee (1991; ISBN 0809496127; blemishes on rear cover) — [8] Flight to Arras / Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1991; ISBN 0809479702) — [9] Heaven High, Hell Deep / Norman Archibald (1991; ISBN 080949616X) — [10] Falling Through Space / Richard Hillary (1991; ISBN 0809496089) — [11] Sagittarius Rising / Cecil Lewis (1991; ISBN 0809496003) — [12] Some Still Live / F.G. Tinker, Jr. (1992; ISBN 080949633X) — [13] Wind in the Wires / Duncan Grinnell-Milne (1992; ISBN 0809496291) — [14] Night Fighter / J.R.D. Braham (1992; ISBN 0809496372) — [15] Fighter Over Finland / Eino Luukkanen (1992; ISBN 0809496208) — [16] Wing Leader / J.E. Johnson (1992; ISBN 0809496259) — [17] A Thousand Shall Fall / Murray Peden (1992; 0809496410) — [18] Winged Warfare / William A. Bishop (1993; ISBN 080949762X) — [19] Nine Lives / Alan C. Deere (1993; ISBN 0809497662) — [20] They Fought With What They Had / Walter D. Edmonds (1993; ISBN 0809497581) — [21] Phantom Over Vietnam / John Trotti (1993; ISBN 0809497549) — [22] Honest John / Waker M. Mahurin (1993; ISBN 0809496453) — [23] Low Level Hell / Hugh L. Mills, Jr. (1994; ISBN 0809497700) — [24] Feet Wet / Paul T. Gillcrist (1994; ISBN 0809497794) — [25] Tiger Squadron / Ira Jones (1994; ISBN 0809497832) — [26] War in a Stringbag / Charles Lamb (1994; ISBN 0809497751). 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

New York: Queensborough Community College/CUNY, 2009. Oblong Booklet [9x12]; VG/paperback; black covers have slight exterior wear; minor rubbing to edges; mildly rubbed spine; pictorial front; white lettering to front; tight binding; text block edges have mild wear; tight binding; interior clean; minor wear to tail fore corners; illustrated; pp 28. More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. first U.S. edition. Octavo; Vg-/vg-; light green spine with red/black/white text; dust jacket is covered with mylar; dj has lightly sunned spine & slight wear along head edge, but overall clean & intact; cloth has sunned spine; panels are intact but slightly cocked; text block has light wear on exterior edges, but text pages are unmarked; good, intact binding; pp 686. More

London: Eure and Spottiswoode, 1966. First UK Edition. 10mo; G+/G; pp 345; off-white spine with black and red text; dust jacket shows very light tone to exterior; lightly rubbed edges; small chip to rear head edge; cloth shows only slight wear to exterior; strong boards; text block exterior edges show some foxing; illustrated; interior clean; tight binding. 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

Chicago: Triumph Books, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Square Octavo, 244 pages; VG/VG; spine white with black and red titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$27.95'; with sealed cd affixed to ffep, as issued; Inscribed by John "Mule" Miles on the dedication page "Best wishes always John "Mule" Miles Negro League Legend & Tuskegee Airman - 1942-1945." Signed flat by Lou Brissie on his photograph on page 71. Inscribed by Jerry Coleman on page 79.; shelved case 5. More

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1946. First Edition. Octavo. Good Hardcover w/ Fair Dustjacket; yellow spine with blue lettering; DJ has considerable creasing, torn areas and overall fading and discoloration; boards show some shelf wear to top and bottom edges and corners, front cover has very faint discoloration but otherwise clean; binding tight; text block has some discoloration; 211 pp. More

New York: Vantage Press, Inc., 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/VG-; dark green/off-white spine with black and red text; first edition; first printing; dust jacket shows slight exterior wear; minor dings to edges; cloth clean; strong, straight boards; text block edges show mild exterior wear; previous owner's embossed stamp to several pages; illustrated; letter tipped in at copyright page from Tom Prudhomme; gift inscription by Tom Prudhomme to table of contents; tight binding; inked writing and underlining to last few pages; pp 243; inscribed by author. More

London: Hutchinson and Co., n.d. [1928?]. Third Impression. Octavo, 286 pages; G+; full blue cloth binding; spine with gilt lettering; possibly ex-library, with label at back paste down; some shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; scuffing at bottom half of front board; spine faded; small closed tears at crown and tail of spine; spine cocked; back hinge split; previous owner's name at front free end paper; contains black and white photos; fold-out map; pages clean; shelved WWI. More

Holzminden: Verlag der Fallschirmpionier-Gemeischaft, 1971. Octavo; G+/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print; DJ has slight edgewear, light toning to spine and peripheral toning, blemishes on front; Boards in yellow cloth with black print, slight bumps to fore corners, else clean and strong; Text block has slight spotting to top edge, else clean and tight; Text in German; 336 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1920. Small Octavo; G+; black spine without text; no jacket; stiff board exterior shows some rubbing wear to joints and edges; gilt titles to front; modest soiling to front and rear; mild creasing to spine; mildly splayed panels; text block edges modestly age toned; patterned endpapers; otherwise interior unmarked; small chip to fore edge to p 5; chips to edges to few last pages; good binding; illustrated with several folded maps; pp 96. More

San Rafael CA: Presidio Press, 1980. Octavo; VG-/G; gray/red pictorial spine with off-white text; dust jacket exterior shows modest exterior wear; rear has age toned slightly toward edges; few chips to edges; cloth has very slight wear to exterior; strong, straight boards; textblock exterior edges have light foxing; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; pp 332. More

Magdeburg: Koordinierungesstelle fur Kulturgutverluste Magdeburg, 2009. Octavo; VG; Paperback; Spine, blue with white print; Cover is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Texts in German with English translations and summaries in Hebrew; “Symposium, Veranstaltet von der Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz und der Koordinierungsstelle fur Kulturgetverluste, Berlin, 11. und 12. Dezember 2008”— half-title page; 517 pages, illustrated (some color). More

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1957. First Edition. Octavo, 337 pages; VG/NONE; full binding of blue cloth; spine with gilt lettering; mild shelf wear; covers protected with a mylar wrapper; mild foxing to edges of text block; contains black and white photos; pages clean; EF consignment; shelved Case 1. More